“Thought our performance was crap”. “I would have taken 1-0 tonight “. “Defended the counter very well throughput “. Nowt like consistency..,
NoI appreciate it’s easy to get wrapped up in the emotion of the game, but for those who saw the game on telly (a) should we have had at least one pen? (b) should Athletico have had at least one player sent off and (c) was the ref a complete ****?
That’s a fair point but the suspicion has persisted since our wonderful spell last season either side of Christmas that we actually play better without him in the team. For me it’s a marginal call as to whether his potential game changing moments outweigh the amount of times he loses possession especially with the way the dippers play. I wouldn’t risk it - we can always bring him on later in the game if we need him.I’ll give you an explanation: Kevin De Bruyne is our best player, the best midfielder in Europe and, and this is extremely important, is the ultimate big game player and match winner.
I appreciate it’s easy to get wrapped up in the emotion of the game, but for those who saw the game on telly (a) should we have had at least one pen? (b) should Athletico have had at least one player sent off and (c) was the ref a complete ****?
CheersA) Maybe. Not clear-cut for me, but have seen them given
B) Probably. Kicking the ball at a player's head when he's on the ground after a foul and the whistle's blown ages ago...If one of our players did that I'd be livid and expect a red
C) Seemed OK first half but much worse after we scored. The lack of cards early on probably emboldened Atletico to commit all those late fouls
I was at the game rather than watching on TV and haven't seen highlights of anything yet but from my view, no, no and yes but nowhere near as big of one as expected.I appreciate it’s easy to get wrapped up in the emotion of the game, but for those who saw the game on telly (a) should we have had at least one pen? (b) should Athletico have had at least one player sent off and (c) was the ref a complete ****?
We played well against a very wily well-coached team IMHO.You thought we were good?
Since when did a bad performance and a good result become mutually exclusive?
We can't have aspects of the game that were good whilst thinking overall we were crap?
You watch him on Sunday: When we get to these games he shows us his world standing. He did it against United the other week.That’s a fair point but the suspicion has persisted since our wonderful spell last season either side of Christmas that we actually play better without him in the team. For me it’s a marginal call as to whether his potential game changing moments outweigh the amount of times he loses possession especially with the way the dippers play. I wouldn’t risk it - we can always bring him on later in the game if we need him.