What a load of shite!I'll explain it to you.
We have gone out of the Champions League three times due to the referee we had tonight making the wrong decisions against us.
This referee has a long history of being against Pep Guardiola and against Manchester City.
Pep looked at this and realised every tackle, every bit of pressure will result in a free kick against us (at best).
With this in mind Pep decided to pick a team that were better at keeping possession rather than winning it back as that was the least likely to result in freekicks, penaltys, red cards against us.
He decided that due to the above it was sensible to pick Sterling rather than Fernandinho as that minimises the risks of red cards but allows Sterling's pace to keep James pinned back, thus negating one of their biggest threats.
Foden and De Bruyne were then allowed to roam up front in the hopes that this would then pull their back 5 out of position a little allowing us to exploit the space somewhat.
Hope this helps.
I like your attitude, I'm getting there with every beer I drink!I'm disappointed for Pep more than anyhting. This was his trophy, to silence his critics. He desrved it, but c'est la vie.
It does. Small margins . Chelsea held out easily for the win their defensive solidity brought them.What fucking manager consults with the fans about what team to pick? Jesus fucking Christ this place at times. Chelsea where excellent if that foden shot isn’t blocked by rudiger we are 1 0 up and pep is a genius. It’s football against a top side. it happens
Unfortunately he didn't deserve it.I'm disappointed for Pep more than anyhting. This was his trophy, to silence his critics. He desrved it, but c'est la vie.
Feel for the blues that spent so much and sweated on covid tests to go over there only to be let down by Peps ego once again.
He's a genius that sadly overthinks in the big games.
Unless Khaldoon and Txiki say something he'll continue to do it.
On the money. I have never seen someone's form nosedive as catastrophically at Sterling's has. It's weird.I thought we'd lose tonight but I'm annoyed at the way or why we lost. Everyone was gobsmacked at the team selection when it was announced. There's a reason Sterling hasn't been selected lately.
Call me a dreamer but if he had played Sergio instead of Sterling, I think we could have done it.