Barca v City Post Match Thread

[Marvin]

Odd game really. We played pretty well in parts, but made some catastrophic individual mistakes. Not going to dwell on the negatives, but thought Sterling played well.

Agreed. At half time I thought we'd played a good team game, and were unlucky to be a goal down. We didn't get much luck.

Barcelona wont be at the top of European football for much longer going off that performance. Individual flair covered up a game where City matched them. Cut out the errors, and we'd have been right in that.

Bit worried about Aguero. Is he carrying an injury, or on his way out?

Top players make a difference in games like this. Sterling, De Bruyne, Gundogan, Nolito,Otamendi all did very well, but we overplayed a little at the back putting keeper under too much pressure. I think this is City adapting to Guardiola's game. We're making errors, but there isn't much between us now.

 

[Gray]

I'm doing my best not to overreact as I hate it when people knee jerk, but is bravo actually good enough?

Good enough at what?

If you mean the last line of defence, then the answer has to be a great big no.

Hart was far from perfect but he is streets ahead of Bravo.

 

[cookster]

I'm usually just an observer here. I'm also usually someone that doesn't like or respond to anything negative when posted. However what you have just typed is very true sir.

Just say it as I see it. Same as last year, didn't beat a top 6 side. Trend seems to be continuing.

 

[BlueMedic]

Do the constant errors game after game not give you some concern? There are too many!

Game after game? We've lost twice all season, away to Spurs & Barca. Not many teams will travel to those places & pick up points, so no I'd say these "constant errors" are significantly exaggerated. Barca made plenty of errors too today, we just didn't punish. We made 3-4 & conceded 3 goals to it.

Under Pep we're going to play risky football, he has said it many, many times that he won't change that. Think we need to just accept the mistakes & see the positives. We're a work in progress, it was always going to be a transitional season for us & some games yes we'll make costly mistakes that cost us, other games (Gladbach for example) it'll all click & we'll look fantastic.

Here's what I'll ask you, do you think today was worse than our performances against Barca in the past? In past matches it's felt like we've been hammered & Hart has saved us from 6-7 goal one sided beatings. Today it felt like we matched them; was 50:50 possession & we were out-shooting them 2 to one until the sending off.

 

[schfc6]

Sterling was excellent.

 

[the_game_161]

Agreed. At half time I thought we'd played a good team game, and were unlucky to be a goal down. We didn't get much luck.

Barcelona wont be at the top of European football for much longer going off that performance. Individual flair covered up a game where City matched them. Cut out the errors, and we'd have been right in that.

Bit worried about Aguero. Is he carrying an injury, or on his way out?

Top players make a difference in games like this. Sterling, De Bruyne, Gundogan, Nolito,Otamendi all did very well, but we overplayed a little at the back putting keeper under too much pressure. I think this is City adapting to Guardiola's game. We're making errors, but there isn't much between us now.

cmon

they won 4-0 while not even playing that well. They are the best in europe without question when healthy and motivated.

 

[_OVO_]

Don't know what to say. Really don't want to slag our players off etc. but the way they played today (apart from Raheem) really worries me. Will probably need a day or two for the aftershock to wear off. Until then no newspapers, tv, twitter, facebook etc.
Still fully behind Pep and his work. Praying for a turnaround. CTID

 

[blueinsa]

yes i have but im no sheep. Ill call it as i see it. Theres no point in pretending that alls well when its not. How did you think bravo,stones, gundogan played tonight? Never mind kolorov and otamendi. Kompany on one leg is better than either centre half on the pitch tonight. Im disappointed like everyone else.

I thought the game plan was going superbly well up until the red card and but for some wasteful finishing we should have been at least level if not winning.

Individual errors cost us again but he is a few months and one transfer window into a 3 year job and those players not able to cut it will get replaced, starting with 2 new full backs please.

Bravo dropped a major howler, no doubt but all keepers do, Joe included so i dont see the point in trying to claim otherwise.

Ilkay played well, unlucky not to score and set a couple of chances up that should have been put away.

Zab and AK at full back are no longer good enough and should be replaced and they will be.

Otamendi made some excellent interceptions tonight and Stones is an absolute Rolls Royce of a player and with 2 decent full backs either side of them im sure would help.

Top of the league, 2nd in the CL group.

Hardly doom and gloom is it?

 

[BerkshireBlue]

Is it defcon 5 in here? I'm not a bravo fan at all. When was the last time we had no win in 4?

I think you mean defcon 1

 

[inchy14]

No he isn't...hes a fucking clown...bit like the twats that can juggle a ball and do tricks but cant play football....he can pass the ball but cant do what he's picked to do ....
ie save the ball..
Hes like fucking Dracula when it comes to crosses

Yet it wasn't the lack of a save that let him down.

Bollocks, our players regularly slip in matches because of wet pitches and inadequate boots. This one happened to cost us, so the others went unnoticed as they didn't n

Expert on the players boots now ffs, yes players were slipping tonight but he doesn't d it every fucking week and tonight was just bad luck.

 

[BLUEMATT23]

He's messed up on the keeper situation and should recall Hart.

 

[remember arthur mann]

Creators of our own downfall, true Quinney true !!

 

[argyle]

We need to stop wasting chances, stop giving the ball away in dangerous places.

Stop silly mistakes and stop slipping by wearing the right boots/studs .

 

[Vienna_70]

Sorry no one yet has clearly explained why Kun was benched tonight

Presumably because Pep wanted to flood midfield and try to nullify Barcelona's attack.

 

[booth89mcfc]

Thought we was good 1st half, except for fernandinhos slip obviously but other than that I thought we matched them. 2nd half was a disaster though was just a typical, typical city performance as in it was our own doing mistake wise rather than barca being quality, also would just like to add that I think bravo is a quality keeper regardless and that he took one for the team because he knew that it was going in, and he sacrificed himself for the goal either that or it was just his natural instinct to put his hands up..He is a keeper afterall and been doing it his whole life pretty much. Any way no shame in getting beat by barca, let's try an learn from it and move on and maybe get some shooting practice in ;) the boys in blue will never give in.

 

[Ban-jani]

Small issue but why were so many players slipping, get your studs right fellas.

The pitch was heavily watered before and at half time. They clearly overdid it and we unfortunately fell over more than them at crucial times.

 

[BerkshireBlue]

Has Silva been sent off or what I can't find anything about it

 

[Goatmeal]

Park the bus and lose 1 nil or go with a game plan and try to win? I prefer the latter.
We are trying to play it the right way. Some players will get it and some won't and will fall by the wayside.
Pep will sort it.

 

[kinkysdribble]

this is the worst possible result a celtic win would be more more favourable

Don't worry, we'll win our remaining 3 games in this group

 

[imbluethruandthru]

If barca over water the pitch as they do. Then surely pep knows this and the players should wear the correct boots. Not slip all over the place as they were doing. I did see 1 barca player slip tonight.