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I've been bitching about this since Pep's Barcelona days. The Barca and by extension Spanish team of the 2000s/2010s survived on this. It's the only way you can get so many players forward.

Statistically, last season Manchester City fouled the most of any other team in the league by some margin when you consider time spent without the ball.

Referees fall for it hook line and sinker and it drives me mental. Breaking a counter attack should be an instant yellow. I much rather see cards for doing that, than for mistimed challenges that are genuine attempts to win the ball.

Here's a Tifo football video on it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq2guhCgOaI&vl=en

Take out the tactical fouls and Pep's system doesn't exist.

@brumbys - the City documentary is just propaganda. Could've been a really informative and interesting documentary otherwise, while still giving City some valuable PR. My biggest gripe is them moaning about how hard done by they were in one of the Champions League match-ups (I think vs Liverpool??), completely ignoring that Liverpool were owed at least one penalty in the same game. (I may have remembered that slightly off).

I've been bitching about this since Pep's Barcelona days. The Barca and by extension Spanish team of the 2000s/2010s survived on this. It's the only way you can throw so many players forward.

Statistically, last season Manchester City fouled the most of any other team in the league by some margin when you consider time spent without the ball.

Referees fall for it hook line and sinker and it drives me mental. Breaking a counter attack should be an instant yellow. I much rather see cards for doing that, than for mistimed challenges that are genuine attempts to win the ball.

Here's a Tifo football video on it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq2guhCgOaI&vl=en

Take out the tactical fouls and Pep's system doesn't exist.

@brumbys - the City documentary is just propaganda. Could've been a really informative and interesting documentary otherwise, while still giving City some valuable PR. My biggest gripe is them moaning about how hard done by they were in one of the Champions League match-ups (I think vs Liverpool??), completely ignoring that Liverpool were owed at least one penalty in the same game. (I may have remembered that slightly off).

I've been bitching about this since Pep's Barcelona days. The Barca and by extension Spanish team of the 2010s survived on this. It's the only way you can throw so many players forward.

Statistically, last season Manchester City fouled the most of any other team in the league by some margin when you consider time spent without the ball.

Referees fall for it hook line and sinker and it drives me mental. Breaking a counter attack should be an instant yellow. I much rather see cards for doing that, than for mistimed challenges that are genuine attempts to win the ball.

Here's a Tifo football video on it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq2guhCgOaI&vl=en

Take out the tactical fouls and Pep's system doesn't exist.

@brumbys - the City documentary is just propaganda. Could've been a really informative and interesting documentary otherwise, while still giving City some valuable PR. My biggest gripe is them moaning about how hard done by they were in one of the Champions League match-ups (I think vs Liverpool??), completely ignoring that Liverpool were owed at least one penalty in the same game. (I may have remembered that slightly off).

I've been bitching about this since Pep's Barcelona days. The Barca and by extension Spanish team of the 2010s survived on this. It's the only way you can throw so many players forward.

Statistically, last season Manchester City fouled the most of any other team in the league by some margin when you consider time spent without the ball.

Referees fall for it hook line and sinker and it drives me mental. Breaking a counter attack should be an instant yellow. I much rather see cards for doing that, than for mistimed challenges that are genuine attempts to win the ball.

@brumbys - the City documentary is just propaganda. Could've been a really informative and interesting documentary otherwise, while still giving City some valuable PR. My biggest gripe is them moaning about how hard done by they were in one of the Champions League match-ups (I think vs Liverpool??), completely ignoring that Liverpool were owed at least one penalty in the same game. (I may have remembered that slightly off).