“Today the Premier League is gone” , Pep Guardiola - 05/04/2017
Goals; Hazard (10'), Aguero (26'), Hazard (35')
Line Up (4-2-3-1) (match ratings in brackets);
Caballero (5)
Navas (5)
Kompany (7)
Stones (6)
Clichy (4)
Fernandinho (5)
Delph (7)
Silva (6)
DeBruyne (6)
Sane (6)
Aguero (6)
Stats; Possession 40%/60%; Shots 10(4)/17(7); Corners 2/9; Fouls 10/14
Frustrating. Another match vs a top 6 side that City come away disheartened and deserving more.
From one London trip to another, I came into this game with similar expectations. I know we 'can' beat anyone. We saw that against Barcelona. But if this season's experiences have told us anything, its that the script had already been written.
Here are the 5 things I learned from yesterday's defeat to 'Champions Elect' Chelski.
Pep's shop window - Navas at right back showed that Pep is now willing to try absolutely anything. However, I think Pep has now got to the point where he needs some interest in City's current 'surplus'. Delph, on the day, proved a serious point. Navas was okay, but all a bit too late for the Spaniard at the Etihad. Clichy, a performance akin to his whole season. Just not up to it. Time to shift these guys on.
Here's to you.. - how good was it to see Vin back in the shirt. Pep labelled him as aggressive and he certainly was, not giving Costa a sniff all game. A leader. Oh how we have missed him.
David Silva olé - if Kante wins player of the year, it wasn't based on last night. David Silva did what he does best, made him look bang average. The best player to wear the shirt in my lifetime. No debate.
Contribution or lack thereof - with only Sergio reaching double figures thus far, we need to be more clinical. We haven't replaced the contribution from Yaya. Sane has been electric but we seem too reliant on him and Sergio. Kev has hit the post more than any other player this season, which you can call bad luck, but something has got to give. We need more 'killers in the box'
Our own worst enemies - Individual errors are the story of our season. Still don't think we have been outplayed this season. Yet the league is all but out of our grasp.
If you hadn't already written us off, yesterday did seem like a final nail in the premier league coffin. Nevertheless, the remaining games are crucial with Champions league football by no means a certainty. Lets finish as we started, blues. Next stop Hull.
@PatrickElano
Line Up (4-2-3-1) (match ratings in brackets);
Caballero (5)
Navas (5)
Kompany (7)
Stones (6)
Clichy (4)
Fernandinho (5)
Delph (7)
Silva (6)
DeBruyne (6)
Sane (6)
Aguero (6)
Stats; Possession 40%/60%; Shots 10(4)/17(7); Corners 2/9; Fouls 10/14
Frustrating. Another match vs a top 6 side that City come away disheartened and deserving more.
From one London trip to another, I came into this game with similar expectations. I know we 'can' beat anyone. We saw that against Barcelona. But if this season's experiences have told us anything, its that the script had already been written.
Here are the 5 things I learned from yesterday's defeat to 'Champions Elect' Chelski.
Pep's shop window - Navas at right back showed that Pep is now willing to try absolutely anything. However, I think Pep has now got to the point where he needs some interest in City's current 'surplus'. Delph, on the day, proved a serious point. Navas was okay, but all a bit too late for the Spaniard at the Etihad. Clichy, a performance akin to his whole season. Just not up to it. Time to shift these guys on.
Here's to you.. - how good was it to see Vin back in the shirt. Pep labelled him as aggressive and he certainly was, not giving Costa a sniff all game. A leader. Oh how we have missed him.
David Silva olé - if Kante wins player of the year, it wasn't based on last night. David Silva did what he does best, made him look bang average. The best player to wear the shirt in my lifetime. No debate.
Contribution or lack thereof - with only Sergio reaching double figures thus far, we need to be more clinical. We haven't replaced the contribution from Yaya. Sane has been electric but we seem too reliant on him and Sergio. Kev has hit the post more than any other player this season, which you can call bad luck, but something has got to give. We need more 'killers in the box'
Our own worst enemies - Individual errors are the story of our season. Still don't think we have been outplayed this season. Yet the league is all but out of our grasp.
If you hadn't already written us off, yesterday did seem like a final nail in the premier league coffin. Nevertheless, the remaining games are crucial with Champions league football by no means a certainty. Lets finish as we started, blues. Next stop Hull.
@PatrickElano
