Trafford’s best moment today wasn’t even the penalty save IMO.
There was an instance, around 34:40. Liverpool were on top. Bernardo has the ball, trusts Trafford, plays it to him under pressure. I instinctively blurted out ‘punt it’.
Instead he receives, manipulates the presser and invites him, plays it calmly to Khusanov, and in that second, City have created a gap to exploit.
From there, City go from one box to another, win a corner, and score the goal. Thereafter, Liverpool crumbled.
Momentum shift. Similar to the League Cup final.
Of course the saves were lovely, but little moments like that matter I think.
@BarstoolChief Chief you know as well as I there isn’t a chance City’s getting a point deduction, i’m not here to say who is or isn’t innocent but this is getting swept under the rug. PL can’t afford us not in the league or a counter sue for damages if it goes public they were wrong all along
Update. The Buccaneers have now chosen Todd Bowles over:
- Liam Coen
- The entire coaching staff
- Mike Evans
- Lavonte David
I was told that Todd Bowles was a great locker room guy. Good for the culture. Sure seems like it 🙃🙄
@GeronimoMorgans It’s tough but he signed with the intent to sit behind Ederson for a year.
He knows now that Donna is signed long term and there isn’t a pathway to 1st choice, definitely feel for him there & has a right to be upset but the plan was never for him to start 1st choice
Paul, this is Rayan Cherki. He’s ambidextrous, can play across the entire frontline, and is the best dribbler in the world.
His defect, is that he doesn’t tie his laces in training.
He should cost £100M. We can get him for £30M.
City are currently being investigated over 115 charges of breaking FFP over a 9-year period.
Those 9 years solidified Man City as a force in the Premier League, allowed them to sign top players and create an environment that the best manager of his generation was happy to join. And we all know what happened next.
That is a fact... City are being investigated.
But what is also a fact, is that their recent transfer business has given them the wiggle room to sign Semenyo and Guehi this month.
Figures according to transfermarkt:
Total Spend Over Last 5 Seasons (21/22-25/26)
Man City: £952m
Arsenal: £860m
But their NET spend over the last 5 seasons (21/22-25/26)
Man City: £406m (7th, below Newcastle)
Arsenal: £670m (2nd, topped only by Man United)
They have also offloaded a lot of their most successful players (and their undoubtedly large wages) in recent windows: De Bruyne, Gundogan, Walker, Ederson etc
Arsenal fans have a right to complain about the way this City side were built. But it's also a fact that they have spent a lot more money than City in the last 5 years!
@TJHitchings was just at a bachelor party there last weekend:
Westworld Paintball - great time and affordable
Not sure if yall are golfers but plenty of good cheap golf courses around
Chill at the air bnb in the pool a bunch so highly recommend that if you have it
Old town scottsdale is mid
@SheikhMCI Maybe Khaldoon and the Hugo are putting off discussions until after we play them saturday, would be my only thought to contrary.
But i’m beginning to agree with you, seems unlikely this window