@SamLee

Manchester City correspondent for @TheAthleticFC. Also @LMTpod

 Manchester, England
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Joined April 2009
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A couple of City’s wins haven’t been as impressive as they looked this season, the Villa loss wasn’t as bad as it looked. They’re ticking along very well for a team that’s got a new manager and many new players. Obviously need to improve, but who doesn’t? nytimes.com/athletic/7720238…

Man City finally lost a Premier League game – but there’s no need to panic (Gift Article)

The leaders' run of seven victories was not always as impressive as it seemed and defeat by Aston Villa was not as bad as it felt, either

nytimes.com
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Anderson has been brilliant so far but he does fly around everywhere trying to put out fires, and that’s not ideal. Fernandez is a wanderer too and he’s not the most defensively plugged in, and neither is Cherki. They can kill teams with their talent but there can be problems too
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that’s not the main issue when the goalkeeper and centre-back are making basic mistakes but I do think there will be some tinkering required as the season goes on. I think Anderson will probably learn to stick to his position more too (he has been told about that)
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56 million square feet of forest. There needs to be public beheadings.
Polymarket
@PolymarketOct 23
JUST IN: Wolves are reportedly roaming into Finnish villages after Google cleared over 56 million square feet of forest for AI data centers.
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Nunes could be back for the next game, Maresca says
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Maresca says on TV that he felt City did not deserve to lose. Says in press conference: "Because I think we deserved more from the game, for the amount of chances that we created and the amount of chances that we conceded."
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Also quite ironic that City have won a few games that have been open and dicey and they have lost this one that they largely controlled
Sam Lee
@SamLeeOct 24
It was hardly a polished performance from City (a lot of wasted crosses that went straight out of play, for example) but they conceded from two basic errors (Guehi and Donnarumma) and had better chances and bigger threat than Villa. City should've done more after the Villa second and they were obviously rattled at the end but it wasn't a disastrous performance by any means
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It was hardly a polished performance from City (a lot of wasted crosses that went straight out of play, for example) but they conceded from two basic errors (Guehi and Donnarumma) and had better chances and bigger threat than Villa. City should've done more after the Villa second and they were obviously rattled at the end but it wasn't a disastrous performance by any means
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McAidoo coming on for Ndiaye
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2-1 Villa - Jackson
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Arriving on the edge of the box in the danger zone for pull backs, no City player near him
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The Doku-Gvardiol link-up sparks back into life again but Suzuki tips Gvardiol's fierce shot onto the bar
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Was just typing this when Haaland scored: Ndiaye never, ever switches off. He's had a few unforced errors today, like that one, but as soon as he made it he was straight into the counterpress, he never misses a beat on that stuff
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Ndiaye cross
Sam Lee
@SamLeeOct 24
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1-1 Haaland
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Guehi and Cherki seem to be coming off
Sam Lee
@SamLeeOct 24
Lewis and Foden are coming on
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Khusanov moves to CB, Lewis RB. Foden on for Cherki
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Lewis and Foden are coming on
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Bringing on Bouaddi at half-time would probably tighten things up quite a bit. The 19yo did an impressive job against PSG so it's not unreasonable to expect the same at Villa Park
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