VMC's Some Might Say: Fulham Tuned

Post Match Reaction to a game which has has been described by some punters as including the finest first half performance from a Premier League side so far this season...

Desperate hacks, eager to drool over another City stalemate were crestfallen at the final whistle after The Citizens thumped Fulham to close in on the wobbling league leaders. Mancio, again backed vociferously by City's loud support was in defiant mood:

Roberto Mancini:

'Last week I was a stupid manager who was six points behind. Now, I am the best manager because I am only three points off the top of the league. This is not important. We must continue to work and improve every game, every day. Only that way can we win...But if we have a big problem and a big crisis and we are only three points behind United and Chelsea, then we are doing well...the players today were fantastic.'

Fulham gaffer Mark Hughes was as ever a model professional in the face of defeat but had failed to employ a Plan B with his side on the ropes. He was respectfully acknowledged by his former players at the end of the game:

Mark Hughes:

'If City have belief and there's forward-thinking, and maybe they can be more attack-minded - as they were today - on more occasions, there is no reason why they shouldn't be contenders... They were excellent. We were complicit in that with the time we let them have. But they've got as good a chance as anybody.

'On a professional level I don't like being beaten in that manner by anybody.'

eighthsin:

'Best performance of the season. Everyone put in a shift, we defended, created chances and put them away...If we can continue to perform like this on a consistent basis then we will finally be able to silence the boo boys who claim Mancini has no attacking intent.'

fifthcolumnblue:

'Mancini out...We should have won by twelvty goals, and I'm absolutely certain our players passed the ball backwards on more than one occasion. Not good enough, we need to be beating the likes of Fulham by at least 9000 goals per game, and WTF was he doing bringing Tevez off for a goalkeeper?'

StuMCFC:

'Epic performance, brilliant performances all around (OK, Jo wasn't so brilliant but put a shift in and played well by his standards). MotM is difficult, as Silva was again great and Kolarov showed why he is 50 times the player Bridge is, but I'll go for the man who led by example, the heart and soul of Manchester City... King Carlos Tevez. All hail the king!'

neverstops:

'Tevez deserves his wages, who would disagree this!! Even the media should agree with his pay package...I thank the rags for not even trying to extend his contract..!'

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