Blue Tooth
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5-2 win. That'll do.
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Basel (H) Post Match Thread
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SebastianBlue
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I picked the right match to travel back
3,000 miles to watch on my birthday. ;-)
Disappointment with the result and the overall performance aside, we are through while managing to rest a few key players, give run outs to Foden and (to a lesser extent) Diaz, learn about some things we can work to improve, and (as far as I know) not pickup any injuries on the way so all-in-all I am content.
Really can’t believe the booing and jeering at the end. I understand the frustration with some of the play but the booing was well out of order.
Special mention to Foden, who, along with Sane, was the best player on the pitch. He is a real talent and I am very much looking forward to seeing him grow into a world class player with us.
3,000 miles to watch on my birthday. ;-)
Disappointment with the result and the overall performance aside, we are through while managing to rest a few key players, give run outs to Foden and (to a lesser extent) Diaz, learn about some things we can work to improve, and (as far as I know) not pickup any injuries on the way so all-in-all I am content.
Really can’t believe the booing and jeering at the end. I understand the frustration with some of the play but the booing was well out of order.
Special mention to Foden, who, along with Sane, was the best player on the pitch. He is a real talent and I am very much looking forward to seeing him grow into a world class player with us.
If I was going to make a list of leaders in our team, In no order, I would probably say Kompany, Otamendi, Fernandinho, Silva, KDB and Aguero. Players who when the going gets tough, will demand the ball, take on responsibility to try and win the game. Sterling also has a habit of coming up with big contributions in those games (see his many winners this season), but he isn't quite at the same level as the others.
Pep picked a side tonight like he was almost trying to take out all of those leaders on the pitch and see what would happen. Not really a surprise we looked rudderless and spent a lot of the game just passing for passing's sake.
Pep picked a side tonight like he was almost trying to take out all of those leaders on the pitch and see what would happen. Not really a surprise we looked rudderless and spent a lot of the game just passing for passing's sake.
carlosthejackal
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Just got back , last eight, Foden getting a full game more or less , Diaz getting twenty minutes, thanks for the memories Yaya , key players got a rest , one trophy in the bag , a second within touching distance , it’s not a bad outlook is it .
Newquayblue
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Wholly agree - it’s more disappointing realising some fans (if they are genuine blues) have very little understanding of football - Stones will be a world beater, and soon. Part of his football education is taking no notice of people who, ridiculously, right him off at this stage of his career- they are the losers who don’t deserve the players we have.Fortunately Guardiola isn't daft enough to base it on tonight.
crazyg
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For the first time in a long time I left before the final whistle. Admittedly, it blew as I was going down the steps to the concourse, but I made my stand!
OK, so it was a dead rubber again, but I've not seen such a lack of urgency since Pep took over. I was even shouting for them to inject some lethargy into their perfomance to speed it up. Very nice, very neat, but toothless and apathetic in all departments.
A good job we'll meet a decent side in the next round (or the rags) and will show some urgency.
Cheer up, though, we could support the Harry Kane team. ;-)
OK, so it was a dead rubber again, but I've not seen such a lack of urgency since Pep took over. I was even shouting for them to inject some lethargy into their perfomance to speed it up. Very nice, very neat, but toothless and apathetic in all departments.
A good job we'll meet a decent side in the next round (or the rags) and will show some urgency.
Cheer up, though, we could support the Harry Kane team. ;-)
I picked the right match to travel back
3,000 miles to watch on my birthday. ;-)
Disappointment with the result and the overall performance aside, we are through while managing to rest a few key players, give run outs to Foden and (to a lesser extent) Diaz, learn about somethings we can work to improve, and (as far as I know) not pickup any injuries on the way so all-in-all I am content.
Really can’t believe the booing and jeering at the end. I understand the frustration with some of the play but the booing was well out of order.
It was a bit weird but in a way I think Pep will be OK with it.
It represents the rising standards at the club, and that's part of what Pep is trying to do here. Barcelona and Real would have booed that performance and voiced their displeasure, because they were really poor for long parts of the game, and at the very elite level clubs, knowing the fans demand you to play well is a driving factor for the players.
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If Pep had played Merlin, Ginger Kev, Eddie, Kompany,Kun,Otta ,Walker and Delph and we had picked up injuries everyone would be going ballistic.
He gave a run out to Foden and Diaz and a few more experienced players so it was never going to be a classic.
Yaya did a few good passes but he's past it unfortunately.
As long as we beat Stoke next week then it was worth resting our key players.
He gave a run out to Foden and Diaz and a few more experienced players so it was never going to be a classic.
Yaya did a few good passes but he's past it unfortunately.
As long as we beat Stoke next week then it was worth resting our key players.
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Dreadful. Danilo, Stones and Zinchenko were very very poor. No surprise they managed to get passed us with 3 of our 4 defenders playing so badly
But we didn’t give ourselves a chance going forward with Yaya a total passenger and not being able to create anything at all for himself or any of our attacking players. It’s quite painful to see an all time legend a million miles from the maestro who used to rip it up
But... that was almost predictable and at the end of the day it doesn’t matter in the slightest. Onwards and upwards
But we didn’t give ourselves a chance going forward with Yaya a total passenger and not being able to create anything at all for himself or any of our attacking players. It’s quite painful to see an all time legend a million miles from the maestro who used to rip it up
But... that was almost predictable and at the end of the day it doesn’t matter in the slightest. Onwards and upwards