I’ve just been watching an old Man City documentary from 1981. Malcom Allison was their manager and they played a passing game like ours. Inevitably, he got sacked as they were bottom of the league.
John Bond came in and threw a load of common sense into the side. He gave a few bollockings for overplaying at the back and losing the ball. They still played football in the right way, climbed the table and got to the best FA Cup final I’ve ever seen.
My point is, the manager should be fuming when we overplay in dangerous areas and give the ball away (as we do occasionally). Temper it with a bit of common sense. I get the feeling he accepts it as collateral damage.
Just a thought.