Lyon CL QF Post-Match Thread

[Francis Crawford]

For me , very disappointed,
But in Pep we trust

just think when we start with two holding midfielders it stops de Bruyne or sterling having that half a second in possession to turn the game , because it gives the opponent the opportunity to double up on them as they know there is know out ball as the other two holding midfielders are no real threat offensively so they just leave them

if Foden or one of the silva A’s are there they cannot afford to leave their man

just which we had gone for it !

 

[BuryBlue1977]

Sterling

Not sure how anyone who claims to be a City fan hasn’t even got the intelligence to spell Sterling correctly. If you’re that thick, just call him Raz!

 

[HarrytheBlue]

Sorry to make the point twice but on a reply I saw in the pub as the ball went through the Lyon guys leg I saw it clip his ankle. Me and my mate both shouted it touched his ankle and so off side. Still not home so not seen proper reply.

We humiliated UEFA in court and they waited for and took the opportunity to screw us over with that decision.

 

[KevinReed]

We didn't lose because of Pep. Pep had his plans, failed due to Walker's mistake, every match Walker will make at least one mistake, sometimes he gets away with it, today he didn't. He made their player on-side and then he didn't track the player next to him. Mistakes from Ferna to get yellow, mistakes from Laporte, Raz miss (gone are his dreams of RM transfer!) and Edi, so on and on. Kevin was by far the best player again. Lucky we have him.

It was clear to me that players also knew, Ref/Var was there to ensure we don't progress.

Let's focus on winning PL and get behind the team. My son's are very upset tonight. I may be wrong, but not sure how a true fan can ask Pep to leave based on what happened tonight. Pep is still the best, and one of the best thing to happen to City.

 

[Neville Kneville]

Sorry to make the point twice but on a reply I saw in the pub as the ball went through the Lyon guys leg I saw it clip his ankle. Me and my mate both shouted it touched his ankle and so off side. Still not home so not seen proper reply.

I thought so too but it's UEFA &we gave them the chance. It was a piss easy attack to stop, before then.

 

[smallsteve]

Pep got it wrong.

By the time he changed it we had 30 min left, and were 1-0 down. More importantly he'd given the opposition belief, whilst at the same time knocking the confidence of our own team. Yet we still had some good chances, Jesus volley and Sterling sitter, to keep in the game.

it is the one criticism you can aim at Pep, which is that he has a very poor record of recovering from a losing position. He stubbornly sticks to plan A until far too late in the game.
Right from the off it was clear that Lyon were pumping long balls with pinpoint accuracy, whereas we were just going from side to side like a metronome. It was all to pedestrian and predictable, whereas Lyon looked dangerous every time they got forward. The house of cards that is our defence, lived up to its usual standard.
Wonder how Barnardo Silva is feeling / thinking right now!?

 

[DenisLawBackHeel74]

How do you have any dynamism or creativity when you play Fernandinho, Gundogan and Rodri against a team that was always going to sit deep.

Pep out!

I do wonder if pep had half an eye on the Munich game with that initial set up.

 

[Great Kompany]

Well we won't be winning the CL anytime so that's a relief. Zero expectations from here on.

 

[Cobwebcat]

The very least you do as a football club is give everything you can as a football club to get through to a Champions League semi-final.

Barcelona were a complete joke last night but they were just a team at the end of their line. We on the other hand didn't even play our best team. This is too big a mistake to forgive. It's not about making mistakes and accepting them. You just simply can not manage a team any more because everyone knows you cost us the game. I hope City have the guts to sack him.

Muppet

 

[eyalluvitt]

Sterling

 

[Stevieatlasblue]

So you’ve said about 10 times, we get it....you’re the biggest blue on here. Good for you. Now, get yourself a nice hot chocolate and slip those comfy slippers on and leave the post match discussion to those who actually want to discuss that shit-show of a performance.

Nothing to see here just a numpty comment

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

Got to admit I thought exactly the same, not seen a replay giving clarity either way.

Doesn't matter. We were wank. We weren't set up properly to win that game and I bet a pound to a pinch of salt that when the starting X1 saw that team sheet they thought the same thing too. Awful managerial selection, they did their best as players to make it work but what do you expect. Fucking terrible today Pep

 

[Beanhead]

Sterling

haha most common mistake in football and winds me up no end.

Also, despite the (very big, important) miss he was brilliant tonight. Looked sharp as a razor but literally had no options every time he was through as Jesus was being marked by the 10 Lyon outfield players.

Annoyingly, Sterling, DeBruyne and Jesus all looked like they could have had great games had the set up not been so weird and alien to them.

 

[Brendan110_0]

The very least you do as a football club is give everything you can as a football club to get through to a Champions League semi-final.

Barcelona were a complete joke last night but they were just a team at the end of their line. We on the other hand didn't even play our best team. This is too big a mistake to forgive. It's not about making mistakes and accepting them. You just simply can not manage a team any more because everyone knows you cost us the game. I hope City have the guts to sack him.

Agreed. Pep is taking the piss, turned into a right pussy in Europe.

 

[SidJames]

Maybe that Bayern 8-2 pasting of Barcelona did us no favors .

It created a vacancy at a Club where Pep has strong emotional attachments.

 

[Millo]

Pep was at fault. Strange team selection and tactics in a big game yet again. Really disappointed, but not surprised. We've not managed to beat Lyon in the last three games.

 

[oddfellows]

Sorry Pep but whatever they pay you give it back.

We have not progressed in my opinion in 2 years.

Corners shite absolutely no plans innovation or strategy whatever it was more ingenious in the 70s.

Lyon didn't do anything different than 2 years ago and hey presto they won.

Clueless.

Pochettino sign up.

 

[birch villa]

To be replaced by?

Big Sam?

 

[Stoned Rose]

All the posters calling for Pep to be sacked you'll be fucking crying like babies the day he leaves.

Some shameful shit on this thread.

 

[blueballs84]

Agreed. Pep is taking the piss, turned into a right pussy in Europe.

All his talk of needing to play with balls.

You need to manage with balls too.