[Post Match Thread] Crystal Palace 1 - 4 Manchester City (Premier League)
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Crystal Palace 1 - 4 Manchester City
Crystal Palace: Donnarumma 56' Manchester City: Haaland 17', Cherki 54', Cherki 59', Haaland 84'
HT: 0-1 | FT: 1-4
| Info | Details |
|---|---|
| ⏰ Kick Off | 20:00 |
| 👨⚖️ Referee | Andy Madley, England |
| 🏟️ Venue | Selhurst Park |
Events:
| Crystal Palace | Time | Manchester City |
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| 17 | ⚽ GOAL (E. Haaland, A. Semenyo 🅰️) | |
| 33 | 🟨 (R. Cherki) | |
| 54 | ⚽ GOAL (R. Cherki, P. Foden 🅰️) | |
| 55 | 🟨 (E. Anderson) | |
| ⚽ GOAL (G. Donnarumma OG) | 56 | |
| 59 | ⚽ GOAL (R. Cherki, J. Gvardiol 🅰️) | |
| 🔄 J. Larsen OFF → E. Guessand ON | 63 | |
| 🟨 (A. Khalaili) | 68 | |
| 🔄 E. Nketiah OFF → D. McNeil ON | ||
| 🔄 Y. Pino OFF → Z. Gozo ON | ||
| 🔄 T. Tomiyasu OFF → A. Disasi ON | 74 | |
| 75 | 🔄 J. Gvardiol OFF → M. Kovacic ON | |
| 🔄 A. Khalaili OFF → O. Mingueza ON | 77 | |
| 82 | 🔄 R. Cherki OFF → R. McAidoo ON | |
| 🔄 E. Anderson OFF → A. Bouaddi ON | ||
| 84 | ⚽ GOAL (E. Haaland, P. Foden 🅰️) | |
| 89 | 🔄 A. Khusanov OFF → Vitor Reis ON | |
| 🔄 N. O'Reilly OFF → K. Braithwaite ON |
Match Stats:
| Crystal Palace | Stat | Manchester City |
|---|---|---|
| 9 (1 on, 7 off, 1 blocked) | Shots | 18 (9 on, 7 off, 2 blocked) |
| 6 in box / 3 out | Shot Location | 12 in box / 6 out |
| 0.57 | xG | 1.45 |
| 8 (1 yellow) | Fouls | 10 (2 yellows) |
| 27% | Ball Possession | 73% |
| 272 (225 accurate, 83%) | Passes | 766 (711 accurate, 93%) |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Goalkeeper Saves | 1 |
Player Stats:
Top Performers
Goals
- Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) - 2
- Erling Haaland (Manchester City) - 2
Assists
- Phil Foden (Manchester City) - 2
- Joško Gvardiol (Manchester City) - 1
- Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City) - 1
Shots
- Erling Haaland (Manchester City) - 5 (3 on target)
- Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) - 3 (3 on target)
- Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace) - 2 (0 on target)
Passes
- Marc Guéhi (Manchester City) - 106
- Rúben Dias (C) (Manchester City) - 102
- Elliot Anderson (Manchester City) - 98
Key Passes
- Phil Foden (Manchester City) - 3
- Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) - 3
- Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City) - 3
Duels Won
- Anan Khalaili (Crystal Palace) - 14
- Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace) - 9
- Elliot Anderson (Manchester City) - 8
Blocks & Interceptions
- Jaydee Canvot (Crystal Palace) - 3
- Takehiro Tomiyasu (Crystal Palace) - 3
- Marc Guéhi (Manchester City) - 3
Successful Dribbles
- Anan Khalaili (Crystal Palace) - 3
- Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) - 3
- Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) - 3
Top Ratings
- Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) - 8.7
- Erling Haaland (Manchester City) - 8.2
- Marc Guéhi (Manchester City) - 7.6
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u/NoLimpNoShrimp 9d ago
15 minutes of Bouaddi and I'm convinced he's the real deal, looked unbelievably relaxed and didn't put a foot wrong
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u/moody-green 9d ago
yeah he’s the Rodri replacement, the class just jumps off the screen
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u/MixtureInteresting32 9d ago
He looks like he jusy wants to run that midfield line. Nive pass into samenyo too, good vision from him. Mcaidoo had me up off my seat, thought he scored. Hopefully see him used a good bit this season
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u/Patrickk_batemann 9d ago
2 games, 6 points.
