View From A Blue

Hart - Saw one Richardson effort whistle by his post in the opening exchanges but he was largely a spectator as our attacking guile caused carnage at the other end - 6 Zabaleta - A constant overlapping force down the right, dovetailing to great effect with Milner and then later Navas. Barely tested defensively and that gave him [...]

Onwards we march, creative flair and individual brilliance leading the way. Two penalties, two sublime stunners from our midfield maestros and a first City strike for Martin Demichelis totalled five goals, three points and the uplifting realisation that this wasn’t even a special performance. There was plenty left in reserve, a display that hinted at [...]

On the face of it, a side of City’s quality travelling to Hull and obtaining a comfortable victory wouldn’t normally rank as a particularly memorable result, yet in the circumstances this was one of the Blues’ most impressive performances of the season. One battling display, two superbly crafted goals and three valuable – potentially defining - points. This [...]

The simple facts of the scoreline, both last night and on aggregate, don’t make for particularly pleasant reading from a City perspective but what the Blues can take from last night is belief. Elements such as pride, defiance and spirit are not tangible, they can’t always be assessed by a statistic and yet, forced onto the [...]

So, there it is. A further trophy added to our rapidly-growing collection, this time delivered by one nonchalant brush of Yaya Touré artistic right-foot and Samir Nasri’s swerving, powerful, emphatic strike. The first-half lethargy, bringing unhappy memories of last season’s FA Cup heartbreak sharply back to mind, was cast off in the space of a couple [...]