Club Brugge (H) | CL | Post Match Thread

Blue Mist said:
That should be the last time Gundo starts a match. It won't be because Pep has his favourites and is stubborn but he is way past it.
The first half was just awful. He was struggling to get back every time they attacked.
The 2nd half was the team that should have started
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But would we have won the game if we started with who you said because if we were 0-1 down and only could bring Gundo et-al on we’d be screwed , surely you need a game changer on the bench like Savinho, Doku etc
 
The Future’s Blue! said:
What was Pep doing?

Sav was obvious from the start, why play Gundogan?

Needs to get his head from up his arse and play the team that picks itself.

Glad he seen the light and now we go on to hopefully pummel Bayern or Real.
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You're glad that the greatest manager this country has seen has seen the light to agree with you?

I mean there's ego and then there's this.
 
David White said:
That first half was one of the most boring, pathetic, pointless 45 minutes of football I’ve watched in a long, long time.

Strange selection again. Just poor all round. Worryingly, I’m not convinced Pep would have changed it at that point had we gone in nil nil.

Anyway, the tweaks made at half time and more importantly the withdrawal of Gundo for Savinho made the difference.

A very forgettable game, but an important win. We’re going to get smashed to pieces playing like that in the playoffs.

Hopefully Reuben will be back, stones can stay fit and Pep starts savinho on the left.
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he fetched Gundo off to make sure he doesn't get injured before the Arsenal game.
 
argyle said:
Just read the last 10 pages of this thread.

Are people on here not aware that we won?

There are some on this site who are never happy, only ever focus on any negatives and can't bring themselves to celebrate a top win against a good side.
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The first half was a negative. It was the umpteenth time we have seen, with our own eyes, how easy it is for the opposition to counter and score whilst we create nothing from huge sideways possession on the edge of the oppos area. We have seen once again the same tired legs selected with younger fresher legs benched or out of position. On a game that was deemed a must win. This is not a one off. And ‘the greatest manager’ himself, also thankfully saw his fuck up and changed it. However this isn’t the first time he’s made this disaster of a team selection, he’s far too keen to select old legs this season and it’s not hard to see. Yes, coming from behind is always a good thing but I’d argue we should never of been in that position in the first place. We were lucky it was Brugge. Arsenal, Madrid, Munich et al will destroy us with that first half set up and a few teams lesser than that have already. See Bournemouth, spurs at home. The worry is it’s very obvious even to a lamen. That’s what worries a fair few blues, that and the fact it seems to keep happening.
 
Eventful night …

First the pre match fire of the half and half scarf merchandise store. Then the match itself.

Most passes in a game this season according to 5live. Brugge were well drilled in the first half.

Game opened up with a higher tempo. Kovacic, Stones and Savinho all played well.
 
Am not convinced Savio can influence the game for 90 mins so agree with him not starting.
That 19 year old blonde fullback had phil in his pocket first half. So great sub and changes from pep.
We managed to keep the ball in the fridge as pep says in the last ten minutes thanks to Jonny Stones.
Don't care who we play next am looking forward to a great night under the Etihad floodlights. CTID
 
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