Champions League Final | Post-Match Thread

[Cornish_Blue]

khaldoon looks furious

And rightly so. The best chance we had to win this trophy and we see a team that’s been blowing away all comers, turn into Hednesford Town.

 

[Dobsy]

If playing with Fern or Rodri got us this far against all oncomers, why remove the defensive protection offered by those two?

Foden is dynamic. Not only could he have handled James defensively, on current form he'd have given him more to think about offensively too. At a stroke Pep fucked it all up.

I've already explained that he's switched setup and formation and personel all season. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. When it doesn't work, a lot of people on here wet themselves.

I think he probably thought that

1/James is a unit and brushed Mendy off so Phil wouldn't cope with that element. Raheem was able to track and muscle him off the ball

2/ Chelsea sit deep and defend so much that he wanted to be super aggressive, so went for Gundogan.

We know he was torn. Hindsight is 20:20.

I understand people are hurting but these reactions are so OTT it's ridiculous. I'm logging off the forum for the day because it's a cesspit. For all those complaining, grow up or shut up.

Pep Guardiola is without a shadow of a doubt the best manager in the history of Manchester City.

 

[Luke The Blue]

You sure?
An arrogant egotist that freezes in the biggest games, refuses to change or play his best players, constantly tinkers and has been “found out” and we want him to stay?
I don’t buy it.

What shall I do say I'm buzzing with the team selection last night if I'm not? I don't see how taking Fernandinho out for a shite Sterling doesn't warrant criticism from fans.

 

[SK14BLUE]

Some thoughts FWIW.

Congratulations to Chelsea they were the better team and we didn't play our best. Kante MOTM by a mile, the one player from their team that would massively improve ours.

Nothing against Pep because I wouldn't swap him for anyone but I am disappointed to say the least that in 3 games against Chelsea he didn't once play what I think many blues would have considered to be his strongest 11. We'll now never know what the team that faced PSG would have been able to do.

I didn't think the referee was too bad, you can't really say that he cost us the game although he does like the sound of his whistle. Clearly a more stop start game played into Chelsea's hands. There was perhaps one decision I did see differently though.....

Perhaps wrong on this one but I thought Rudigers cynical block on KDB could have easily been a red card offense. The laws of the game permit a red card for endangering an opponent and the results of the challenge shown on Kevs face clearly demonstrate that the challenge was of a dangerous nature. In modern sports science where we know the danger of head injuries/concussions, challenges such as this should be clamped down on IMO.

Having said all that Kev was not having a good game. His touch was seemingly Sunday league standard and some of his passes were well off target.

Bernado was another player who I felt disappointed by, I thought this was a perfect game for him to impress and I can't really remember a telling contribution from him other than a slide tackle.

It's time for Sterling and City to part ways. There's nothing in his last 6 months of form to suggest he warrants a new deal, and I can't understand for the life of me how he is part of the captains group. I've been very patient with Sterling because the raw talent has always been there. I've just been waiting for the light bulb to come on in his head where he turns his talents into world class consistency, but if its not happened by now it probably never will. If we can get a good fee for him I would be content to sell him.

Big summer coming up for City in many ways. Aguero leaving means we have to address the striker position in the transfer window and along with Sterling I think there's a couple of other players who we could stand to lose to freshen up the squad.

Finally a word about Kyle Walker, he's had his detractors but he was the one trying his heart out for us last night. How many yards must he have covered in the last 10/15 minutes of that game? He deserves more respect and his own chant.

Chin up fellow Blues, we're not going anywhere anytime soon.

Bang on. Every word

 

[Platt Lane veteran]

I’m surprised we haven’t seen more rags in here commenting on our ‘bottling it’.

Remind me when was the last time you won a trophy of any kind???

Saw quite a few last night on the way home from the Etihad screening. I could be wrong here, but I really don’t remember Blues getting in their cars and beeping horns after they lost to Barca in 2011. They really are an odd, obsessive bunch.

 

[TheThirdDeano]

What shall I do say I'm buzzing with the team selection last night if I'm not? I don't see how taking Fernandinho out for a shite Sterling doesn't warrant criticism from fans.

Why are you taking what I posted so personally?

You can think whatever you want mate, but quite frankly I’m fucking tired of reading how much this forum hates pep, and the hysterical things people say about about and then cower behind the “we’re allowed to be upset because he didn’t pick who I would”

 

[birchwoodgingerste]

Stones for there goal wow what was he doing watched it back a few times he just drifts wide right and leaves defence wide open .

 

[The1nvisibleMan]

Are you 15 or Ian Brown?

Just think if he can get over that obstacle we’d be set. It’s clearly a mentality issue

 

[bondsman]

Questions I’d like to ask Pep would include what has Cancelo done? Last night chasing game needed someone to do something different why not throw him on?
did you wait til you couldn’t ignore the fans any longer to put Aguero on?
What made you wake up yesterday and think I don’t need Dinho or Rodri?

 

[BlueRockape]

Had City gone in strong in all 3 games then I doubt you would have lost all 3 ......... did Tuchell mastermind Sergios poor penalty ?????
Just an unlikeable person the way he was carrying on with the crowd just hope the twat does the same when the chavs turn there backs on him

Maybe we owe Chelsea something I don't know.
But we seem to be giving them one easy ride