The media pundits and rival fans have man u and man city nailed on for a top 2 finish and the title race being between them.
While i will not dispute united's result as it was a tough away game to benfica and they made changes to the team that had been scoring goals for fun so the result seems a good one for them.
Now coming to man city,napoli were the first decent team they played this season(yes im discounting spurs as i dont think their team was in the right frame of mind at that time due to the modric saga) and they played them at home,had the match been away the result would have seemed fair but for a team many claim to be a front runner for both domestic and european honours a result against the third best team in italy at home is not at all a good result and just proves my point that manchester city are not that much ahead of us as many of the media pundits and even some of our own fans claim them to be!!
Are man city all that great??
posted on 15/9/11
i agree with albert morgan ...if you dont pick up your performances in europe you'll be playing channel 5 football in feb march..you have a tough group and a draw against napoli(3rd best team in the group) at home is by no means a good result..bayen munich will be a tougher nut to crack!!
posted on 15/9/11
sorry thought irish rover was a city fan that why kept saying you..my bad!!
posted on 15/9/11
3 home wins and an away point is what most team aim for (the magical 10 points)
Away results are a bonus and are very hard to come by, wherever you go in Europe!
posted on 15/9/11
I disagree, I think City will improve as they progress, and I think their squad will push United, Chelsea, and all others in all competitions this year
I watched them tear Spurs a new one, the only reason that did not splash across every paper in the land was down to Arsenals woefull showing against United the same day.
City are the real deal people, write them off at your peril
posted on 15/9/11
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posted on 15/9/11
When they're clicking they're the most dangerous team in the PL imo, just got too many attacking options that complement each other. That's the intriguing aspect of this season's PL, for the first time in a while three teams will genuinely be thinking their chances of winning the title are fantastic aslong as they do their jobs.
I'm totally with you on the media's perception that the Manchester clubs are untouchable being a load of tosh, anyone whose watched the PL the last six years shouldn't be foolish enough to make such a ridiclous statement. Not unwelcome, we've always been happier out of the spotlight even before Roman, just surpising from a bunch of so-called experts.
posted on 15/9/11
Their defence was very shaky. Everytime Napoli countered it looked like they were going to score. Kompany had a bad game. Perhaps it's due to them being nervous in their first CL match.
posted on 15/9/11
For me City are still better than United, the latter are being over hyped
posted on 15/9/11
I agree wutg Blue Kenyan, City for me are the best team in the league, individually having the best players...
However collectively I feel they aren't quite as good as either Chelsea or Utd, they have great strength and depth, but their team chemistry isn't the same as Chelsea or Utd
posted on 15/9/11
I think City have the most depth which is crucial but like us United have that experience and team work which is the most important thing if you are to win the league. IMO its City who are being over hyped since they have not achieved nothing besides having class indivuduals, this is a reason why I understand Citys hype, however I aint buying it.
United have brushed aside everything City have thrown at them to date so for that reason I think its fair to say United are the number 1s in Manchester.