City - could they play without a keeper?
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City - could they play without a keeper?
I think it would be interesting to see them play against a few bottom half teams, without a player who could handle the ball.
They played in 2nd gear yesterday.
I bet they would still beat most of the teams in the bottom half of the table without a keeper.
They played in 2nd gear yesterday.
I bet they would still beat most of the teams in the bottom half of the table without a keeper.
Re: City - could they play without a keeper?
Not sure but their current keeper walks into our central midfield
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Re: City - could they play without a keeper?
He’s a fantastic footballer
Re: City - could they play without a keeper?
Not sure about being without a keeper but against us and similar definitely 10 men.
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Re: City - could they play without a keeper?
Their players not only stopped us getting close to their keeper they also stopped us getting throw ins inside their half.
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Re: City - could they play without a keeper?
They also ensured Pope had to kick from his hands with a fwe of them finding touch.
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Re: City - could they play without a keeper?
Yes, but they'd lose a lot more often.
Re: City - could they play without a keeper?
We try to play without a midfield so why not.
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Stat from WhoScored I just saw online:
“Manchester City 𝙜𝙤𝙖𝙡𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙚𝙧 Ederson completed more passes (34) than any other Burnley player in City's 2-0 win at Turf Moor on Saturday
Clarets centre-back James Tarkowski (21) came closest to matching the Brazilian”
“Manchester City 𝙜𝙤𝙖𝙡𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙚𝙧 Ederson completed more passes (34) than any other Burnley player in City's 2-0 win at Turf Moor on Saturday
Clarets centre-back James Tarkowski (21) came closest to matching the Brazilian”
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Re: City - could they play without a keeper?
Any stats on who rolled furthest along the pitch?
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Re: City - could they play without a keeper?
Yesterday's game seemed a carbon copy of the home match last season where we didn't have any attempts on goal.
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Re: City - could they play without a keeper?
They could have played without a back four.
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Re: City - could they play without a keeper?
The lad who got weghorst booked deserves an Oscar for his portrayal of a snipers victim.
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Re: City - could they play without a keeper?
We did at least manage a shot on target from Jay this time, but yep it's it was a stroll in the park for City, thankfully for us they took their foot off the gas 2nd half, and settled for a comfy 2-0 win.
Regarding the OP''S question, Ederson essentially plays as an additional outfield player most of the time anyway, and why wouldn't he when he can pass as well as he can.
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He caught a cross from a corner with great athleticism.
Not sure why folk are trying to compare our team of skilful tryers to a team of world champion quality.
Not sure why folk are trying to compare our team of skilful tryers to a team of world champion quality.
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Re: City - could they play without a keeper?
Ederson would walk into our team....as a midfielder...quality player.
Re: City - could they play without a keeper?
It depends whether the opposition realised they hadn't a keeper or not. We'd have clearly scored 1 yesterday if they hadn't a keeper, and who knows - in 90 minutes of football, some teams (perhaps all teams) would work out that high shots towards the almost-empty net would yield good dividends.helmclaret wrote: ↑Sun Apr 03, 2022 7:32 amI think it would be interesting to see them play against a few bottom half teams, without a player who could handle the ball.
They played in 2nd gear yesterday.
I bet they would still beat most of the teams in the bottom half of the table without a keeper.
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Re: City - could they play without a keeper?
If it wasn't against the Laws of the Game they might have tried it !
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Re: City - could they play without a keeper?
City could play without a keeper, then concede a goal resulting in Pep calling for 12 players to be allowed on the pitch, grass to be cut shorter, games to only be played when he says so and Klopp would be all for it.
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Re: City - could they play without a keeper?
Ah, a 'Rush' goalkeeper as we called it at school.boatshed bill wrote: ↑Sun Apr 03, 2022 10:43 pmThere's nothing to stop him playing further up-field as long as he is the named goalkeeper.
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Their work rate put ours to shame, made us look lazy.Nonayforever wrote: ↑Sun Apr 03, 2022 8:11 amTheir players not only stopped us getting close to their keeper they also stopped us getting throw ins inside their half.
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Re: City - could they play without a keeper?
A suggestion we weren't trying hard enough then. Not convinced that is anywhere near correct.
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Watched Rodri and De Bruyne closely on Sat
It seemed not so much their work rate (covering loads more ground), more the fact that they were continuously looking, and finding, pockets of space with confidence to accept the ball in tight situations
Rodri hardly broke into a sweat all game
A couple of years ago our guys may have had the work rate to try and close them down. Unfortunately age has seen that work rate almost disappear
Re: City - could they play without a keeper?
watch our midfielders walk back for the 2nd goal. Rodri had all the time in the world on the edge of our area 3 times in 2 minutes including for the first goal, incredibly lazy, midfield just content to sit in our own area doing nothing.Silkyskills1 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 04, 2022 10:28 amA suggestion we weren't trying hard enough then. Not convinced that is anywhere near correct.
Re: City - could they play without a keeper?
Watch Crystal Palace’s performance against them the other week when they got a 0-0 and limited City to few chances. They worked a LOT harder than we did, I think Conor Gallagher alone will have covered more distance than two of our players put together.Silkyskills1 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 04, 2022 10:28 amA suggestion we weren't trying hard enough then. Not convinced that is anywhere near correct.
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Re: City - could they play without a keeper?
Yep Palace have given City more problems than anyone this season, but crucially they possess 3 things we sadly lack, energy, pace and youth.
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Re: City - could they play without a keeper?
Most teams could beat us without a keeper