6/10 for Iwobi?! You've got to be kidding. At best anonymous, at worst totally absent. Off the ball he contributes absolutely naff all. I don't care if he's 'the playmaker', as a CM against a team like City who will have a lot of the ball you have to contribute something, anything to the defensive set-up. The guy is a passenger we can't afford.
I’m not sure I see Marco’s setup being negative. Usually in this type of match he would have gone with 5 at the back and 2 defense minded CMs praying the 3 attackers get an opportunity to hit on a counter. Instead he put out our usual formation with Iwobi and Smith Rowe in the middle to provide additional attack options and had the team try to build up from the back as we would against any mid or bottom table squad.
I think it is quite clear how much Berge’s failure to offer much of anything on the day and Anderson’s inability to connect on any long balls really did us in. Too often Berge simply passed the ball and all responsibility back to either Sess or Leno who were backed into a corner with no choice but to simply clear the lines and cede possession for City to immediately come right back at us. To that extent I think the ratings were not harsh enough for those two.
Fair assessment given the fact that this game was over at halftime. I want to first thank all the fans who made their way to the Etihad to witness a SNOOZER! Bad weather, bad play on a pitiful day The fans gets a 10/10.
Why did we ever sign Berge he offers absolutely nothing and I think we should cut our losses and replace him in the summer the same goes for Andersen and give Bassey the captaincy.
Very negative - thought we did ourselves proud of there. This reviewer is very dyspeptic about our performances, almost like they’re feeling a certain jouissance about our losses. I say chin up fella, get behind marco and the lads!
6/10 for Iwobi?! You've got to be kidding. At best anonymous, at worst totally absent. Off the ball he contributes absolutely naff all. I don't care if he's 'the playmaker', as a CM against a team like City who will have a lot of the ball you have to contribute something, anything to the defensive set-up. The guy is a passenger we can't afford.
I’m not sure I see Marco’s setup being negative. Usually in this type of match he would have gone with 5 at the back and 2 defense minded CMs praying the 3 attackers get an opportunity to hit on a counter. Instead he put out our usual formation with Iwobi and Smith Rowe in the middle to provide additional attack options and had the team try to build up from the back as we would against any mid or bottom table squad.
I think it is quite clear how much Berge’s failure to offer much of anything on the day and Anderson’s inability to connect on any long balls really did us in. Too often Berge simply passed the ball and all responsibility back to either Sess or Leno who were backed into a corner with no choice but to simply clear the lines and cede possession for City to immediately come right back at us. To that extent I think the ratings were not harsh enough for those two.
Fair assessment given the fact that this game was over at halftime. I want to first thank all the fans who made their way to the Etihad to witness a SNOOZER! Bad weather, bad play on a pitiful day The fans gets a 10/10.
leno has had his redemption
Didn't he kick the ball straight to City for one of their goals? And he's MOTM? That sums up how bad we were.
yeah but he got man of match and was a lot better than saturday got a player rating of 7.5
Why did we ever sign Berge he offers absolutely nothing and I think we should cut our losses and replace him in the summer the same goes for Andersen and give Bassey the captaincy.
Very negative - thought we did ourselves proud of there. This reviewer is very dyspeptic about our performances, almost like they’re feeling a certain jouissance about our losses. I say chin up fella, get behind marco and the lads!