Bayern Munich (A) | Post Match Thread

It feels as though the last few seasons heartbreak in the UCL has really taught us how to play European cup football at knockout stage and the last two games v Bayern is real evidence we can finally be confident of beating the likes of Madrid and finally winning the tournament. We dont have to have total control of the football to do so either... I'm all in it's our year.
 
dadnlad said:
cards are wiped the trouble with it was he was told then did it again next goal kick and only half way through first half that just poor managent from eddie time wasting late in second half might of been ne...... sorry forgot he got cramp frank lampard will be so proud
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I don't think cards are wiped unless anyone wants to prove otherwise
 
Barcon said:
Fuck Tommy Tickle. The blokes a fucking prick. Jumping up and down like a fucking demented court jester all game long. Doing his fruit because we were correctly awarded a throw in.
You got fucking battered over two legs, you fucking nonce.
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tolmie's hairdoo said:
We can flip it both ways. City were six inches away from Bayern reducing the deficit by two goals inside the first half hour.

It was a chasing because our flanks couldn't cope with their runners, hence why Pep says he changed it at the break to ensure Grealish and Bernie played closer to our back line.

Our midfield was wide open because Stones couldn't make up the extra man, having to run back all the time.

It was a chasing in terms of what City are usually exposed to.

Bayern are certainly a top team but I am under no illusions, we were not allowed to play well for long periods and a superior attack such as Real's will only cause us bigger issues if we go again with the same formation.
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The difference between the “flip” is yours would have them still losing by 2 goals and mine would have them a man down with another half of football to be played still losing 3-0. And, as far as actually certain goal scoring opportunities, they only didn’t lose at home because of a penalty miss and a very dubious handball (I consider the Upamecano handball to be nailed as he absolutely meant to stick out his arm).

I think you saw a chasing, and I saw what both Bernardo and Kev spoke about in their post-match interviews: intentional tactics that we as fans are somewhat unaccustomed to but which are the necessary next step to hopefully secure our first CL.

Pep always has concerns and makes tweaks, as he did for the second half, but the team was playing exactly as he wanted them to. Bayern are the second best team in Europe and were always going to have chances. And we always had an answer.

For me, it was nowhere near a chasing. Bayern huffed and puffed and couldn’t blow our well-built house down. They got a “we’re sorry” penalty at the end to make it look far closer than it was.

In fact, it could have been a blow out if not for a marginal offside, a missed penalty, and a few squandered chances (they didn’t defend them well, we just wasted them with poor decision-making or passes in the moment).
 
tolmie's hairdoo said:
I genuinely don't know. Never thought there would come a day where I thought an injury to Ake could be seen as a huge blow.

I fear Ake might miss the rest of the run-in with a hammy.
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That's definitely the biggest concern from last night. Whilst I don't necessarily see a drop off from Ake to Laporte at centre back, it's going to be an issue against Saka. I can't see we have a solution beyond stopping Arsenal playing completely by controlling the game.
 
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