Real Madrid post match post mortem

Madrid dragged City to where they wanted us, City were rampant during the game and Madrid couldn’t find a way to get out. Vinicious Junior for all his plaudits gave up and wanted off the pitch rather than going finding a way to win. Then as time ran out desperation crept in and the nagging feeling that Madrid had the leveller of penalties. They were happy they had that opportunity and you could tell the difference between the sets of players when they huddled together for the penalties. City were despondent they were in that situation and Madrid were jubilant.

What made it even worse is we couldn’t ram home the advantage of them missing the first penalty.
 
The Black Shed said:
Do City still keep their unbeaten run despite going out on pens?
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That's an interesting point and I'd say yes. I watched Villa last night and Martinez was shown a second yellow in the penalty shootout. The commentators thought he'd been sent off, as did everybody else. It turns out all cards etcetera given during the game are null and void in a penalty shootout. So therefore the result of a draw after 120 minutes of play should mean we remain unbeaten.
 
Xhavenjoe said:
We've played them 6 times in the last 3 seasons.
They've only won one of these games but have qualified from 2 out of the 3 two legged ties. We have won more games but can't seem to get the ties over the line.
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Agree. We need to be more like them to shore up the defence,, become cuter and park the bus a bit, feign some injuries, move the ball quicker. A few other tricks to try and mix it up a bit for example remember scoring from long goal kicks - Carabao 2018 ( Bravo to Kun) and last years Ortega to Gundo in 13 seconds. Opponents would not expect that.Nowt wrong with the occasional long punt to confuse the opposition feckers. Practice meaningful corners, learn to take decent throw ins, take a punt on shooting outside the box, instead of trying to walk into the net, get all the lads on a penalty taking intensive course and same for Eddie in saving spot kicks. Apart from that we play fine.

We are a lot more 'mature' in Europe now, but what was that snails pace in the opening 10 on Wednesday? I get conserving energy, but that early goal of theirs gave them the chance to park for 80 minutes even deeper. I reckon game plan was keep it tight and then hope to score last 10/ or from the get go aim to get us to penalties.

My only consolation this week has been Dips n Arse out of Europe as well. However not sure how that will play out in terms of PL fight can't decide if good or bad. Guess time will tell.

Apologies I needed to vent my frustration!! It was there for the taking.....
 
feedmpenzaandhewillscore said:
Madrid dragged City to where they wanted us, City were rampant during the game and Madrid couldn’t find a way to get out. Vinicious Junior for all his plaudits gave up and wanted off the pitch rather than going finding a way to win. Then as time ran out desperation crept in and the nagging feeling that Madrid had the leveller of penalties. They were happy they had that opportunity and you could tell the difference between the sets of players when they huddled together for the penalties. City were despondent they were in that situation and Madrid were jubilant.

What made it even worse is we couldn’t ram home the advantage of them missing the first penalty.
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Excellent summary, just so sad. The despondency of penalties worries me for Saturday let alone next season...
 
feedmpenzaandhewillscore said:
Madrid dragged City to where they wanted us, City were rampant during the game and Madrid couldn’t find a way to get out. Vinicious Junior for all his plaudits gave up and wanted off the pitch rather than going finding a way to win. Then as time ran out desperation crept in and the nagging feeling that Madrid had the leveller of penalties. They were happy they had that opportunity and you could tell the difference between the sets of players when they huddled together for the penalties. City were despondent they were in that situation and Madrid were jubilant.

What made it even worse is we couldn’t ram home the advantage of them missing the first penalty.
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Ive lost count of the amount of penalty shootouts i've seen where the team who misses the first one goes on to win the shoot out. Its almost like the team who goes second switches off when the other team miss first. Maybe its psychological and players switch off thinking the pressure is off.

Its probably a lifetime of seeing England fail at penalties, but i had zero confidence once it went to pens.
 
willipp said:
Ive lost count of the amount of penalty shootouts i've seen where the team who misses the first one goes on to win the shoot out. Its almost like the team who goes second switches off when the other team miss first. Maybe its psychological and players switch off thinking the pressure is off.

Its probably a lifetime of seeing England fail at penalties, but i had zero confidence once it went to pens.
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There's only Ya Ya and Balotelli I had 100% confidence in.Willy Caballero is 42 now. I'd bloody sign him just to go on the bench in every game that might end in a penalty shootout.
 
Rui said:
I WAS ACCUSED OF BEING A MADRID FAN BY FELLOW CITY FAN - thoughts.

I am mixed-race, and I live down south with my mum (but I moved to Manchester for uni) and my dad/granddad are blues so I of course follow them.

At the game, the guy next to me asked if “I was a city or Madrid fan” which I said silly question. He then asked me where I live and I said fallowfield. This p*ssed me off.
BUT 5 minutes later after telling him I’m a blue he has the cheek to ask how much I paid for the ticket…I got it through the 5-ucl game rule from the club fair and square and I didn’t get it through for resellers..never have.
I know the tourist stuff is a mess but is he bang out of order for making me feel like a fake fan? I know I don’t look like a local but I’ve supported this club all my life (21 years)!!
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He was bang out of order AND a nosy twat.
 
