Chelsea (H) | Post-Match Thread

Didsbury Dave said:
"It's that simple" if you are a daft, blinkered, biased, ignorant football fan with no ability to comprehend the bigger picture or to understand the modern game.
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There's no right or wrong answer. It's all about opinions, & opinions are like arseholes..... Everyone's got one.

Personally, I'm not the gambling sort. As I said, experience has taught me to deal with what's in front of me, & the future will take care of itself.

If all of this is about the CL final, what you gonna say if we're defeated? It's as distinct a possibility as us winning. So again, PERSONALLY I'd rather we'd have treated Saturday's match as the potential title winning match it was, & then spend the next 20+ days celebrating being double winners, & potential CL winners too, whilst preparing for the final.

If you find that too difficult to unpick, visualise & comprehend, that's your business. There are plenty of others who like me can see both sides to this. Some agree, others don't, so don't get it twisted fella, it's just a game. :-|
 
Dribble said:
There's no right or wrong answer. It's all about opinions, & opinions are like arseholes..... Everyone's got one.

Personally, I'm not the gambling sort. As I said, experience has taught me to deal with what's in front of me, & the future will take care of itself.

If all of this is about the CL final, what you gonna say if we're defeated? It's as distinct a possibility as us winning. So again, PERSONALLY I'd rather we'd have treated Saturday's match as the potential title winning match it was, & then spend the next 20+ days celebrating being double winners, & potential CL winners too, whilst preparing for the final.

If you find that too difficult to unpick, visualise & comprehend, that's your business. There are plenty of others who like me can see both sides to this. Some agree, others don't, so don't get it twisted fella, it's just a game. :-|
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Your opinion v Pep's opinion.

I'll have a think.
 
Pablo1 said:
He speaks the truth in this subject.
Pep rightly looks at the season as a whole and utilises his squad accordingly. The only game I've been really disappointed in over the last 6 months was the FA Cup semi final. The other degeats, although never nice, haven't bothered me too much.
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he doesnt have to be such a patronising twat , devalues what he says
 
The result pissed me off. The performance was frustrating but not bad by any means. The ref was poor. The rotation was essential!

We're going to have won the league by 10pm on Friday so everyone chill.
 
I reckon 2 possibly 3 of that starting eleven against Chelsea will play in the final. As good as Chelsea are we have to be confident our strongest eleven will be too much for them. We could've been two up at half time with a near second eleven, let's not panic
 
chedinho said:
I feared he would change the team dramatically.
I think the players who played needed the game time.
He gave them a big game. To keep them happy and to keep the harmony and to keep players fresh.
I’m guessing players will want to play in the euros too. That is a lot of squad players who have to play.
Otherwise they will poison the dressing room.
I can think of a dozen reasons to play the team we did. And only one for fielding out best team.
We should have won anyway. It’s that simple. ;-)
I also think about pep wanting the hundred points but also wanting to use Foden so he qualified for a medal.
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This is why I suggested a mix & match, similar to what Chelsea did. I don't subscribe to this 'keeping our cards close to our chest' narrative. I think we all know to within 2 players who will be in the CL final starting 11.

The only positions I see up for debate are Rodri/Fernandinho & Zinchenko/Cancelo. Barring injury, or a seriously dramatic rise or fall in form, the rest pick themselves.

Personally, I would have erred on the side of caution on Saturday, & ticked off another mission as complete. I understand Pep's motives for doing what he did, & to be fair we almost pulled it off, because imo, we handed Chelsea that match, rather than them grasping it & trotting out the valiant victors.

As for the players selected on Saturday, the probable CL Final line up has formed itself after a long, hard, gruelling season. Only 11 can start, so those on the bench can't really complain if someone who has out-performed them over a season, is selected ahead of them for the final.

We're close to the end of the season, & our players minds will soon be turning to the Euros. They'll have the summer to digest this weirdest of seasons, & how to approach season 2021-2022. If anyone decides to spit their dummy out, Manchester City Football Club, isn't the place for them. Pep's words, & my sentiments too.
 
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