Media balls: steely Middlesbrough get ‘undeserved’ equaliser after Manchester City score soft goal
Media Balls: a look at reporting on Manchester City 1-1 draw with Middlesbrough in the Premier League.
The headlines:
Manchester Evening News: “Man City 1-1 Middlesbrough LIVE De Roon stuns Guardiola after Aguero opener”
The Gazette (Middlesbrough): “Man City 1 Middlesbrough 1: Boro show their Premier League steel”
Sergio Aguero’s goal:
MEN: “Almost 80 per cent possession and a shot count of 19-0 was rewarded shortly before the break as Sergio Aguero times his run to slot home Kevin De Bruyne’s through ball.”
TG: “…a simple cross from the right, and Aguero ghosted into the area between Antonio Barragan and Calum Chambers to stab home.”
Manchester City website: “Kevin De Bruyne picked a pearl of a pass, curling a low ball into the six-yard box for Sergio Aguero to guide home”
Middlesbrough website: “De Bruyne delivered an exquisite cross low from the right and Sergio Aguero nipped in between Antonio Barragan and Calum Chambers to tuck home from close range.”
The late equaliser:
MEN: “Aguero and De Bruyne both missed good chances in the minutes just before Boro equalised. City left ruing them.”
No details on the goal.
TG: “All 3,000 Boro fans were sent home delighted as Marten de Roon’s bullet header lifted the roof off the Etihad Stadium. George Friend’s sizzling ball from the left was as good as you’ve seen all season, and the Dutch midfielder just had to get his effort on target to give Boro a point.”
Man City: “…the cruellest of sucker punches came in added time when Marten de Roon powered home a header from close range. It may have been undeserved…”
MFC: Marten de Roon arrived in the box to plant home a powerful header from George Friend’s whipped cross.”
Such are the facts.
Posted: 5th, November 2016 | In: Back pages, Manchester City, Sports Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
