RB Leipzig (A) | Post Match Thread

[Kippax77]

Pep seems to despise him. Must be a serious lack of trust there. I’d love to know the specifics of what’s lead to this. It has to be deeper than fitness.

Catching him eating KFC in the showers didn't help

 

[Mr Ed (The Stables)]

Our problem in my humble opinion is the midfield simple as. Only my opinion thats all.

 

[Inter Me Nan]

You corrupt cunts. It’s their job. Corrupt fucking cunts.

Is anyone suprised?

 

[cleavers]

Hope we've got an audio recording of var tonight too.

Not sure you can record silence.

 

[whipper]

Hope we've got an audio recording of var tonight too.

That will be just static, as I'd imagine Naff all was said.

 

[Pacman97]

Awful second half, the most simple of passes misplaced time after time. Didn’t deserve anything more than a draw…but good lord we’ve been taken advantage of by VAR like an extra on Jim’ll Fix It

 

[Millennium]

It is not only the players, even Pep himself is performing below his standard as a manager. Why not using the substitutes to fresh the legs and change the second half performance?

 

[sutty66]

That does not deny the fact that we were robbed.

not really

 

[Bellamy's Caddy]

I know.
I just get my hopes up that this year will be different but it never is.
It's the hope that kills you...

Having said that I can't really complain I guess when I remember the biggest game of the season used to be playing Wolves under Kevin Keegan while we were trying to get promoted... that was a really fun season though!!

You're spot on mate. It is amazing following us now. But there's a lot of shit that goes with it these days, which shouldn't detract from the amazing football we play.

Having said that, I loved that Keegan team when we ripped up the old division 1!

 

[Northerndave]

You really believe that?

If it was a one off no, but how many times have we seen his stubborness cost us?

 

[Norbert D]

When the EPL did their drive by shooting of City the other week, that will have said to the world and UEFA, yeah the bastards got away with it. The cheating tonight, yeah of course but that’s what happens when your own league goes out to destroy our club. Of course I’m fucked off Pep won’t take a chance with subs, it’s fucking the team who are now running on empty.
I did however forecast a draw and it makes the second leg more interesting.

 

[The perfect fumble]

 

[pride in battle]

Fine; you clearly thought that performance (which I'm referring to, NOT the result) was okay. Fair enough. Different expectations, obviously.

Of course it was, over 90 minutes we at least deserved a draw, embarrassing mate

 

[Kippax77]

That will be just static, as I'd imagine Naff all was said.

"Just allow the goal Stuart" apparently

 

[kupest]

Their fans said they’d never win the UCL with Pep in charge.. They were right

They had him for 3 years. UCL isn't the easiest thing to win. We havn't won it without him either have we? Anyways its all hypothetical stuff, I am glad to have Pep here and stand up to the PL. He has delivered the best seasons in English football and its still not enough for people.

 

[Manchester_lalala]

So VAR didn't look at the handball incident, bent as fuck

They’re going to say that though aren’t they? They can’t just say “ohhh we checked it, even though the defender clear bats it away with his hands, we didn’t think it was worthy of a penalty”.

 

[Fiikso]

For me, Gundogan is one of the worst offenders when it comes to not passing to Haaland. All the technique and decision making in the world but seems to be blind not to see a 6’4 sports car ALWAYS OPEN in front of him. Absolutely ridiculous

 

[SamBlue]

Why wouldn’t he be?

Got a good result against a team with a great home record. Dominated the first half. Came under pressure in the 2nd half as you’d expect at this level. As he says ‘this wasn’t a friendly game’. Some on here should take note. Half time of the tie with home advantage to come.

Your glass of water could fill two swimming pools at least.

 

[Sleeping_Easy]

I don't say sell Haaland. But there is a reason why Pep abandoned 4-3-3. So 'sell Haaland' is more about incompatibility of those two. We are just constantly playing with a player down. It was fun when he was scoring twos and threes with 9 touches, but after the WC when the team looks spent, his lack of touches and general involvement became a problem.

He can play 4-3-3. As pep has said the issue is with the supply and not with Haaland. The problem seems to be the wide players not keeping the pitch wide in the final third. Opposition full backs are happy to let the players drive back inside and into the traffic. Mahrez has these games where he plays the whole game safe. I’d rather he drove forward and took risks, even if it meant he lost the ball sometimes.

 

[walker_is_faster]

I don't think they used VAR tonight at all because if they did they would check goal that leipzig score but they didn't.