Champions League Final | Post-Match Thread

[citymad]

Only positive on a personal level is that I’m glad that I didn’t spend a lot of money to travel there and watch that dogshit performance

Good point mate. That would’ve been awful.

 

[lancs blue]

I never thought I'd be so relieved to have missed out on a ticket for a major final. That was back to our early season form. Still can't understand playing Gundo at DM when he's been so influential further forward. Tuchel had our number tactically but Pep made it easier for him.

 

[blueabdi]

He's not that wrong though. There was nothing in the middle. So we couldnt get the ball to our attackers - and subsequently KDB, Mahrez & Foden we're invisible in the first half. It's ok to criticize, it doens't mean they don't love the club any less. Also, I'm sat here typing and consoling my 10 year old who thinks the worlds just ended so I'm trying to be pragmatic about the whole thing.

They were invisible because they were all playing out of positions

 

[NQCitizen]

Would it have been so bad to lose with the usual 4-3-3 with Fern or Rodri? Weird how Tuchel wasn't scared to play the same tactics that got them there

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Pep over thinked it yet again any other conclusion is bollocks

Over what now?

 

[mmc]

Playing an all attacking side with no defensive solitary without an actual striker on the field. Basically if it worked pep, the lord and mighty savior, would of changed football forever. Unfortunately it led to a reasonably settled Chelsea side being able to counter attack us at will and us having 1 shot on target. How on earth do we end up having a settled first 11 throughout Dortmund and PSG and then waiting till now to change it to something which we haven’t done ALL SEASON, AT ANY POINT. That team would do well against Fulham, not in the first champions league final.

 

[Vicious111]

Pep is a legend. But letting Sterling playing for 80 mins doing fuck all in James's shadow, then finally bringing on Aguero and Fernandinho (which totally changed the game) after 80 mins was an absolute shocker.

He has cost us. Fucking hate when he persists with things when they are not working. Again his overtinkering have fucked it. Why change a dynamic team that hammered Dortmund and PSG to what was clearly a dodgy lineup? I got that exact same feeling when he announced the squad against Lyon - "what the fuck is he doing?"

Well played Chelsea. Better team. Kante was outstanding. Very disappointed as that wasn't us and I feel we were only were ourselves in the last 10/15 minutes.

That being said, we still won the league and our wee Caraboa Cup. That's still a huge win.

 

[DMA's]

Going to bed , wasted several days of precious energy worrying , if i had seen the team sheet and time of putting sergio and dihno on then i wouldnt have bothered

I’m so sorry you felt you wasted your time. Your entitlement is ridiculous at times.

 

[mosssideblue]

Absolutely gutted. We didn't deserve to win that.

Pep will have his reasons for the team selected, but I'm buggered if I can fathom it out.

Enjoy the summer blues

 

[Blu1]

Why’s the ref crying ? Is he a city fan lol