Lyon CL QF Post-Match Thread

tolmie's hairdoo said:
Laporte continues to be a worry in the big games, never a fucking pass on in there.

Three weeks until the new season and we have never been so ill-prepared in the last decade.
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Falling to pieces in 1 quarter final can happen.

Doing it twice in a row? That's a worrying trend.
 
Goodlove said:
I agree. Now I’m not going to get the fanny wipes out but he said nothing when prompted about going again next year. My initial thought was that I didn’t like the sound of it.
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yes also noticed that, but might just have been too raw to think about.
 
Can't believe there are City fans saying they'd be livid if the goal was ruled out. Legged up the last man just after an offside player dummied the ball which fooled the back line into stopping. I think I'd accept we'd have been bloody lucky to have the VAR ignore both and let the goal stand, in fact I'd be shocked if it stood.

I just wish for once we had a game were we didn't have to talk about VAR, would City have scored the 2nd goal that looked to be coming or would Lyon have found confidence from nearly breaking through on the counter... We'll never know now. Still no excusing that first half, we haven't done well at all chasing games this season and other teams know it.
 
Peps interview was bullshit, he said he felt we played well first half, hopefully that’s just a sound bite for the media because it’s deeply worrying if he thought his plan was solid tonight. Kdb’s interview will tell you a completely different story

Stoned Rose said:
We created enough to win the game.

It's not Pep's fault we missed a number of really good chances.

It's not Pep's fault Walker played them onside for their 1st.

It's not his fault their 2and goal was incorrectly given.

It's also not Pep's fault that Ederson turned into a sunday league goalie at the most inopportune moment for their 3rd.

The players didn't do their jobs mate.
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But it’s Peps fault we spent 55 minutes playing in a formation the players aren’t used to and were very visibly struggling with. He handicapped us severely tonight, got it badly badly wrong, took far too long to change it back and didn’t change it enough when he did and then asked his players to dig him out of the hole he’s dug himself. It’s entirely on Pep
 
balotelli's back pocket said:
Pellegrini finished 4th with 66 points, level with the rags.
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In purely European terms Pellegrini was the best manager we have had in most of our life times. We have undeniably gone backwards in Europe since those heady days of losing a semi final by one goal over 180 minutes to the best team in the world at the time. And all that while managing us knowing he was being sacked at the end of the season. A true City legend.
 
MarsLlama said:
Top clubs slip up sometimes. It happens.

But when we go out to Lyon and our supporters aren't remotely surprised...

Hell, most of us knew this was likely to happen the moment we saw the lineup. Most of us thought, at least on some level, "Oh shit, Pep's overthought it again". And we were proven right.

When getting knocked out of the UCL by inferior teams ceases to be shocking, something is seriously wrong.
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This hit the bail on the head, if we go out to s great Bayern then faif enough but this Lyon tram wete a gift opponent. Although pissed at Pep don't think there is anyone better out thete and yet again VAR ?
 
Rammy Blue said:
I can’t EVER get behind a manager who thinks Gundogan is a decent player and justified 90 minutes tonight.
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i can get behind Pep but completely with you on Gundogan - he was again part of the problem - offering nothing offensively or defensively - problem is you can normally nullify that with the creativity of others but Pep then played Rodri and Ferna there as well!
 
super_city_si said:
I see your points but I just think if we go with our normal game and use the energy of foden and Bernardo we win easily. We had very little control that first half.

walker was there because he does t know how to play wing back and dinho doesn’t know how to play in a back 3.

no excuse for sterlings miss but we have them in us every game. Second goal was pure corruption.
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I think if the Sterling chance goes in, we go on to win and everyone says "Pep masterclass".

That's how thin the line is in this competition.

A lot of posters are posting out of emotion and frustration.

We had the chances to win the game, but didn't take them.

I just cant see how that can be the manager's fault.

On another day those chances fall to Aguero, he smashes them in and we're all sat here buzzing and pretending we're going to beat Bayern.
 
In the last four years our defensive frailties have cost us every time in the Champions League. Even tonight, Pep tried to go with a safety first approach but we still conceded three. Looking at the side we have played the aging and slowing midfield great Fernandinho and a young inexperienced player, Garcia, at center back. We also had a right back playing left back. We have often had 70% of the play and still got beat. I'm thinking we need to play a little deeper with the deepest lying player being quick, strong, clever and an excellent one on one player. Too many teams are getting far too many one on one with the keeper chances.
 
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