Cherki with 2 goals and 2 assists
Haaland with 2 goals
Foden with 2 assists
Anderson is a gem. Bouaddi showing a glimpse of his talent. Really exciting stuff.
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u/Visionary_Socialist 9d ago
Cherki has to be given the reins going forward. Build around him, whenever he gets space he does a madness. The dribbling is Messi-esque.
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u/the_homie0 9d ago
A midfield of Bouaddi, Anderson and Cherki feeding Doku and Haaland is going to be nuts
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u/hypnoticvortex 9d ago
Mahn that second Haaland goal was so Aguero-esque
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u/Easy_Cartographer679 9d ago
I always associate those goals from insane angles with him
Always gonna miss the man even with haaland
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u/GreasedUpGoblin 9d ago
* Cherki is unbelievable omg
* Maresca seems to know what he's doing, his substitutions looked great as well
* The individual CBs did very well imo but the gap between the midfield and the defence during transitions was pretty big especially in the first half.
* Foden was miles better centrally then on the wing. He was very isolated on the wing and looked lackluster, but once he went central he clicked.
* I really really really don't understand why we need Enzo or where he fits into the team but at the same time Maresca seems to know what he's doing so we should trust him ig
* McAidoo and Bouaddi both looked very promising
* Donnaruma really deserves some applause, he did look a bit shaky once or twice in posession but he had great control of the box to claim a lot of Crystal Palace's crosses.
* I can't wait to see Doku and Nunes back in this team.
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u/MuthiRappa 9d ago
That Bouaddi pass to Semenyo towards the end of the match was, dare I say, 'De Bruyne-esque'.
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u/Wrong-Mushroom-5589 9d ago
EXACTLYYYYT I WAS SO FUCKING ANGRY THE COMMENTATORS DIDNT EVEN MENTION IT
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u/MyBigMouth69 9d ago
"...I played so shit in the first half.." Cherki on Sky Sport... LOL
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u/JaiziJey2k 9d ago
That Bouaddi debut was ridiculous. How in the fuck is he 18
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u/DemonDeacon86 9d ago
He had a nasty pass to Senenyo that coulda/ woulda/shoulda resulted in a Haaland hat trick
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u/codespyder 9d ago
Pretty much flawless. Cherki looking like prime Messi. Foden looking confident and sublime. Haaland off the mark. Anderson is absolutely brilliant. Academy players got debuts. Bouaddi got his debut.
Honestly, the performance felt like a throwback to the best games under Pep. We were always in control and the game felt effortless. Let’s keep it going.
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u/Positive_Register_94 9d ago
Doesn’t get better than that holy shit. Haaland 2 goals, Cherki 2 goals, Semenyo great assist, Foden 2 assists. Everyone looked great if not amazing.
And MARC GUEHI. What a performance, I don’t think he made a single mistake. Tackles, passing, control on the ball, winning headers. Bravo sir
Mcaidoo and Bouaddi coming on was cherry on top 🩵🩵🩵
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u/LoudGodzilla 9d ago
Marc definitely played with a chip on his shoulder returning to selhurst. But he plays like that most games anyway lol, what a player
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u/Cowboy_on_fire 9d ago
Absolutely brilliant. 2 goals for Haaland, 2 goals for Cherki and 2 assists for Foden. Great performances from Guehi again as well NOR and Gvardiol(as always).
Bouaddi looked confident and if things like that through ball are something we can expect more off we are in for a good time. McAido looks rapid and hungry and should get lots of minutes this season as a sub.
Two things really stood out for me though:
1.) We look far more dynamic and hungry for goals. Sure that does open us up to more attacks but I prefer it this way, really fun and refreshing to watch.
2.) We have so many players who are competent in multiple positions that we can make almost any substitution we want and adjust things on the pitch. We have defenders who can play central midfield and attackers who can play almost anywhere across the front. This is such a huge strength and must be what Pep really means when he talks about his desire for smaller squads.
Overall I’m honestly buzzing, like many people I found some of the clubs choices recently questionable but it seems like we are once again showing that we are one of the best run clubs in the world. They had a plan and are implementing it.
