Real Madrid (A) Post Match Thread

didactic said:
Pep is not to blame for international footballers on 6 figures a week conceding 3 goals in 3 minutes in a semi final.‍♂️
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I never said he was though ?

I was discussing his Champions League record in General since his only ever success at Barcelona.

I actually make the point he wasn't directly to blame for tonight.

My point was he made substitutions in the belief the game was won.

Unfortunately the defense totally capitulated in just 180 seconds.

From being moments away from a Final we then needed a moment of brilliance from somewhere,and all the game changers had been substituted with Sunday in mind.

Extra time consisted of watching Sterling run in to players and fall over.Hoping maybe he will do something right.
 
City were mugged tonight. Plain and simple. Everything that could go right for Real Madrid went right. City now need to pick themselves up and focus on winning the league. Come on City.
 
didactic said:
Sometimes I think it was better when all we played for was not being relegated because this is stealing my sleep.

We lost that game not because we are not good enough but because we lack leadership. 2 up a few minutes to go you start playing ugly.

You get a few fouls.

You “pull” a hammie.

You get “concussed”.

All this trying to score instead of plying into the corner and retaining possession cost us.

We are not ready for the CL it takes more than great football to win and Madrid proved that!
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I’m not sleeping particularly well recently
 
didactic said:
We lost that game not because we are not good enough but because we lack leadership. 2 up a few minutes to go you start playing ugly.
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I’m starting to wonder whether Dias has lost his influence over the rest of the players this season, or they’ve stopped responding to him/believing in him to some extent, nowhere near the same player as last season, or playing on the right, he looks error prone there and nowhere near as comfortable.

Said it before but I think that Dias/Laporte partnership is the weakest combination for us, they just don’t seem to compliment each other as well as others do, and Laporte going down from a dig from Modric ! That was fuckin embarrassing.

Anyway, we need to pull ourselves together now and need the leaders in the dressing room to stand up and be counted, if they don’t their legacy will be tarnished as we’ll NEVER hear the end of it if we let the dippers in.
 
Thought it a poor and indecisive display even first 89 minutes. Agree with many on here, can only see Madrid's grandpas getting slapped by a few goals in the final. Not sure on questions about the team's mental strength though, there were a couple posts in match thread that ahead of back 4 is basically Rodri holding + 5 lightweight attackers. This cost us in Monaco some years ago and still seeing it in an away leg, throw in Cancelo + Zinchenko who are much better in middle third of the pitch than defending backs to the wall style and it's an issue of team balance. Can't expect De Bruyne/Mahrez to thunder into tackles just because it's an important game, or Grealish to cover the flanks and close down like Milner when it's not his game.

Feel that if we had built our side for power and physicality like Mourinho's Chelsea or current Liverpool we'd be a scary prospect in these cup games. As is even the worst Atletico & Real Madrid of the last few years know they can leave it last few minutes as there's always the possibility of quickfire goals. Maybe our next manager can be our version of Enrique at Barca, instill some grit and directness and we'll have our most successful spell. Then gradually over time we'll forget about positional play & exploring the half spaces, a Mancini equivalent comes in to shore up the defence and the cycle begins again.
 
Damanino said:
Btw who the fuck is this Rodrigo guy? is he a bit older Kayky? looks about that.

he had 4 La Liga goals only in last season + this one, over 2000 minutes played. thats like 23 starts and was subbed in for 30 times so is a regular in rotation so to say.
only turned 21 recently so thats understandable.

how they get a guy like this to be so clinical in crucial CL moments?
clearly this is something we dont have to have an option on bench as a young player to pull this off. neither an old one or anyone with killer instinct. neither in first 11.

I mean we had Torres but sold him...
I think even he would have put away a few of those missed Foden, Mahrez, grealish chances all mised vs Real.
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Rodrygo, not Rodrigo. Came from the Santos Academy, one of the most successful in Brazil. Has been in the shadow of Vinicius Jr, but always been a very talented guy on his own. Might have secured a spot in the World Cup squad last night
 
I think I needed more than a week to feel better after the Spurs game

Hopefully this recovery will be shorter
 
it would've been a much easier pill to swallow if we'd lost cos we couldn't score goals. could just blame the striker situation and say we knew it would be difficult going into the season anyway.....what makes it so hard to accept is the way it happened. it was city of 2 years ago suddenly appearing out of nowhere again. i feel like it's pointless singling out missed chances; we scored 5 goals and then capitulated. as soon as they scored a late goal, it was only heading in one direction, and that's not down to pep or us not having a striker. it's mentality and nothing else in my opinion.
 
Much as I'd like us to win the CL, it's a cup comp and anything can happen, as turned out to be the case. Madrid were made look inferior to us for large parts of both games. They got soft penalties in each after us having them on the ropes. Everyone knows it & that's why we are all asking wtf just happened.

I don't blame Pep as you can't expect 90 mins from each guy every match. Changes had to be made. Forced into subbing Walker & KDB looked tired & a little off even in the first half getting caught in possession or making the wrong pass.

Where I think we fell down, subbing Rodri. He didn't look like he was struggling & I think our shape is lost without him. Which is why we need an able replacement for Dinho who has been a fantastic servant but unfortunately is showing his age.

Some media outlets calling us bottlers when we were in control tonight for 90 minutes. The bottler had a whistle in his mouth. Strange but I feel more proud of the lads than disappointed with the outcome.

At this stage now, Hala Madrid & let's make it 4 league titles in 5 years which should it happen, casts every other club in the land firmly in our shadow!
 
chaddblue said:
This fucking competition causes nothing but grief

Liverpool, Spurs, Lyon, Chelsea … now tonight

5 of the biggest kick in the bollocks we’ve had in the last 20 years

wish European competition didn’t exist
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It’s a bit of a lottery though, you need a bit of luck and good fortune alongside a never say die attitude to setbacks, something Madrid seem to have in buckets. Us, not so much.
 
chaddblue said:
This fucking competition causes nothing but grief

Liverpool, Spurs, Lyon, Chelsea … now tonight

5 of the biggest kick in the bollocks we’ve had in the last 20 years

wish European competition didn’t exist
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It seems like it’s getting worst every season. I mean tonight was just heartbreaking, nothing can compare to it. But all the other games other the years have left us with all sorts of emotions. Liverpool bartering us, last minute goal rules offside against Spurs, losing to a shit Lyon team, Pep choosing the wrong team in Porto. Every single emotion possible right there. Monaco was a rollercoaster too.

Hopefully some time in the future we’ll look back on these games and laugh while we’re on a good run of winning it.
 
Another big game,another we lose when we should have won.
This team is brilliant but we have a soft centre,and until we conquer that lack of Steel and lose our debilitating naivity,we will continue to be the bridesmaids.

We are our own worst enemy,the masters of self destruction.We need to address that,and maybe that starts with the boss.
 
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