SNF Podcast - Man City v West Brom
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What were the highlights of the Man City vs West Brom match?
Namas is with him and he finds Namas who picks out Sergio Aguero and in the end it's Nasri who turns the ball home to mark his return to first team action with a goal.
And how good that must feel for Sami Nasri, who we just heard from here on Saturday Night Football. It's been a long absence, but that will make up for some of it tonight. 13 attempts each, a really good game. Four from City on target, two for West Brom. West Brom's 13 attempts, the second highest they've had away from home this season. Eight corners, the highest they've had on the road this season. You'd expect City to have more ball, but in pretty much every area, it was even Stevens, even touches in the opposition area. 20 per City, 19 for West Brom in a game which they gave their all, but sadly for them, ended up with nothing. Looks like they will be safe in the Premier League for another season, regardless of that result.
Was Samir Nasri the difference today, Thierry?
Yes, he was, alongside Kolarov and Aguero, I guess, but he makes no mistake, had an amazing game. And I'm going to... You can see, he came on that side, the side that we talked about, to get the ball. The ball is going to go on the other side. Otamendi is going to get the ball and try to play that ball for Kevin De Bruyne. He's going to get it. I'm going to pause it right about here. Because look at where our man is, Samir Nasri, right there. And we talked about Sessegnon. Look at where Sessegnon is. We talked about that he got bullied so many times that he's not alert and he doesn't see the run of the player. Nasri can smell that De Bruyne won his battle. Great run from Navas. Navas, we all know that he always likes to set a goal, but look at the ball right here.
Obviously, nice re-scoring, but where is Cessenio? That's a massive mistake, and that caused them a goal. But how happy are we that that man just scored a goal because he deserved it?
Yeah, he did, and it's about the persistence of De Bruyne initially. After a bad touch, Navas links up well with him, decides not to shoot. He does that often. expected Aguero to score, but he's on the move. Yeah, you expect Aguero to score, but the thing you like about being 30, 40 yards away, we said earlier on that he reads things, he sees pictures, and he felt something was going to come his way. Otherwise, he'd have stopped like Sessegnon.
And that is, Dave, every season, five, six goals, if you make that run in the box, always.
What about his overall contribution now?
Yeah, brilliant. So he's off the ball work. He won tackles back. He set things up. When he had the ball, he was the most creative player. And he played the game as if he really, really enjoyed himself. And he controlled it from the first minute, particularly with Kolorov. They really went to town down that left side. And again, we see Sessnian's defensive woes again here. But it wasn't just that move. All day, trying to find areas to get in behind the West Brom players. And... You know, I think it was great to see that. Nasri is back and back with a bang today. And he got his rewards here at this moment.
How did Samir Nasri's performance impact the game?
And I don't think anyone would say he didn't deserve it. And I think there was something about Nasri's performance today that totally was missing in the home games that have gone so wrong in the last month or six weeks. He brought an edge to it, he brought a bite off the ball. You see there, good challenging, good passing, creativity. And he brought a smile, I think, to the Man City fans' faces, because they've endured a lot of hassle, a lot of trouble over the home games lately, and he was excellent.
What it is, is players like that attract the ball. When you're good, your team will give you the ball. And something that it did today, we didn't mention David Silva. We didn't say they missed David Silva. We didn't say, oh, the magician wasn't there. He was the magician today and he did ever so well.
Well, imagine him, Silva and De Bruyne together. That's something for maybe the new manager to think about. But how well did West Brom do today?
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What were the highlights of the Man City vs West Brom match?
0:34–3:30
2
How did Samir Nasri's performance impact the game?
3:30–6:22
3
What were the key tactical decisions made by both teams?
6:22–8:58
4
How did West Brom's strategy affect their performance?
8:58–11:14
5
What were the controversial moments in the match?
11:14–14:49
6
How did the refereeing decisions influence the outcome?
14:49–18:02
7
What are the implications of this match for Manchester City's season?
18:02–18:15
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