Champions League Final | Post-Match Thread

[Zinchilla]

We're the best team in the Prem by a distance, although Chelsea will claim to be the best in Europe, which they're not. We win 23 on the bounce playing pragmatic, dogged football - a mix of flair and steel. Tonight, we gamble big on getting the first goal and drawing Chelsea out - left us wide open.

Yep, agree with all that. It was a gamble. Desperate to come out flying and get the first. But it didn’t work - Chelsea defend with 7 players, decent players. Playing 3 at the back and 4 killing the space in front needs patience, needs a proper CM anchor, just like when we beat Conte’s 3 at the back counter attack team by the odd goal twice in 17/18. But if the gamble had worked and we got that early goal everyone would be talking about genius. Fine margins. But I’m just utterly gutted.

 

[Metal Biker]

It's not true. He played well first half. Tell me what FFS did?

Agreed. He wasn't the worst, but he didn't "change the game" in any way, either.

 

[LongsightM13]

He picked the team based on the referee? Seriously???

Luhoz wasn’t even that bad tonight. He didn’t need to be. We’ve certainly had much worse refs in the premier league in recent weeks

 

[Silvaguerro]

You being serious about Gundogan? Pep threw him under the bus playing him as an holding midfielder.

You clearly don't watch us if you can't see what Gundogan is good at, he's vital to the way we usually play, he keeps hold of the ball so well. Also you should check who the leading goalscorer is.

Yes he's the leading scorer. True. That's one because cancelo and Bernardo filled in to do the role that HE WAS BOUGHT TO DO AND FLOPPED MISERABLY ie, defensive midfielder.

 

[smallsteve]

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"We did our best but it was not our night".

Don't tell us we were "exceptional" when we were anything but. We are not fucking idiots Pep.

Well, at least we didn’t have to put up with the tears! Don’t need none of that ****! Embarrassing in the extreme.

 

[Scottyboi]

Just let me lick my hand and slap peps head once and all is forgiven honestly.

 

[madloaf]

In some parts we were actually. If rudiger didn’t get a good block Foden scores you woikd
Be saying we were amazing. He did say fair play to Chelsea and congrats. What else do you expect?

That rudiger block was a difference maker.

 

[coolcity]

They barely made it into the top 4.

Neither did Leicester the year before they won it.

 

[Keeper!]

If he adds Grealish to that team I swear I will have trouble with baldy

 

[MillisleBlue]

Just the Premier League and Carabao Cup then this season? Could've been worse.