granted but do you honestly think we won’t win another away match Madrid away apart we’ll definitely win one, it was disappointing last night we should of killed game off, but too much doom & gloom we’ll be fine last seasons champions league results won’t occur this season we’ll be rightLook at last seasons CL table. 16 points got you 8th. That's marginal. We are 8th now.
Yes. Because I expect my defenders TO DEFEND. This was simply unlucky. How many times does a player — defender or no — lift his leg this high in a match and someone’s head is there vs. not? You know as well as I do that if he’d just stood there and Dier had scored the same people slagging him off for this foul would be doing the same for standing still.I agree with most of your posts across this forum, but Nico's toe is at the same height as his own nose. His 'standing' foot is already a foot off the ground, so you can add that into the equation, too. Dier is also airborne. Nico's boot must be 6ft 6in in the air. A criminal decision.View attachment 171145
Are you telling me that if he makes the same decision against Brentford (even allowing that PL refs are slightly more lenient with this stuff) you wouldn't blame him?
In fairness, we have a few players who like a dive or two, we're no angelsPep never wants his team to con referees dive “play the referee” which is a shame when the margins are so small now and with five subs tiring out teams now is none existent! We have that much of the ball we could easily work on passing in pen box learn to play the game that other do as in any touch fall down! I bet if one of our player went to head the ball didn’t get touched like he didn’t then dive hold his head then the whole Monaco team complained to the referee! Out play wouldn’t of gone down and carried on!
Two big games, Gonzales has come on and cost us, lost the ball against Arsenal leading to a goal and given away a penalty which was always going to be given, simply put he needs to do better, sounds harsh but decision making at the top level he has been found wanting, undoing all the good work
Fodens contributed he was unlucky last night so was Reijnders there was a lot to like about last night & a lot to not like but we’re ultimately moving in the right direction a bit of tweaking fitness being improved Rodders for example & players coming back from injuryAre we a Haaland injury away from a total collapse. Others need to start stepping up with some goals, I just don't see many other contributors in this squad
In the bigger picture a draw away at Monaco is a disappointing result because in the new CL format,a win at home and a draw away is a perilous outcome. A win at home and a draw away would in the seeded Group stages be enough for qualification. City would set up to neutralise transition away from home, and nick wins or typically draw. That's no longer good enough. To qualify automatically you need to win some away games and Monaco away was probably our easiest away fixture.
We need to change our low-risk tactics away from home in the CL
I agree, I thought we were really poor in that second half. We were just going through the motions at times, no urgency at all outside about three or four moves all half.Too much focus on the penalty. We should have already scored enough by then. It’s not a disaster but is a reminder that this team is still a work in progress. The one big concern for me was Rodri. He didn’t look right at all.
Ok, so he should just stand there and not challenge for the ball? Which he won by the way, and if he did just stand there and let Dier get a free header you would be moaning at that, so the lad can't win, and I dont understand all the people spouting thats a penalty in Europe, could you people give me the rules for the champions league please, as I always thought the rules were the same as the Premier leagueYep - whether it's fair or not, it's a fact of footballing life that if you play for a lesser team your season will be defined by your highlights, whereas at a club like City, you'll likely be judged by your mistakes.
I don't blame him for Arsenal - I lay that one squarely at Savinho's feet - but last night, in a European tie where everybody knows UEFA's interpretation of the rules, Nico might as well have just punched that ball away. None of this debate about the parts the referee or Dier played would even be taking place had he not made the ludicrous decision to raise his foot in a crowded area.
Can't blame it on fatigue, either. He has to be more savvy - we can't afford another slow-witted player on the pitch.
If he’s genuinely recovered is my concernHe didn't play well. It's hard to know in the moment what is to be expected at this moment after the injury.
In the bigger picture a draw away at Monaco is a disappointing result because in the new CL format,a win at home and a draw away is a perilous outcome. A win at home and a draw away would in the seeded Group stages be enough for qualification. City would set up to neutralise transition away from home, and nick wins or typically draw. That's no longer good enough. To qualify automatically you need to win some away games and Monaco away was probably our easiest away fixture.
We need to change our low-risk tactics away from home in the CL
All credibility of your point was lost at "EUFA".Sounds to me a lot of people came to watch a football match for the first time. When the ball is at head height you must exercise carefulness. You leg should be absolutely clear from potentially collision with opponent’s head no matter what. It is called high boot and it is not a recent invention by EUFA. There is no argument about who touched the ball first in this situation.
It's a simple game.Christ, what a simplistic view
That’s now Erling fuming , Rodri pissed off at the start of the season and Bernardo calling out the team last season something isn’t right.