Champions League Final | Post-Match Thread

[SWPISHOME]

Sorry lad, but if not tonight then when?... :(

Could be next year could be never again for all we know. Tonight tactically it was wrong we looked like a group of players that never played together. I'm more mind baffled over changing tactics and personal at the last hurdle that's the main question.

 

[come-on-barney]

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

But she was right though

 

[Luke The Blue]

Still no guarantee with Fern on that we win it. They'd still be negative defensive and we would still try to open them up. But when we try that we make mistakes because they close us down and disposess. . So let them have it for a change eh. Somebody said " tickle their balls" . Let them have possession. Let's see what they can do with it . Let us have 9 men behind the ball . Then the stretch in their lines becomes wider and we can get through in a counter of our own.. We dont learn from the games we played against them . Although Pep thought Sterling could provide that breakthrough. He likes an attacking team. Thats the City way. It nearly worked first 20 mins. But after that no penetration whatsoever. Defensive Chelsea beat us living off our mistakes and know we will play the same every day until the Second Coming .

That's the City way to attack I agree we done it very well with Fernandinho in the team against Everton we been doing it all season with a proper holding midfielder not Gundogan our leading goalscorer.

 

[birchwoodgingerste]

Not at all, a DM gives you the platform to build an attack - it’s a safety net for the defence as well as the other midfielders who will be caught in two minds - when to attack when to defend, they looked confused.

Agreed big mistake

 

[Scottyboi]

We didn't lose tonight because of Sterling.

No but Pep shoehorning him into side cost us.

 

[kdbrise]

If Sterling had brains he would have dived for that James tackle from behind, similar tackle in the derby by Bernardo on Trashford last yr and they got one.

 

[ancoats]

Pep has poor stats of recovering from a losing position. I put it down to stubbornness.

Anybody who watches city regularly knows that when things start off badly, they really improve. It is great and frustrating in equal measure, being a city fan!

the semi final was a come back after going one down ? i just think city and pep run out of luck tonight
because the lack off options up front and sterling/jesus is not good enough and aguero was injured all season

when the false 9 is used we just don't have enough fire power and score enough goals to win big games
KDB should not be leading the line up front its not his game and looks like he does not like playing there

haaland must be signed monday morning ? forget the price and same with another striker even if its Kane get them in early and sort out the dead wood and sell sterling and jesus. give mendy away for free. fernandinho can leave with the blessing of you done your job over the years and same for aguero

 

[leo_city]

Lyon all over again. But what can you do?

Nothing but hope that it's a learning lesson.
You should always go with your best XI. It's as simple as that. If you get beaten playing to your strengths then fair enough. But getting beat because of your own tactical disaster is quite embarrassing.

 

[BertTrautmann'sParachute]

Can't remember the last time I was this angry about a City performance.

 

[BluechesterCity]

That fucking formation will haunt me for years.

Why?

 

[madloaf]

We didn't lose tonight because of Sterling.

Exactly right. He was good in the first half, he put pressure on them. 2nd half we were garbage so it didn't matter and Reece James is a pretty good player based on that evidence.

 

[Keeper!]

Lyon all over again. But what can you do?

fucking learn baldy, football is a simple game, play your strongest side

 

[Ric]

Really disappointing that we didn’t turn up tonight, on the biggest stage of all. Shouldn’t detract from a great season, but painful nonetheless. Got what we deserved though. Chelsea were better on the night.

 

[manimanc]

So you don't think that shit show was on Pep.

Pep has won 3 out of last 4 premier leagues.
Shit show pep yeah?

 

[Luke The Blue]

Not according to Guardiola but he does think Sterling is and that he’s good enough to be captain. That’s pretty alarming TBH.

I said the same thing to my girlfriend, Sterling captain its laughable.

 

[Chippy_boy]

Part 2:

I feel fuckin sick! The Rags were praying for this, & we gave em what they wished for! The fucking twats started ringing & texting me as soon as the final whistle blew.

Why Pep? Why not start the team that barely gave Mbappé & Neymar a kick?

Sterling hasn't been on form for weeks, yet we start him in the CL Final? The biggest piss take was naming a starting line up without a CDM against a team who've beaten us twice recently, because we never played our strongest 11, or best formation.

If we'd played the team which beat PSG, & our preferred formation, I could congratulate Chelsea & say well done. When that ball was played to Havaertz (sic), he received it right where Fernandinho or Rodri would have been!

Luckily for us, he scored, otherwise Ederson would have been sent off for handball. We defeated ourselves by taking the piss against Chelsea. We disrespected them, & lost the opportunity to give Aguero the send off he deserved.

Pep, you're one of the greatest managers ever, but tonight you believed your own hype, & underestimated a team who reached a CL final. They can't be mugs to achieve that, so why were we treating them like Cheltenham at The Etihad, instead of Chelsea in a final?? Just why? Didn't our two recent defeats against them teach you anything???? :-(

Spot on. Just spot on.

A very sad evening indeed. I feel really bad for the players, who were clearly distraught.

 

[citymad]

Except that pep will pick gundogun again next year in a key CL MATCH. and that's the end of that. Worst Citi player since 2012

Go to bed you’re Drunk. I know for a fact you weren’t saying this when he was banging in the goals a couple of months ago.

 

[madloaf]

Can't remember the last time I was this angry about a City performance.

Can i point you towards last years chumps league exit - I was more mad then to be honest.

 

[chaddblue]

Surely there’s somebody in his back room staff who’s got the bollocks to reign pep in when he has these funny turns?

 

[chickaroon]

I am not so sure about that. They will have to rely on more than hitting teams on the break.

They will buy again and improve.