Comments on: Viktoria Plzen 0 – 3 MAN CITY – MY THOUGHTS http://www.viewfromablue.com/2013/09/18/viktoria-plzen-0-3-man-city-my-thoughts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=viktoria-plzen-0-3-man-city-my-thoughts Tue, 20 Jan 2026 17:54:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 By: Roggie http://www.viewfromablue.com/2013/09/18/viktoria-plzen-0-3-man-city-my-thoughts/#comment-543595 Roggie Fri, 20 Sep 2013 07:43:35 +0000 http://www.viewfromablue.com/?p=8314#comment-543595 A reasonable display but this was the worst team City have played in the last two years. I am fearful that this is regarded as his best team. If he plays them agains Utd they will be overrun down the left. Kol and Nasri can't defend and Utd will have a field day. If the team was put out because the opposition were poor and he knew they could attack them then ok. But I am fearful that with Barry missing there is no midfield defensive cover. I hope I am wrong!! A reasonable display but this was the worst team City have played in the last two years. I am fearful that this is regarded as his best team. If he plays them agains Utd they will be overrun down the left. Kol and Nasri can’t defend and Utd will have a field day. If the team was put out because the opposition were poor and he knew they could attack them then ok. But I am fearful that with Barry missing there is no midfield defensive cover. I hope I am wrong!!

]]> By: Rat http://www.viewfromablue.com/2013/09/18/viktoria-plzen-0-3-man-city-my-thoughts/#comment-542549 Rat Wed, 18 Sep 2013 23:22:53 +0000 http://www.viewfromablue.com/?p=8314#comment-542549 Great result even if the performance was shaky. Bring on the derby. My line up would be: Hart Zab Komp Nasty Clichy (If available - fingers crossed) Yaya Dinho Navas Silva Aguero Negredo Great result even if the performance was shaky. Bring on the derby. My line up would be:

Hart
Zab Komp Nasty Clichy (If available – fingers crossed)

Yaya Dinho
Navas Silva
Aguero
Negredo

]]> By: JJ http://www.viewfromablue.com/2013/09/18/viktoria-plzen-0-3-man-city-my-thoughts/#comment-542409 JJ Wed, 18 Sep 2013 20:59:24 +0000 http://www.viewfromablue.com/?p=8314#comment-542409 Agreed Crispy! See my comments on the players rating post Agreed Crispy!
See my comments on the players rating post

]]> By: Crispy http://www.viewfromablue.com/2013/09/18/viktoria-plzen-0-3-man-city-my-thoughts/#comment-542348 Crispy Wed, 18 Sep 2013 19:28:57 +0000 http://www.viewfromablue.com/?p=8314#comment-542348 Couldn't agree more with paras 4 and 5. Better teams would have been 2/3 nil up. However, against better teams I'd like to think we'd be more cautious i.e. 2 holding midfielders (but not YaYa). Perhaps Milner and Fernandinho holding with YaYa pushed higher up, Silva and Auguero either side and Negredo up top. Navas (although he needs to improve), Jovetic to come on. I'm afraid Nasri playing well for half a game against the group's whipping boys does not a player make! Still an awful lot to prove despite being here 2+ years. Still prefer Negredo to Dzeko. Dzeko needs to be more clinical, especially when playing the better sides. I truly hope Clichy gets fit in time for Sunday. Kolorov continues to amaze me at how poor/senseless he can be. There was a time in the first half when I wondered how he was a top flight footballer, namely:- 1. Needless handball - booked. 2. Gives away a stupid foul 5 mins later which could very easily have been a second yellow. You could see how relieved he was! Who knows what would have happened with 10 men for an hour... 3. From resultant free kick it nearly bounces off him for an og! 4. Continued to leave his man and get turned easily. 5. Great cross for Dzeko chance but I'm looking for defensive ability from a full back. Dreadful! Still, as you say, a win is a win. Beat Moscow and these at home, draw in Moscow and should be enough... Couldn’t agree more with paras 4 and 5. Better teams would have been 2/3 nil up.

However, against better teams I’d like to think we’d be more cautious i.e. 2 holding midfielders (but not YaYa). Perhaps Milner and Fernandinho holding with YaYa pushed higher up, Silva and Auguero either side and Negredo up top. Navas (although he needs to improve), Jovetic to come on. I’m afraid Nasri playing well for half a game against the group’s whipping boys does not a player make! Still an awful lot to prove despite being here 2+ years.

Still prefer Negredo to Dzeko. Dzeko needs to be more clinical, especially when playing the better sides.

I truly hope Clichy gets fit in time for Sunday. Kolorov continues to amaze me at how poor/senseless he can be. There was a time in the first half when I wondered how he was a top flight footballer, namely:-

1. Needless handball – booked.
2. Gives away a stupid foul 5 mins later which could very easily have been a second yellow. You could see how relieved he was! Who knows what would have happened with 10 men for an hour…
3. From resultant free kick it nearly bounces off him for an og!
4. Continued to leave his man and get turned easily.
5. Great cross for Dzeko chance but I’m looking for defensive ability from a full back.

Dreadful!

Still, as you say, a win is a win. Beat Moscow and these at home, draw in Moscow and should be enough…

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