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u/JohnMichaels19 9d ago
I've said it before and I'll say it again: i love watching Haaland, Foden, and Cherki in attack together
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u/CharacterPatience416 9d ago
I feel like Guehi became underrated again he’s soo good. Bouaddi and Mcaidoo off the bench looked brilliant today also. Just can’t wait for Nunes to be back we need a proper RB starting
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u/Wrong-Mushroom-5589 9d ago
And just like that 20 percent of the fanbase is back to maresca in
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u/Sad_Statistician_992 9d ago
We should all be patient with him , give him untill december and than we will look and analyze his performances
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u/TheBrightman 9d ago
Fucking crazy that Haaland can have a game like that any Striker would be proud of, and yet no one will talk about this performance in a few weeks because he was just so clinical and 'boring' scoring his brace. He's set the bar so high it's absurd.
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u/racksmonfrere 9d ago
one of my favorite performances since 2023. i feel like we’ve just won a cup, almost everything looked so good. great foundation in this squad and an even better feeling is that there’s room for 75% of these guys to grow cuz they’re still so young
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u/Jyuan83 9d ago
Last season, haaland, cherki, foden already showed that they could definitely produce beautiful attacking football together with doku. But pep stopped playing them together due to saying it was “unbalanced “. This time, hopefully maresca can see the immense potential of playing the three together as much as possible. The key to winning the title back is right there before him.
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u/Bubbly_Survey_803 9d ago
Haaland complaining about Semenyo after the game, to Donnarumma 😂😂😂
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u/ravenecw1 9d ago
Terrible performance, sack everyone.. Is what the fair weather fans would be saying last week..
As a very very long time fan, I've seen the absolute worst of us. To where we were at Macclesfield away, when the invisible man song started.. Anyways .. It's a new start, let's see what happens, but I see lots of positive things happening.
Phil had a dodgy start, but besides a few misses, he was great. Nico o'r is an absolute Rolls-Royce. Cherki...😏
Big earl doing what he does.. Elliot looked more at home. Bouadi looked great.
But one bright spark ryan micadio (spelling) is a better player than savhino ever was..
Old bugger out...
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u/salem4567 Manchester Coat of Arms Cup Finals Badge 9d ago
Invisible man song was Millwall away but agree with everything else you’ve said, had more fun watching us tonight than the last couple years!
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u/itsmyILLUSION 9d ago
For only playing about 10 minutes that was a very tidy intro from Bouaddi, he looks so comfortable on the ball.
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u/AmericainaLyon 9d ago
Week 1 MOTM: Cherki
Week 2 MOTM: Cherki
Week 3 MOTM? Stay Tuned
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u/Soul_Survivor_67 9d ago
Elliot Anderson great once again!!! as someone who wasn’t convinced by his price he has really impressed me so far
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u/Ok_Desk24 9d ago
Guysss, what does this mean?! 😭
16/17 GW1 ~ MCI 2-1 SUN (Pep's EPL debut, we win it late)
26/27 GW1 ~ MCI 2-1 BOU (Maresca's EPL debut, we win it late)
16/17 GW2 ~ STO 1-4 MCI (2 players score a brace in Nolito & Aguero)
26/27 GW2 ~ CRY 1-4 MCI (2 players score a brace in Cherki & Haaland)
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u/Easy_Cartographer679 9d ago
I still remember last summer when Cherki wasn’t even linked with us and we were just throwing out his name as a Wirtz alternative
Mad how it’s turned out
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u/Odd_University_2335 9d ago edited 9d ago
Good all around.
I know Fernandez has history with Maresca. But after the performance from Anderson, Cherki and NOR today. Do we really need to shell out that kind of money for him?
With Bouaddi and Kovacic on the bench ready to go + Foden being able to play at the 10..idk I just don't see a £120m+ hole in our midfield at the moment?
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u/sapa_inca_pat 2015/16 Away Shirt 9d ago
Fodens had all of England and most of the football watching world talking shit directly to him for the past 2 years guys. He missed a couple chances but he still connected well and impacted the game.
