Match Thread | Man City vs. Real Madrid (17/04/24)

[M Gaudino]

Boos?

 

[hilts]

Phil right wing or not needs to impose himself on the game.

If you're told to hug the touchline that can be a little difficult

 

[clarion]

Bernardo alongside Rodri is nothing but chaos.

This was the match for calm build up with Kova.

 

[RayCTID]

Real Madrid supporters had nothing to fear with this ref. He is 100% behind them. As for us not doing too badly could do with a little extra bit of good fortune with our chances. Us supporters maybe panicking but the players (yet) aren't.

 

[normskih]

Maybe the players were as arrogant as our fans before ko thinking wed stroll it

Not many did

 

[skillman]

Poor first half, that.

Absolutely baffled at how much respect we’ve chosen to give them after the fact they’ll have been expecting full blast from minute 1

 

[nellyonthewing]

We wasted the first 15 minutes of the game going sideways and back wards and still conceded -great idea.

 

[Blu1]

We have been better, but those first 10 minutes were awful from us. Lethargic and like we were scared they would score.

If we would have started with this level of intensity we would be ahead.

Agree. Pep clearly wanted that start sadly

 

[Theengelbert]

Apart from the goal we’ve been fantastic. Keep patient it will come. Why that slow start for the first ten minutes I’ll never know

 

[dublinblue12]

By far the better team, not sure how long madrid can hold out for though they always look dangerous with ball over the top

 

[heslops barnet]

Ancelotti is no dummy, wily old ****

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Not great. The start was awful. What was Dias doing for that goal? Foden not involved and Grealish no end product. Need to change the shape.

 

[gomer27]

Haaland needs to step it up. He’s been so poor up top

 

[Brewster's millions]

We have been better, but those first 10 minutes were awful from us. Lethargic and like we were scared they would score.

If we would have started with this level of intensity we would be ahead.

We were sleepwalking into that goal - really strange start from us.

 

[Chak19]

Once again we go behind in a game we totally dominated, it's very similar to what Liverpool have doing all season, at some point the comebacks will stop, I just hope it's not this game.

 

[Blueknows]

Id sub walker for stones put akanji RB and swap Phil and Bernardo positions

 

[Dax777]

Foden been in the form of his life so Pep puts him in a position that makes him anonymous.

Akanji can't play the midfield roll so he puts him in midfield

Not working Pep. Got to sort it.

Akanji has been fantastic. But I'll co-sign the Foden playing out wide is nonsense. Move Bernardo outside where he can possess the ball better. Play Foden and Kev in the middle.


Not Rocket science Pep.

 

[Trickyblues]

I wonder why Pep thinks it fair to put Akanji in the “John stones role” when he’s obviously not as good at it. And that’s no criticism of Akanji because he is a centre back after all

 

[pudge]

A shot on target would be nice

Boneheaded by Walker for their goal and for the stupid decision to kick towards their fans for the second half

 

[MarsLlama]

Feel oddly relaxed about this. We’ve been the better team, I think we’ll get the goal second half. Or not. Can’t expect to win it every year.