Not to mention that if Sergio hadn’t fucked around with the penalty in one of them, we would have gone 2-0 up, and that would have been game over, IMHO.I take your point in that they are very good at what they do, but those three games last season where as much to do with our team selections as anything Chelsea did. We put ourselves at a disadvantage in every game
I take your point in that they are very good at what they do, but those three games last season where as much to do with our team selections as anything Chelsea did. We put ourselves at a disadvantage in every game
Fine margins. for me the best two teams on England and possibly Europe at present and whoever turns up set up most effectively, sustains the effort, and gets a little luck will win. today it was us, and about time.Well there is a debate as to how much we contributed to our loss vs how well they played. I am not in the camp that we lost the CL because of Pep.
Went down awfully easy for a massive unit of a man. Suppose it’s gamesmanship these days.Hey, he rolled Laporte and Dias pretty sweetly when he got the chance. Earned them a yellow card each :)
It seems insane to say it, but the poor penalty Aguero took in the league game affected the CL finalThere can never be a definitive answer to that as we'll never know. The other two games however we certainly played weakened teams and as for the Final, well I'm the camp that says we were weakened by virtue of not playing a defensive midfielder. Like I said, I do think they're good at what they do, but it's telling that when we play a full strength side we were much, much better than them in their own back yard.
Great respect to you bud for showing up after what was virtually a rout. I think even you would have to admit now that Tuchel is a pathologically defensive coach. I can't for the life of myself understand it. You are the title favourites, European champions, on a run of 3 in a row over Pep, and you set up like QPR in the famous match. Lukaku might as well have had lunch in the local pub for all the use he was on the pitch.I'll be here alright, chatting with decent City fans who have an interest in discussing football in good faith. You are free to ignore my posts, if my presence here annoys you so much.
I've never been impressed by Jorginho. Shows how media hype can flip facts on their head - can you believe this gopher was touted as Ballon d'Or candidate.Point taken, I expected more from them though, Rodri must have thought it was Christmas the way he strolled through the middle, never put under any pressure
It's the hope that kills you.I'm looking forward to it. Hopefully we perform better than you between now and then so we can travel to the Etihad with some kind of points gap.