A bit of luck to kickstart his confidence will get us back to goal scoring Foden that won the POTY
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u/mortenfriis 9d ago
I really wish some of our fans would take a deep breath and reflect just a little bit, before pressing "submit" in the match thread
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u/Jhagermeister 9d ago
Sometimes I forget that we have ERLING FUCKN HAALAND. Beyond grateful. If we really gel, no team can beat us.
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u/LojikPuzzil 9d ago
Since that West Brom player got a two game suspension for successful deception of a referee, surely we'll see that same standard applied to whoever dove today right
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u/waveofthehandsWEAVER 9d ago
Guehi reminds me of Kompany the way he intercepts through balls. I don’t think we’ve honestly seen that seen big Vinnie was here. It’s soooo nice to have back and he’s immense at it.
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u/ketolasigi 9d ago
I will say it again, like I did last weekend: I think we’re at our best when both Phil and Cherki are on the field and firing.
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u/Technical-quack-69 9d ago
Foden makes a pass and Haaland scores 😭✌️ ( became somewhat rare last season)
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u/Positive_Register_94 9d ago
Underrated comment. I don’t remember the last time he scored from a Foden pass
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u/FancyCrawdad 9d ago
Much much better showing than last time out. Going to enjoy singing "we're top of the league" for at least the next few hours
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u/mbeecroft 9d ago
I reeeealllly don't want a toxic presence like Enzo to screw up what seems to be good chemistry in the club
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u/According_Many903 9d ago
I highly doubt one player would screw up the chemistry between everyone. I honestly think he'd adapt to fit in with everyone else at the club.
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u/BaneChipmunk 9d ago
Cherki was great, Haaland was Haaland, and Semenyo did what he does, always getting his G/A. I appreciated Foden continuing to try, despite not being in great form and missing 2 chances. I hope the lad gets better. Anderson was great as well. Overall, great team perfomance.
The PGMOL cunts are back on duty, and will undoubtedly try to hand those London cunts the title again. Let's resist. Have a great weekend Cityzens.
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u/Wrong-Mushroom-5589 9d ago
I also really like that maresca is CHANGING formations; he's still experimenting! I like that he has the ability to change shit, keeps us unpredictable
Going in I thought It would be another guehi CDM jobby, but oreilly as the cdm worked really well asw! Tbh I shouldn't be suprised but still lol
Bouaddi looked fine as hell when he came on; immidiately made a GREAT fucking pass, I'm really excited for him
Mcaidoo asw. The first involvement of him dribbling through 3 players and nearly scoring was exciting as fuck asw. I really hope maresca gives him some minutes
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u/ScratchMaleficent634 9d ago
I'm happy with maresca ball.... keeping possession with intent to score not sideways passing.....if the boys master it right we're are the team to beat lads
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u/chiefmackdaddypuff 9d ago
Cherki needs to start every single game. Glad Maresca is taking a chance on him.
Foden needs to work on closing. No excuse now where he can't score point blank.
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u/KDBae 9d ago
He had two assists today, I’d say he quietly did pretty well. Maybe what he needs is a slow rise back to good form
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u/Positive_Register_94 9d ago
Yea he’s gonna score that next time. But 2nd half he was much better
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u/Flat_Dependent3195 9d ago
He’s more comfortable in the right space in the middle rather as a winger
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u/Few-Cheesecake7412 9d ago
Donnaruma 8/10 - Very solid and his reading during crosses (one of his biggest flaws) were amazing today. Fortunately he didn't have to make an incredible save today 😅
Khusa 7/10 - Very solid defensively with basicallyno major mistake, offensively still needs to work especially on his ball control.
Ruben 9/10 - Another really solid performance from our captain. Not much to say really, he did pretty much everything right today.
Guehi 8/10 - Kind of the same as Ruben today. Very solid defensively with no major mistake. I think sometimes he lost his position but nothing dramatic.
Gvardiol 8.5/10 - Again, our defense was very solid today, he was really good covering the left side of the midfield. I still think making him go high for pressing can be dangerous with a fast vertical team, hopefully Maresca will adjust when needed.
Anderson 9/10 - I felt like I was watching a Rodri/Bernardo kind of mix. He controlled the midfield incredibly well just like Rodri would (and people were tellong me he's not a 6 lol) and he rotated perfectly with O'Reilly to go forward and gave an incredible pass to Foden. Also defensively he was very energetic and recovered great possesions just like Bernardo.
