We have several treats this week:
1) Sergio scoring within seconds of coming on to put a nail in the Scousers coffin
2) A completely OUTSTANDING performance by the Milton Keynes Don's battering United
3) The group of death draw in the Champions League.
4) United breaking the all time English transfer fee record for a player that can't break into the starting lineup in Spain.
Regarding 3), I don't think there is another group that is close to as tough as ours. Chelsea and perhaps Liverpool are definitely beneficiaries of the draw. The good news is that we KNOW we can beat Bayern! One wag posited that we would win the group! Wouldn't that be special!
There is also a great post about United having the first GBP 400M team. It makes you think of the New York Yankees baseball team, who keep needing pitching and buying batting. We certainly hope that DiMaria has the same effect on the team that Mata did. Zilch!
Personally, I continue to like Pellegrini 's approach. This week and THIS week only. We won't have to worry about future weeks if we loose this week!
In Pellegrini we trust!
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Sunday, August 17, 2014
Nice way to start the season!
There were a LOT of positives to take away for the performance at St James Park today. A few of the important ones (in no particular order):
- Great defensive performances by Komany and Fernando
- Silva scoring the first goal of the season (just like he did last year, against the same team!)
- Aguero getting back to his scoring ways.
- I liked that Aguero got 10 minutes. After the injuries he had last year, he needs some rest and some playing time to get fit. Let's not rush him back.
- A monster performance by Edin Dzeko, who was channeling his inner Silva. If you want to clone a player, it's Silva! and I hope Dzeko keeps it up.
- Beautiful passing by Yaya and Dzeko on the first goal
- Great patience with the ball
- Great resilience against a Newcastle side that showed great poise in attack in the last 15 minutes.
- We (so far) are the only team to go up by two goals, putting us at the top of the table!
While Newcastle didn't have a shot on net, it was because they didn't take advantage of some good opportunities and put the ball over and wide. Some slick finishing could have had the match turn out differently.
It's going to be a tough season with several teams fighting for the top four spots. Let the games begin!
Friday, August 8, 2014
And a new season begins!
Hello and welcome to a new season of the official blog of the San Francisco Man City Blues!
To be honest: still recovering from the great finish to last season and exciting World Cup. Germany 7-1 over Brazil?! Did that really happen?!
Our season kickoff will be interesting. First the Community Shield: It's against the Gunners, which makes it a Maggie McGarry's Derby! We get at least 3 this year! And looking forward to winning them all!
Hope you can make it to Maggies on Sunday!
To be honest: still recovering from the great finish to last season and exciting World Cup. Germany 7-1 over Brazil?! Did that really happen?!
Our season kickoff will be interesting. First the Community Shield: It's against the Gunners, which makes it a Maggie McGarry's Derby! We get at least 3 this year! And looking forward to winning them all!
Hope you can make it to Maggies on Sunday!
Monday, May 12, 2014
That's the way to end the season!
Wow! Two domestic trophies! Incredible team efforts all around. WONDERFUL!
Thanks for following us and looking forward to hearing/seeing more on MCFC next season. If anything happens off season worth blogging about, I'll be sure to let you know!
Thanks for following us and looking forward to hearing/seeing more on MCFC next season. If anything happens off season worth blogging about, I'll be sure to let you know!
Saturday, May 10, 2014
This is it!
In less than 12 hours, we'll know if we are Champions again
It has been a long title race, and we've been in it, but behind, for much of the time. But you only need to be top of the table on one day to be the champs, and that day is the last day: Tomorrow!
It's been a funny season: the slow start for away matches, the meltdown at Old Trafford, the series of errors that first took away, then handed back the initiative to us to be Champions.
We've already had success this year in the League Cup, and known a bitter defeat at the hands of Wigan (Wigan!) again.
Should we be lucky enough to be crowned Champions tomorrow, I think a lot of credit will have to go to the boss, who has always pointed out that all efforts need to be focused on the next match. And ONLY the next match. Because you get to the top by winning them one at a time.
Let's go win tomorrow!
It has been a long title race, and we've been in it, but behind, for much of the time. But you only need to be top of the table on one day to be the champs, and that day is the last day: Tomorrow!
It's been a funny season: the slow start for away matches, the meltdown at Old Trafford, the series of errors that first took away, then handed back the initiative to us to be Champions.
We've already had success this year in the League Cup, and known a bitter defeat at the hands of Wigan (Wigan!) again.
Should we be lucky enough to be crowned Champions tomorrow, I think a lot of credit will have to go to the boss, who has always pointed out that all efforts need to be focused on the next match. And ONLY the next match. Because you get to the top by winning them one at a time.
Let's go win tomorrow!
Saturday, May 3, 2014
Two Matches Left!
Phew!
