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Alexis Monteith

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Jamaican-Italian. Lover of the beautiful game. Manchester City. City Football Group. Reggae Boyz. Reggae Girlz. Azzurri. Azzurre. I also post about Jamaican women's football, and women's football in general on @yardieball.bsky.social

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Alexis Monteith @alexismonteith.bsky.social · Aug 28

Manchester City Women are once again in transition. New coach, new hope, same questions. Can they finally break a cycle of familiar challenges? In this piece I share my take on why change is so hard within City’s fixed football identity.

Manchester City Women: Can change finally break the cycle?

Years of potential, trophies just out of reach, and managerial shuffles—Manchester City Women continue to face familiar challenges.

www.northcoastdispatch.com

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Alexis Monteith @alexismonteith.bsky.social · 21h

Casparij and Blindkilde Brown are like new signings. Aoba Fujino looks better than she was last year. Hasegawa, with freedom, brings more to the game. Bunny was busy as a bee against Arsenal in both attack and defence. This is a new version of Manchester City Women and it is exciting to watch.

Upfront @upfrontpodcast.bsky.social · 1d

Kerstin Casparij appreciation post 💥

Is she the best full-back in the league?

Alexis Monteith @alexismonteith.bsky.social · 1d

Listening to an Erykah Badu tune on a Man City Women Instagram video. Take a bow, admin. It's an absolute pleasure watching the clips these days.

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Alexis Monteith @alexismonteith.bsky.social · 2d

People judge our performances as if we are the same team from two or three years ago. We are basically a new team, finding itself at the moment, under a coach who is trying to implement new tactics in a league whose teams are so much better than they were before. That's just the hard reality.

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Alexis Monteith @alexismonteith.bsky.social · 3d

Tell dem, Bunny. We nuh 'fraid a nobody.

Alexis Monteith @alexismonteith.bsky.social · 4d

Who did this? 😂

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Alexis Monteith @alexismonteith.bsky.social · 4d

Crazy, isn't it? I've done posts expressing my views about the manner in which she left—posts that were in no way disrespectful—and got angry responses, ridicule, and been unfollowed. It really is a cult. I don't mind it so much from fans of other clubs...but City fans? Nah man, come on. Wake up,

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Alexis Monteith @alexismonteith.bsky.social · 4d

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Alexis Monteith @alexismonteith.bsky.social · 4d

Truth.

Alexis Monteith @alexismonteith.bsky.social · 4d

Going through another difficult reinvention process, still trying to bring out the best version of their game on the field, Manchester City Women had to draw on sheer grit, determination, effort and attitude to beat Arsenal 3-2 today. The hard road continues but it's how we travel it that matters.

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Yardie Ball @yardieball.bsky.social · 4d

Take a bow, Khadija 'Bunny' Shaw. What a performance for Manchester City today, scoring a goal and helping to set up the other two for a hard-fought win over Arsenal. She was as awesome in defence as she was in attack, always running back to help, and making key clearances at the back. Brilliant.

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Alexis Monteith @alexismonteith.bsky.social · 4d

Running back to London with the 'L' after celebrating and tapping your Arsenal badge in front of City fans who showed you nothing but love. She thought she was Adebayor.

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Alexis Monteith @alexismonteith.bsky.social · 4d

I've been blocked, unfollowed and cursed for pointing out the self-centred and disrespectful things she did and said in the manner in which she left the club. I'll happily continue to be unfollowed for telling it like it is.

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Alexis Monteith @alexismonteith.bsky.social · 5d

Even after Chloe Kelly disrespected the club in the manner in which she left, many City fans (not me) gave her love. I'm so happy she celebrated her goal against us, tapping her Arsenal badge in front of the City fans who have shown her nothing but love. Now go analyse your lives. Or come fight me 🤷‍♂️

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Alexis Monteith @alexismonteith.bsky.social · 5d

Reality check from Arsenal in the first few minutes of the second half. You all never thought it was going to be that easy for us, did you?

Alexis Monteith @alexismonteith.bsky.social · 5d

If yu never heard of big, bad, bomboclaat Bunny Shaw, yu betta ask somebody. The other Bad Bunny.

Barclays Women’s Super League bot @barclayswslbot.com · 5d

F̶o̶x̶ Bunny in the box 🐇

#ManCityWomen #BarclaysWSL

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Alexis Monteith @alexismonteith.bsky.social · 5d

Yes, FC Bocholt or some such, I believe...

Alexis Monteith @alexismonteith.bsky.social · 5d

Friday Flashback

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Alexis Monteith @alexismonteith.bsky.social · 6d

Speaking of underrated fullbacks who get the job done without much fanfare.

Alexis Monteith @alexismonteith.bsky.social · 6d

"His glass may have been full little more than a year ago but Klopp seems to exude enthusiasm these days, perhaps the result of achieving the work-life balance that eludes so many of us."

Klopp says he's still coaching, but in a different way. Very interesting piece. I enjoyed reading it.

Jurgen Klopp loves life after coaching, doesn't plan on coming back: 'I miss nothing, I enjoy what I'm doing'

Klopp, now the head of global soccer at Red Bull, has a job that satisfies his coaching itch -- without the pressures of bearing '1,000% responsibility' for results

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Alexis Monteith @alexismonteith.bsky.social · 7d

A good performance from Manchester City. Shame we couldn't put away some good chances. In the end we were undone by some dire shithousery. Sorry, I meant to say Dier. I suppose he did what anyone would have done there. The boot was high, in his face, so he was always going to make the most of it.

Alexis Monteith @alexismonteith.bsky.social · 8d

She is staying, and that's excellent news. After all the recent disappointments and issues Manchester City Women have faced, the news of someone like Mary Fowler extending her contract with the club is just as big as any new arrival. Stay strong, City.

Fowler extends City stay

Manchester City are delighted to announce that Mary Fowler has signed a contract extension until the summer of 2027.

www.mancity.com

Alexis Monteith @alexismonteith.bsky.social · 10d

Bunny Sundays
Those are fun days
of sunshine, football and green grass.
One-sided games. No impasse.
No stopping, flopping, or points dropping.
Boot against ball, ball against net.

There will be goals. On that you can bet.
These are the fun days,
sweet like ice cream sundaes
when Khadija Shaw plays

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Alexis Monteith @alexismonteith.bsky.social · 10d

Bunny Shaw being fouled in the box twice in the same game and a referee actually awarding us the penalties.

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Alexis Monteith @alexismonteith.bsky.social · 11d

Bunny Shaw winning two penalties and scoring both of them. She has been marked well this game but she ground out those two goals with her determination going forward. Bunny has done a hard day's work today.

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Alexis Monteith @alexismonteith.bsky.social · 11d

Laura Blindkilde Brown coming off. She is almost like a new signing this season and has fit into Jeglertz' plans so well. Take a bow, Killer Brown.