FA Cup Final - Post Game thread

[Big Joe Corrigan]

Pep's not stubborn - he's a genius. Anyone who sits near the dugout knows that some of our fans are screaming 'forward! forward! forward!. Pep occasionally turns and tells these fans 'NO, NO, NO - we don't do that'. Pep is still educating some of our fans.

He can be both.

 

[Protein Junkie]

Waited for the cold light of day before offering my perspective.
Following last seasons heroics I honestly didn’t expect anything this year yet we won the Super Cup, World Club and retained the Premier League.
Yesterday was whatever you want to call it but offering up such comments as Haaland is shit or Stones is a wanker is a pathetic way to handle disappointment or use as a coping mechanism.
This squad has given us everything we could ever have hoped for.
Going out to the World Club Cup and also deep in the CL and FACup should be applauded.
As for losing to the Rags yesterday-shit happens but it’s how we cope with that shit that makes us stand out from the crowd.
Changes are inevitable but it’s how we handle it that matters.
Love this club.

 

[stan bowles]

The players were back in training on Tuesday. That's 5 days to recover from a night drinking on the Saturday after winning the title and 4 in a row. It wasn't drinking 5 days earlier that cost us the game. It was not playing our best team, and our two best centre hallfs that have been rock solid in the title run in. Not playing Doku from the start was another mistake. He's played really well during the title run in. He would have given us the extra width on the pitch and a real attacking option.

Why do people keep mentioning Saturday ? We played West Ham at 16:00 UK time on Sunday. The players went out celebrating on Sunday night and were seen still out boozing until 5am on Monday morning. It was definitely a factor (maybe not the most important one) in us turning up lacking focus and energy and making avoidable errors for most of the first half.

 

[Eccles Blue]

Good morning blues and you sleeper cell rags posing as blues on here, how are we this fine Sunday morning?

Let's not be down, we've had a fantastic end to a different season, undefeated in the league since early December and bagging 4 in a row, yesterday was always going to be difficult regardless of how shite them red mardarses are.

I'm feeling fine about yesterday, we win some we lose some, we win as a team and lose as a team, there was no bitterness from pep or the players, we even gave them a guard of honour as they went to walk the steps. That shows proper class and a humbleness.
Do you think them lot would do that? Not a chance.

Hold your heads up high blues, we are the best team in the land and all the world and we will be celebrating that later as we welcome the history makers yet again back to Manchester.

Well said.

By the way folks we played the last league game a week today, that’s SUNDAY not Saturday as I keep reading in postings.

This team, these players, have given everything for the past few years. We’ve broken more records than anyone thought possible. They practically leave their blood, sweat and tears on the pitch for US.

I’ve had 17 hrs to mull over this and can’t believe how entitled some people are coming across as.

Last week I kept reading, oh we’ll walk this, we’ll beat them easily etc., etc., etc., and I kept thinking, no we don’t have a God given right to win this and many a slip between cup and lip.

Maybe I’ve had too many years of typical City but until the whistle blows at the end of the game I am never 100% sure we will win.

Let’s celebrate the victories we have had this season and try to remember that we are still, THE BEST TEAM IN THE LAND AND ALL THE WORLD.

Sorry to be positive but hey ho, my Great-Grandson had a fabulous day out and Zoom called me last night (via Dad’s phone) to tell me how much he’d enjoyed it and, as I said earlier, he said we won the league and were 31 points ahead of the other team playing yesterday.

A young fan who will grow up remembering his first Wembley visit positively. :-)

Onwards and upwards with the Boys in Blue.
:-) :-)

 

[heslops barnet]

Anyone feel the fans are hurting more than the players?

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

So who’s potentially at threat??

Walker, Cancello (obvs), Gomez (obvs), Stones, Phillips (obvs), Bernardo, Grealish and Nunes

Agree with all of these. Would prefer to keep Bernie of course. Also think Kev will be saved for the big games next season and Walker will play less for the same reason. A big transition really.

 

[Eccles Blue]

Anyone feel the fans are hurting more than the players?

How do we know? They don’t actually post on here, they don’t send us their thoughts so no I personally don’t know if they are hurting more than us. :-) :-)

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

Just won 4 in a row the year after a treble having gone 35 games without defeat.

The only thing brainless on show is your own comments.

Beyond ignorant.

Yes we have just won 4 in a row but you can't tell me that the standard of our football this last season has matched that of our trophy winning seasons in the last 6 years.

Yet again we've made history but it's been a hard watch at times. You'd have to be blind to see that we've simply not been as effective as we have been in previous seasons. As yesterday and the Arsenal game showed, teams now know that if they stay deep and compact we will struggle.

 

[Stiff Little Wingers]

Waited for the cold light of day before offering my perspective.
Following last seasons heroics I honestly didn’t expect anything this year yet we won the Super Cup, World Club and retained the Premier League.
Yesterday was whatever you want to call it but offering up such comments as Haaland is shit or Stones is a wanker is a pathetic way to handle disappointment or use as a coping mechanism.
This squad has given us everything we could ever have hoped for.
Going out to the World Club Cup and also deep in the CL and FACup should be applauded.
As for losing to the Rags yesterday-shit happens but it’s how we cope with that shit that makes us stand out from the crowd.
Changes are inevitable but it’s how we handle it that matters.
Love this club.

Great Post. Of course it hurts to lose to the rags but we didn't play well for a lot of the game and a few things aligned for them. We've had a great season and once the 115 charges are sorted out in our favour that will be even better.
I do think thar 4 in a row is an even greater achievement as there are signs in my view that our dominance is going to be severely tested in the next year or 2 with
Pep probably leaving
KDB and a couple other brilliant players either leaving or coming to the end
Others getting stronger etc.
It will be interesting to see how City cope

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

After such a long season I wouldn't blame any of them for taking a day or two abroad to recuperate, it's not like they can't afford the best travel options. I just don't believe this bollocks about being on the piss all week. Pep would have put the U18's out if that was true.

They held back before the CL Final last year though compared to the 5am finish following the title this year. That said I think yesterdays defeat was mostly tactical.