Unsure whether to post this here, post match thread, referee's thread, rag thread, or talkshite thread...
Anyway here goes............Losing a Cup Final was disappointing to put it mildly, especially to that lot, (and as Pep has said, he acknowledges he got the team selection wrong, and who are we to disagree with the man, he is a legend), but f**k me, how the hell does that equate to a Ten Hag tactical masterclass?
Nobody bar a rag, could deny that it was a clear penalty for the push on Haaland in the first minute, and as there was no attempt to play the ball, should have been a red too, but the shithouse in charge is never going to make that much of a game changing decision in the first minute, (and did you ever expect bottler OliVAR to have the guts to make the correct decision?)
Goals change matches, and that start should have set the tone for the match, United barely got a kick until we gifted them their first goal. Every team gives away at least one goal like that per SEASON, why we chose a Cup Final at Wembley to do it is anybody's guess! The second penalty we definitely should have had when Mainoo wrestled Haaland to the floor. Think it was Shearer implying "they're holding each other." Why on earth would Haaland be holding Mainoo when he was going forward trying to get the ball, and all Mainoo was doing was holding Erling back?
As for the Nana in goal, straight from the Pickford and Reya school of time wasting, right from the first minute, long before they went ahead. I've honestly never seen a person take so many steps, and actually travel so short a distance, purely to create the impression of movement.
Masterclass, my arse. We didn't play well, (first half terrible, second half the better team, but the damage was done) . If Doku had scored 10 minutes earlier, i honestly think we would have won it.
Ask me any season before a ball is kicked, what is our number one priority, and i'll tell you now, next seasons priority is 5 - in - a - ROW.!!
Just perhaps, rags name was on the Cup, no idea how,having given away a 2 goal lead they scraped past mighty Newport with 2 late goals, an even later win at Forest, LiVARpool, god know's how they weren't dead and buried by half time. Don't get me started on Coventry, VAR was never brought in to decide toenail offsides, the technology isn't good enough or brought in to do that, pre VAR (and i'm not convinced it was even marginally offside) that was a deserved fantastic Coventry win.
Talkshite this morning (why on earth do i listen to it?) Stelling "City's parade must have been a bit of a damp squib". Good god are they paid to talk shite, or does it come naturally? Winning the most important trophy in the country (did i tell you we've won 4 in a row?), is NEVER a damp squib!!
We could have done even better, but City have had a fantastic season
Anyway, as for perspective, WE ARE CHAMPIONS AGAIN..OLE OLE. & 4 - IN - A - ROW.
