Apart from when a goalkeeper picks the ball up from a back pass, I honestly can't remember when I last saw an indirect free kick given in the penalty area. I thought obstruction was an offence that could cause this - may be others, but love it if someone could give an example where one has been...
Already got a French tartan kilt ordered, and searching for livestreams for the game. Will wear a pair of Sky Blue pants underneath though!
Typing that reminded me that about 20 years ago, an old German friend, after I had given him a yellow City Peugeot top. presented me with a pair of FC Koln...
I'd agree with that. Nothing against him per se, but as much as I am currently enjoying watching City, I find I am regularly frustrated watching England, when they are too often less than the sum of their parts,
If I was trying to assess Gareth Southgate, he's a top guy who you can imagine gets players to keep a cool head, and is extremely pragmatic, but you could never imagine him giving a Shankly (look him up if you're a youngster) type speech to get the players in a 'let's rip their throats out'...
I know, but I'm not convinced that it's down to him, as much as having been lucky with the generation of players, Lovely bloke, intelligent, but I'm not sure I'd be excited if you told me he was going to be the next City manager,
Shaw to Mings to Shaw to Mings in the first half. So much pointless passing. And Southgate changed nothing, just did an occasional swap of a player. Even by Kane's recent lower standards, he had a shocker. Mount was anonymous. We played so much safe stuff, it was painful to watch. And subbed...
Only time I've been there was a pre-season friendly in the late 70s. In a small coach from Leamington, On the drive through Preston there was a factory with Cov City will die on the windows (which was one of those strange but true moments) Went in a pub which had a plasticine dart board (!) and...