City vs Bayern Munich Post match Thread

[Kevindxb]

There were 2 things that annoyed me yesterday. Firstly Pellegrini for starting 442/4222 whatever you want to call it (particularly with our £27m lump of inconsistency as one of our strikers) and then not changing the system until we were 3 nil down when it was very obvious what the issue was. Secondly that the player's heads dropped for what felt like a significant time and none of our leaders seemed to do anything about it.

Bayern were immense though, by far the best team I've ever seen us play.

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He's changed a successful tactic and cost us the game against Villa when it wasn't needed. He's kept his unsuccessful tactics until we were 3 down before doing something about it. I really don't understand the logic behind his decisions. I'm happy to lose, but not like this. We've lost against Bayern pre-season, it wasn't like that!

 

[J3SUS]

Nasty was shit again last night, constantly hoofed it upfield to nobody. every time city got a bit of the ball it fell to him with the same results. I don't think he is ready for the biggest games yet he lacks composure.

 

[mike4210]

Several points for me:

1. They are one seriously brilliant side and will piss this competition. They are like a machine. The way they press, move, pass, think is superior to anyone else out there. Do not forget these slapped Barcelona 7-0 on aggregate last year and are current CL champions. We wont face anyone as shot hit as these in this competition.

2. We set up wrong and should've been 4-5-1 with Milner in midfield alongside Yaya and Fernandinho. We still would've got beat but it would've given us a much better chance of competing. Yaya and Fern just got overrun which given previous prem performances using a 2 man midfield is hardly suprising.

3. Hart had an absolute shocker and needs dropping. Been shit all season.

Can't agree more

 

[Harvster]

Lots of people favouring Negredo to Dzeko. Surely the message from last night is that neither should be starting?

 

[mike4210]

BM were outstanding. Time to stand up and be counted though and Joe Hart needs to be dropped.
Agree with his undoubted arrogance mached with these silly TV comm ercials make him an obvious target when things dont go right and now is time to chop him and bring him down to earth.<br /><br />-- Thu Oct 03, 2013 7:49 am --<br /><br />Pellers something was missing in midfeils, can't you see it. Either listem to gary Neville or put a pair of these on
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[Kevindxb]

Can anyone, please, anyone explain why we paid £30m for Fernandinho and £15m Navas? Average players, or am I being too negative?
Adam Johnson had a much bigger impact than Navas. Navas just runs and loses possession quickly. Average crosses, like Gael's.
Fernandinho, average midfielder. No dribbling skills (he tried and cost us the 3rd goal), fouls a lot and generally nothing special about him. De Jong was far better in my opinion.

Can someone please explain? What am I missing?

 

[Mrmcfc]

Lots of people favouring Negredo to Dzeko. Surely the message from last night is that neither should be starting?

Against teams of that quality, you're correct.
We should start with one up top, but I don't see why agueros spot is sacred.

 

[Suze9320]

Very disappointing. Bayern were superb though -they played so high up and pressed us back at every opportunity and their wingers were driving at us in a diagonal direct fashion not passing sideways or back but always forward,

The players have a lot yo answer for and need to have more heart when they go a goal down but I do think Pellegrini got his tactics wrong last night -we could all see it after 10 minutes -why couldn't he....

We gave Bayern all the space in the world. Robben even said that in his post match interview.

We need to re-group and Manuel breeds to convince me that he has the tactical nous to cut it at City especially on the evidence of tonight.

Everton is a must win game for all sorts of reasons............

 

[Dribble]

we played the best team in the world and the manager adopted tactics so naïve it was frightening, but even scarier, having witnessed us getting torn a new one, the same team and tactics trotted out for the second half. Amazingly the 1st change was a like for like, but eventually getting silva and some ball retention arrived when the game was long gone.

the players were hung out to dry by out tactics, nothing more nothing less.

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The only thing I would add is the look on the faces of Soriano and Khaldoon when the camera's panned on them. Txiki was sat in the row behind looking all alone, lost and shocked at what he was seeing. If there is a positive to be had hopefully it will be that the management will meet and review what has happened to our holistic 4-3-3. Last night looked like Bayern had 15 players on the pitch the way they were all over us.

Last night was shockingly bad and I must have missed it when the world's top sides all decided a return to a 4-4-2 formation would be the new way forward. We have just been tactically inept all season, my hope is that Pellegrini plays to our strengths before our season disappears down the rabbit hole.

 

[kinkysleftfoot]

This defeat was all down to tactics, our midfield was way to light, after twenty minutes it was obvious we needed another midfielder in, should have brought Sergio off and silva on and then at half time Milner for nasri. The players tried but were constantly out numbers and as a result out manoeuvred. Bayern played a very fluid system and often had a six man midfield, the manager us to blame as well as joe!