Just standard stuff really. Nothing worth panicking about - yet

What's par at home to Liverpool - who at full strength, are probably one of the best two or three sides in the world... and as an absolute bare minimum, are top six in the world? Losing by about three goals.

What's par away to Man City - who are awfully close to being the best side in the world, full stop? (Hypothetically, in a 38-game European league with all the best teams playing each other home and away, they'd very likely win it with something to spare). Losing by about five goals.

And that's even before we factor in the total lack of preparation thanks to Covid. If we play open, ie. 'our way' against these teams, we will always get trounced... but playing a flat back eleven at City didn't exactly work out under Hughton either.

Both City and Liverpool are, in effect, at least three divisions above us. And even in the good old days, ie. before money ruined football, we had more than our fair share of thrashings when going open against top sides.

It's life. We are what we are. Getting something on the board next weekend would be great (par at home to Leicester is probably a narrow defeat) - but far and away the most important work this season will involve what happens between now and the end of the window, and how Farke goes about organising us during the international break. That's when he's fixed things so well in the past, after all.

No-one ever thought it was going to be easy. But let the pundits write us off and dismiss us. It's not about games v superclubs; it's the games v everyone else that'll decide everything. Nothing's changed in that sense - and getting these two games out of the way so early when we're so undercooked may well end up a blessing.

Posted By: thebigfeller on August 22nd 2021 at 02:39:02

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Just standard stuff really. Nothing worth panicking about - yet (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Aug 22, 02:39:02
- Beat by 5 ghouls, with some truly atrocious defending (NCFC) - phrankin, Aug 22, 10:18:32
- I don't think getting thrashed by Man City is 'par' (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Aug 22, 08:14:16
  - Some of their best players not playing either (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, Aug 22, 08:31:08
  - Their fans were pretty scathing (NCFC) - SCC 28, Aug 22, 08:26:12
    - Nailed on (NCFC) - Nelsons final flanel, Aug 22, 09:45:45
    - Not surprised. I’d be amazed if there have been many more pathetic performances than that (NCFC) - Jim, Aug 22, 08:50:57
      - 6-0 3 seasons ago (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Aug 22, 08:59:12
    - Worst team they've seen at City in 18 months, at least (n/m) (NCFC) - NxNW, Aug 22, 08:30:48
      - Yes unfortunate games weren’t televised (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Aug 22, 08:39:05
- Tweet from Paddy Power (NCFC) - Mozzer, Aug 22, 08:03:54
  - To be sure (n/m) (NCFC) - Augustus Pablo, Aug 22, 09:32:49
- None of what you’ve written will register with ifiots (NCFC) - Tier2canary, Aug 22, 07:51:24
  - I'm not happy right now. (NCFC) - norwaay, Aug 22, 11:03:16
  - What nonsense. No-one expected to win (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Aug 22, 10:55:13
  - Has anyone said we should be able to overcome Man City? (NCFC) - Jim, Aug 22, 08:02:59
    - Fouling them really isn’t the answer (NCFC) - Tier2canary, Aug 22, 09:25:28
      - It’s all of these things surely? Better organisation, more in their face, more physicality (NCFC) - Jim, Aug 22, 09:58:07
- Not the results, it’s the way we are conceding/playing (NCFC) - Jim, Aug 22, 07:37:19
  - Totally agree (NCFC) - DiscoDale, Aug 22, 08:30:09
    - Again we were “out fouled” 13-7. Last week it was 14-4. (NCFC) - Jim, Aug 22, 08:56:09
  - These are entirely the wrong games upon which to form that judgement though (NCFC) - NxNW, Aug 22, 08:19:51
    - Maybe, maybe not. The opposition is largely irrelevant when it comes to (NCFC) - Jim, Aug 22, 08:52:13
      - Obviously the defending is a huge concern (NCFC) - SCC 28, Aug 22, 08:54:28
        
        Don’t like this new formation. Pukki needs more support. But last week we did (NCFC) - Jim, Aug 22, 08:57:43
        
        Just the 1 chance really when the game wasn’t dead (NCFC) - SCC 28, Aug 22, 09:02:32
        
        Pukki clean through on goal before Liverpool had scored... ghoulie turned it around the (NCFC) - Pixelman, Aug 22, 09:14:17
        
        Yes that’s what I remember (NCFC) - SCC 28, Aug 22, 13:58:17
  - It does feel hard to be positive right now (NCFC) - SCC 28, Aug 22, 08:16:30
    - I’m not that negative. I think this will shock us into action. It may end up a blessing (NCFC) - Jim, Aug 22, 08:53:57
      - Yes could defo be what we need (NCFC) - SCC 28, Aug 22, 09:00:56
  - This this this!! (n/m) (NCFC) - Since1902, Aug 22, 08:06:08
- Too many words. Just get Big Sam in ffs. (n/m) (NCFC) - Under soil heating, Aug 22, 07:28:54
- Signs we are fucked: tbf feels the need to start fansplaining (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Aug 22, 04:27:54
- It's not the losses, it's the manner of them. (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Aug 22, 03:13:53
  - Vmt (n/m) (NCFC) - Lager top, Aug 22, 07:37:57
  - Have you ever seen Man City play before? (n/m) (NCFC) - lurd, Aug 22, 07:37:31
- October 16 (NCFC) - Timmy_Goat, Aug 22, 03:10:29
  - 8 points from those 8 is probably minimum we need. (n/m) (NCFC) - Bobthebuilder, Aug 22, 07:25:45

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