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@AFC__Xtra @TEAMtalk Does Alvarez know this?

🚨NEW! 💣 Julián Alvarez has said YES to Arsenal project . 🇦🇷🌟 ℹ️ @TEAMtalk

@UtdKobi He’s in the squad

Thomas Tuchel got a baller but decided not to call him up for the England squad 😭

@SkyBluesXtra But your teammates all enjoy passing backwards

🇫🇷✨ Rayan Cherki: “The worst thing they could say about me? That I play too simple. I never want to be the player who passes backwards when the pass forward is there.”

@mancity_talk Semenyo can’t keep the ball for more than 5 seconds

Haaland & Semenyo. The technical ability of donkeys.

@City_Xtra City is too predictable, too slow in attacking, we need a new coach

Pep Guardiola in the stands...

@jm_scientist02 @City_Xtra Whenever Somenyo has the ball, he loses it within 5 seconds

@City_Xtra Semenyo as a 10? the gods must be crazy! His first touch is soo poor. No creativity at all, no attacking threat, just possession We look like strangers in some moments, here's the kicker, everyone's fighting on passing backwards!!

What have you made of #ManCity's start vs West Ham?

@WilloMCI It’s not after one match. We wanted to see change since about 2 years ago, Pep’s style and strategy have been studied to death by opponents, and he fails to bring any changes. Not that we don’t appreciate Pep, but We really want to see changes

The reaction from the fans after last night is embarrassing. One defeat and suddenly the timeline is full of people screaming “Pep Out” like we didn’t just go eleven games unbeaten before that. Eleven. The moment one result goes wrong, people act like the entire project has collapsed overnight. It’s ridiculous. Looking at the game itself, it’s pretty obvious the idea wasn’t some wild tactical gamble. The changes were actually quite straightforward. The intention looked like adding pace out wide, having runners attacking the box, and letting experienced players control the middle so we could win second balls. At the same time, the quicker attackers were supposed to threaten in behind and stretch Madrid. From a tactical point of view, the thinking behind it made complete sense. The first goal comes from the high line getting caught once, fair enough. That happens when you play aggressively. But after that... the problems weren’t tactical. The second goal comes from a horrible touch that falls straight to Valverde. The third comes from failing to deal with an aerial ball and suddenly Valverde is through again. Those are individual errors, not some catastrophic managerial decision. People seem to be ignoring the other side of it too. In the opening minutes there were balls flashing across the box that just needed someone to finish them. Tap ins. Where was the striker? If those go in, the whole conversation today is completely different. Two defensive gifts and missed chances completely killed the plan. That’s not on the manager. At some point the players have to execute what’s in front of them. Pep’s whole approach clearly aimed to stop Madrid doing what they love most... transition football. Everyone knows that’s where they’re lethal. If you let them run at you with space, you’re asking for trouble. So of course the plan was to try and take that away while still attacking them. That’s basic game management against a side like that. People also seem to have forgotten what happens when you don’t respect that threat. We’ve seen defenders get embarrassed in those moments before. You give someone like Vinicius even half a yard and suddenly you’re watching the ball fly into your net. Pretending those dangers don’t exist just so you can play the same way you do against deep Premier League blocks would be naive. You don’t approach a team like Madrid the same way you approach most league games. Against them you need solutions, layers, and ways to limit what they do best. That’s what the setup tried to do. Football doesn’t always reward the right ideas. Sometimes the plan is good and it still falls apart because of mistakes or missed chances. That’s the sport. But the way people instantly pin everything on the manager every time something goes wrong is tiring. When we win, it’s the players being brilliant. When we lose, suddenly Pep is clueless. That’s how the conversation always swings. One minute he’s a genius, the next minute people want him gone. It’s reactionary nonsense. We lost ONE game after ELEVEN unbeaten. That’s it. Not a collapse. Not a crisis. Just a bad night. Calling for Pep to be sacked over that is beyond and overreaction... it’s childish. Forget the game and move on. The next match is what matters now. Support the team, back the manager, and stop acting like the sky is falling every time we drop points. That’s what being a fan is supposed to be.

@Lea_EFC Big time

Have Pep Guardiola’s methods been outdated by the younger generation of managers?🤔

@AdamSalkie @thecityshack We’ve been sticking to our weaknesses for too long, Man City hasn’t changed the pass around not attacking strategy for too long, anyone know how to play counter attack can sort city out

@thecityshack Neither. We picked the wrong team and tactics. They play to their strengths; we play to our weaknesses.

Have Real Madrid been really good or have Manchester City been really bad!? I can’t decide.

@thecityshack Man city has been really bad for a while now. Actually, Real Madrid is better without Mbape

@LFC Did you?

WE'RE LEVEL! 💪

@LegacySiu Rodri

Guess the player Very Hard

@bernardooooV3 No

Be honest, do you still believe we are winning this league?

@TheIndexInsider Where is Donnaruma?

Have those city players not got the abilities to run with the ball? Whenever they gave the ball, they stood there and looked for someone to pass the ball to #TOTMCI

@Certinfy If Sinner didn’t waste so much of Novak’s energy on Friday, Novak would have won today

Fucking Jannik Sinner played better on Friday than Carlos Alcaraz did today. That fucking hurts.

@nadalprop_ No one wants to be worsen

Novak Djokovic you will never be HIM.

@DjokerNole We love you @DjokerNole! All the best on Sunday! 👊💪🎾🏆

Lost for words 🇦🇺

@Certinfy It’s a good photo though 🤣

Right now, this is the most hated man of: - Italians - Sinner fans - Djokovic haters - Federer fans - Nadal fans - The establish What a hero.

@BenRothenberg Ben must be a Trump supporter

Rather than coming to the interview room, Novak Djokovic is holding his press in some tiny room under Laver, jam-packed with dozens of journalists. I can’t actually see him thanks to this bizarre set-up, but he’s got some fiery words for people who have wanted him to retire.