Champions League Final | Post-Match Thread

[madloaf]

Looked like a penalty, has anyone seen a proper replay?

Not a penalty. Don't do it to yourself.

 

[Cobwebcat]

It's absolute bollocks. They've got Brighton ahead of Leicester ffs. If the 16th placed team are ahead of a 5th place team who won a trophy this season, then your methodology is flawed.

It’s not but if you want a results based one, as I’ve already said, try http://clubelo.com/

point is Chelsea are a good team

 

[teddykgb]

Can people stop saying we played a different formation tonight? We played the same we have played for months but asked Gundogan to play a different role. It was our normal formation

 

[onceabluealways]

I’d love to know how many City fans are sitting at home getting pissed wondering why one of the best managers on the planet likes to try and boost his ego by trying something 50000 others wouldn’t. So fuc**** hacked off

 

[HarrytheBlue]

Yep, agree with all that. It was a gamble. Desperate to come out flying and get the first. But it didn’t work - Chelsea defend with 7 players, decent players. Playing 3 at the back and 4 killing the space in front needs patience, needs a proper CM anchor, just like when we beat Conte’s 3 at the back counter attack team by the odd goal twice in 17/18. But if the gamble had worked and we got that early goal everyone would be talking about genius. Fine margins. But I’m just utterly gutted.

Agree. Normally, when we lose we're the best team by a distance. Tonight we seemed to get in each other's way - no obvious options. Looked disjointed and players seemed unfamiliar with that totally attacking formation.

 

[ShedDweller]

Fuck off

no

 

[madloaf]

Night night all. Gone to get pissed and listen to some good tunes. Please don't fall out with each other.

I've got BEST 1 of The Smiths on and it's making me feel much better.

 

[lionellettuce]

bottled it shit performance all round.............great season otherwise onwards and upwards

 

[daztrueblue91]

I don't know anyone who thinks that's our best 11, Fern is in our best 11 even at his age.
To not play a defensive midfielder in the biggest game of the season was shocking, Gundo has been ourstanding this season, but he aint no defensive midfielder.

Fair enough, it was still 10 of our strongest 11 though.

It’s not like the Lyon side he put out which was a complete fuck up.

 

[Marvin]

He didn’t look like doing anything other than what he always does i.e. fucking up one on ones, tripping over the ball and running down dead ends…

He did OK for me. I thought he, KDB and FOden linked well.

The problem was we were widen open to counter-attacks and with the say CFC were set up we had to score first.

 

[Blootoof]

Had a great night with the family. We'll do it don't you worry. Feel proud as fuck

 

[Bluescholar]

no

Prick

 

[Akiva]

You need to look up the word nuanced mate you are using it wrong. What does even half of what Pep has achieved actually mean?

Still waiting on your answer.

Pep Out over tonight's result, or is the domestic progress (and European progress you've failed to accept) enough to keep him in your estimation?

So pep has won 10 trophies in 4 1/2 seasons as our manager. Who do you think could be brought in that could do say 5 trophies in the same time but also deliver the CL?

 

[northstandgiveusasong]

Succinct and 100% correct.

I'm sure Pep's "thinking" was a tight game and 120 minutes perhaps?. He obviously wanted to drill them first half which unfortunately didn't happen.

 

[Silvaguerro]

Class player a player whom deserves more respect on this board.

Not from me. For me he's contributed to city going out of every champions League competition in the pep era. Notably when pep picked him ahead of Kevin for the first leg against spurs. A total waste of a player

 

[Dribble]

With all respect, I disagree. That team selection was ALL about the referee.
Pep has made weird selections in the past but I've always been able to match that to negating the way the opposition play, even when it didn't work out.
Tonight was all about negating the way the ref likes to control the game.
Both were maybe the wrong approach but there's no way anyone can convince me tonight's selection and hesitancy to close down and put a tackle in were nothing to do with our experiences with Lahoz in the past.

I'm sorry mate, but we'll have to agree to disagree. Why would we play a CDM against Everton in a dead rubber match, but not one tonight?

If it was about retaining possession & passing accuracy, hasn't Rodri got the highesr stats in our squad for that? So why wasn't he or General Fernandinho selected from the outset. It's not like they're not capable of retaining possession, or are poor passers.

Tonight, Pep did as I feared he might, & set us up to fail by disrespecting Chelsea & not picking a CDM. in that respect, we got exactly what I feared we would. It wasn't a pre-match guess on my behalf, I've been saying the same since we reached the final & Pep came with that weird formation against Chelsea the next match! :-(

 

[onceabluealways]

Can people stop saying we played a different formation tonight? We played the same we have played for months but asked Gundogan to play a different role. It was our normal formation

Sums team selection up, if you really think that then why Gundo before Rodri or Ferdi , both better in that position

 

[WallyA]

Can people stop saying we played a different formation tonight? We played the same we have played for months but asked Gundogan to play a different role. It was our normal formation

I literally don't understand people saying we played a different system.

We played our normal 442 double false 9 with Kevn aind Phil up top, and Gundogan and Bernie as a midfield pair. All four of them had played in those positions many times this season.

Everybody else has also played in those positions only.

Pep didn't change that much that people think, you can be upset about Dinho not starting, but that doesn't change the game, and make us all of a sudden win it.

Anyways, get the frustrations out and try to get a normal sleep.

 

[Marvin]

Fair enough, it was still 10 of our strongest 11 though.

It’s not like the Lyon side he put out which was a complete fuck up.

What is Chelsea's main attacking threat? Running with pace from deep. ABsolutely our defence needed cover. I said to my family watching that this was kamikaze football and we'll lose this and we did.

 

[Kippax77]

You're not wrong. Would I have picked Sterling? No. Not a chance. When he did play was he better than our other 6 attackers? Yes. This is all on Peps selection though, not Sterling.

Better????