Lyon CL QF Post-Match Thread

Stoned Rose said:
Those glaring chances go in, we win and I guarantee we're all sat here smugly saying "Pep masterclass".

We had enough chances to win the game. The players didn't take them. That cannot be the manager's fault.
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he refusal wrong and scientists attack to wel! Into the second half ,leavingourcreators on the bench,al! Of them
 
I tend to agree, even if we had beaten Lyon (just) and got past Bayern, can anyone see us keeping Neymar and Mbappe out with the amount of space we leave behind us. Playing with a highline works brilliantly against sides with no pace up front but is crazy against pacy sides. We need to up our game tactically as nothing stands still.
 
The way we are left in the dark and UEFA instruct the director of the live TV broadcast not to show any replays until after the decision is bent as fuck.

So to the ref putting his whistle in his mouth. He obviously thinks a foul may have occurred and thought about blowing. Does he not have the power to go over to the monitor and query it with the VAR assistant, perhaps even ask to see a replay? Pep should have made a big song and dance about the foul and slowed the game by making subs there and then.
 
ctid1894 said:
I posted when we went through against Madrid that Lyon have the perfect set-up to take us to the cleaners and they did just that tonight. Disgusting VAR decision but you know that's coming, what is it now 4-5 years on the trot.
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To be honest I laughed when it went to VAR and triggered the rag next to me when I said "It'll stand. We aren't the rags"
 
lancs blue said:
No, he didn't attempt to play the ball so offside isn't applied. It was the foul in the build-up that was the VAR fuck-up.
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FIFA

OFFSIDE LAW 11

• making an obvious action which clearly impacts on the ability of an opponent to play the ball

Or, you can just look at the clip by Dembele. Pick your poison, but even in a Sunday a League game, that’s coming back.

Referee on the field bottles it, thinking VAR will catch his fall. VAR Official has 1 Europa Lge game under his belt and HE is going overrule the Ref? GMAFB!!.... BTW, that’s not me talking, thats Roberto Martinez slagging VAR!

Even Carragher says the only thing you can say about VAR is that it is consistent... consistently poor!
 
Father Paul said:
No I think it was a good decision. Laporte who was poor all night ran accross and tripped over the attackers leg. The conspiracy theorists will no doubt make hay in the days ahead but yet again it was schoolyard defending and poor finishing that done us in yet again. Will Pep get another chance to get eliminated at the QF stage maybe not.
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Laporte is done unfortunately
 
Stoned Rose said:
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.
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Really, if Sterling scored, would anyone genuinely think 'masterclass'? We were playing catch up from the start with the tactics, we were awful. On the plus side, on a personal level, I can save having to take a holiday on Wedenesday only to be found to be shooting ourselves in the foot again.
 
super_city_si said:
Last one, promise. Even if we win I don’t think anyone would be saying pep masterclass.
we gave an ordinary Lyon side way too much respect and their confidence grew because of it. same team as Madrid and I think we win pretty comfortably.
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Ok let's say we go out there with our most attacking creative players and formation and then get dicked 3 times on the break.

He was trying to avoid that. It's a one off game with no second leg to bail us out.

There has to be a balance. Yes we were boring as fuck and not the team we are used to seeing but the option above could've backfired drastically.

The players not doing their jobs is what's eliminated us.
 
Adebayor said:
Shouldn’t have come to that though should it? We shouldn’t be relying on 50/50 refereeing decisions to save us. The touch on Laporte was so slight that it wasn’t clear and obvious so I can’t blame VAR for that.
The only person to blame for this result is Pep.
Even if it was disallowed we still lost 2-1.
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It doesn't matter how bad you play,va r has to stop getting it wrong,it was 1-1
 
Stoned Rose said:
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.
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It's Pep's fault for fucking up with the team selection to start with. No way can you play a static midfield of Fernandinho, Gundogan and Rodri and expect to be winning football matches. No way should we have been chasing that game, Pep's fault 90% this result.
 
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