Sven's derby team had BALLS

I find myself agreeing with Alan Hansen this morning, City lack backbone. Sven's team that took six points away from the reds last season were at least prepared to scrap for 90 minutes - yesterday Hughes' team were out-gunned, out-thought, out-manouevred and out-classed.

Team spirit is everything, even the most talented players in the world must feel proud of their team, be excited at the prospect of winning against the odds, feel secure in each other's abilities and ready to put their reputations in each other's hands. Hughes doesn't seem able to instil that message in his players, or they don't want to listen.

Spurs will be happiest of all this morning, they will be sure now that next Saturday will be a cake-walk for them. The final game against Bolton will probably mean three points for us, but our season has petered out to nothing. How disappointing is THAT?? After the high hopes of last Summer, now we have nothing but the promise of jam tomorrow. I'm getting on now, I don't have the luxury of years stretching ahead, I want it all, and I want it NOW.

So I find myself now not actually caring either way. Hughes can be removed or given till Christmas or even another season - I really don't care. There have been signs lately that that all-important team spirit was finally beginning to emerge, yesterday put paid to that. All I do now is look on. I'm an interested observer, no more. Like a spare p***k at a wedding

CLEVBLUE

This entry was posted on May 11th, 2009 at 08:53:13 am and is filed under News.

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8 comments

Comment from: AG [Visitor]

I agree with you. Im getting on too and I can remember Citys previous glory days. I must admit I dont care too much about actually winning trophies. What does matter to me is RESPECT. As yesterdays game went on I could hear the derision for our team rising again. I do NOT want us to be laughing stocks. Whichever manager can eliminate that from our club will have my fullest support.

11/05/09 @ 09:11

Comment from: clevblue [Member]

Yes, embarrassment is the worst part of it. If you fight and lose it's not so bad.

That's Hughes' biggest problem now, team spirit

11/05/09 @ 09:19

Comment from: Blueboy [Visitor]

Talk about rewriting history! That the same Sven whose team showed relegation form after Christmas? The same Sven whose team capitulated at home to Fulham and showed a complete lack of backbone when losing 8-1 to Middlesboro? The only way we are going to make any progress is if we stop this knee jerk reaction after individual games.

11/05/09 @ 09:22

Comment from: Matt [Visitor]

Yawn!!! We just weren't at the races yesterday. It wasn't for a lack of trying.

But to say Sven's team had balls, you have to be having a laugh. Apart from Derby day, last year after Christmas we were absolutely disgraceful. I know that there were lots of problems behnid the scenes etc, but the 8-1 on the last day of the season hardly was a ballsy performance was it?

11/05/09 @ 09:32

Comment from: GortonBlue [Visitor]

Blueboy – I agree we need stability and I want to see Hughes given more time, but I also wanted to give Sven more time and personally would prefer Sven to still be in charge. Don't call Sven's side he took relegation fodder and got them into the top half of the table and Europe. Talk about relegation form look at this seasons away results! lack of backbone look at the Home Fulham game or the Hamburg away.

11/05/09 @ 09:40

Comment from: BlueManiac [Visitor]

Lets also remember how incredibly lucky we were to win the home derby last year and how we were also v lucky to play them on "Munich" day at their place when they were obviously out of sorts.
Sven's team had balls? Not really, you are speaking it though

11/05/09 @ 09:41

Comment from: fuckyou [Visitor]

You are a fucking clown who knows shit all about football!

11/05/09 @ 09:42

Comment from: clevblue [Member]

I do get a bit down now and then. thanks for your support, Mr Fuckyou. I was referring to the derby games not Sven's team over the season and I don't want Sven back. It is the wide gap between them and us. And the lack of team spirit which is obvious to me.
Fortunately I am in a position to moan now and again, and give you the opportunity to disagree. Don't ruin your karma for the day on my account

I probably chose a bad title, because it seems that's all you have read.

11/05/09 @ 10:22

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