Inter (H) | CL | Post Match Thread

Enjoyed the game. We re gonna improve. People must relax. Its not Fifa game when you destroy opponents twice a week all season long. And Inter been really trying yesterday. Games like this helps to build fitness like no other. Long term its been great experience for us.

We limited Inter to create little, saw somewhere xg been like 2,5 vs 0,5 in our favour, although its actually looks a bit too much of the difference compared to what I thought it would be.

And accusation about tired legs or old players is inaccurate. Inter hang on their dear life last 15 min. We were dominating Inter last 15 min like they probably would not get dominated whole season.
 
A well earned point for both teams and will not define the CL campaign in any way. Will give Pep food for thought if we face them again later in the competition as they have only one way to play against a team like us. Passing through them isn’t going to happen.
 
A reasonable result against a top team. Eeees football as Bobby Manc would say.
Even with Rodri on the pitch we seemed to lose that bit of coherence and shape that Kova has given us so far this season.
Most disappointing thing was the kit.
Most encouraging was that they didn’t score from some very good breakaway chances.
 
Txiki Txiki Bang Bang said:
Those crosses and take ons from Doku is what you would expect from anyone on the wings, Jack didn't do that today
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Jack is a right footed player playing on the left, Doku is a right footed player who was playing on the right. To expect Jack to run down the wing and cross is unfair. Jack was no better or worse than most players last night. It was a tough game. IMHO in games like that we should go with two traditional wingers set up, not using one or two inverted. Having to cut in wastes time and allows teams to regroup and sit in.
 
Didsbury Dave said:
Those three were clear cut, foden didn’t middle another, there were 3-4 that didn’t quite fall for us around the box where players put them wide and a number of bobbles in the box that they defended well. They had one decent chance that the lad put over. A fair result would have been a City victory by a couple of goals.
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I'm not an Xg disciple but it looks like it would support your assertion.

They could have scored first so that could have been significant but we eventually got a pretty firm grip on the game and should have scored.

Neither team actually manged to score so I'm not going to claim the result was unfair.
 
PolarBearCub said:
A well earned point for both teams and will not define the CL campaign in any way. Will give Pep food for thought if we face them again later in the competition as they have only one way to play against a team like us. Passing through them isn’t going to happen.
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This was the single most important takeaway, for me. It just wasn't going to happen through the middle. Sorry, but a team like that, you have to have wingers with pace who can go outside their man as well as inside. At least sometimes. And then cut back from the by-line. With a team like that, that's the way you're going to create chaos.
Now I don't want to get on Jack's case, as so many have for the umpteenth time, but whatever Jack gives the team on the wing, he does not give that. I mean, he has very little change of pace, and he almost never goes outside his man. I still, to this day, wonder whether wing is really his position. I could see him more central. Except that it's pretty crowded with candidates there.
 
PolarBearCub said:
A well earned point for both teams and will not define the CL campaign in any way. Will give Pep food for thought if we face them again later in the competition as they have only one way to play against a team like us. Passing through them isn’t going to happen.
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Happened a good few times last night.

The Foden chance immediately springs to mind.
 
Lovebitesandeveryfing said:
This was the single most important takeaway, for me. It just wasn't going to happen through the middle. Sorry, but a team like that, you have to have wingers with pace who can go outside their man as well as inside. At least sometimes. And then cut back from the by-line. With a team like that, that's the way you're going to create chaos.
Now I don't want to get on Jack's case, as so many have for the umpteenth time, but whatever Jack gives the team on the wing, he does not give that. I mean, he has very little change of pace, and he almost never goes outside his man. I still, to this day, wonder whether wing is really his position. I could see him more central. Except that it's pretty crowded with candidates there.
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If you can't have quick wingers then you need overlapping full-backs. Jack is great when someone runs on the outside of him as this creates both a passing option and distraction for opposition defences.

I thought we actually finished the game really well and had Inter penned in. They are one of Europe's top six teams and they are evidently well-coached. Foden looked a lot sharper than I thought he would, Rodri encapsulated his City career as the match progressed by getting stronger and better, and Gundogan is starting to get into those tight spaces.

From everything I've seen thus far this season, it's just been normal early-season City under Pep - some great football, some rust and big scope for improvement. We will be fine. Arsenal's squad will be tested this year and I'm convinced that Liverpool will burn out given how they are playing under Slot.
 
I think we played fine in the end.

Four clear chances that should be goals, Bernardo first half and then Foden & Gundogan second.

Foden is definitely the man against banked defences that limit space like Inter & Brentford did. He was causing a lot more disruption by carrying the ball and operating in extremely tight areas - Savio can get on the inside but has given the ball away in daft areas a few times now. I'm sure he'll learn though.

Always feel like these games require patience - we have to attack in the right way, which is really forcing a team to concentrate for 2-3 minutes. Early in the first half it was all too rushed and speculative, which gave Inter numerous chances to break at speed.

Finally, that new kit is atrocious and there's no way it was 'best selling' - if we're at home we have to wear our home kit. It hurt my soul to finally see a Milan team at the Etihad in the CL and we wore that abomination.
 
supercity88 said:
It being us back to earth, which maybe we needed. I was surprised how well we started the season and then you get a bit carried away and think things will continue that way, but it shows you are never far from a poor result in football.

We are being carved open too easily due to the press not being quite right. Arsenal will carry more of a threat so a wake up call.
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Yes, I agree. The effortless way they last night and Brentford first half strolled through our midfield was quite disturbing.
 
The Lightbowne Cowboy said:
Yes, I agree. The effortless way they last night and Brentford first half strolled through our midfield was quite disturbing.
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This was what struck me. We gained control in the last 30 mins of both games, but similarly i felt we were outplayed for 50 of the first 60 mins.

Our reluctance to counter attack at almost any point is source of frustration and that frustration usually subsides as we pick up trophies - but we had a chance to do that with 5 mins to go last night and eddie just kept the ball - but the moment you let this lot have a back 5 and 3 in front it makes it so much harder.
 
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