Jesus Navas last game tonight

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

Agreed. The likelihood was that we weren't good enough to beat them, but that's not the point. If we'd lost by 3 or 4, having given it a bloody good go, I think most city fans wouldn't complain.

Most city fans wouldn’t complain, is a very, very bold statement……..

 

[domalino]

Got us to the first semi final....And consistently out of the group stages. The negatves with Pellegrini were we didn't look like we could win the Champions League either,

Navas is a great example of Pellegrinis tenure.

13/14 was great. Other than 17/18 probably the most fun season in recent memory.

14/15 and 15/16 were very uninspired tactically from MP and felt like a guy working his notice - getting up for the CL but not doing well int he league was kind of indicative of that. Navas was told to spam crosses into Aguero against packed boxes and as anyone could have predicted the result was a lot of blocked low crosses and easily cleared (by defenders with half a foot on Sergio) aerial balls.

I’d have loved to see a 25 year old Navas under Pep. He would have been perfect for the days of Sterling and Sane down the wings because he’s a great support runner on those fast breaks, has good enough technical skill to keep up with probably the most technical midfield based side ever (Spain 08-12), and was just a very hard working, tactically astute player - hence the successful swap to RB as his end product never really recovered from Pellegrinis mismanagement.

If he’d been younger I think he’d have won 10 trophies with us under Pep as a 12th man, someone to bring on when the game needs stretching but reliable enough to look after the ball.

 

[KS55]

That no show in the s/f against Madrid was very disappointing. It looked like we truly believed we couldn't beat them, and resigned ourselves to our fate, going out with not even a whimper.

Yes, although Sergio had a chance near the end and flicked the outside of the post iirc. We would have got to the final on away goals.

 

[jimharri]

Yes, although Sergio had a chance near the end and flicked the outside of the post iirc. We would have got to the final on away goals.

You've got a better memory than me (which isn't saying much). I don't remember that.

 

[KS55]

You've got a better memory than me (which isn't saying much). I don't remember that.

I may have made it up unwittingly.

 

[citytill1die84]

I may have made it up unwittingly.

It definitely happened but can't remember it being near the end. Had a lot of beer by then lol

 

[johnnytapia]

Yes, although Sergio had a chance near the end and flicked the outside of the post iirc. We would have got to the final on away goals.

Flicked the post - I think bit of dramatic licence there! It was quite close but no ball on woodwork. Mind you, I’d had about 28 pints San Miguel by that point so you could be right!

 

[bluethrunthru]

always like the guy - pacey and always a threat - I liked the fact that he drove a Nissan Micra and I understood he wanted to go back to Spain because he was homesick.

I do hope that now he has finished the pain will subside - lifelong pain is very debilitating

 

[Barcon]

always like the guy - pacey and always a threat - I liked the fact that he drove a Nissan Micra and I understood he wanted to go back to Spain because he was homesick.

I do hope that now he has finished the pain will subside - lifelong pain is very debilitating

I don't think he's been homesick for about seven years.

 

[Nevizade]

Can still see him crossing the ball to Nasri for the fourth with evra not even in the frame