Oh lordy, what a relief!!
Phew, they would have been even more unbearable than usual!!
https://www.ja606.co.uk/articles/viewArticle/445267
CPL final table & wall of champions
Finished 3rd only to Liverpool and City sides that would have been good enough to win the title in just about any previous PL season.
Won two very respectable trophies, one of them making us World Champions and that we'd never won before.
Also got to two domestic Cup Finals that we only lost on pens and got to CL quarters.
Not too bad at all when you consider the turmoil at the club with Roman and potentially nearly going out of existence.
Not to mention a plethora of injuries to key players that completely halted the fantastic form and momentum we built up in the first few months of the season.
That being said I'm delighted this season is over.
I’ve been wanting to do player ratings article but I really can’t be assed.
I feel havertz has got away with a poor season just because the rest of our attackers are even worse. (Other than mount)
Our midfielders, hard to judge as so many injuries and different combinations. One game we finished with chalobah na rlc at cm.
Wing backs, Same as above.
Silva the stand out for me defensively, rudiger great, azpi good until the last month or so.
Mendy, again not sure how to judge, had some big mistakes this season.
Mendy - 6
Kepa - 5
James - 7
Azpi - 6
Chalobah - 6
AC - 3
Silva - 8
Rudiger - 8
Sarr - 3
Alonso - 5
Jorginho - 5
Kante - 5
Kovacic - 7
RLC - 5
Barkley - 4
Saul - 4
Mount - 7
CHO - 5
Pulisic - 4
Werner - 3
Ziyech - 4
Havertz - 6
Lukaku - 4
Probably being lenient on the forwards as they've been pretty atrocious other than Mount and Havertz to an extent where he did quite well for a bit
Even the games havertz done well, or Atleast better, I thought he wasn’t great, the Newcastle game a prime example of that, and yesterday. Awful but managed to get the goal. He was just a bit better than before.
Our forwards have massive issues with final ball, decision making, finishing and general inter play. It’s so frustrating to see our cms and wing backs work like blue assed flies just to see it die repeatedly in the final third
I must admit this year has been tough. First year since having my daughter, take me longer to get to games than it did before I moved. And the football has been agonising to watch. And so many games. Probably went to 35-40 this year and it’s just too much with a little one at home.
Paella and Estrella for everyone tonight!
Too right Brum. Hala Real Chelsea
Merry Christmas Tavern dwellers!
Merry Christmas Chinwaggers 💫
Summer 69 tells me there are some that don't understand the Inter Cities Fairs Cup!!
Hey Brum yeah Summer mentioned it on the Haven. It's a bit before my time tbh and in truth I've never even seen any footage of games from it sadly. It sounds like there were a lot of great games between top clubs though.
It was major back in the day. I was shocked to hear that it is not now recognised by UEFA. Basically was the UEFA Cup before the UEFA Cup replaced it.
It was basically the forerunner of the UEFA Cup Superb.
Probably harder to win than the modern day UEFA/Europa League because there was a better standard of team in it.
ICFC games were on a Tuesday, European Cup Wednesday and ECWC on a Thursday.
I remember watching the highlights of them with my dad after 2200, when I was a kid in the 60s.
Sounds awesome tbh. Shame that Uefa have basically disowned it but football is much bigger than one organisation anyway
Although it was always the third in the pecking order behind the European Cup and the Cup Winners Cup. Unlike most Clubs City still have the opportunity to have “Won it all” if they clean up the trophies that they are missing.
At least Superb with the ECWC being no more the door is now shut on our exclusive Club to a lot of Clubs.
Yeah exactly, City never won the ECWC did they ?
No they did win it in 1970, but we beat them in the semi in 1971 on the way to winning it.
Scousers never did though!! 😂
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posted on 22/5/22
Oh lordy, what a relief!!
posted on 22/5/22
Phew, they would have been even more unbearable than usual!!
posted on 22/5/22
https://www.ja606.co.uk/articles/viewArticle/445267
CPL final table & wall of champions
posted on 23/5/22
Finished 3rd only to Liverpool and City sides that would have been good enough to win the title in just about any previous PL season.
