Basel (H) Post Match Thread

People saying result doesn’t matter are wrong. It’s the message it sends out to other teams we will soon be playing. Playing Yaya is just pointless I don’t get it! There seemed a lot of uncertainty by Stones , Danilo, Laporte. Lots of passing to players that had a man directly behind them and then losing the ball.
Didn’t think BT commentary was that bad to be honest.
 
sorry but i cannot be as carefree as some on here People actually paid to see that crap tonight. its never good to lose .and getting really worried about Stones who seems to have lost confidence Plenty out there just not good enough .Only Sane played with any passion. Apart from the goal Jesus spent most of the time on his arse and needs plenty of games After signing laporte and Stones i still think i prefer Vinny and Otto fack it i fancy a serious drink, to remind me that Jimmy Frizz is not our gaffer and we havent time travelled back to the 80s
 
Silva, De Bruyne, Ederson, Kompany, Otamendi, Aguero and Walker all got a much needed rest, and we went through to the next round. What's not to like?

One of the things that impressed me most about us lately is our game management. You see it quite often in games that we go ahead early, and we could go for the kill, but we just take our foot of the gas and pass it around a bit. It's absolutely needed given our schedule.
 
I'm surprised that some thought that this game would be any different. The earlier rounds of the Carabao showed us what
happens with more than a couple of changes. I was just surprised that the 1st half was a tad entertaining.
 
cadds92 said:
I have said for weeks mate, play the best team every game and only until a player has played himself out if the side does a replacement come in.

Winning sides don’t get tired.

Bayern took their foot off the pedal once the league was over under Pep and the lack of momentum did play a part in Costing them a CL under Pep because Bayern were easily one if the top 2/3 sides in Europe under Guardiola and should have won it considering their dominance of play and overall quality.
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I agree...to a certain extent. We have just come through a very important, and intense, 3 game WINNING stint, players are knackered and playing with knocks that no-one talks about, and the game was won weeks ago. There are a raft of players who need game time if we are going to win things this season AND NEXT, and this was the perfect opportunity to cover ALL the bases.

Monday night will be here soon enough, and fit and healthy, raring to go, is how I prefer my first team players. Win that game and we are a MAXIMUM OF 9 POINTS FROM 8 GAMES FROM BEING CHAMPIONS. That was more important tonight, imho.
 
blueinsa said:
You thought they played with no pride tonight?

I thought it was a 2nd/3rd eleven playing in 2nd gear with some first team players not wanting to get injured, others getting some much needed minutes in the legs and others like Foden and Diaz running their arses off and gaining a lot of experience.

This was a tie we needed to win and we did it 2 weeks ago.

Tonight was a training exercise for all intent and purpose.

You might not like it or agree with it but that football at this level but to suggest there was no pride in the shirt is well, pure hyperbole imo.
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This. Every word!
 
K.Reeves right foot said:
Bullshit if you think Pep is happy with that. The players who are struggling to play in the first team made zero case for inclusion in future games. The younger players were hung out to dry by the lack of application from senior players. Sane and Bernardo first half tried. The rest were pathetic. Simple as.
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He won't be happy but he won't be overly critical or worried either.

It's called having some balance.
 
Bpughh said:
impressed with brahims contribution. hope to see him produce in any minutes given after we wrap up the league. think he's ready to backup raheem next season
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Totally agree with you Diaz looks the business. Very comfortable on the ball and going forward.
 
To the ****s who decided to boo the kids and reserve lads who played tonight, kindly fuck off elsewhere with that attitude. Can’t believe what I was hearing tonight, and to the individual who said he should ask for his money back?? Christ if you want it back after tonight can I have mine back for the large part of the 80’s, 90’s and 00’s please.
 
Exeter Blue I am here said:
He has a point. The drop off in quality when Kev, Dave and Sergio aren’t out there is disproportionately steep. Had it not been for Leroy and Bernardo (1st half only) and a decent cameo from young Diaz, I’d have rated that as the most toothless City performance of the last 5 years. We had over 900 passes and only one shot in the final 55 minutes of the game. Our back up players have got to have more zip than that. Jesus in particular I thought was awful and Stones sloppy beyond belief in the 1st half. Good for Foden to get a run out and Jesus will of course improve dramatically once he gets his fitness back, but all in all that was fucking piss poor stuff.
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Corrected , the drop off in quality when Ederson , Walker , Kompany ,Ottamnedi , Mendy , Sterling , DeBruyne , Merlin , Aguero , Fernandinho arent out there is disproportionately steep , just the ten players rested /not available tonight. Agree regarding Foden and Jesus but also Diaz was superb when he came on , not sure about piss poor Exeter but certainly diappointing.
 
karen7 said:
so pep thinks we were poor so i'm sticking by what i said despite the attack dogs being out tonite
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Pep's gonna get himself a thread ban if he's not careful.

I hear the 'Rock, Paper, Scissors' competition in the mod room over who gets the gig is heating up nicely.
 
Think all the focus on the number of passes v a disinterested Chelsea has altered the muscle-memory of some of the players. Passing backwards and sideways for no reason other than to clock up another pass for the sake of it. We need to forget about pass tallys and just attack. Zinchenko and Danilo in particular were passing back to the keeper under no pressure. Just pointless. Yes, it's a dead rubber game, but these are things we don't want to become habits. We should still play in the style we are known for, regardless of the score line or opposition. We don't want to start playing too passive just to boost stats.
 
No issue with the result,main thing was no injuries and we saved a lot of legs. We can't be too critical with performances as I think the message from Pep was clear, retain possession, nothing crazy and see the game out.there's also the fact that the teams syncronisity is severely hit with so many changes. Having said that, its pretty clear we have a defined starting team with a noticeable drop in quality behind them and nobody other than Bernardo pushing to be included in the starting 11.

Special shout out to the stewards and GMP who did absolutely nothing and simply stood to the side and watched as we was completely peppered by coins for most of the game. Aren't they there to ensure our safety? I certainly didn't feel safe as I was forced to stick my hood up and stand at an angle just to protect my face. And thats without mentioning their fans openly smoking throughout and countless flares. If we behaved like that abroad we would get the absolute shit kicked out of us by the police
 
blueinsa said:
He won't be happy but he won't be overly critical or worried either.

It's called having some balance.
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Really? You know that for sure? Peps a winner and doesn like losing. What he really wont like is players dropping their levels which is why he's the best manager on the planet. Full 11, we can win the competition yet I'm sure Pep would like to have more confidence if some of those players are relied upon should injuries/ suspensions occur. It's rare I criticise these days, no need to, if it's warranted I will though.
 
Poor performance and disappointed we have lost our unbeaten home record despite the second string team we put our. Positives Sane, Bernardo and Diaz.

Stones and Laporte were crap. Stones since his return from injury has come back a different player, no confidence on the ball, lack of concentration and shite passing.

Laporte was not much better and was at fault for the second goal.

At the end of the day we are through to the next round so that what matters.
 
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