Half and half scarves, a massive stadium and no noise, people leaving after half an hour both halves, some weird sheet presentation on the pitch beforehand, VAR not making sense, a big queue for the bogs. As an experience, that was about as poor as it gets for me. Even watching two dozen of them Poznan was a bit pitiful and made me feel sorry for them rather than sneer.
It was great taking the lead, the away end were a credit to us too, but apart from that it’s hard to pick out highlights. Everything else is either filed under damage control or hope for the future.
Muric was hopefully trying too hard because he did make that decent save in the second half. But he also made some bizarre kicking choices alongside the obvious rick. The penalty was weird as in the stadium the ref pointed to a goal kick. The replay looks like it was a penalty so fair enough.
But not giving the Davis one, let alone looking at it when going in at 3-2 might have turned our mindset a little is huge for me. I don’t get why it wasn’t checked or given. It’s annoyed me.
I didn’t like Szmodics swapping his shirt at the end, for me it shows you don’t see yourself as equal. But it’s not a big deal, and given I wasn’t fussed about signing him he’s turned out to be a revelation. Hard to see where Chaplin fits in, alongside a few others who’ve featured so far.
Delap looks a proper player, I really hope he gets a decent return this season. If he gets more chances than he has had so far he will no doubt be a danger. My big hope is that rather than free hits, this start has been a benchmarking exercise for everyone.
Can’t blame City fans when you shell out that much money as fans, but they’ve lost their club completely. Soulless and sterile. I’d hate to see that happen to us.
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