Hard to see how he can avoid getting replaced soon

No way to spin this in their own site.

etting humiliated at home, in front of its home fans, wasn’t unforeseen or unlikely (in light of recent performance).

The search for Michael’s successor likely has begun already.

What a mess.

Carrick in trouble

his morning there’s a major storm (Storm Boelo), but the birds still nest here. Durian and Sweepy are on the handles and they seem intimidated by the gusts. It’ll intensify further at 9AM and won’t end any time soon. Maybe in the late afternoon we can visit the local park. Maybe not even that.

Michael Carrick’s Reds have a match today. It’s against Bournemouth when the winds slow down a bit.

Quoting Manchester United: “Bournemouth have received a major boost with the news that highly-rated forward Eli Junior Kroupi, who bagged the equaliser in last season’s Old Trafford goalfest, is potentially in line to feature at the weekend.”

Carrick will likely be separated from the team, prematurely, before the season ends.

Old Trafford has past glory; it cannot regain that.

Bad day for the keeper and it shows (on his face)

he highlights of the match are now out (in BillBC at least). As noted earlier, big G (Donnarumma) made no saves. None at all. It relates to what I wrote last month. Stopping at least one of those shots should be trivial.

Even if you make fantastic saves sometimes, getting the basics right is critical.

If it’s of any solace or consolation, the team played well.

There’s this video rant about Donnarumma

Performance was good. That matters too.

t was expected to be a tough match. It was also an “open” one and a decent one to watch.

I was talking to my dad throughout the whole match (2 hours) and ManCity actually played very well, it was also unlucky and the opposing keeper was superb. Manchester City’s keeper conceded all shots on goal.

Manchester is still on top (of the PL). When it lost to PSG it actually played very well.

In football, the better team does not always win, unlike in tennis, baseball, basketball, handball, volleyball and so on.

The best team can, however, win a league. “Unlucky matches” get averaged out.

Soon

omorrow there are some events here, not limited to a concert many young girls (now in their 40s or even 50s) have longed for. There is also a match in Birmingham around midday the following day. ManCity is still undefeated this season, no draws either. How long can this winning streak be sustained?

Aston Vila is ranked second in UEFA Champions League, so an away match in Birmingham will be a huge test for EnzoFC.

Meanwhile Manchester United (Man Utd) is in a state of crisis.

I feel bad for Manchester United.

They used to be so good.

Foden scored four goals in a few days

O Foden will make the morning’s headlines (also two assists by Lewis) and this short video summary shows a solid win despite my worries (about benching great players).

I heard a couple of these goals (third and fourth for City) when night-jogging around the stadium.

ManCity will soon play Brighton and Hove Albion at home, twice in 3 days. Brighton has been in good form (many goals), so this won’t be easy.

Risky approach

HE latest (or next) Champions League match is just an hour away. The lineup is like Pep with his bizarre “Experiments” in “Lesser Important” matches. Enzo puts forth NOT his very best: Donnarumma, Lewis, Khusanov, Dias (C), Gvardiol, Anderson, Fernández, Allan, Cherki, Foden, Samba.

Left ‘benched’: Guéhi, Haaland, and Doku.

What sort of coach leaves Haaland on the bench for a Champions League match? Haaland scores almost half of City’s goals this season.

If City wins, the press will hail Enzo’s “courage”.

If City does not win, Enzo will have all the excuses in the world.