Saturday November 9th, 2002. 2:14pm. Fabian Barthez parries Shaun Goater’s shot. The ball bobbles across the six-yard line and into the path of Nicolas Anelka. Time stops. In my mind’s eye, Maine Road lives forever in this single freeze frame. For fans who could not...
We all know that the tactical side of the game goes far deeper than formations and many people in the game scoff at how much stock some fans put into what shape a team is playing in. While we agree that you can't truly represent a player's role on paper, the formation...
A few weeks back we had a mailbag podcast in which we covered listeners questions, and boy did you all deliver! One question that drew so much attention was from Blue Moon Podcast's very own David Mooney. The task? Creating the best City XI picking one player per...
https://twitter.com/NBCSportsSoccer/status/1228388462925099010?s=20 Well, this isn't how I expected today to go. As Manchester City are in the midst of a "winter break", players are out vacationing, enjoying some well deserved rest and then news breaks that the club...
Manchester City's greatest ever decade was surely this past one. Ever since the Abu Dhabi takeover in 2008, things have only gone up for the best club in Manchester. They've largely dominated everything there is to dominate in England, and as a result they've employed...
Manchester City have enjoyed endless success under current manager, Pep Guardiola. 2 Premier League titles. 2 Carabao Cups, 1 FA Cup, endless records broken. Safe to say, it's been a fun ride. It's also been a lengthy one in terms of stays for Pep Guardiola. He's...