View From A Blue

Sometimes, it’s hard to find satisfactory words to describe Manchester City this season. The only ones I could summon walking away from White Hart Lane last night were “how have we done that?” Disbelief. Disbelief at five more goals. Disbelief at another thumping victory. More than that, however, disbelief at the level of performance during the game [...]

Spirited and resilient, Cardiff eventually succumbed. That they weren’t swept aside as so many teams have been at the Etihad this season says plenty about their battling qualities – and much about our profligacy in front of goal – but just when thoughts of snatching a draw entered their minds, City stepped it up a [...]

Another game, another win, another rout. Blackburn resisted bravely in the first half, helped in no short measure by our lack of cunning in the final third, but once Alvaro Negredo netted in injury-time before the break and then again just after, it became a one-sided affair and a display of effortless grace. Come the [...]

A hostile atmosphere, a feisty affair and a victory that says a great deal about the character that courses through City’s squad. The Blues have been majestic for much of this season in playing attacking football with relentless intensity but on Sunday, the players once again demonstrated that they possess spirit and hunger to complement grace [...]

We are still in with a chance of progression to the next round and we picked up no further injuries. They are, however, about the only positives resulting from the game with Blackburn. It was a soporifically flat affair, lacking any sort of excitement or energy. City were lifeless, devoid of creativity and tempo, and Blackburn, [...]