CL 14/15 Group Stage Matchday 4 - October 4th/5th

But to play two strikers against top clubs is his fault. You can't do that. Especially because Toure is poor this season.

Yeah that's true. I don't think he is a great manager anyway, lacks a plan B and is too naive from a tactical point. But I am not sure the manager is their only problem, the whole team just looks like they can't fight in such a competition.
 
City's slow tempo is so ill-suited to European football. You use it for periods, and then up the tempo. They seem to just play at a walking pace constantly.
Really predictable.
 
Toure looking for a penalty there. But thats what they need, to up the tempo like that.
 
Mine's fine. Do you know if there's a red button option?

There was a way last season through Sky Sports event centre but I'm not sure about this season. Tried a few weeks ago and couldn't find out how to watch the games on the red button.

no, mine has been fine throughout.

It's working now, I just changed channel and came back to the City game and it's working fine now.
 
When Alex Teixeira scores I always remember how I had massive success with him on FM. We won the CL many times, but now I feel he's let me down playing for Shaktar. Total waste of a wonderkid. :smirk:
 
Yeah that's true. I don't think he is a great manager anyway, lacks a plan B and is too naive from a tactical point. But I am not sure the manager is their only problem, the whole team just looks like they can't fight in such a competition.
Of course it isn't just Pellegrini. But the owners will sack him if they're out of the CL and 8-9 points behind Chelsea in December.
 
Playing a three man midfield with Toure pushed forward seems so obvious. Wonder why Pellegrini never tries it? Dzeko and Jovetic haven't done enough to be undroppable by any means.
I suppose because you notice that the top teams try to make their system work to perfection. If you look at Bayern or Barcelona or Madrid, they rarely change the way they play when in Europe, they just go out and try to dominate teams on their own terms. It's admirable but doesn't work unless you have a really top team and system to begin with which City seem to be missing.
 
Huge chance wasted by Suárez after a great Messi pass. Why use your weak foot??
 
What do regular watchers of Ajax think of Klaasen? Only seen him a couple of times, looks a very tidy player though.
 
Busquets is looking a lot better than usual tonight. Good to see.
 
CSKA look out on their feet already, won't stay 1-2...
 
Brahimi was a steal for Porto. Hard to believe he was playing for Granada last season.
 
PL is shit, it has to be said. People laugh at Schalke or Leverkusen, but right now it looks like no wins for the PL against the mighty teams of Maribor, Anderlecht and Moscow.