Champions League Final | Post-Match Thread

[dukyblue]

It’s because the majority of people who qualify for away tickets qualify for the senior tour.

No one’s as loud or as raucous in their 40s as they were in their 20s.

There’s a whole generation who are missing out on away tickets to serve people who have already had the chance to go to hundreds of aways.

The whole thing needs shaking up, give the kids a chance.

Im in my 40s, I'm not particularly vocal, but that doesn't mean I'm an less passionate about city or that it means less to me than it did years ago. I felt the crowd was pretty flat last night, you get that sometimes as the favourites and expecting something to happen. The etihad is hardly a cauldron of noise.

I'd gree last there were a hell of a lot of senior fans last night. And I thought that was brilliant. It may have been their only chance to see us attempt to win the Champions League. I saw one guy in a wheelchair and oxygen with helper at the airport in City colours, must have been late 70s and it choked me up to be honest.

I'm actually firmly in the dog house today after biting to the welcome home message at 6am after crawling into bed of "well that was a waste of time wasn't it, all that way to lose".

She has absolutely no interest in football whatsoever. Doesn't understand. I explained in the easiest way that I could that City was basically another family I had, that no matter what, will always be there.

I enjoy the fact we all come from different walks of life, some rich some poor who would have sold have their granny to be there yesterday. But to a man we would help each other out if we can purely because you are a blue. Had some great conversations with total strangers yesterday, Chelsea fans included. It goes far wider than 22 guys kicking a ball around a pitch.

Sometimes the football gets in the way of a great trip. Yesterday was one of those days. Disappointing, but we are still the best team in this country, by a distance.

Roll on August. Let's give it another go.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Agree but you would also expect him to sense the danger especially if a player is pointing where he wants it. Oh well there is always next year I guess

Yeah he was partly culpable. It was a shitshow from all of them. Hopefully they will want it more next year and remember how this feels!

 

[Corky]

When we won 23 on the bounce it was called rotation: when we lost last night you called it tinkering ...

We didn't need to rotate last night.

 

[Luke The Blue]

We didn't need to rotate last night.

I didn't realise when we was rotating we was taking Fern or Rodri out for Gundogan either haha.

 

[Corky]

It’s because the majority of people who qualify for away tickets qualify for the senior tour.

No one’s as loud or as raucous in their 40s as they were in their 20s.

There’s a whole generation who are missing out on away tickets to serve people who have already had the chance to go to hundreds of aways.

The whole thing needs shaking up, give the kids a chance.

You get a lot of younger male fans wo think no women, kids or older fans should be at games.

If we hadn't be successful for 10 years they wouldn't be anywhere near the club, not like the older fans were. They were the types who were crying last night.

 

[east2]

BT mate. I can only remember hearing a few City songs. Just seemed a bit of a weird atmosphere. My mate was sat near the Chelsea fans and he said last night that it was majority of City in Porto but in the stadium he had a weird feeling that we would lose and their fans were well more up for it. He probably doesn’t represent all City fans in the stadium, but I don’t think Peps line up did us all any favours. I’m probably speaking shit like I always do, but fuck it.

Simply not true mate, the atmosphere in and around Porto and all along the river front was dominated by Blues singing and chanting, with the atmosphere of Wembley 2011 against the rags, every bar restaurant and corner was full of Blues with a handful of Chelsea, on the bus from the fanzone Blues without tickets lined the streets, clapping and cheering each bus ttgat went past.
Outside the stadium we only saw one Chelsea fan, that commented that he felt outnumbered 10 to 1.
Inside the stadium, Sat near the half way line we could only hear City, Chelsea didn’t make a peep until they scored.
Great atmosphere and great day, spoilt by 90 mins of football where we were simply outplayed and outthought.

 

[the gambler]

Simply not true mate, the atmosphere in and around Porto and all along the river front was dominated by Blues singing and chanting, with the atmosphere of Wembley 2011 against the rags, every bar restaurant and corner was full of Blues with a handful of Chelsea, on the bus from the fanzone Blues without tickets lined the streets, clapping and cheering each bus ttgat went past.
Outside the stadium we only saw one Chelsea fan, that commented that he felt outnumbered 10 to 1.
Inside the stadium, Sat near the half way line we could only hear City, Chelsea didn’t make a peep until they scored.
Great atmosphere and great day, spoilt by 90 mins of football where we were simply outplayed and outthought.

Exactly that. Felt like many more City fans than Chelsea in Porto the day before and day of the game - and my hotel was right by the Chelsea fan zone. The atmosphere in the ground was a balanced then obvs shifted once they had the upper hand.

 

[Eccles Blue]

It’s because the majority of people who qualify for away tickets qualify for the senior tour.

No one’s as loud or as raucous in their 40s as they were in their 20s.

There’s a whole generation who are missing out on away tickets to serve people who have already had the chance to go to hundreds of aways.

The whole thing needs shaking up, give the kids a chance.

Those people that you are wanting to get rid off have done the hard miles! They’ve been there when City were down the divisions, when City were playing rubbish. They were there through all the rough times. They deserved to be there last night and deserve to go to all the away matches they want/ are entitled to!
I would have been there last night if my doctor had allowed it. I’ve had messages from people who were there saying others whom I’ve met over the years were asking where I was. So please don’t be writing us oldies off. I’ve been at away matches where a lot of the youngsters were so out of it that they didn’t do any singing or shouting just flopping about. But I’ve never said they don’t deserve to be there. So just live and let live. Some older folk don’t make a noise, some younger folk don’t make a noise. Swings and roundabouts mate, swings and roundabouts. Don’t write us all off please. We’ll be gone soon enough!
Personally I’m louder now than I was in my 20s because I’m not as self conscious and have more confidence! Just an observation.

 

[Dribble]

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.

Of course he's the best manager in our history, but he's not God & has form for making massive errors at times like these.

We all know what our strongest lineup has been in the CL this season. Again, if it worked x2 vs Dortmund & PSG, why the one crucial personnel change, which led to two positional changes, & the one formational change which meant our most successful combination of CDM cover was removed?

Many of us feared a CL Final brain fart from Pep, & it came right on cue. Just why? Again, it might be hindsight to Pep, but to many fans & pundits, our strongest lineup was widely known, accepted & staring Pep in the face, as we had a fully fit squad who were ALL fit & raring to go.

Again, if Pep was allowed to replay the final next Saturday, do you reckon he'd do the same thing again? Mate, it was Chelsea we were playing in a European final, NOT Cheltenham at home in the Carabao Cup. We treated Chelsea with a disrespect we didn't show Dortmund or PSG, & duly got what we deserved.... The square root of fuck all.

 

[roy.or.r]

I have a question. Did Pep ever tinker with his line-ups in the CL while he was at Barca? I find it so bizarre that he constantly does that with us in the CL.