Real Madrid (A) | CL | Post Match Thread

Shazza458 said:
“If you don't have a team that is filled with players who are at the elite level physically, you simply cannot compete. It doesn't matter how good you are technically or tactically. Neither of those two things, even the combination, can overcome substandard physicality - this is the trajectory of elite football”


Book I’m reading on coaching and it’s so true. You can’t help but feel we have been very behind the curve
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There is so much data available now that, if, you have money to spend you have little excuse to make inappropriate signings or team selection/tactics. For instance, and these are from multiple sites so may not be totally accurate.

Vinicius Junior top speed is 36.5 km/h
Rodrygo 33.1
Mbappe 38.00 km/h !!!

Khusanovs top speed is 37.00 km/h !!!
Gvardiol 34.78
Reuben Dias 31.5 km/h
John Stones 32.3
Nathan Ake 31.7
Nico 31.5
Gundo 31.35

Rudiger is recorded at 36.7.
Bellingham 33.7

Real Madrid are faster than us all over the pitch both visually and factually.
 
Shaelumstash said:
Under Pep we've always been at our best when we're on the front foot and the midfield presses high up.

Usually that has meant one number 6, two 8's pressing high up and two wingers pressing the full backs.

I remember when Lillo came in the first time and we started playing two 6's and we became really passive and went on a horrendous run of form.

Pep came out at the time and said he "didn't recognise the team" and then he changed back to the high press, and I we went on a run of winning 14 games on the bounce or something stupid.

Against Newcastle on Saturday, we were back to high pressing. Front foot, young players pressing high up, loads of energy and pace.

And then for some bizarre unknown reason Pep didn't build on that massive improvement and instead reverted back to being flat and passive with older players in midfield who can't run.
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He said in his post match comments that the plan was to contain them for a while and stay in the tie. That went straight out of the window after they scored after four minutes, the goal one we seem to concede a lot, a simple long ball our defenders deal with abysmally. I've no idea why he went with those tactics when we never set up to defend and are awful trying to do it.
 
Probably the worst pep performance since that 4-0 pasting at goodison. Absolutely woeful.

I cringe every time i see gundo in the line up now which is a shame
 
Semper aggressus said:
No, we’d be worse. Pep is the best manager in the world, so anyone else would struggle with this current side.

Once Rodri is back next season, and after we’ve signed a right back and a world class attacking midfielder to replace KDB then we should be good again.
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The best manager in the world, doesn't have a year off. He doesn't repeat the same mistakes, he doesn't offer no solutions, he evolves, he adapts, he innovates. Nothing Pep has done at all this season. His answer was to throw a load of money at it in Jan. As already pointed out, managers fade, they decline, they tire, they run out of ideas. I hope that hasn't happened here but there is every chance. His way of playing football has gone, teams are set up physically, direct and with pace which we cannot handle. His ideas need to change with it otherwise it would be downwards like a Mourinho. Time will tell where we are with Pep, his personal life can't have helped him to be the best version of himself either. He could and should be doing a lot better though.
 
Absolutley woeful performance. Club should offer refunds to everyone who went in the stadium, infact add the home leg aswell.

Crazy how leggy the team looked from the weekend.

Hopefully Madrid get knocked out next round. classless c****

Just remember, there are those who say City winning 4 in a row is ruining football or 6 titles in 7.

Yet they are fans of the same clubs who won trebles consistantly before we did. They are also the same oddballs who have an issue over Man City winning trophies, but praise Real Madrid for winning so many UCLs. Embarassing.

It wont surprise me we get Real Madrid in the CWC in June
 
thegoatsthegoat said:
The best manager in the world, doesn't have a year off. He doesn't repeat the same mistakes, he doesn't offer no solutions, he evolves, he adapts, he innovates. Nothing Pep has done at all this season. His answer was to throw a load of money at it in Jan. As already pointed out, managers fade, they decline, they tire, they run out of ideas. I hope that hasn't happened here but there is every chance. His way of playing football has gone, teams are set up physically, direct and with pace which we cannot handle. His ideas need to change with it otherwise it would be downwards like a Mourinho. Time will tell where we are with Pep, his personal life can't have helped him to be the best version of himself either. He could and should be doing a lot better though.
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christ.

