As the final whistle echoed through the night air of Manchester, it was an outpouring of emotion like no other. The eruption of joy from underneath the feelings of misery and heartbreak that we have suffered in this competition for 6 years can not be explained in words. This was much more than a game of football for everyone associated with City. This was a game of disproving and conquering...
Today morning, I got a notification on my phone as I lay half asleep on my bed pondering whether to get up or sleep 10 minutes more. All of my sleep went away as I read the news and rubbed my eyes in disbelief. It just cannot be possible. Julian Nagelsmann could not have been sacked. Bayern were not at all having a poor season. In fact if they defeated...
It was one of the most surprising notifications I had received on my phone for a long time. It honestly came out of nowhere. Cancelo’s loan move was something which even a seasoned punter would not have sniffed at. My first thoughts were of thinking about the situation behind the scenes. Rarely have we seen City take such decisions in a hurry. Normally, City would have waited until the summer...
This question was bothering me to the core in the last few weeks. Let’s be honest, it would have bothered all of us in a much lesser way if Arsenal had not been challenging us for the title. In fact, there would be no debate on it if Arsenal were not in this commanding position. You will probably find that there is no straight answer to this question among our...
Do not let the scoreline of the first half fool you into thinking that it was a game of 2 halves. City were absolutely fantastic in both the halves. It was just that the tactics from Pep needed a little bit tweaking at halftime to get us at full speed. It was a memorable match for our academy with Rico Lewis announcing himself to the footballing world. Stefan Ortega –...
Many people thought that the match could be a bore fest with City having already confirmed the top position in the group. But, it was an entertaining spectacle of the highest quality. The movement and positional play of City was simply outstanding. The way both the full backs were tucking inside highlighted the mood of Pep Guardiola. He was flexing his tactical muscles in a way that amazed the Sevilla...
You might be wondering why I am writing about Spurs in a City blog. Well, if you look at what VAR did to Spurs last night, doesn’t it remind you of something? 2018-19 Champions League quarterfinals will always be etched in our memories. I still remember that when the Raheem Sterling goal went in, I just ran out of my room and celebrated hard. After a few minutes, when i...
It just seemed like it was not City’s night. The football was extremely silky, but without any end product. You almost felt that the beautiful build up play deserved at least one good goal. Gundogan was orchestrating the play with such beauty that it rolled back the years. For a moment, I was lost in memories of David Silva and his legendary one touch football. The way Gundogan was gliding...
The standard of Football at City is such that more often than not, a draw feels like a defeat. But, today was one of such rare occasions when we were all sort of content with a draw. To be fair to Copenhagen, draw seemed like the right result considering the balance of play. But, despite us not being at our absolute best, I was very proud of certain aspects of...
I have never thought that i would ask this question anywhere in the near future. Only a week back, it seemed as if we were ever close to a defensive crisis. With Walker limping off against Villa and Pep stating that Laporte will take longer than expected, it seemed all doom and gloom. Add to all this, the amount of goals we were conceding, it was just a matter of...
