Paris Saint-Germain (A) - CL SF | Post-Match Thread

Ric said:
I think you're mistaking Marvin's opinion as being the consensus on here.
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I think he needs to get a new schtick.

Anyway fucking unbelievable performance last night. This team have got balls of steel and the defenders won't get the credit this deserve. If you look at the teams who have created almost nothing against us this season that's a testament to their work. Especially considering how high the defensive line is with play with.

Dias was my MOTM but I'd be tempted to give it Zin for that 20 minute cameo.
 
skillman said:
On a lighter note, how good was it to see a red card being given without any dramas?

If that's in the league, it's talked about for 1/2 minutes, the ref is then invited over to go and watch the same replay 7/8 times then gives a red anyway because he's being told what to look for.

None of that last night - 30 second chat, 'yeah it's a stonewall red, send him off'. Gone inside a minute of the foul being given.
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I'm glad the ref took his time. Often times refs are too quick to throw a yellow out in that situation.
 
Burtonblue said:
The positive thing about last night (other than the result obviously!) was that we worked out how to play them after what had been an excellent start by them.
By the end they were a quivering wreck. We totally schooled them second half.
We know how to hurt them in the second leg and they know that now.
They will be very very worried about how things went last night and what might happen to them n the next game.
Psychologically we have got them where we want them.
The 2-1 advantage is fantastic but not enough to make us complacent so I expect us to carry on from where we left second half.
Can’t wait.
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Exellent post they know they will have to adjust there game yet still know even that might not be enough.
 
Marvin said:
I wouldn't so readily dismiss a 4-1 away win in the Nou Camp in a CL last 16 tie.

With players like Mbappe, Neymar and di Maria they can turn a tie on its head in 5 minutes. There's justifiable confidence and there is bravado.
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I think every blue has the right to have justifiable confidence after last night's performance. Irrespective of the 2nd leg, the lads did everything we could have asked - and it's a win that we're entitled to celebrate. It's easy to play the pundits role of looking for negativity where it doesn't really exist, but I'm sure it must be a very miserable way of supporting your team.
 
CC1 said:
think they’ll be good in the first half next week too - we need to tire them out by keeping the ball & making them do all the running.

Neymar should be a doubt judging by his frequent theatrical injuries last night :)
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They might be good but I don't think they'll be quite as good as they were in the 1st half last night. It's difficult to see how they could catch us out again tactically in that way.

Gueye will be a big miss. His defensive work played a big role in PSG's early pressure.
 
Wednesday April 28 2021.
A red letter day to go alongside Gillingham and Agueroooooo. The day that the whole club came to believe that we were the match of any team in Europe.
Pep believed, picking a proper first team with no tactical nonsense or extra DM. Pep believed, telling the players at half time: "Just relax and play our normal game. Don't rush, press further up."
The players believed and put on the Manchester City show in the second half.
Amazingly, even the media believed (well most of them anyway). Henry Winter dubbed us "The Manchester Musketeers."
And we, the fans, believed but we are dreadfully biassed!
Win, lose or draw, we are now on a new level. We are transformed.
One man persuaded Pep to play our game, by giving him confidence in our ability to withstand whatever the opposition threw at us.
At the final whistle that man stood, mud spattered with a huge grin on his face, proud of a job well done.
Take a bow Ruben Dias.
 
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BillyShears said:
I think he needs to get a new schtick.

Anyway fucking unbelievable performance last night. This team have got balls of steel and the defenders won't get the credit this deserve. If you look at the teams who have created almost nothing against us this season that's a testament to their work. Especially considering how high the defensive line is with play with.

Dias was my MOTM but I'd be tempted to give it Zin for that 20 minute cameo.
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Yeah, Zinchenko didn't put a foot wrong after he came on. Must surely start the second leg now. Tbf, the whole back four were outstanding. Cancelo was the only one who had a bit of an off night.
 
Marvin said:
Our side played more or less to its maximum in the 2nd half but we didn't create many opportunities through open play. It was the same against Spurs in the League Cup FInal. The same against Chelsea in the semi-final. This is a trait of City this season. In previous seasons we scored around 100 league goals a season. We're down significantly on that his season. I'd be happier still if this City win didn't owe a little bit to the footballing Gods.
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Jesus Christ lad, you need to chill out a bit.

We’ve just gone to Paris and put in a second half performance that was reminiscent of Pep’s peak Barca side.

They didn’t have a sniff and got so frustrated with our ability to keep the ball they lost their discipline.

You’re right that we are scoring less goals, but to only focus on that outcome when we have pretty much eradicated most of our other problems is nonsense IMO.

We could have crumbled like we did against Liverpool and Spurs when we conceded against Dortmund and PSG, but the lads held firm and carried on playing our normal game.

How many clear cut chances has Mbappe, Neymar and Haaland had over the last 3 CL games? How many clear cut chances did Spurs and Chelsea have in the domestic cup games recently?

We might get spanked by PSG in the return leg, shit happens, but that shouldn’t take away what this side has achieved in the last week.

We now have the luxury of resting key players for the return leg, which should boost our fitness levels.
 
Claytop said:
Yeh, I have no idea what the rest of your post is as I stopped reading after word 6.
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The transformation in the second half while amazing was it must be said accompanied by a certain amount of good fortune with the 2 goals. The debate about a real number 9 will likely intensify in the months ahead and the outcome will probably hinge on whether we win or lose this competition.
 
SWPISHOME said:
Best performance you've seen from a Pep side at City?

It's certainly right up there. Phononemial.
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I think there have probably been better all-round performances for 90 minutes (e.g. the 2-1 against Liverpool) but given the magnitude of the occasion, last night was right up there.
 
BillyShears said:
What a shit post.
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Exactly What i was thinking - that "not creating chances" method of playing has got us to a league cup win, Possible champions league final and probably premier league win

Sam as i keep hearing about false nine not working - we it bloody has so far this season!
 
BillyShears said:
Fuck me. One of those "logs into Bluemoon - logs out of Bluemoon" moments.

What a weird thread and a weird bunch of posts.
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Really really weird posts. I'm still on a high, Sat up until 2am drinking and went into work at 6am not even hungover because I'm buzzing!
Can't get my head around people still moaning and disappointment after watching that masterclass. Maybe football just isn't for them. If you didn't enjoy that performance then now is the time to jack in football.
 
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