Has anyone said we should be able to overcome Man City?

Personally I just expect us to mark properly, tackle/foul them occasionally, show some fight and not hand them victory on a plate within 10 minutes.

I fully expected us to lose yesterday and am not really bothered about the result.

Posted By: Jim on August 22nd 2021 at 08:02:59

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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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