Manchester City 3-1 Watford FC - 02/01/2018

How many players do we need to ‘get injured’ to force an abandonment?

 

Because Palace were at home? Gutted we are 2-0 so early but the games that City played against Palace and Everton should be taken in isolation - they've steamrollered every other game both in the league and Europe. So in reality they are just doing what they have done to everyone else.

Won't be a popular call - but Gray has looked good to get in behind their defence a couple of times tonight and Capoue has also looked far better than usual. Easy when you are 2-0 down though I guess.

 

Not all football fans...

 

After an awful start, we've actually come into the game and don't look terrible.

 

Poor finish? I know he has his boo-boys but he did nothing wrong in that half, come on.

 

I would of taken a 2-0 half time deficit if you asked me before the game

 

“The Watford away strip seems to feature a rather natty cummerbund - a first for a Premier league kit I think,” suggests Charles Antaki of the red and black-clad Hornets. “I didn’t see how they came out from the tunnel, but if they were wearing smoking jackets that would have rounded it off rather well. [Goal goes in]. It would also explain their rather relaxed start.”

From the Guardian live feed.

 

I’m not enjoying this

I have to say one thing for Gray , he does get into a good position , if only he was a better finisher

 

I thought bloody Silva ad De Broyna weren't going to play.

I'd say those two are probably the best two players in the premier league at this moment. Trust them to put in a special effort to play against us.

 

I thought we did alright in the end as after those first 2 goals I was expecting 5-0 at HT.

Not sure if it was the camera angle but there was a weird shot when Gomes was injured and Gray went off to get water. Marco Silva was in the background seemingly near and he just stared blankly ahead with a fixed stare rather than talk to him, or even glance at him.

 

Got into decent space twice behind a good, quick defence. First time the ball just wouldn't drop and the second, a good goal bound effort was denied by a good save. So yes, he did do things right.

I'm not his biggest fan either. But some people are just saying things out of spite, which seems pointless.

 

Poor Gomes.

 

Thats probably the 7th or 8th goal this season that Gomes has palmed straight to an opposition player

He is costing us every ******* week

 

He's saved us many times too but the mistakes are stacking up alarmingly now.

 

Nowhere near good enough anymore. Completely and utterly finished at this level.