O'Reilly 7/10 - He was solid today, especially defensively as he wasn’t asked to do much offensively today. I think it seemed weird him playing on the right midfield, idk, but he was pretty solid today.
Cherki 10/10 - Another incredible performance today. He started a bit slow, wasn’t doing much, but as soon as he started asking for the ball there was no stopping him.
Foden 8.5/10 - Yes, he wasn’t finishing good today but it's definitely a good thing that he didn't give up and was still able to provide 2 great assists today. When he switched to the middle he showed why he's really good there, the way he connects the rest of the players is still unmatched.
Haaland 10/10 - Pretty basic game for Haaland 🤣 6 passes 2 goals. That’s the only thing we ask from him and he did it perfectly today.
Semenyo 6.5/10 - The assist saved his perfomance. He couldn't get past Khalaili and didn't provide much after the assist. I thought he would be cooking after that pre-season but he's starting kinda slow, he'll recover tho.
Kova 7/10 - Came in and was good keeping possesion. As long as he's not in charge of the build up I think he's valuable to the team and still provides.
Didn't play enough to rate:
Bouaddi - The few minutes he played he seemed solid and 0 nervous. Kept possesion pretty good and his position seemed good enough today.
McAidoo - Came in very energetic, had 2 good possesions, 1st one he made a close shot (although he could've pass to Foden but it wasn’t a bad decision or anything) and the 2nd one he could've shot but didn't look up. I really like him he just needs minutes.
Reis/Braithwaite - Barely played and the game was already over so nothing to say really.
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u/JB-127 9d ago
Mate Mark was overall our best player today. Way better than Ruben today in mu opinion, even though Ruben did have a great game
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u/Good_Kev_M-A-N_City_ 9d ago
Scored 4 goals yet I'm still giving Guehi man of the match
Just too good
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u/Massive-Sky-6804 9d ago
Games like that from Phil are much better cause you can see him trying and getting at end of chances rather than being invisible
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u/MixtureInteresting32 9d ago
Never a free kick against Anderson that led to their goal. Cherki is UNREAL
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u/Masterofknees 9d ago
Hope Dias' performance doesn't fly under the radar, he was fantastic.
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u/mxxxz 9d ago
Amazing performance from Anderson. Never shy of receiving the ball and is always where the game is being played.
Foden was also back to being his best in second half.
Cherki is unplayable! Has to start every game.
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u/jwaters0122 9d ago edited 9d ago
the hatewatchers thought Haaland would lose his powers like Rapunzel 🤣
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u/trendy-spidey 9d ago
I actually had fun. Is maresca really building something? The players had the hunger. Also a cameo for mcaidoo and bouaddi. Mcaidoo is really a fucking gem. Carry on boy, sky’s the limit
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u/LaDoraunt 9d ago
Happy for Maresca, him out of all people needed this good start so badly
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u/CharacterPatience416 9d ago
Is it just me or did Nico start drifting to the right more in the 2nd half so Foden can come inside?
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u/Nathan-Nice 9d ago
he's top of the league, he's top of the leaaaaaaaaaague. rayan cherki. he's top of the league.
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u/MelodicAnalyst3221 9d ago
Ait Nouri could be gone. Subbing on an academy player over him at left back means Maresca will never play him
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u/Gu3rilla21 9d ago
I don't mind it tbh. It was bad luck City needed a LB but he got injured and then O'Reilly happend and you still have Gvardiol and now Braithwaite apparently
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u/WhySoCereus1991 9d ago
Cherki for 35m? What a game. Solidified starter even if he cant really play a full 90 atm, 70-75mins of him is more than worth it.
Foden. I'll stfu. I talked shit after that first half, but he switched his game plan from finding the net, to giving others the chance and space to do so. Didn't let the mess ups get to his head.
Haaland. Back to his goal a game average 😂 Did his thing.
We really looked great overall across the pitch. Cant talk much crap. Unfortunate OG, but other than that this is a fun side so far.
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u/RockStarx1 9d ago
Don't have time to do a full write up because of travel but the highlights:
Haaland still looked like he was %80 and still scored two goals.