Won two very respectable trophies, one of them making us World Champions and that we'd never won before.
Also got to two domestic Cup Finals that we only lost on pens and got to CL quarters.
Not too bad at all when you consider the turmoil at the club with Roman and potentially nearly going out of existence.
Not to mention a plethora of injuries to key players that completely halted the fantastic form and momentum we built up in the first few months of the season.
That being said I'm delighted this season is over.
posted on 23/5/22
I’ve been wanting to do player ratings article but I really can’t be assed.
I feel havertz has got away with a poor season just because the rest of our attackers are even worse. (Other than mount)
Our midfielders, hard to judge as so many injuries and different combinations. One game we finished with chalobah na rlc at cm.
Wing backs, Same as above.
Silva the stand out for me defensively, rudiger great, azpi good until the last month or so.
Mendy, again not sure how to judge, had some big mistakes this season.
posted on 23/5/22
Mendy - 6
Kepa - 5
James - 7
Azpi - 6
Chalobah - 6
AC - 3
Silva - 8
Rudiger - 8
Sarr - 3
Alonso - 5
Jorginho - 5
Kante - 5
Kovacic - 7
RLC - 5
Barkley - 4
Saul - 4
Mount - 7
CHO - 5
Pulisic - 4
Werner - 3
Ziyech - 4
Havertz - 6
Lukaku - 4
posted on 23/5/22
Probably being lenient on the forwards as they've been pretty atrocious other than Mount and Havertz to an extent where he did quite well for a bit
posted on 23/5/22
Even the games havertz done well, or Atleast better, I thought he wasn’t great, the Newcastle game a prime example of that, and yesterday. Awful but managed to get the goal. He was just a bit better than before.
Our forwards have massive issues with final ball, decision making, finishing and general inter play. It’s so frustrating to see our cms and wing backs work like blue assed flies just to see it die repeatedly in the final third
posted on 23/5/22
I must admit this year has been tough. First year since having my daughter, take me longer to get to games than it did before I moved. And the football has been agonising to watch. And so many games. Probably went to 35-40 this year and it’s just too much with a little one at home.
posted on 28/5/22
Paella and Estrella for everyone tonight!
posted on 28/5/22
Too right Brum. Hala Real Chelsea
posted on 25/12/22
Merry Christmas Tavern dwellers!
posted on 25/12/22
Merry Christmas lads
posted on 25/12/22
Merry Christmas Chinwaggers 💫
posted on 9/6/23
Summer 69 tells me there are some that don't understand the Inter Cities Fairs Cup!!
posted on 10/6/23
Hey Brum yeah Summer mentioned it on the Haven. It's a bit before my time tbh and in truth I've never even seen any footage of games from it sadly. It sounds like there were a lot of great games between top clubs though.
posted on 10/6/23
It was major back in the day. I was shocked to hear that it is not now recognised by UEFA. Basically was the UEFA Cup before the UEFA Cup replaced it.
posted on 10/6/23
It was basically the forerunner of the UEFA Cup Superb.
Probably harder to win than the modern day UEFA/Europa League because there was a better standard of team in it.
ICFC games were on a Tuesday, European Cup Wednesday and ECWC on a Thursday.
I remember watching the highlights of them with my dad after 2200, when I was a kid in the 60s.
posted on 10/6/23
Sounds awesome tbh. Shame that Uefa have basically disowned it but football is much bigger than one organisation anyway
posted on 10/6/23
Although it was always the third in the pecking order behind the European Cup and the Cup Winners Cup. Unlike most Clubs City still have the opportunity to have “Won it all” if they clean up the trophies that they are missing.
posted on 10/6/23
Let's hope not lol
posted on 10/6/23
At least Superb with the ECWC being no more the door is now shut on our exclusive Club to a lot of Clubs.
posted on 10/6/23
Yeah exactly, City never won the ECWC did they ?
posted on 10/6/23
No they did win it in 1970, but we beat them in the semi in 1971 on the way to winning it.
posted on 10/6/23
Scousers never did though!! 😂
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