Champions League Final | Post-Match Thread

[buckshot]

Shame to come away from it thinking we didn't actually show our best, dare I say actively sabotaged our chances with that team selection, but it's not going to be our last final and we'll win it eventually.

There are no guarantees in sports, you have to win when you have the chance. This season played out PERFECTLY for City to win the CL. They clinched the league early, everybody was healthy and they ended up w/ a fairly average Chelsea in the final. The same Chelsea team to lost a week ago to Aston Villa w/ a top four place on the line.

If City are lucky enough to get back it will more likely be Bayern Munich or one of the Spanish giants in the final.

 

[ONTHERUNWITHTHAKSIN]

Gutted

Still proud to be a blue

 

[Cobwebcat]

Pep is an absolute idiot.

Wrong forum. Red Cafe is that way.....

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

If I was in England I would be rioting the city offices for paying players so much to get out worked by a weaker team. I can’t handle the fact that people get paid so much money and are scared of physical battles!

Did you want the BBC comments section or something?

 

[LangleyBlue1970]

Nowhere have I questioned Pep's achievements in the League and the football has (in the main) been a pleasure to watch.

But surely it's not wrong to question his ability in the CL (and, as someone else mentioned in the FA Cup) when poor team selection has quite obviously cost us.

Replace him with??

 

[Scottyboi]

Pep is worse than Judas

 

[Revolver]

Best team won tonight. We peaked with the win over PSG. Wrong team picked tonight. But we’ve had a great season. We go again next season.

 

[Keeper!]

Tonight was disappointing but if someone said to me City will be in the Chumps League final 20 years ago I would not have believed them. City are a very well run club with exciting youth players coming through. Tonight is hard to take but we have come a long way and the future is bright...if we keep going in the same direction our time will come...

please, stop that shit, our owner has spent millions making us the best, today the team and coach let him down

 

[Luke The Blue]

I think I have had enough of Pep.

We get to another CL final, what will he do? We all knew CFC would play 3 quick forwards and play counter-attacking football so why did you do that Pep? We needed cover in this game more than any other.

I haven't had enough of Pep but I agree that we needed Fernandinho in that team what a fucking stupid decision to drop our best player for an out of form one. It literally fucked the team right up. How many games has Gundogan played holding midfield this season?

 

[SamTheGuru]

I am going to swallow this and say Chelsea deserved it. Two flaws tonight as I saw it, was Pep's arrogant selection and Sterling's performance.

 

[ayia napa blues]

has to be asked, he gets all the plaudits but in europe he is found wanting....FACT

Hardly found out he just got to the final .

But tonight was on him

 

[colorado blue]

We need a cold ruthless striker simple as that.

Not sure it would have made a difference today. Wasn’t like we missed chances, we didn’t create any.

 

[Pingu the Penguin]

My biggest team selection worry pre match was Pep playing Rodders and Fern :)

still think the 11 put out was good enough to win tho, and not enough players turned up

 

[M Gaudino]

This. Its been a problem since Silva left and to some degree before it too.

We need a play maker, a defensive midfielder in the Kante/Fern mould and a striker.

calm down. what do you think gundo KDB and bernie are water carriers? agreed i think we need one
more all round midfielder

 

[gorton loyal]

Tonight was a fucking disgrace, no more workers to Pep messing about with the team again in my eyes got what we deserved

Seriously? Did you have enough of him when we lifted the PL trophy not so long ago. I ain't defending his decisions tonight but fuckin hell he delivered on home shores with a double. We've proved we can get to a final no fuckin problem its what he does then that will matter in the future. I for one hope he learns from this. If he doesn't then I'll happily concede your disgust.

 

[Roachy]

Don't turn up and then you become reliant on luck etc. Poor all round.

 

[Marvin]

Bizarrely, this is probably a good result for next season. It means the players will be determined.

 

[I'm With Stupid]

Let's be honest, we've had problems scoring goals all season. Maybe not compared to other teams, but compared to our previous teams. And nothing summed that up more than tonight against an admittedly very good defence. We created very little in all honesty despite dominating possession.

 

[paulsimpson]

I mean 7 or 8 defensive players beat us . Do we realise that ? We couldn't score against them . Messi could on his day . He is possibly one player who could have provided the breakthrough against that Chelsea defense tonight along with Phil nearly did it . Striker Kane up top could hold it up maybe and lay it off ? We score first and they have to change they tactics. Do we know that ? Yes we do but it didnt come . The unthinkable happened .

 

[Kompany & co]

I said when the team sheet came out we’re losing this.

Progress yes, but same shit different year, and it’s all on the manager this.

I know ,what's pep ever done. You've got my vote. If your not the next premier league manager you should be a motivational speaker you miserable git.