Manchester City at home FA Cup 5th round match thread

[bexhill reds]

Just now, TheCulturalBomb said:

Guardiola questioning Pearson on how much an Alex Scott is going to cost him. Great performance considering who we played. Maybe just we'll have a ride into the play-offs. COYR.

Rather he went to Man City, partly to relieve them of an exceptionally large amount of Arab cash, and partly as he’ll get a proper education from Pep. 

[Red_Alligator]

Second goal confirmed for Foden. Pleased for Zac on that one.

[Gazred]

Though we made them work hard for it.

We looked like a team from a league below giving it 100%, im proud of that.

Keep the league run and form going. Great effort lads.

[bexhill reds]

Just now, Open End Numb Legs said:

As others said before the game, losing 3-0 felt like the limit to feeling ok about going out. A shame we didn't get a goal to cheer, we did create chances against a club team with a better line up than most teams at the world cup finals.

Yes I don’t think we deserved a 3-0, Id have loved to hear the crowd if a we’d have got one. Foden has just said as much

[redsince1994]

Just now, Red_Alligator said:

Second goal confirmed for Foden. Pleased for Zac on that one.

Immediate thought was it was going onto the post - gotta give it to the attacker in that situation

[Fordy62]

Meanwhile over on slagchat, they’re creaming themselves about what a field day one of their players would have against our defence.*
 

*they appear to have conveniently forgotten that their team had scored 2 in 7 prior to their Oxford game. 

Fair play to Foden. Just said it wasn’t a 3-0 game. 

[Red_Alligator]

Just now, Fordy62 said:

Meanwhile over on slagchat, they’re creaming themselves about what a field day one of their players would have against our defence.*
 

*they appear to have conveniently forgotten that their team had scored 2 in 7 prior to their Oxford game. 

To be fair Fordy, they did run Boreham Wood very close.

[bexhill reds]

Just now, Fordy62 said:

Meanwhile over on slagchat, they’re creaming themselves about what a field day one of their players would have against our defence.*
 

*they appear to have conveniently forgotten that their team had scored 2 in 7 prior to their Oxford game. 

Why subject yourself to the rantings of gibbering fools?

[BCFCGav]

Well done chaps. Kept them quiet for long periods and gave them a few scares. There bench alone was 355m to assemble. And that’s with getting Haaland on the cheap. Absolutely no shame, really proud to be red tonight. Well done boys ️

[Jerseybean]

3 minutes ago, Wanderingred said:

A shame we couldn’t keep the score down to 1 or 2. Most of the nation will look at the score line and assume it was a comfortable evening for Man City when that was far from the case. If Bell connected to that cross……

Foden has just said it was not a 3-0 game 

[Banjo Red]

Proud of the club both on and off the pitch.

[City_USA]

1 minute ago, Fordy62 said:

Meanwhile over on slagchat, they’re creaming themselves about what a field day one of their players would have against our defence.*
 

*they appear to have conveniently forgotten that their team had scored 2 in 7 prior to their Oxford game. 

They can only dream of being in a match like we were just in 

Not even fit to lace our players boots

[exAtyeoMax]

Their yellow strip is bloody awful

[Vidal]

6 minutes ago, deadredfred said:

Great performance. 3-0 flatters them and only a few moments of real class the difference. 
 

Can be proud of all of them. Sam Bell sprinting 40 yards in the 92nd minute to close Enderson down - what a great effort. 
 

Thought Sykes was excellent 

Don’t think it flattered them at all. It was a stroll in the park for them, they could’ve upped it at any time. We did well but the gulf was huge.

[EstoniaTallinnRed]

Just shewn Fodens second and you could see his shot way going wide, definitely an own goal.

[Midred]

5 minutes ago, downendcity said:

I forgot to mention that we were also up against a prem friendly ref. As others have said had the challenge on Sykes been at the other end odds on it would have been a penalty.

 

Similar challenge just after outside the area and he gave them a free kick!

As for the foul just outside their area in the second half and ref just played on!

[Fordy62]

1 minute ago, Vidal said:

Don’t think it flattered them at all. It was a stroll in the park for them, they could’ve upped it at any time. We did well but the gulf was huge.

Phil Foden disagrees. 

[Northern Red]

2 minutes ago, Vidal said:

Don’t think it flattered them at all. It was a stroll in the park for them, they could’ve upped it at any time. We did well but the gulf was huge.

Wind your neck in. Been at it all night.

Edited February 28, 2023 by Northern Red

[EstoniaTallinnRed]

Pep is saying he was impressed with some players, I wonder who?

[marcofisher]

3 minutes ago, Vidal said:

Don’t think it flattered them at all. It was a stroll in the park for them, they could’ve upped it at any time. We did well but the gulf was huge.

Troll

[cidercity1987]

Just me who thought Man City were incredibly average compared to their 2018 team?

3-0 flattered them big time

Alvarez barely in the game for example

[Vidal]

Just now, EstoniaTallinnRed said:

Pep is saying he was impressed with some players, I wonder who?

George Tanner.

[Fordy62]

I like the ITV presenter almost as much as I like Cam Pring.

[downendcity]

2 minutes ago, Fordy62 said:

Phil Foden disagrees. 

As does Pep, but what does he know? 

[HOZDA]

1 minute ago, EstoniaTallinnRed said:

Pep is saying he was impressed with some players, I wonder who?

Scott likely but thought he was quiet second half. 

Pring/Kalas for me were brilliant!

[bexhill reds]

1 minute ago, Fordy62 said:

I like the ITV presenter almost as much as I like Cam Pring.

Roy Keane is aging well and those glasses suit Ian Wright…

[Southport Red]

12 minutes ago, Red_Alligator said:

Second goal confirmed for Foden. Pleased for Zac on that one.

Not sure why, it was going well wide ‘til it hit Zac. 

[Open End Numb Legs]

3 minutes ago, City_USA said:

They can only dream of being in a match like we were just in 

Not even fit to lace our players boots

Remember this above. The rivalry with Rovers is just a good laugh these days, our team, stadium and support is on a different level. If ManC played Rovers they would tear them apart with the U18s. I am not even going to look at Gaschat.

We need to look up not down, learn from tonight. The movement off the ball by ManC was brilliant and Foden was class. Proud of our club to compete until so late in the game.

[MC RISK77]

Can’t help but feel a little flat after that- yeah they are class, the movement, always someone available for the ball, but don’t think they ever really got out of 1st gear.

Early goal didn’t help and settled them but felt we showed far too much respect  and didn’t do ourselves justice.

But great run and hopefully league firm continues

[deadredfred]

5 minutes ago, Vidal said:

Don’t think it flattered them at all. It was a stroll in the park for them, they could’ve upped it at any time. We did well but the gulf was huge 

the gulf is huge! That’s the point. 
 

So comfortable for them, that Pep felt the need to bring on the most expensive playmaker in British football history to try and seal it, because up until then, we were only a final bit of quality away from really testing them. 
 

Foden, the MOM, said it wasn’t a 3-0 game. I’ll go with his slightly more valuable opinion than yours