Lyon CL QF Post-Match Thread

[Neville Kneville]

Sign defenders, learn to defend without bullshit, then we can attack without worrying.

Sign footballers in general, who can also run, rather than those who can't.

Solved.

 

[fareastblue]

Not blaming VAR in fact was surprised we turned to VAR every time they scored.

 

[kanovic]

Just don’t get why we don’t play to our strengths. I rather lose 5-0 and we have an attacking team out there then this crap of tactics. Truly pissed. Only bright side is we wouldn’t have been destroyed by Bayern.

 

[remember arthur mann]

 

[hertsblue]

Woeful defending and keeping (Seriously wondering if Ederson is good enough as he makes far too many costly errors), awful formation/team selection but you need a little luck to win the CL and we have had none. 3rd QF in a row VAR has fucked us over, even BT and Walton amazed the 2nd goal was allowed but in typical fashion we miss absolute sitters. But 1/2 this team is not good enough to win the CL, too slow, no pace, not clinical, awful defending

 

[US_Citizen]

good bye football, I will never put my happiness in the hands of people who work half as hard as I do but make more in week than I will in my life.

 

[roy.or.r]

Will we ever be.?

Ask Pep. He still believes that I think.

 

[kdbrise]

Are we allowed to criticize Pep or be happy for what he has done for us in the past ?
Can someone please tell me, I'm confused.

 

[Mattyc55]

Absolutely gutted - not felt like this after a game in a long long time.

 

[Pingu the Penguin]

If we can’t defend punts over the top (twice) then we don’t deserve to win the league. I can recall about 10 of those goals this year.

ederson was poor for all 3 goals too

 

[BurnCK]

Well apart from UEFA getting their own back and screwing us for their second, that was definitely Peps fault. Always fucking with the formation when it's not needed. We were awful first half. If we'd have played our normal game from the start we would have stood a better chance.

 

[Rhapsody in Blue]

Not gonna hang Sterling for this, our best player by a country mile. All on Pep. Having Rodri and Gundo on the midfield together and KDB as a RW was a disaster waiting to happen. Totally deserved, as soon as we equalised, we lost control again.

 

[hgblue]

90% of City fans on the pre-match thread were unhappy with the starting line up so maybe we knew what was coming. This one is most definitely on Peo. In my opinion his ego dictates that he has to do something different in these games so we can all bow down before his genius. Trouble is, when it doesn’t work he ends up looking like a bit of a dick.

 

[Feed the Elk]

So Pep thought Lyon’s system was bette than the system we’ve been playing for about 3 years?
Unbelievable- not even close to pulling it off

 

[Vienna_70]

Terrible by Pep. Why didn’t he throw on Bernardo and Phil? He had nothing to lose.

I simply don’t understand why he would only use two of the five available subs.

 

[Vishal81]

Too defensive and showed lyon too much respect with the lineup

 

[Hercules]

I remember saying this last year that our loss to Tottenham and this time to Lyon lies on the shoulders of Pep. Waste of freaking money and time.

 

[Zenmanc]

No need to change tactics the way Pep did tonight. I get it in the 1st Real game but not vs. Lyon.

 

[deano ou812]

CAS ruling going for us has fucked up peps get out,so tonight was perfect to put his case forward to question his managerial stay,all the talk of extending was pressure on him he wants to see out this next season and go ..

 

[WNRH]

Got away with it in Madrid.

Got what we deserved tonight.

Let’s just throw another £300m at it,