Everton’s view on City and the new school of football
Aston Villa keep slipping.
West Ham pile on more problems.
Brighton guard Baleba with kid gloves.
Pep Guardiola grows into an old school English manager.
City win big with Haaland, a wrecking ball up front.
They rely on power, not pretty football.
Arteta looks lost in over thinking.
Benching Eze till half time was clever by half.
Martinelli’s equaliser came from an Eze long ball.
City are not the City of old.
Their limits showed when Haaland was withdrawn.
Yet some pundits say City can adapt, but the evidence bites.
We Evertonians care about fight and shape more than possession.
Modern projects bore us; loyalty to the badge matters.
Pundits pretending Everton are a Liverpool subplot grind my gears.
Goodison does not sing anymore.
It hums like a broken fridge.
And so we measure teams by fight not fancy numbers.
The game asks for shape and grit, not glossy hype.
TLDR
Everton prioritize fight and shape over possession.
City lean on Haaland but show signs of fragility.
Pundits underestimate Everton while the badge speaks louder than stats.
Erling Haaland
Manchester City