Barca v City Post Match Thread

Ban-jani said:
We edged the game for 55 minutes tonight and one slip up cost us.

We're not "further away than ever"
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It really feels like it though. If we're honest with ourselves, Barca didn't even break sweat today.

If we are going to play this high pressing high line game, then we need to put the ball in the back of the net when the chances come. So what sense is there is not playing one of the best players in the world in doing just that? That's not genius, that's just plain stupid.
 
City Raider said:
Ta! Can't really argue with any of that. Sometimes I think we're not a very intelligent team, not at that level. Again and again these top teams school us mentally. Talent is there, hopefully the rest will come with experience but we're learning very slowly.
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For me we've been mentally weak for 3-4 years. Only have to look at the number of points we've achieved when in losing positions away from home. Truly shocking with the talent and money spent.
 
Well that was just a nightmare of mistakes. Doesn't feel as bad as some losses.
Thought we were at least matching them, probably the better side. Fernandinho slipped, not the only to slip and just unlucky. Everything was still alright; Gündoğan showed some magic, Stones had a great chance, then unfortunately Bravo made the worst mistake of all. I still highly rate him but messed up the pass and just moment of madness to hand-ball it. Went further downhill, KDB lost the ball in a costly position, Ilkay played them in, Kolarov wild tackle for penalty and Stones got turned for the last. All the players were having good games apart from those crazy moments. Well done Willy for saving a shot and a pen and we're still good in the group. Hope Zaba's ok though.
 
Not to sure that I buy the we were good tonight but made to many mistakes. There were some aspects of our play that was good and we looked reasonable at times. But we didn't create huge numbers of chances against what in all honesty was a fairly ropy defense.
No real complaints about our tactics but we lacked finesse in the final third and composure in our own penalty box, our defending was atrocious at times.
Apart from their ability to finish clinically I thought Barca were pretty poor tonight.
 
I don't see any team present the opposition with as many clear cut chances as City
V the lesser teams you might get away with it like we did v Swansea and Sunderland but v the 2 decent sides we've played we haven't and we've lost both
Same will happen v Liverpool and Arsenal if we don't stop fucking about with it ( yes I called it that cos that's what we look like we are doing ) at the back till we get better players there
Defenders on a hole aren't your best players on the ball so why base your system on them having more of the ball, seems mad, forget it till we've got the players please
 
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