Sour Grapes?

[Cleve van Leef]

Bristol City manager Nigel Pearson:

"There wasn't much in the game. We conceded two goals from our own possession but we didn't create much. Cardiff might be doing okay but I wouldn't put them up with the best sides at all.

"In our recent games against Leeds, Ipswich are going well, Leicester - they're all games we lost by the odd goal.

"It's a competitive league and if you don't make good decisions on the pitch, sides will turn you over. It's more difficult when you've got a young and inexperienced bench.

"They (Cardiff) have not really created anything in the game. Most of their stuff has come from us turning the ball over.

"No-one here will look at that game and think Cardiff are a really good side compared to Bristol City. I don't think it was a game of a lot of a quality. It was a game with a team in a good seam that capitalised on our mistakes. They didn't outplay us."

Or is he right?

[The Bloop]

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Colwills goal was from a corner. Does conceding a corner mean from 'our own possession '?

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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Bristol City manager Nigel Pearson:

"There wasn't much in the game. We conceded two goals from our own possession but we didn't create much. Cardiff might be doing okay but I wouldn't put them up with the best sides at all.

"In our recent games against Leeds, Ipswich are going well, Leicester - they're all games we lost by the odd goal.

"It's a competitive league and if you don't make good decisions on the pitch, sides will turn you over. It's more difficult when you've got a young and inexperienced bench.

"They (Cardiff) have not really created anything in the game. Most of their stuff has come from us turning the ball over.

"No-one here will look at that game and think Cardiff are a really good side compared to Bristol City. I don't think it was a game of a lot of a quality. It was a game with a team in a good seam that capitalised on our mistakes. They didn't outplay us."

Or is he right?

Christ he's been slapped

[Joe Gillis]

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He's always been a tw@t

[D. Advocaat]

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Bristol City manager Nigel Pearson:


"There wasn't much in the game. We conceded two goals from our own possession but we didn't create much. Cardiff might be doing okay but I wouldn't put them up with the best sides at all.

"In our recent games against Leeds, Ipswich are going well, Leicester - they're all games we lost by the odd goal.

"It's a competitive league and if you don't make good decisions on the pitch, sides will turn you over. It's more difficult when you've got a young and inexperienced bench.

"They (Cardiff) have not really created anything in the game. Most of their stuff has come from us turning the ball over.

"No-one here will look at that game and think Cardiff are a really good side compared to Bristol City. I don't think it was a game of a lot of a quality. It was a game with a team in a good seam that capitalised on our mistakes. They didn't outplay us."

Or is he right?

We weren't great and certainly didn't outplay them. There was very little created in open play from either team- the only real bit of quality play led to a shot from Robinson early in the second half. There were a lot of loose passes and poor decision-making from both teams -still, we've won fairly comfortably when not at our best.

[Kitman]

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Bizarre comments.

What does that say about his team and management then if he is losing to crap teams like us?

What a bad loser!

[the other bob wilson]

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Wonder what he would have made of our 1-0 win over the wurzels in our second promotion season? From memory, it was an awful game decided by a goal tapped from about five yards out. We had a few similar such games in the 17/18 season when we won while looking nothing like a team on its way to the Premier League, but Pearson has more than enough experience of this league to know it’s often about finding a way to win in the Championship - we’ve played better than that and lost (e.g. Leicester and Ipswich) this season and to use an example from last season, Luton were pretty ordinary in beating us at their place with a very late goal last season.

[PontBlue]

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Probably trying to save himself from the sack

[2b2bdoo]

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I thought they had sacked him a few weeks ago.

[Majorblue]

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Seems pretty standard manager speak to me.
He just left out the lessons learnt and robust response bit and you have the full set.

[stevo]

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Wonder what he would have made of our 1-0 win over the wurzels in our second promotion season? From memory, it was an awful game decided by a goal tapped from about five yards out. We had a few similar such games in the 17/18 season when we won while looking nothing like a team on its way to the Premier League, but Pearson has more than enough experience of this league to know it’s often about finding a way to win in the Championship - we’ve played better than that and lost (e.g. Leicester and Ipswich) this season and to use an example from last season, Luton were pretty ordinary in beating us at their place with a very late goal last season.

You make some very interesting points, sir.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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Bristol City could with a bit of form be a play off side

But today they got done by a set piece and a bit of genius

Unlucky

Naff off home

[Eric the Half a Bee]

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Wonder what he would have made of our 1-0 win over the wurzels in our second promotion season? From memory, it was an awful game decided by a goal tapped from about five yards out.

Zohore, I think. If I'm right it was a bitterly cold afternoon and my testicles didn't thaw for 3 days.

[Pontprennau Bluebird]

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It was a fairly drab and even game with all the hallmarks of a "grind out a 1-0" to it. BCFC had their moments.

But then up stepped the Boy Wonder.....

[DubaiDai]

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It is sour grapes. He finds it impossible concede that his side were beaten by a better team. The championship is extremely competitive and there won’t be too much in many of the top teams.
He mentions Leeds (we were 2-0 up into the second half), Leic sterling (they beat us in stoppage time), Ipswich (we were 2-0 up after an hour)