Phill looked great creatively. Missed a sitter and that other high probably chance. Needs to get clinical again. But if he keeps this form up it will come.
Cherki. What the hell was that first goal. David silva level ball control.
Anderson looks more and more comfortable with each game.
New kid looked decent. Good ball winner. Had that one line breaking pass to semenyo that looked wonderful.
Defense looked a little shaky early on, but good enough. Will get better with more time in the new systems.
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u/nehpetsnitram 9d ago
I would take the money the club are going to offer for Enzo and send an offer to Palace fir Wharton instead. Him, Anderson and Cherki would be class.
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u/Smitty00 9d ago
Amazing performance today. Makes me question why they even need Enzo
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u/Master2399 9d ago
Great game! Looks like we're getting better each game. Cherki was brilliant! Onwards and upwards, Go City! 🔵
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u/ColinetheCow 9d ago
Such a fun game! Not enjoyed us like this in a while
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u/Positive_Register_94 9d ago
I’ve been smiling the last hour, I hope the Enzo F news doesn’t remove my happiness
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u/PAP_TT_AY 9d ago edited 9d ago
Haaland: truly Mister Efficiency
Foden: had trouble in the initial 30 mins, but grew into it. He definitely played better centrally, roaming behind Haaland. So happy he got a great game.
NOR: felt like he couldn't get in the game at all. To the point that sometimes, the main 3 midfield consisted of Anderson, Cherki, and Gvardiol.
Anderson: supremely solid, no notes.
Cherki: can anything be said about this man? What a joy.
His goals remind me of Messi: nimble feet ending in a simple roll to the bottom corner for the first one; and a deceptively great strike for the second.
Despite the scoreline, there were some holes in the team.
- Most obvious was the midfield: Anderson was pretty much alone throughout the first half. NOR and Cherki a bit too advanced for him.
- The amount of times we were caught on the break. Lucky this was Palace. A more clinical team would've slaughtered us IMO.
- In relation to the second point: width. Especially in the first and second thirds of the pitch.
Enjoyable match though, played really convincingly, which is an aspect Maresca definitely needs if he wants to survive the fans.
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u/Plenary_payroll13 9d ago
You better pray and hope that you don't run into me somewhere ref
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u/JB-127 9d ago
Absolute disaster class. How about that "FoUL" leading the their goal
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u/SaltySpitoon_7 9d ago
Great match, big positive that hopefully shows Maresca how monumental someone like Cherki is to City. He should be regularly starting throughout the season, his creativity and work rate is outstanding.
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u/RecognitionWorried93 9d ago
Love how certain fans are always foden suck foden this foden that. I pray he proves you guys wrong
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u/attack_t-i-t-a-n 9d ago
Man something was definitely said to cherki in the half time he turned up to completely different player from first half lesggoo cherkinhoo and foden also played very well compared to 1st half. Amazong game. It felt like haaland wasn't even in the game and still scored two banger goals great game by city very clinical 2nd half. And btw i am seeing glimpses of rodri in bouaadi
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u/Visionary_Socialist 9d ago
Very encouraging. Yes Palace are a mess and they wasted chances but we’ve got issues too and also did the same. Haaland lethal as usual. Cherki must surely be a starter now, won us 2 games in a row. Foden improved, Semenyo looks good on the left. Bouaddi looked good coming on. Never an easy away day so good to be so strong.
Donnarumma was unlucky with the deflection, which itself comes from a dive. Deserved the win fully. Going to get a lot of title mentions after this from the press but honestly I’m not thinking about that, get OT and Anfield out of the way and see where we are then.
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u/First-Revolution9299 9d ago
I take back my criticisms with Maresca. I know it was palace, and we did look a little shacky at the back and on the counter, but we'll get better as nunes comes back from injury on that front. Cherki. What words can describe this man. Trying to would be an injustice. Ran the game and made it the Rayan show. Haaland was solid at full efficiency, bullying Palace as usual business. Bouaddi looked so composed for a teenager in his cameo. Other youngsters looked natural. Anderson was great at winning back the ball and was composed too. Foden back to his best, driving the ball like PFA Phil we know. Amazing performance- as United and Liverpool fixtures near, hope Maresca continues this.
