Fans who booed the Manchester City team at half-time during their game against Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday night are a ‘disgrace’.
That is the view of former Aston Villa and Liverpool attacker Stan Collymore, who believes the fans inside the Etihad Stadium last night should have got behind the Citizens, instead of booing them, after the side trailed Spurs 2-0 at half-time.
City fell behind to two quick-fire goals from Dejan Kulusevski and Emerson Royal, and although the defending champions were far from at their best during the game’s first 45 minutes, they we arguably still the better team.
However, following Simon Hooper’s half-time whistle, large sections of fans inside the Etihad were heard booing their team off the pitch, and Collymore thinks their frustration was unjust.
“Man City fans booing the team at halftime on Thursday night against Tottenham Hotspur – what a disgrace!” Collymore said in an exclusive interview.
“I’m not sure if there’s a new generation of champagne City fans who have only ever experienced top-quality football and win after win, or not, but on what planet are those fans who booed living?
“They’ve got arguably the best squad in the world and are managed by arguably the best manager in the world. Yes, they were down 2-0 at halftime, but with a whole second half still to play, get behind the team – don’t boo them off the pitch. Let’s be honest – it wasn’t like Spurs had dominated them for 45 minutes.
“I have played against City when they were at Maine Road and back in those days, the crowd were raucous. It was really intimating at times, so historically, they’ve had great fans, so I don’t know what happened last night, but it was way too reactionary. They’re supporters of the defending champions and of a team who are still very much in this season’s title race. Madness!”
Despite the poor atmosphere inside the ground, Pep Guardiola managed to put together a strong half-time team talk before witnessing his players come out and turn the game around in the second half.
Winger Riyad Mahrez put in a ‘Man of the Match’ performance after he scored a brace and provided an assist for teammate Erling Haaland.
However, regardless of the Algerian’s brilliant individual display, with Julian Alvarez netting the side’s first, and Jack Grealish showing off his defensive work rate throughout, it was very evident that the Citizens deserved to take all the points, which is exactly what happened after the game ended 4-2.
So were the home fans right to boo Guardiola’s men, or did they make their minds up a little too early? – Let us know what you think in the comments below.
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