Young Boys (A) | CL | Post Match Thread

[citymad]

I've no idea how old you are, but I've played on plenty of synthetic pitches over many years, so try again.

Then why do you come out with the notion that the pitch had no affect? It's pretty logical don't you think ?
Why do you think Pep bought the team out early to practice on it ?

 

[cleavers]

So you think we should've had a stronger line up a few days before the derb ?

Not sure I ever mentioned a "stronger line up" either, I just said some of those that did start weren't great, you can read my posts back, I've praised those I thought were OK.

I just don't like that some think that we can't offer opinions on the game.

We didn't play well, after we took the lead we let them back in with a soft goal (a few seconds after we should have gone 2-0 up but for a poor miss), then we hung on for about 10 minutes, against a team we should (imho) be burying.

It's an opinion, it might not be yours, but yours isn't any more relevant than mine, and it doesn't make me "not a blue" as was stated by others earlier in the thread.

 

[cleavers]

I can. Haaland had a great chance in the first half, felt the need to take an extra touch which set his body wrong and he scuffed his shot

Thanks, first actual example, not sure I agree, but at least it's an example.

 

[cleavers]

Then why do you come out with the notion that the pitch had no affect?

Because I didn't see anything much that affected our game, fairly simple that.

 

[cleavers]

Why do you think Pep bought the team out early to practice on it ?

So they knew how the pitch played, a good decision, and imho it didn't effect us, we just didn't play that well.

Pep always says otherwise, even when we lose, but there'll be aspects of that game, and certain players, that he'll be less than happy with, we won't hear them, but I'm sure the players will.

 

[citymad]

Not sure I ever mentioned a "stronger line up" either, I just said some of those that did start weren't great, you can read my posts back, I've praised those I thought were OK.

I just don't like that some think that we can't offer opinions on the game.

We didn't play well, after we took the lead we let them back in with a soft goal (a few seconds after we should have gone 2-0 up but for a poor miss), then we hung on for about 10 minutes, against a team we should (imho) be burying.

It's an opinion, it might not be yours, but yours isn't any more relevant than mine, and it doesn't make me "not a blue" as was stated by others earlier in the thread.

Fair point. Of course you're a fellow blue. We're never going to control a game 100% away in Europe in a hostile atmosphere but we were always going to win this with that performance.

 

[cleavers]

Fair point. Of course you're a fellow blue. We're never going to control a game 100% away in Europe in a hostile atmosphere but we were always going to win this with that performance.

And we did, but we (certain players) made it more difficult than it should have been.

As I said 14 shots on target, yet only 3 goals, 1 scruffy rebound, 1 penalty, and 1 very good finish.

It's a win, that's all that matters in the end, and we have 9 points from 9, but I don't see why people can't still criticise, and that's my main gripe, and it's not really with you to be fair.

 

[old-boys-YYF]

too much pressure on players...

 

[goalmole]

Meh but job done.

I’ll tell you now, Nunes is a mistake.

About time someone got on his back.

 

[theres only one carlito]

He was and it took him 2 seasons to start looking the part.

Indeed, so maybe we should give nunes a bit of time before labelling him a mistake. Now Phillips on the other hand?

 

[Ghostofmerlin]

Nice win on a pitch surface we aren’t used to, in the rain, with a lot of our newer players playing. We still need some time to get everyone together, but overall I was pleased. Jack needs to practice taking shots at the edges of the goal daily. Doku is a gem. Julian got screwed. And nice to see Erling have a couple.

 

[Phil1]

some good performances - Rico, Rodri, Alvarez,Bernardo, Ake, Akanji, Dias.

Some not so good - Kovacic especially and Nunes - first time they have played together however but both are not upto speed at present and both need to start adding goals and creativity as they are the replacements for Gundo and we are missing his contribution in these areas. Grealish still getting up to speed due to limited appearances but again he needs to do that quickly.

Overall a comfortable win against an average side in very poor conditions (pitch and weather) - no injures which is an added bonus and a couple of key players rested.

I made a huge mistake by reading ignored comment. You are the worst judge of football who thinks they know football that I’ve ever come across.

 

[Kinkys Left Foot]

Darke and Hoddle - a pair of woodentops. Darke can't stop himself highlighting what he thinks are negatives 'Only this/Only that'. Hoddle getting depressed that we got a pen. Imagine him protesting against Utd, Newcastle, or Arsenal getting a pen? No, me neither.

I carefully watched the game for the 6 or 7 times during the play when a player lunged for a challenge in the box missing the ball and stomping on the tackled players foot. Glenda informed us this is how many of those types of challenges are made every game and how many penalties would have to be awarded if the Rodri challenge was a penalty.

Surprising not a single one.

I've seen that **** argue the slightest of contacts on Spurs players in the box is a "definite penalty"

Yeah I know, talking absolute bollox as usual.

 

[jonah62]

just hearing only injury picked up = phillips got blisters

More like arse splinters

 

[dennishasdoneit]

Watch Doku's effort first half and then tell me the watered pitch had no affect. You really need to try it yourself. You'll realize how different it is. I thought the players handled the pitch brilliantly.

Great comment.well observed.

 

[CPPSC]

The keeper and defence did lead a charmed life, I don't disagree, but I don't think the pitch is a valid excuse, I can't remember a single incident that the pitch was to blame, and so far nobody has suggested a single incident either.

I don't like, or think those pitches should be allowed in this competition, but that's a different debate for me.

If the pitch didn’t affect the game and the way we played why shouldn’t they be allowed?

 

[Belly5959]

Only poor finishing stopped it from being a rout. It's a win, it's 3 points that's the most important thing. Bring on the scum, can't fuckin wait. Up the blues.

 

[Goater=Legend]

Away win on a shit pitch
No injuries
Players rested
New signings settling in
Cant really complain can we?

 

[Gingers Dad]

Why ?

Why can't people say it wasn't a great performance ?

I know we have very high expectations these days, but our finishing tonight was poor, 26 shots on goal, 14 on target, and we scored 3, that's not a great tally is it ?

There were some good performances, Lewis, Grealish, and Rodri, Alvarez and Bernardo when they came on, defence were mostly OK. However we allowed a pretty shite team to give us a game, and after their equaliser, we were hanging on a bit for a while.

We shouldn't be using the pitch as an excuse, there was nothing really that I noticed that was more difficult, and it's not like we don't play in the rain much either.

At the end of the day, the result is all that matters, and we won (easily in the end), but good performance (by our standards) it wasn't.

Any away win in the CL is a good "result", but I don't see the point painting the performance for something it wasn't. In the second half, we only gained control of the game by bringing on Alvarez and Bernardo imho.

Not an excuse but the pitch was a factor. I was at the game and seemed like the ball bobbled on the surface in a different way. Or as Pep said in his post match a different shape. Their team was physical and very quick into the tackle. The extra milli second it took to control the ball worked in their favour. When we got the ball down and played we created some excellent moves. City will destroy Young Boys on our grass pitch.

 

[Gingers Dad]

BM Has gone early on Nunes. Must be some sort of record even ffs got longer than this. I don't know why some fans have to make shit predictions about their own players?