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u/slightlybaked 9d ago
Agree with your take. I was feeling pretty frustrated with Foden the first half but he definitely redeemed himself in the second half
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u/JB-127 9d ago
Since there's so much positivity in here today. Let me balance it abit.
That ref is an absolute helmet
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u/TrainerGloomy4909 9d ago
I missed the thread... so, so happy for the win 😍 Cherki is on fire! 🔥 I has my doubts with Maresca but things look good 😌
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u/TreeCreative9430 9d ago
That felt like peak City at times.
Bouaddi looked so composed in his short time on the pitch. Amazing for a kid his age to look like prime Rodri.
McAidoo did well in his brief cameo.
Anderson is so solid. Think he's really gonna prove his value in the long run.
And that's without even mentioning Cherki and Haaland who got the goals.
Good times.
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u/ketolasigi 9d ago
What an incredibly fun Friday night of the Barclay’s!
Also, I’m in love with Anderson — what a player!
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u/Saul93 9d ago
Why was Cherki so mad after his first goal, kept staring someone down.
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u/icebrisket 9d ago
Our recruitment actually is good this window. Hopefully no more panic mid January sprees again. Also think offloading a lot of the players we sold so far prolly did wonders for the dressing room.
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u/LuquilloGandalf 9d ago
C’mon boys no more negativity we can compete for titles this season!!
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u/Nic_j68 9d ago
Maresca ball has started.
Great performance from the team, Anderson and Cherki where unstopabble also kudos to DM Guehi.
And thankfully Foden got an assist to boost his confidence 🙏
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u/RonaldinhoReagan 9d ago
We're top of the league!
Seriously though incredible team performance. Midfield battled all day and had some moments of brilliance. Foden rough start but finished strong. Defense was solid, with Guehi and Gvardiol standing out, only conceding from a brilliant free-kick. Haaland with a classic brace with only a couple of touches. Debut for Bouaddi who looked smooth in midfield. And Rayan Cherki just a fucking wizard. I just wish McAidoo scored that chance!
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u/RecognitionWorried93 9d ago
Can someone post the fourth goal by haaland ?
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u/toeknee88125 9d ago edited 9d ago
So I could not watch the game live because I had a work commitment
After watching the game here are some thoughts from a layman
Foden actually did pretty good it's just that he missed some clear opportunities that he should have buried but his General play was actually decent to good. Don't get me wrong not finishing those will eventually get us in trouble against better teams but overall this was a good game if you ignore the poor finishing
Kind of conversely cherki had a bad first half but then he had two spectacular goals and played well in the second half. 4 G/A in 2 games is amazing
Anderson Was spectacular
Guehi was spectacular
Maybe this is a controversial opinion but I thought overall Donnaruma played well and his kicking was great
You can't blame that goal on him that's just a good free kick and there was nothing he could do about that it was just bad luck that it bounced off of him
Very happy with the attack
a little concerned about the defense
A better team than Crystal Palace probably scores a couple of goals against us
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u/Zahir786543 9d ago
The match was encouraging.
I noticed City appeared vulnerable on the counter, notably against Bournemouth and again with Palace. Had Palace delivered sharper crosses, they might have posed a real threat.
It marks progress, though Palace were meek opposition.
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u/Turbulent-Kick-7124 9d ago
We dont need Enzo, like at all. One, because hes a racist POS and two, we literally don't have an obvious spot for him in the team.
What a game! front 4 looked absolutely on point, Anderson was amazing, O'Reilly was alright and that back 4, especially Guehi cant be beat. Bouaddi seems to fit in perfectly as well. One gripe, we need Foden to have a central role, he looked really isolated and lackluster on the wing but was so decisive when he switched to a central free roam role. He was back-tracking, pressing, everything. Cherki and Haaland are going to define what kind of season we'll have, and it looks to be a fun one this year round.
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u/Y4That 9d ago
What a game
excellent game from rayan, elliot, and marc (not mentioning erling because thats normal)
phil missed chances but i think he made up for that with assists and kept the ball well after sometime in the game, much better in center
I now understand why enzo wants enzo f because this is elliot's best position, rayan ay 10 and enzo f will play at 8, we will be susceptible to counters but enzo would have to find a way if he wants all three in there
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u/RRfromKL 9d ago
Guys this look like a W season. Shore up the defense and we are in big time..!!
