Michael: Satisfactory performance by City, but made to work hard for it at times by a plucky Coventry. Arthur: The one true decisive moment of quality from Man City proved to be enough, great pass, great cross and a great header. City need to sharpen up, or it will cost them in the future.
The phrase "taking positives from a defeat" often annoys fans, players and managers but, in this case, Coventry City surely have to look on the bright side as they reflect on a very promising performance at Etihad Stadium on Saturday. It is no consolation for losing the first three league games of a season without scoring for the first time in their history, but they pushed an excellent Manchester City side all the way. Afterwards, Coventry centre-back Bobby Thomas said it was a game, despite the result, which could kick-start their season.
Former Sunderland defender Gary Bennett says the Black Cats "deserved" the point from their 1-1 draw against Brentford. It was excellent football from Sunderland, especially in the first 45 minutes. When Wilson Isidor came on, it proved he and Brian Brobbey can play together.
Coventry City defender Bobby Thomas says the performance in Saturday's 1-0 defeat at Manchester City is "a great starting point" for the Sky Blues to build on. Frank Lampard's newly promoted side delivered their best performance so far this season, after Premier League losses at Arsenal and at home to Hull City, but are still searching for their first point of the campaign. "We approached the game differently and had a better gameplan," Thomas told BBC CWR.
Crystal Palace, after opening with two losses, won its first game of the season, 3-2, at Fulham, which has now lost three straight. Chris Richards went the full 90 for Palace. Antonee Robinson exited for Fulham in the 79th minute, by when all five goals had been scored. The post Americans Abroad (England): Chris Richards prevails in meeting of Americans appeared first on Soccer America.
Manager praises team’s resilience after late equaliser‘Everyone has to find a way of making it work’David Moyes praised Everton’s resilient response to a troubled week after his side twice came from behind to salvage a point against Manchester United through Ainsley Maitland-Niles’s long-range strike.The deadline-day signing, who was introduced in the 77th minute after James Garner pulled up with cramp, preserved Everton’s unbeaten start to the season with a 25-yard effort in the 96th minute. Continue reading...
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