Sigmund Freud

Psychology Geek 🤓

[Viana. @Hugo____Viana]

🚨🔵Etihad @etihad to sue the Premier League after recent consultations with the firm Quinn Emanuel ✅⏳

[City Chief @City_Chief]

🎥 Erling Haaland to Elliot Anderson after the final whistle against PSG:

🗣️ “Thing is, we could have won this game.”

[Chino @ChinoUTD]

🚨 Pep Guardiola on Ayoub Bouaddi’s performance against PSG and why Manchester City have made a very intelligent investment:

“When I watched Ayoub Bouaddi, one of the first things I noticed was that he was not playing football like a young player trying to impress people.

He was playing like somebody who already understood what the game needed.

This is very different.

You can find young players who run, who dribble, who make beautiful passes. There are many. But finding one who understands where he must be before the ball arrives? This is more difficult.

I remember discussing him with somebody who knew him from his time in France.

I asked, ‘What is the most impressive thing about this boy?’

He said, ‘Pep, sometimes we are explaining something to him, and he is already asking about the next situation.’

I said, ‘Ah, okay. So he is going to give his coaches some problems.’

Because these players, they want to understand everything. You explain one movement, they ask why. You explain why, they ask what happens if the opponent does something different.

But I love this.

You don’t want 11 players waiting for instructions every time something changes on the pitch.

You want players who can think.

And against Paris Saint-Germain, you saw why this is important.

Manchester City were losing 3–0 at halftime. This is not an easy game to enter. PSG are pressing, the stadium is nervous, and everybody wants something to happen immediately.

Then this young boy comes on.

And what does he do?

He asks for the ball.

Not once. Again and again.

He receives it with opponents close to him, he finds Elliot Anderson, he helps City move forward, and suddenly the team begins to look more comfortable.

Then he gives the pass for Erling’s 2nd goal.

People will talk about the assist, of course. It is beautiful.

But for me, the interesting part is what happened before.

The positions he took. The decisions he made. The way he gave his teammates another passing option when they were under pressure.

These things are not always in the highlights.

And listen, City still lost the game. We cannot pretend the result doesn’t matter because one young player performed well.

But you must also recognise what you have.

When you sign a player like this, you are not only thinking about Saturday or the next Champions League match.

You are thinking about the midfielder he can become in 5 years, 7 years, 10 years.

People look at the transfer fee and ask, ‘Why spend so much on somebody so young?’

I understand the question.

But sometimes the expensive thing is not buying the player.

The expensive thing is watching him become one of the best midfielders in Europe and then trying to buy him five years later.

Now, he must continue learning. One great half doesn’t make you a complete player. He will have difficult games. He will make mistakes.

And when he makes mistakes, people must remember how young he is.

But I watched him against PSG and thought something very simple.

Manchester City may have lost the match.

I don’t think they will regret buying this boy.”

[Viana. @Hugo____Viana]

What a match! Great game PSG that's how football should be played.

2nd Half Manchester City was better team, Bouaddi is magical.

What concerns me is, Haaland missing so many easy chances, could have been easily a 4-4.

We fought hard.

[Chino @ChinoUTD]

🚨 Elliot Anderson on Ayoub Bouaddi’s impact after coming on at halftime against PSG:

“I think people saw tonight what Ayoub is capable of.

We were 3–0 down at halftime. Nobody was happy. We’d made mistakes, PSG had punished us, and we knew we needed to change something.

Then the manager told Ayoub he was coming on.

I remember he came over to me while we were getting ready for the second half.

He said, ‘Elliot, when you get the ball, where do you want me?’

I told him, ‘Just make sure I can find you. We need to get control of this game.’

He nodded and said, ‘Okay. But when I give it back, you have to move forward.’

I looked at him and laughed.

I said, ‘We’ve been losing for 45 minutes and you’ve already started giving me instructions?’

He laughed too.

But that’s Ayoub.

He doesn’t really care who’s older than him or who’s played more games. If he sees something on the pitch, he’ll tell you.

And honestly, that’s what we needed.

Because when you’re 3–0 down against PSG, it’s very easy to start forcing things. Everybody wants to create a chance with one pass. Everybody wants to get the ball forward immediately.

Ayoub came on and started doing the simple things properly.

He’d receive the ball, draw somebody towards him, and find the next pass.

Then he’d move again.

Suddenly, I had somebody close to me whenever I was under pressure.

There was one moment when I passed to him with a PSG player right behind him. I thought he’d probably give it straight back.

Instead, he turned away from the pressure and found somebody further forward.

I remember saying, ‘Ayoub, you could’ve told me you were going to do that.’

