[Archived] Manchester City v Rovers Preview 25/2/2012

[bluebruce]

Was that hoilett running into a brick wall with acres of space behind him for the goal? My view on this screen is a bit restricted. And why did we not look interested til we conceded?

[ABBEY]

Steve kean tactical genius !

[Stuart]

Super save.

[Doug]

Robbo having a cracker at moment.

[Exiled_Rover]

Why does Pedersen always try and play those stupid dinking balls over the top?! I don't think I've ever seen one of them come off

Because he's a crap player.

[sparky12]

REALLY?

What do you expect against Manchester city I mean get real.

get real... you have a fooking laugh?? are you watching this game?? man city or not this is a bloody pathetic performance!!

[EWOODACE1]

Hoilett again! Purely dog S*** this game and the last few, needs a rocket up his jacksee at HT

Hanley, Olsson twins and Pedders the only positives apart from Robbo so far!

seriously

[Proudtobeblue&white]

When you can't keep possession for longer than 4 seconds you're in trouble - early stats we have 19% - hope Ma D watching and having been told by Coco we are in our new blue away strip, she will be pleasantly surprised by our performance

[ABBEY]

REALLY?

What do you expect against Manchester city I mean get real.

It's crap!!!!!

[bluebruce]

Remind me, who is left back for city today? Well and truly shackling hoilett and proving he isnt ready for a top team.

[Dunnfc]

Half time ratings:

Robbo 8 - having a blinder but does seem incapable of catching a ball.

Orr 6 Struggling and positionally poor.

Dann 7 beaten for the goal but positionally good

Hanley 7 solid

Martin Olsson 8 Our best player so far

Hoilett 2 Dogshit, running scared looks like hes agreed to sign for someone

Petrovic 5 Struggling clumbersome slow

MGP 7 Good ideas but cant do it on his own

Marcus Olsson 7 Having a good debut. coping well with the pace of citys right hand side

Formica 4 Nothing has he touched the ball?

Yakubu 6 Nothing of note but good idea and should have been a penalty

[Paul Mellelieu]

Embarassing.

[Mike Graham]

Who do we play next week? May be Coco has told the players to save themselves for a winnable game?

[BRFC1995]

staggered its only 1-0

absolutely nothing to do with good defending either, city simply don't look that serious about scoring only requires a slight change in their attitude get ballotelli off for dzeko and the floodgates will come off their hinges.

never ever seen us with less posession, the ability to concede in every match and have less posession in every match goes beyond uselessness and naivity this sort of consistancy is quite incredible.

[EWOODACE1]

we are awful. horrible to watch. play with no tactical nouse whatsoever. how this is only 1-0 is beyond me. it certainly has nothing to do with our performance

[Ferrit]

Bet robbo can't wait for us to go down so he can do one somewhere where he is actually rewarded for performances like today.

All over the place at the back, midfield clueless and Yak chasing scraps.

Prediction: a generous 4-0.

[Exiled_Rover]

we are awful. horrible to watch. play with no tactical nouse whatsoever. how this is only 1-0 is beyond me. it certainly has nothing to do with our performance

It's 1-0 because Robinson is having a blinder and the Citeh strikers can't hit a barn door.

It'll be 3 or 4 by the end.

[donnermeat]

I think Petrovic could have done more to get into Aguero in the build up to the goal.

[Tom]

Shocked at people's reactions to be honest, we are playing top of the league away it was always going to be a battering but so far slightly better than expected.

If you guys were in charge how would you set us up today to get a result? Any team and formation I could only see the same outcome

[bigbrandjohn]

80 % possession 1 goal. Works for me. We have had chances with our 20 %. Just need to put one away. most clubs in the Premier League have this experience with City. Their bench would be a top five side. it should be 5 , it isn't. Stranger stuff has happened.

[bluebruce]

No fight, no brains, no pace. Utterly outmatched and highly lucky to be losing 1-0. City look energetic...my god, stat came up, 83% possession to city. Never seen such a thing.

[Ferrit]

83% possession

[Mike Graham]

Shocked at people's reactions to be honest, we are playing top of the league away it was always going to be a battering but so far slightly better than expected.

If you guys were in charge how would you set us up today to get a result? Any team and formation I could only see the same outcome

I would play the Rovers Ladies team Tom.

[roverandout]

petroshit must be the worst player i have seen in a rovers shirt for a long time, league 1 players playing against a champions league team is how i see today's game, even at 1-0 down, rovers still sittng back instead of 'having a go', sad thing is, if rovers only lose 1-0, kean will see this as a huge positive, how i hate that man.

[Ferrit]

80 % possession 1 goal. Works for me. We have had chances with our 20 %. Just need to put one away. most clubs in the Premier League have this experience with City. Their bench would be a top five side. it should be 5 , it isn't. Stranger stuff has happened.

Wait, we've had chances?