View From A Blue

A pulsating, dramatic and tense match which produced an result greeted with relief and delight. It was the type of match neutrals would have relished, but for a passionate supporter, it was a game which provided numerous emotions, of which the prevailing one was fortunately happiness. There was plenty of enthralling attacking football from the Blues but [...]

The most disappointing element from yesterday’s defeat was that it came as no surprise. A series of dramatic late winners and some woeful opposition have masked City’s utterly insipid performances this season. That we are second in the table says everything about the poor quality of other teams, rather than anything overly positive about the [...]

Yet another dramatic victory after a largely disappointing, insipid performance. There was plenty of possession but no cutting edge, and then a late, late winner to secure the three points – it was symptomatic of City’s season so far. For 92 minutes, it was a hugely frustrating afternoon. Reading defended deep, they were resilient and organised, content [...]

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It was the inevitability which was so crushing. The second Carlos Tevez gave away a free-kick for clipping Rafael’s legs, it was obvious what was going to happen. That, however, didn’t dim the feelings of despondency and disappointment when the ball nestled in the net. It was an unfair ending to what, for the neutral, [...]