Match Thread Manchester City v Leicester

[Miles Away]

So, the plan is 5-4-1:

Schmeichel
Castagne Amartey Evans Soyuncu Justin
Praet Tielemans Mendy Barnes
Vardy

The issues with this are myriad. Who is getting on the ball? Where are the outlet passes? How do we stop their full backs from overloading the wide areas? Who supports Vardy? And so on.

It is bewildering stupid to set up in a way that completely depends on us not conceding. Now it's a training exercise for Man City.

What a waste of everybody's afternoon.

it’s infuriating. I’ll never get over Rodgers mental collapses in these big games. It’s going to hold him and us back.

 

[Northants_Fox]

Tedious and terrified.

 

[Micky]

Our approach is pathetic.

 

[City Fan]

Rodgers shits himself against the big teams yet again.

Deep, wimpy, defensive, pathetic bollocks.

 

[SilverFox]

Set up to lose. Forgot to pack our testicles again.

 

[M17TT C]

We're not even trying to close them down, just 2 rows of defence in the last third with Vardy a little in front.

Even if we get the ball like this we'll do well to get out our half!

 

[Feriol]

Surely playing 3 at the back is supposed to provide extra cover so the wing backs and midfield can play further up? We are playing with 10 defenders.

 

[City Fan]

Man City have Garcia and Ake in defence. Attack them for ****s sake.

 

[popillius]

It’s so, so easy for them to cut through us.

 

[Singapore Fox]

No press, just a bank of 10 defenders sat waiting for the next wave.

 

[Feriol]

We have 9 players watching their front 4!

 

[Brown Nose]

Surely playing 3 at the back is supposed to provide extra cover so the wing backs and midfield can play further up? We are playing with 10 defenders.

11. The Man City central defenders are more advanced than Vardy.

 

[SilverFox]

We're not even trying to close them down, just 2 rows of defence in the last third with Vardy a little in front.

Even if we get the ball like this we'll do well to get out our half!

Two rows with the width of a fag paper between them.

 

[TornadoShaunUK]

This is only going one way really. 5 at the back and still can't handle them. Look how high up Man City are pressing our defence. For me our midfield is sitting too deep..

 

[Brown Nose]

I didn't want us to play Mendy today and so far, he's demonstrating why.

He is okay against dogshit opposition where he can sit in and pass without pressure but his passing and composure isn't there when he's put under pressure.

Against any decent side, he cannot play.

 

[SilverFox]

Brenda: Man City you say...

 

[Miles Away]

This is genuinely embarrassing. Rodgers should be held accountable for these big games.

In truth we’ve got the players to hurt these. Small team complex.

 

[Brown Nose]

Get Amartey up for this corner!!

 

[Brown Nose]

 

[Miles Away]

And the minute we break at pace they shit themselves.

I’m so annoyed.