Champions League Final | Post-Match Thread

[1961_vintage]

Players know, they know Pep let them down.

They let themselves down. They were poor all over the park and that, despite his poor selection and tactics, cannot be solely down to the manager.

 

[ShedDweller]

among many piss boiling things about that I’m wondering why Mahrez and Sterling didnt get on the touchline and demand the ball be played behind the full backs.

played into feet all night with a full back up your arse, its sunday football stuff knowing how to play against that.

i never like slagging players but surely Sterling has now proved he can’t do it at the highest level. We should move him on. Its like groundhog day watching him.

 

[northendenton]

Give it a day or two and you will be fine.

Thats it but NOW Its really deflating cheers blue

 

[Keeper!]

If you think he's blaming Pep you're off your but.

I'm gutted too mate but we don't make that final, or win the title, or the centurions or clean sweep seasons, without Guardiola.

It ain't easy to accept, but we'll be back and we'll win it. For now, we have to be content with making our first ever final and winning the title

Pep's performance tonight was a disgrace, he get lots of plaudits and rightly so, tonight he was pathetic, insulting and not befitting the title of Best Coach in the world.

 

[bluemoon32]

You would think Pep would have figured that out. Chelsea were very impressive defensively and we were unable to find a way through them. The warning signs were there in the FA cup and reinforced in the league game. Didnt our coaching staff learn anything from those games

I wonder if any of our coaching staff question Pep or are they all just yes men?

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Would of Fernandinho stopped Chelsea’s goal? The answer is no. Him starting tonight wasn’t the reason the lost. Bore off with that shite

If he’d started with Foden wide left and Bernardo up top doing all the pressing with de Bruyne in midfield… their goal might not have even happened, never mind needed to be stopped.

 

[Bandofblues]

Most people knew we were fucked when the lineup was announced. Chelsea looked good cos they played their usual system that they’re familiar with and their players looked like they wanted to win unlike ours

Peps fault then?
Players couldn't be arsed?
If we had played Ferni we would have won?
Sterling is shit,
FFS Marhez?


I love City. I've seen them be shit. I've seen them be sublime.

We lost.

Bring on next season.


Blue and PROUD!

 

[BlindEyeSeesAll]

Would of Fernandinho stopped Chelsea’s goal? The answer is no. Him starting tonight wasn’t the reason the lost. Bore off with that shite

We would have controlled the game better from the off if he was on from the start , not too difficult is it?

 

[Blu3m00n91]

many players will look at the line up and say i could have done better but the truth is city are not the finished article
a world class left back and 2 strikers and then we can go again next season

We brought Fernandinho on and two Strikers and nothing changed. It wasn’t to be to be mate. City will be back and we will win the CL one day

 

[platty7]

Can't resist can he Pep. Ah well been a great effort from the team all season.
Hard to take losing today tho