jimbopm
Well-Known Member
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.
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.