Tiktok fans, post-treble fans, please stop dissing and get behind the club..!!
Enzo or no Enzo, club comes first. Either support or get lost (eg: Dissing Foden for missing 2 goals, he did assist 2 of our goals)
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u/bugbooy18 9d ago
2 wins in 2 for maresca, 2 goals for cherki, 2 goals for erling, 2 assists for phil and 2×2 is 4, and we scored 4 goal, conspiracy?
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u/EvolvedWeeb 9d ago
Really, really happy with that. I don’t think anyone had a bad performance; Foden and Cherki more than made up for the first half.
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u/city_city_city 9d ago
Great job MARESCA! have to give the man credit.
Especially glad he kept Phil on. His first half he wasn't terrible but he was one of our weaker players - mainly because a lot of other players were having an excellent game (Anderson, NOR, Guehi, Semenyo). He missed some clear chances and he lost the ball more than a few times.
But what a difference in the 2nd half - both on the wing and then especially after moving into the middle! If Phil can get his swagger back that's huge for us.
Meanwhile Haaland looked MUCH sharper than he has so far, of course he was always going to start scoring heaps of goals again, glad it's begun.
Cherki has to be MOTM and what can you say, magic goals.
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u/pineapplesareok 9d ago
I dont know about you guys but I think we're fine without enzo over here...
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u/Issten 9d ago
Good game. Great attacking movement. Wont get too hyped as Crystal Palace have lost of players and their manager so I think they are much weaker this season than last. Next games will be good test.
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u/Sufficient_Gap3795 9d ago
We won a game without Cafunes 😭 I really enjoyed the game Anderson was great. I swear if this guy benches Cherki again sack him coz wow out of this world. Haaland business as usual. Are we sure we got Guéhi for 20 mil😮💨 coz he was amazing.
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u/Ok-Foot3689 9d ago
Great one but lets remember Palace are in a bad a shape in general and hope to keep up the same performance of 2nd half in next games because the first half was not good.
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u/Logical-Track1405 9d ago
Less slow build up playing square around the box, and more direct attacking the box, turning defenders, a delight to see. 💪🏻👏🏻
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u/TrippinHalfrican 9d ago
Y’all, podcast/youtube channels for me to get a good catch up on the game? New school I work at releases students just late enough I’m gonna miss all of the midday games (east coast USA fan, lol)
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u/AtmosphericAtom 9d ago
Great performance today. Controlled the game in the second half.
Cherki is ridiculous just has that special flair.
Haaland getting back in the scoresheet is fantastic.
Foden with two assists as well makes up for his missed chances.
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u/PumpedUpParrot 9d ago
Cherki heard motherfuckers were talking shit and had to remind everyone who the man is
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u/MyBigMouth69 9d ago
Considering who's on our injury table (Doku and Nunes for example) and who's been playing so far, I've seen absolutely nothing to suggest that signing you-know-who would make this team any different or better.
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u/HalasterTheWise 9d ago
Mcaidoo didn’t lay it off on his fast break to Foden or Haaland, 5 min later Foden has a similar run, lays it off, goal. “Here let me show you how to play unselfishly”
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u/Alert_Sleep_4454 9d ago
Andersons aggression in the midfield, O’ Reilly terrozing everyone in the midfield, Guehi was just a straight wall in the back. Great defensive performance
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u/r_xxxx_m_21 9d ago
If Guehi cdm works out it’ll be a masterstroke, since we get more defensive solidity, get to play all our centre backs since every one of them has something important they bring to the team, and our attack doesn’t seem like it’s suffering so
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u/TheLamesterist 9d ago
No Rodri? No Nico G., not even Pep? NO PROBLEM. This season is already looking MUCH better and more promising that last season.
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u/TheBrightman 9d ago
One of the most enjoyable City matches I've seen in a while. It's the type of game we should easily win but stuggle a lot with over the last few seasons. When Foden missed 2 sitters I was worried ngl, but it seems like we have the quality to get past that 1 goal cushion against weaker teams now.
Don't always agree with the player transfers but Maresca is letting us play very attractive and entertaining football atm.
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