Were becoming more like them enitled fuck nuggerts in london
 
paulchapo said:
He said in his post match comments that the plan was to contain them for a while and stay in the tie. That went straight out of the window after they scored after four minutes, the goal one we seem to concede a lot, a simple long ball our defenders deal with abysmally. I've no idea why he went with those tactics when we never set up to defend and are awful trying to do it.
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Fair enough. It makes it even more bizarre that he didn't change it sooner!
 
Man_City_Loyal said:
Absolutley woeful performance. Club should offer refunds to everyone who went in the stadium, infact add the home leg aswell.

Crazy how leggy the team looked from the weekend.

Hopefully Madrid get knocked out next round. classless c****

Just remember, there are those who say City winning 4 in a row is ruining football or 6 titles in 7.

Yet they are fans of the same clubs who won trebles consistantly before we did. They are also the same oddballs who have an issue over Man City winning trophies, but praise Real Madrid for winning so many UCLs. Embarassing.

It wont surprise me we get Real Madrid in the CWC in June
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We won’t for obvious club reasons but our lads are going to be fuked again at the start of the season and be playing catch up…..again
 
It’s been a bit of a shit season, comparatively, time to move on, play to the best of our ability, and ensure CL.

Anything more than that is a bonus.
 
Palerider said:
There is so much data available now that, if, you have money to spend you have little excuse to make inappropriate signings or team selection/tactics. For instance, and these are from multiple sites so may not be totally accurate.

Vinicius Junior top speed is 36.5 km/h
Rodrygo 33.1
Mbappe 38.00 km/h !!!

Khusanovs top speed is 37.00 km/h !!!
Gvardiol 34.78
Reuben Dias 31.5 km/h
John Stones 32.3
Nathan Ake 31.7
Nico 31.5
Gundo 31.35

Rudiger is recorded at 36.7.
Bellingham 33.7

Real Madrid are faster than us all over the pitch both visually and factually.
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Isn't being faster visually the same as being faster factually?
 
paulchapo said:
On a bad night for us this is a stark reminder if one was needed what horrible cunts the rags are. Also stupid. Their worst team and season since 1974, in a Mickey mouse European competition just and still having the audacity to spit bile at us.

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Whereas, despite being humbled by RM twice in just over a week, you're always so complimentary about them...
 
City fans are deluded.
Did you really think we’d be able to compete with a makeshift back four (makeshift as in all but Gvardiol are not fit/match fit)

If you don’t have a settled back four you’ve got no chance as we’ve seen in numerous games this season. And then we come up against Real Madrid

The Dias mistake was due to rustiness, under normal circumstances Stones shouldn’t have been on the bench never mind starting such an intense match.

No one foresaw Dias and Akanji being so injured this season. Ake and Stones yes but the other two, no.

Where we went badly wrong was not buying a recognised right back and failing to read the crystal ball of defensive injuries.

Gvardiol aside, the entire defence has been injured more often than not which has been the source of the problem this season.
 
Man_City_Loyal said:
Absolutley woeful performance. Club should offer refunds to everyone who went in the stadium, infact add the home leg aswell.

Crazy how leggy the team looked from the weekend.

Hopefully Madrid get knocked out next round. classless c****

Just remember, there are those who say City winning 4 in a row is ruining football or 6 titles in 7.

Yet they are fans of the same clubs who won trebles consistantly before we did. They are also the same oddballs who have an issue over Man City winning trophies, but praise Real Madrid for winning so many UCLs. Embarassing.

It wont surprise me we get Real Madrid in the CWC in June
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Think you need to change your user name mate :)
 
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