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charleyfarley 5:38 Fri Aug 26
⚽ Man City v West Ham - The Official Match Thread FT 3-1

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Caballero, Zabaleta, Otamendi, Stones, Clichy, Fernandinho, De Bruyne, Silva, Sterling, Nolito, Aguero.
SUBS – Hart, Fernando, Nasri, Kolarov, Delph, Iheanacho, Navas.


Adrian; Antonio,Collins, Reid, Ogbonna, Masuaku; Töre, Noble, Kouyate; Valencia, Fletcher
SUBS: Randolph, Byram, Burke, Lanzini, Obiang, Oxford, Calleri

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• Man City 2/7: Draw 19/4: West Ham 19/2


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Texas Iron 12:57 Tue Aug 30
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w4hammer 11:53 Tue Aug 30
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⚽ Man City v West Ham - The Official Match Thread
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• Speroni, Ward, Dann, Tomkins, van Aanholt, Milivojevic, Cabaye, Townsend, Loftus-Cheek, Schlupp, Zaha


• Hart; Zabaleta, Fonte, Ogbonna, Cresswell; Fernandes, Kouyaté, Noble; Lanzini, Ayew, Chicharito
SUBS:- Adrian, Antonio, Carroll, Masuaku, Arnautovic, Obiang, Rice


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• Man City : Draw : West Ham

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Josh 11:09 Tue Aug 30
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CHH 8:35 Mon Aug 29
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TEAM NEWS:


Ogbonna still not ready - Scamacca not match fit - Aguerd injured

Laporte is out. Haaland is expected to feature

The White Horse 7:43 Mon Aug 29
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I don't know what the fuck Bilic is doing.
If he had started with a better formation we might have got a draw out of this at best.
But we were 2 in the hole as a result. Then he does make a change and we pull one back. Then he goes to a two man front
at 1-2 and we give them more room to play the possession game.
On the strength of the first games this bloke is showing none of the guile that won him the acclaim last year.
He has the injury excuse to hide behind but even then he is not helping himself. He needs to sort it out or it really could be his last season.

kylay 7:17 Mon Aug 29
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such weird criticism of Kouyate. the only time he doesn't look very good is when he is forced to play as an attacking mid which usually happens by default if Tore and Valencia are in the team because it leaves only the striker as an option who has two centre backs covering him up.

when he have a proper XI on the field, he doesn't struggle and pops up for the odd goal on a set piece. He is vital for us defensively in the midfield.

stomper 6:32 Mon Aug 29
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Kouyate was strangely anonymous yesterday. I was thinking that him and Noble we turning into a pretty unstoppable pairing

j.a 5:24 Mon Aug 29
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Kouyate is a funny one.

I can't see him ever being a top class midfielder. He doesn't quite have all the attributes needed, and it does show sometimes during the season. But he is still capable of putting in very good performances in the midfield and obviously successive managers like him there.

Sir Alf 2:50 Mon Aug 29
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Eerie Descent 1:36 Mon Aug 29

All about opinions, but I agree that Kouyate limits us in some games dues to his poor technique. But he has not been a CB for a long while and is a better midfielder albeit with some limitations. He is good to have in the squad but should not always start IMO. Against teh better teams like City if we are not able to keep the ball (which he contributes to), what does he do. He perhaps closes down better than I think? I will try to keep an eye on that but he certainly did a good impression of the "invisible man" these last few games.

Lily Hammer 2:43 Mon Aug 29
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Only just seen the goals, but as rash as Adrian's charge out seemed, most times, he would have succeeded in forcing the attacker wide giving defenders a chance to close him down, which Collins usually does so well, but you really have to applaud the little shit Sterling for thinking fast and a top quality little finish from an ridiculous angle. He won't do anything as good as that again all season, I bet.

Texas Iron 2:41 Mon Aug 29
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Anyone mrntion...Sterling allowed too much room by Byram for second goal...poor marking...

And who should have been marking him for their first goal...???

Hammer and Pickle 2:25 Mon Aug 29
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My point was not about fault but attitude and I found it shocking. Matter of opinion of course though.

theaxeman 1:27 Mon Aug 29
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Last goal wasn't collins fault Adrian sold himself completely and Collins didnt have a chance

Alex V 1:17 Mon Aug 29
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Only three players worthy of any praise in that one.

- I thought Musuaku was good again, and I'm impressed he walked that tightrope with the second yellow threatened and came through it - barely looked ruffled. He actually looks better than Cresswell, which is incredible really.
- I also liked what Fletcher did in the match even though the supply to him was about as bad as you could hope to see - he runs the channels, gets through the work, drops back to cover others, plays on the shoulder.
- And thank goodness Lanzini also looked industrious from the bench, playing in the role I like best for him cutting in from the flank - by god we need him.

Baggins 1:00 Mon Aug 29
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Why was Collins "shocking" for the last goal? What did you expect him to do?

AKA ERNIE 12:17 Mon Aug 29
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We still don't ook fit and playing antonio at rb is pathetic

The Hammers 12:16 Mon Aug 29
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Man City are so lucky to have Pep Guardiola as their manager.

Hammer and Pickle 12:02 Mon Aug 29
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Collins was shocking for that last goal - it raises concerns about his psychic stamina.

Private Dancer 11:59 Mon Aug 29
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Let's be honest, the season starts against Watford. Don''t give a fuck about this defeat.

Fifth Column 11:17 Mon Aug 29
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solidbond 11:16 Sun Aug 28
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Rh 11:03 did you see Collins 60 yard diagonal pass that landed bang on the money at Arthurs feet who then got to the bye -line to cross for Antonio to score . Watch the fucking game


I like Collins as CB and would start him every time based on current form. However, just because he played one great pass doesn't change the fact he consistently plays poor passes. He hit several that went to no-one or went straight out of play yesterday. We should avoid giving him the ball.

Baggins 11:10 Mon Aug 29
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"Kouyate is not a central midfielder, he is a centre back, and his lack of technical ability gets shown up eventually."


I would say, Payet apart, he's been our best player in the last eight months or so. Absolutely outstanding in some games. There are very few midfielders in the league of his type that I would swap him for.

The last thing we should be thinking about is moving him to a different position. He should be one of the first names on the teamsheet.

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