[joeysteele]

Shock result for Liverpool.
I was stunned Crystal Palace won this.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

Shock result for Liverpool.
I was stunned Crystal Palace won this.

No surprise both teams who played on Thursday night went on to lose today.

[bots]

either team could win this

[bots]

what a weekend for City

[bots]

wow .... 2-0 to villa

[Crimson Dynamo]

BLOODY HELL

[Swan]

Mad!!

[bots]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

BLOODY HELL

and they played on thursday

[GiRTh]

Is it 2023 again. WTF is going on

[bots]

Originally Posted by GiRTh

Is it 2023 again. WTF is going on

arsenal have been terrible in the second half

[GiRTh]

Villa have done to us what we tried to do to City a few weeks ago. We couldnt get it done

Well done to Villa

[joeysteele]

Liverpool and Arsenal surrendering the title to Man City.

Unbelievable results today.

[Swan]

Far from over yet, the title race, but not only have the points swing been huge for City, but even the GD has shortened significantly.

[GiRTh]

That was garbage. Villa have done the double over Arsenal this season. Raya looking shaky in the latter stages. Haven't seen that since last December.

Advantage to City

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by GiRTh

I get that you werent very good for a long time but the Declan Rice money has been wisely spent its a shame the football hasnt improved.

I was at the City Ground for the Forest match and WHU were awful. I questioned how the hell they were 7th. I think, and its just an opinion, a different manager would play more expansive and attractive football. Look at how the Spurs fans have been encouraged simply by the witnessing better more attractive football. WHU could be the same

I predicted the football wouldn’t be as good / fluid .. Xhaka and Partey worked so well together with Odegard.

Guess Rice has made them tougher to beat but they’re no way as nice to watch this season



Nice to see Granit Xhaka is a key part of Bayer Levercuson’s success ..


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[Zizu]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

Liverpool and Arsenal surrendering the title to Man City.

Unbelievable results today.

What a crap weekend !!

Only Barca won out of the teams I ‘follow’

Crazy that Arsenal, Liverpool and Spurs all lost so badly


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[Crimson Dynamo]

Rangers, Liverpool and Arsenal all threw it away this weekend

madness

[bots]

it's a prime example of bottling it in action

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Rangers, Liverpool and Arsenal all threw it away this weekend

madness

There’s still a way to go

ManC seem to be extremely reliant ( over reliant in fact ) on Rodri .. who’s started to make a few mistakes of late plus he’s apparently stated that he’s tired


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[Swan]

Man City aren't "extremely reliant" on any player, that's what makes them the machine they are. That's what makes them the best club team in Europe. And they have been for years now.

[Crimson Dynamo]

[MTVN]

Originally Posted by GiRTh

I get that you werent very good for a long time but the Declan Rice money has been wisely spent its a shame the football hasnt improved.

I was at the City Ground for the Forest match and WHU were awful. I questioned how the hell they were 7th. I think, and its just an opinion, a different manager would play more expansive and attractive football. Look at how the Spurs fans have been encouraged simply by the witnessing better more attractive football. WHU could be the same

Yeah but we have tried that before with Pellegrini and we suffered for it. Things have unarguably been better under Moyes than any other manager in recent history. Bilic for one season is the only thing which comes close.

I could say more but I'm not in the mood to defend Moyes too much after only just getting home following that dismal defeat

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by Swan

Man City aren't "extremely reliant" on any player, that's what makes them the machine they are. That's what makes them the best club team in Europe. And they have been for years now.

Pure , unadulterated bollox as per usual !

If I say day you say night …

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Rodri is arguably City's most important player at the base of midfield

•The Spain international has been suspended on multiple occasions this season

•Man City are a pale imitation of themselves without Rodri

Rodri the key to City success in 2023-24

This season, Rodri has missed three Premier League games through suspension, all of which City have lost(1-2 at Wolves, 0-1 at Arsenal (https://en.as.com/soccer/why-has-mik...aston-villa-n/) and 0-1 at Aston Villa). He also wasn’t in the squad for the Carabao Cup third round defeat to Newcastle United at the end
of September. All in all,
each of their last five reverses
have come without the Spain international.



Manchester City's most important player has been clear for quite some time now. It's not Ruben Dias, it's not Kevin De Bruyne and it's not even last season's top scorer Erling Haaland.
No, it's Rodri, the midfield enforcer who keeps the treble winners ticking.

Since making his debut for the Sky Blues in August 2019, Guardiola's men have lost seven of 17 Premier League (https://www.90min.com/leagues/premier-league) games in which Rodri hasn't featured. That means the all-conquering Man City have lost more than a third (41%) of the league games they have played without their midfield stalwart.


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[Swan]

Foden has been their most important player overall this season. You claim to know football, yet you often say you don't think he's any good.

You can copy and paste them stats on him, and yes of course he's played a huge part, he's world class. But City always seem to find a way. I still don't think City will win the league. But on balance, no one is better than City as keeping the wheels in motion.

Atalanta probably did Liverpool a favour, if Liverpool go out, they only have the League to focus on. If Arsenal go out, likewise. Even if City go out of the CL, they've got the FA Cup to contend with.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

wow .... 2-0 to villa

Blues and Villa winning on the same weekend, against opponents that are usually better.

What a weekend.