Grealish
Pep said we were the better team in the first half of the match
Ahhh I think theyâre going to say that in front of the cameras arent they?
Cant believe thats what they truly believe.
Thatâs not a game that should be finishing with a 3-1 loss.
Very hard to stomach the result.
Trying to be positive this morning but itâs difficult. We need a very strong performance at Villa Park. If we drop any points on the weekend then weâre looking at 1 or 2 points from our last 12. Title will be dead at that point.
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That shots on goal statistic stands out like a sore thumb. Our only shot on target was the penalty
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That amount of shots and lack of shots on target whilst having 64% possession can produce such a result especially when going up against elite opposition who were far more clinical with their finishing.
It was essentially a peak Jose-esque defeat
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Iâm not throwing the towel in on the title either. Those mistakes though come from not handling the occasion.
Itâs nerves and lack of composure. They came here and scored 3 times in a game they couldnât afford to lose.
We are in trouble if we donât face the reality of what happened last night and looking beyond a VAR decision against Brentford.
Donât think for a minute Arteta will do that and why Iâll stay positive for now.
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We were in so many good positions. The Saka chance above, the Xhaka one where he just failed to shoot for some reason. Nketiah should have hit the target with his chances.
We fluffed our lines which meant shots didnât hit the target, but the chances themselves were every bit as good as what City produced. Shouldnât take away from the fact we created opportunities just because the final shot was bollocks.
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Those stats are typical of us I think
Possession based but not enough shots or goals.
Watching it I think we always want that extra touch, that extra turn, that extra pass.
We need to be quicker, more clinical and ruthless in front of goal.
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We were behind for half the match and level for half the match. At home, itâs not surprising to see so much of the ball then.
Wonât 0.75 of that xG be our penalty? Which was given after a registered shot too and the ball had already gone, so I think reflects disproportionately in our favour.
Also, isnât the point of superstar players like Haaland and De Bruyne that theyâll win you a game 3-1 with 1.75 xG? Iâm sure theyâve done it before.
It seems in order to me. Good teams not at their best.
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Ederson wasnât worked, Ramsdale was.
Good point, our npxG wasnât anything to scream about
We were way off the standards weâve set
Yep itâs literally as simple as that. Eddie had 2 or 3 golden chances. Xhaka had two great chances to put our players through on goal / shoot. On a good day thereâs 3 or 4 goals there. Instead all were wasted.
Then at the other end we are playing Russian Roulette till we get shot. The best team doesnât waste these chances nor give away goals. Thatâs it really.
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So does EddieâŠnot enough movement the ball rarely reaches him.
Agree. We basically spotted them 2 easy goals through unforced errors in our defensive third.
Tomi and Gabriel were shocking playing out from back. Clearly the occasion got to them and affected their composure.
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City will be gutted they lost a weekâs of Stefan Ortegaâs salary there