Carabao Cup Reaction: City talking points

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LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 25: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal and Claudio Bravo of Manchester City compete for the ball during the Carabao Cup Final between Arsenal and Manchester City at Wembley Stadium on February 25, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) /

Good Bravo, Bad Bravo:

So, for all the praise I’d been giving him over the course of this season in the domestic cups, he still has that tendency to lose his head. Last Monday, if you were harsh, you could question his position for the Wigan goal.

Yesterday, as I said earlier, he provided the assist for that break through goal. However, last seasons impulsiveness did show its head in the Final. A leg race between Kyle Walker and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was being won by the City man.

However, instead of playing it back to a keeper, as would have been the norm, he had to check his run. An onrushing keeper swung and missed at the ball. There was a moment of sheer panic, certainly from myself, before Bravo was fouled and the play stopped.

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