QF 1st Leg Post Match Thread

[Ric]

Strange selection to start with, even odder not bringing on Sane and De Bruyne sooner. Still think we should just about go through, but not a great night for Guardiola. Some baffling choices.

 

[robbieh]

Abysmal performance.
Terrible selection really and to bring sane and KDB on with 5 minutes to go is another mystery.
It's almost as if Pep doesn't think we can win the CL at times.
Rubbish.

Well he constantly suggests we're not good enough.

 

[blueballs84]

For me that loss is on Pep. I will never understand the thinking in picking that team or his subs etc. We always seem to overthink the CL rather than play our game.

He has a lot of priors forblowing important PL matches.

 

[arbabarshad]

only concern is Tottenham scoring an away goal and city having to score 3 goals.

 

[BuryBlue1977]

Don’t know why we don’t see any of the EDS lads play instead of Mahrez, I’m sure they’d do better. Any city side containing Mahrez, Gundogan and Delph will struggle against any half decent side.

I thought Gundog was ok today

 

[SWP's back]

Two seasons on the trot hes done it. Shit selection compounded by his fucking ridiculous introduction of sane and debruyne at 88 mins.

The substitutions at that stage were an actual piss take.

 

[Andrew___K]

Acceptable result, considering that we've managed to rest some key players prior to a tough away PL game. And we'll batter Spurs at home, little doubt about it.

 

[madden150]

Fu

Pep will keep on throwing the UCL with unexplainable starting 11s and subs but people will keep defending him on this particular matter. Like Pep never does wrong despite constantly pulling this crap in the UCL playoffs.

Sané and KDB on at the 88' is close to being a joke.

Just my opinion.

Fuckin bobbins that performance and team selection. Mahrez shouldn't be anywhere near that starting 11 imo. Delph did alright until he makes the expected fuck up for the goal.

 

[Manchester_lalala]

No way we could carry on unbeaten since Newcastle until the end of season so let this be the one L

This is my only positive from tonight. We were bound to lose once in the next month and a half. Get it out of our system.

 

[ScottSinclair]

Dont give a fuck about the backlash.

Away in Europe, Pep turns into one of the most clueless managers in the world. Absolute pathetic once again.

Tactics, line-up, approach, game management. Every single fucking user on this forum would do better this game.not Putting Kev and Sane on til the 88th minute is one of the most ridiculous decisions Ive seen since the rags appointed David Moyes.

I'd actually be very happy with a 3-2 loss or something, simply because the law of averahes tells me wont beat Tottenham 3 times in as many weeks and I rather win in the league, but fuck me that was infuriating. Every single one of their players has a face made for punching, they were absolutely shite and we still made a ourselves a mountain to climb.

Walker can piss off. Delph can piss off. Mahrez can piss off.

 

[Mancity1980]

If I could have chosen one match to lose before the end of the season, it would have been this one.

 

[Citizen in Pakistan]

Mahrez and Walker have zero coordination, collectively made right wing useless all game.

Debruyne n Sane were introduced too late, should have been introduced by 80th min and not 88.

As for delph, i hope he leaves at the end of the season.

This tie is still in the balance i reckon, with our strength at Etihad and ability to score 3 or 4.

 

[Neville Kneville]

The abuse of Pep on the matchday thread was shocking.

It's still happening.

I got loads of shit for saying we were crap 2nd half v Fulham, which imo we were & should have been more professional in our passing, tonight Pep Guardiola is getting the kind of shit Mel Machin used to get, for trying to manage a quadruple.

Bit fucking different.

City fans are turning into wankers.

 

[remember arthur mann]

Maybe

Abysmal performance.
Terrible selection really and to bring sane and KDB on with 5 minutes to go is another mystery.
It's almost as if Pep doesn't think we can win the CL at times.
Rubbish.

Maybe he doesn't want us to face Barca !

 

[wagonman]

What a load of know very little, wank, keyboard pounding, so called City supporters there are on this forum...

For fuck sake get a grip on yourselves.


JJ

 

[jimharri]

An off night from the team and Pep tonight. Strange selection and a baffling time to make that double substitution. We can still turn it around, but that away goal would have been excellent.

 

[nmc]

Can someone tell me what the point of putting kdb and sane on after 88minutes was.?

Only likely to result in KDB getting injured - totally irresponsible. Shit decision. Play him or rest him.

 

[Millo]

We'll never win anything while Pep insists on playing Delph as a left back. He cost us the game. Neither he or Zinchenko are left backs.
Terrible tactics, Sane & De Bruyne not brought on until 88th minute, what's that all about?
There was no invention whatsoever, it was as if he was playing for the nil-nil draw.

 

[jaiguruKun]

Horror show from start to finish.

 

[SVP]

Terrible performance.

Awful penalty by Sergio.

Stupidity from Dinho.

Poor defending from Fabian.

Puzzling substitutions (or lack thereof) by Pep.

Very disappointing result. Now we have to win by two clear goals at Etihad.

I fear the worst.

Well its not like we have ever won by 2 clear goals at home is it? Not the best game but if we had to lose one before the end of the season this was it.