Such an useless attempt at a clearance from Fernando too. The ball was barely moving by the time he kicked it right at Bamford.

Borough going all in for a second goal now. Jesus, City are poor.

otfgoon wrote:

Apparently City just came back from the middle east last night, had to play in a friendly too. Bonkers.

Hah - that's mental.

The Middlesbrough goal is 80% on Kompany. Weak back pass to the keeper.

Great game this.

OMG how did Tomlin not score.. what a fuckin move..

Amazing turn from this Tomlin chap.

Hits the post.

Borough hit the post! That was an absolutely world class piece of skill from Tomlin. He's half Dennis Bergkamp and a third Fonzarelli, as the saying goes.

Navas is shite

General Mirth wrote:

Navas is shite

Sort of pales in comparison to Vincent Kompany though. He's halfway through one of the most spineless defensive performances I've ever seen. He looks like a Championship defender for the umpteenth game in a row. What an awful captain.

Kompany's been on a downward trajectory for a while.

Fernandinho commits to a sliding tackle about a minute after the ball has moved on. Clever guy.

General Mirth wrote:

Kompany's been on a downward trajectory for a while.

Yep. I thought he was poor last season too, but at least there was still the feeling that he was playing below his level at that point. This is his level now.

I wonder what Zabaleta will blame that miss on... hair hanging down in his eyes?

Doesn't make any sense, defenders don't generally become shit overnight. It's not like he's old, should be in his prime.