Rui said:
I WAS ACCUSED OF BEING A MADRID FAN BY FELLOW CITY FAN - thoughts.

I am mixed-race, and I live down south with my mum (but I moved to Manchester for uni) and my dad/granddad are blues so I of course follow them.

At the game, the guy next to me asked if “I was a city or Madrid fan” which I said silly question. He then asked me where I live and I said fallowfield. This p*ssed me off.
BUT 5 minutes later after telling him I’m a blue he has the cheek to ask how much I paid for the ticket…I got it through the 5-ucl game rule from the club fair and square and I didn’t get it through for resellers..never have.
I know the tourist stuff is a mess but is he bang out of order for making me feel like a fake fan? I know I don’t look like a local but I’ve supported this club all my life (21 years)!!
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Fucking hell mate you took your time to.post didn't you, first one in eight years lol.
 
Rui said:
I WAS ACCUSED OF BEING A MADRID FAN BY FELLOW CITY FAN - thoughts.

I am mixed-race, and I live down south with my mum (but I moved to Manchester for uni) and my dad/granddad are blues so I of course follow them.

At the game, the guy next to me asked if “I was a city or Madrid fan” which I said silly question. He then asked me where I live and I said fallowfield. This p*ssed me off.
BUT 5 minutes later after telling him I’m a blue he has the cheek to ask how much I paid for the ticket…I got it through the 5-ucl game rule from the club fair and square and I didn’t get it through for resellers..never have.
I know the tourist stuff is a mess but is he bang out of order for making me feel like a fake fan? I know I don’t look like a local but I’ve supported this club all my life (21 years)!!
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Sounds like a knob (correct spelling).

You should have told him you're a very young looking 30 year old and you were on your Dad's shoulders at York away so unless he was there too he can do one.
 
The big plus has to be how Jezzer was taking them apart at times. Josko is clearly going to be world class. Erling really needs to be given a chance to heal. Kyle is still the best right back in the world. Akanji is a great squad player. Rodders is the best dm in the world. Kevin needs to be treated better. Phil, another who player with an injury.
To me, we need to buy Davies and Frimpong. If we can buying Adeyemi and those two, then it will be a superb transfer window.
 
Rui said:
I WAS ACCUSED OF BEING A MADRID FAN BY FELLOW CITY FAN - thoughts.

I am mixed-race, and I live down south with my mum (but I moved to Manchester for uni) and my dad/granddad are blues so I of course follow them.

At the game, the guy next to me asked if “I was a city or Madrid fan” which I said silly question. He then asked me where I live and I said fallowfield. This p*ssed me off.
BUT 5 minutes later after telling him I’m a blue he has the cheek to ask how much I paid for the ticket…I got it through the 5-ucl game rule from the club fair and square and I didn’t get it through for resellers..never have.
I know the tourist stuff is a mess but is he bang out of order for making me feel like a fake fan? I know I don’t look like a local but I’ve supported this club all my life (21 years)!!
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Uck em!
 
It's very difficult to tell, but in hindsight I think Pep made a mistake vs Palace by not resting Rodri and not giving him the chance to be completely fresh vs Real away.

It's not simply that Rodri wasn't at his best in midfield, but that he didn't contribute to our attack as much as he could. Normally, he contributes more to the attack. He bossed the midfield in the 2nd leg but wasn't sharp enough to contribute more to the attack. We didn't need him vs Palace that much and he wasn't his real self there anyway.

If Pep repeats that mistake vs Chelsea, it might be the difference between winning and losing the league. Running Rodri in the ground cost us the CL final in Porto. This shouldn't happen again.
 
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CTID1988 said:
My biggest annoyance is with the club. The home end was full of people in Madrid gear, me and 6 others were kicked out of the ground before the game started because of a scuffle with a few of them. I wasn't even involved, just shoved somebody who pushed into me as I was talking to my brother. And surprise surprise, the only people kicked out were blues. The Madrid lot were allowed to go on their merry way.
Only time in my life I've been kicked out of a footie match
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Rag
 
Rui said:
I WAS ACCUSED OF BEING A MADRID FAN BY FELLOW CITY FAN - thoughts.

I am mixed-race, and I live down south with my mum (but I moved to Manchester for uni) and my dad/granddad are blues so I of course follow them.

At the game, the guy next to me asked if “I was a city or Madrid fan” which I said silly question. He then asked me where I live and I said fallowfield. This p*ssed me off.
BUT 5 minutes later after telling him I’m a blue he has the cheek to ask how much I paid for the ticket…I got it through the 5-ucl game rule from the club fair and square and I didn’t get it through for resellers..never have.
I know the tourist stuff is a mess but is he bang out of order for making me feel like a fake fan? I know I don’t look like a local but I’ve supported this club all my life (21 years)!!
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Absolutely disgraceful behaviour by a blue to a fellow blue, obviously got social problems.
 
City weren't great, last year team came firing, giving Madrid no space to breathe. This year City played too slow. When it got to pens I knew Madrid would go through. Big disappointment, Gündogan and Mahrez left big void that has not been filled.
 
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