Atalanta (A) CL Post-Match Thread

[SamBlue]

We are trying to have a serious discussion, but look at those two... :)

 

[Bluemanc100]

Talk about selective. The next 6 words clearly show what I meant.
I’m not saying it’s right I’m saying that’s how the game is reffed now.
If you go to ground between a striker and the goal you will concede a foul. Right or wrong the onus is not on the attacker to jump over you or go around.

So the onus is on the attacker to trail a foot and force minimal contact... a fucking farcical decision and you know it.. you could give the ref the benefit of the doubt but not the guy with the replays... game’s bent... sorry

 

[Grassland Blue]

What a shambles of a game.
1, Select a very strong team bar Kun and give a performance like that
2, Miss (as usual) a shit load of chances
3, MISS a Pen to kill the game
4, Lose your Keeper
5, Start the 2nd happy really poor
6, Concede a very poor goal with Ottamendi making not effort to stop a cross and then the goal scorer have nobody within 10 metre of him
7, Bravo sent off . WTF was he doing and ditto Gundogan giving the ball away
8, Usual awful performances from Mendy, Ottamendi, Bernardo and Mahrez
9, Sterling’s inability to make the right decision happened 3or 4 times
10, Finally, our overall level of performance was shit again and it’s becoming a habit now week after week.

For all the comic cuts - at least we didn't lose.
Be different on Sunday.

 

[Gray]

Atalanta were so abysmal in the first half it covered up the fact that we were bang average. The missed penalty, which was inexcusable, gave the Italians hope and they were bound to be better in the second half. Lucky to hang on for a draw in the end as our team was playing like a complete bunch of strangers.

 

[Marvin]

 

[SebastianBlue]

One of my favourite moments of the night.

 

[cleavers]

So the onus is on the attacker to trail a foot and force minimal contact... a fucking farcical decision and you know it.. you could give the ref the benefit of the doubt but not the guy with the replays... game’s bent... sorry

The decision to give him a red was the referee's, the VAR team reviewed it, suggested he had another look, he did, same outcome, so nothing to do with "the guy with the replays", all on the referee.

 

[Marvin]

Having watched the highlights on the City site, I think Bravo deserves a bit of credit for his decision-making. We will never know whether the Atalanta would have scored but I reckon they were 50-50 to do so. As it was Bravo's challenge should really have given the chance for City's defence to mop up, and the worst outcome was that he'd be red-carded outside the box and concede a free-kick which we'd probably deal with. If he'd have stayed in the box and waiting for the shot, the chances were higher that we would be 2-1 down. He took a hit for City.

 

[Barcon]

No mentions on the other time he came flying out of his box and headed the ball away to safety I see.

 

[SebastianBlue]

No mentions on the other time he came flying out of his box and headed the ball away to safety I see.

That was reckless, as well — could have been kicked in the head by another Atalanta player and sent off!