Nice result today versus Everton! The team played well but it was unfortunate that Aguero is apparently hurt again. It did not seems clear how he hurt himself, but apparently did it in the process of scoring our first goal.
A few (more) words about Edin Dzeko. Him scoring two goals today make all the difference. But my comments about Dzeko stand: The third goal was put right on his foot from three yards out. Any of us could have done it. And the second goal was an unchallenged header. The second goal looked more of a mistake by Tim Howard to this commentator. Replays show that he was very slow to react to the ball which didn't have much pace on it.
Dzeko has scored a lot of goals for us this season, but with the service he has been getting, it has been hard for him not too.
And the type of goal that he doesn't score is the goal like Yaya had last week with a run from the half way line, fighting off defenders with a clinical finish despite the challenges. As a whole, he doesn't 'make' goals but instead is the guy in front to receive the perfect pass and head/deflect it in. I don't see him with too many goals like the wonderful one from Barkley of Everton.
One complaint I had was his disgraceful delay of match in the 88th minute. To see him on the ground because he slipped was terrible. That's not the City I want to see. Please, Please, PLEASE let's leave that type of football to Ashley Young, Suarez and the Spanish.
Again, I am not a hater. I just think we can do better.
I just rewatched the the video of our first 100 goals this season. Dzeko scored 16 of them. 2 of them were headers. Goal 41 was a really nice "touch, turn, shot". Goal 16 is a nice flick in. In a total of 4 of these goals, is he in any way or shape marked. For the other 12, he is completely unmarked. One of these 16 goals is from outside the box. None of the goals required him to make more than one touch before shooting. Only 3 shots did he touch once before shooting. So, if you or I was standing in the box, unmarked, would we be able to put the ball at our feet into the net? Just saying.....
Nice result today versus Everton! The team played well but it was unfortunate that Aguero is apparently hurt again. It did not seems clear how he hurt himself, but apparently did it in the process of scoring our first goal.
A few (more) words about Edin Dzeko. Him scoring two goals today make all the difference. But my comments about Dzeko stand: The third goal was put right on his foot from three yards out. Any of us could have done it. And the second goal was an unchallenged header. The second goal looked more of a mistake by Tim Howard to this commentator. Replays show that he was very slow to react to the ball which didn't have much pace on it.
Dzeko has scored a lot of goals for us this season, but with the service he has been getting, it has been hard for him not too.
And the type of goal that he doesn't score is the goal like Yaya had last week with a run from the half way line, fighting off defenders with a clinical finish despite the challenges. As a whole, he doesn't 'make' goals but instead is the guy in front to receive the perfect pass and head/deflect it in. I don't see him with too many goals like the wonderful one from Barkley of Everton.
One complaint I had was his disgraceful delay of match in the 88th minute. To see him on the ground because he slipped was terrible. That's not the City I want to see. Please, Please, PLEASE let's leave that type of football to Ashley Young, Suarez and the Spanish.
Again, I am not a hater. I just think we can do better.
I just rewatched the the video of our first 100 goals this season. Dzeko scored 16 of them. 2 of them were headers. Goal 41 was a really nice "touch, turn, shot". Goal 16 is a nice flick in. In a total of 4 of these goals, is he in any way or shape marked. For the other 12, he is completely unmarked. One of these 16 goals is from outside the box. None of the goals required him to make more than one touch before shooting. Only 3 shots did he touch once before shooting. So, if you or I was standing in the box, unmarked, would we be able to put the ball at our feet into the net? Just saying.....
Sunday, April 27, 2014
We are not title favorites
So says the boss:
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/27183106
But a little math shows us that two teams can end up with 86 points. If both of those teams slip, another can end up with 84. That's a pretty darn close title race, on that is sure to go down to the wire.
Of the two teams that can reach 86 points, one has (as I write this) an 8 goal edge in differential, and three remaining games. Assuming they win all three of those games, that differential would be up to (at least) 11, meaning the other team would have to be at least +11 i their remaining two games. Not impossible, but not likely, either.
The next match is away at Everton who are desperately trying to make Champions League, and will be at home. It's going to be a very, very difficult match. But as we know, they almost all are.
C'mon CITY!
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/27183106
But a little math shows us that two teams can end up with 86 points. If both of those teams slip, another can end up with 84. That's a pretty darn close title race, on that is sure to go down to the wire.
Of the two teams that can reach 86 points, one has (as I write this) an 8 goal edge in differential, and three remaining games. Assuming they win all three of those games, that differential would be up to (at least) 11, meaning the other team would have to be at least +11 i their remaining two games. Not impossible, but not likely, either.
The next match is away at Everton who are desperately trying to make Champions League, and will be at home. It's going to be a very, very difficult match. But as we know, they almost all are.
C'mon CITY!
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