He said, ‘You should’ve trusted me.’

That’s the confidence he has.

And it’s not arrogance. He just believes in what he can do.

When Erling scored the first goal, you could feel everybody beginning to believe we could get back into the match.

Then PSG scored again, which was frustrating.

But Ayoub didn’t change the way he played.

He kept asking for the ball. He kept trying to help us control the midfield.

And when he found Erling for the second goal, I wasn’t surprised.

Because he’d been looking for those passes since he came on.

After the game, I told him, ‘You know you’ve made things difficult for the manager now?’

He asked me what I meant.

I said, ‘Because everybody’s going to want you starting the next game.’

He just smiled and said, ‘That’s what I’m here for.’

I think that tells you everything about him.

He’s still very young, and of course he’s going to have games where things don’t go his way. We all do.

But I’ve played alongside experienced midfielders who don’t look as comfortable receiving the ball under pressure as he did tonight.

And this was against Paris Saint-Germain, not some friendly in preseason.

People are talking about how much Manchester City spent to sign him.

I think tonight they got a little glimpse of what they paid for.

We lost 4–2, so none of us is going home happy.

But if you ask me whether Ayoub is ready to play more games at this level, I don’t think you need to ask me.

Just watch the second half again.

And if he starts next to me, that’s fine.

He can keep giving me instructions.

As long as he keeps giving me the ball as well.”

[City Report @cityreport_]

Luis Enrique: “It was very, very, very tough. Credit to them… We could’ve lost this match if they scored the chances they created.

I think it was a very nice match; the way they play is amazing, the way Enzo Maresca’s Manchester City plays is really nice. We like to play these kinds of matches.

I have to repeat, today we were lucky because in the second half, we could’ve conceded more goals.”

[Rising Stars XI @RisingStarXI]

🇲🇦⭐️ 𝐀𝐘𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐁 𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐀𝐃𝐃𝐈 (𝟏𝟖) against PSG:

• 1 ASSIST
• 2 Chances Created
• 47 Touches
• 10 Line-Breaking Passes
• 100% Ground Duels Won
• 8 Recoveries
• 37 / 40 Accurate Passes

𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒. ✨

[City Xtra @City_Xtra]

Luis Enrique: "We could've lost this match if #ManCity scored the chances they created! It was a very nice match, the way they play is amazing, the way Enzo Maresca's @ManCity play is really nice, and we like to play these kind of matches!" [via @footballontnt]

[The Touchline | 𝐓 @TouchlineX]

🚨🗣️ Marc Guehi: "Our 2nd half today? If we play like that for the rest of the season, we will win a lot of games."

[Pythagoras In Boots ⚽️ @pythaginboots]

I know we all want to hate this Man City side but you’re got to respect this second half display.

So full of guts, skill and dynamism.

[Ayyoub Bouaddi @BouaddiAyyoub]

A disappointing result.

We keep learning and moving forward together. 🩵

[(fan) Trey @UTDTrey]

GAME OF THE SEASON FOR ME BRO

WHAT A FUCKING MATCH

[City Report @cityreport_]

Desire Doue: “The atmosphere here is amazing!”

[The Touchline | 𝐓 @TouchlineX]

🚨🗣️ 𝗡𝗘𝗪: Luis Enrique: "Manchester City created a huge amount of PROBLEMS for us."

"The club that lost today perhaps were a bit unlucky."

[LNobbins @LNobbins]

These issues have existed all season, we were just getting away with it re results.

PSG are doing to us what we used to do to others a few years ago. They’re objectively brilliant to watch and some of their football has been so precise and beautiful.

[Tekkers Foot @tekkersfoot]

😍✨ This is just beautiful football from Manchester City. The combination between Gvardiol and Cherki, and what a finish. 🪄🇫🇷

[The Touchline | 𝐓 @TouchlineX]

📸 - MANCHESTER CITY ARE NOT JUST DESTROYING LIVERPOOL, THEY ARE HUMILIATING THEM!

AND THEY ARE MAKING A MASSIVE STATEMENT TO THE REST OF THE PREMIER LEAGUE:

"WE ARE HERE, AND WE ARE HERE TO STAY!"

[Football on TNT Sports @footballontnt]

Manchester City's fans pay homage to their days in the lower leagues of English football by bringing out the inflatable banana's at Anfield 🍌

[Premier League @premierleague]

Rayan Cherki from every angle 📹

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨 Erling Haaland: “Every single person part of Man City  and every single fan, this is a lovely moment which will stay with us for a long time when it comes to the feeling after the game, and in the game”.

“I am so proud of everyone”, told Sky.