FA Cup Final - Post Game thread

[chesterbells]

They were shit though, a spirited20 minute after we gave them a goal.

The defence and Keeper just didn't look in cohesion, the playing about at the back nearly gave them another goal after the fuck up of the first.

I wouldn’t agree they were “shit” mate. I don’t take any pleasure in saying it, but they were resilient and combative, and that first goal increased that.

 

[oakiecokie]

certain type of Males + Alcohol(and other substances) + Football = this . Has been since the early seventies , but used to be much younger men involved , some of these don't look so young to me. Each to their own , I find it all a bit sad really.

Fannies the lot of `em.

 

[East Level 2]

Well that was fucking horrendous.
Team offered nowt on the pitch and got beat by hoofball.
Wembley and its surrounding are is indeed a shithole. Plastic, gobby rags everywhere.
Eight hours to get home and for 5 of them i was trapped underground with the rag hordes.
Finally get into town and hop in a cab and the driver started to take the piss. He got the full force of my simmering fury.
Spent a fortune.
Not. Fucking. Happy

Not happy? You aren't allowed be unhappy about losing to shit opponents as we won the PL the previous week. Or some such shite.

 

[chesterbells]

Gvardiol was grappling with garnacho and watching a bouncing ball. Was in total control of that situation. But hard for him to see ortega also.


Ortega had a perfect view of Gvardiol in that moment, could see he was in charge and then for some reason decided to put himself in no mans land and cost us a goal. Ortega’s fault. He had no need to do what he did!!

“In total control of that situation”?
It honestly didn’t look that way to me. And probably not to Ortega either, otherwise he’d have been more likely to stay put.

 

[johnnytapia]

There was a game that night?

Thought it was just a pre season mega piss up.

I got in with a 192 bus ticket

 

[jimharri]

Not enough sadly, virtually none now.

And I guess you can't blame them. In most teams' cases, if you go toe to toe with us, you'll lose.

 

[East Level 2]

Got to admit to thinking the same. I still can't believe that the 'national stadium' was rebuilt at the back of an industrial estate in a scruffy north London suburb with poor road access, rather than just off the motorway network in the Midlands.

Was the national stadium ever going to be built outside the capital city? I mean realistically.

 

[jimharri]

But when he saw Ortega coming out, did he have any business heading the ball like that towards his own goal?
Both at fault for me.

Did he see him, though? I'm guessing he was totally focused on the ball. Whatever, it's down to Ortega, that goal.

 

[pavelsrnicek]

Poor performance yesterday made more disappointing that it was again them lot. We made some horrible defensive mistakes for the both goals (the second goal was a shambles the space both Fernandes and Mainoo had in our box was staggering). I also think it demonstrated that we have lost a little cutting edge this season.

In fairness in the league we have almost always managed to get the goals when needed but yesterday, like Real at home, Arsenal and Liverpool at home show the better sides found it a little bit easier to defend against us this season. We put a lot of pressure on Haaland but if he isn’t firing then we rely heavily on Foden.

Last summer we lost Gundogan and Mahrez, Foden and Doku have replaced some of their goals but the likes Nunes and Kovacic offer no goal threat. It doesn’t help that Grealish has not had a great season and offered less goals and assists then before. Similarly Stones’ fitness issues meant he has missed a huge part of the season so we’ve barely seen him play in his hybrid role. Our set pieces are woeful, no surprise that our defenders (Josko apart) haven’t scored much this season.

 

[snorky]

I had nearly forgotten how much I fuckin hate rags

 

[Edghill OG]

There were a couple of bits of jittery play at the back before the 1st goal as well. No one took charge in that defence.

More than a couple. There was one sequence of events that was 4 or 5 alone. Looked Sunday League at times.

 

[Roachy]

Did he see him, though? I'm guessing he was totally focused on the ball. Whatever, it's down to Ortega, that goal.

I don't know what else Gvardiol could've done either tbh. GK takes charge of that scenario all day long.

 

[come-on-barney]

I had nearly forgotten how much I fuckin hate rags

Never ever forget! However, stick your twenty times, you will never win 4 in a row. It should be our new tag line now.

 

[blue ranger]

Feel disappointed yesterday and can’t help but think the players being on the piss last weekend wasn’t a great luck. We’ll never know if it made a difference. But also poor from Pep. Why change both CB’s yesterday particularly when Stones has barely started a game for 2 months. And i couldnt understand how Bobb didn’t get on the pitch for Bernado in last 25-30 mins. Oh well another great season and onto next season we go.

 

[jimharri]

I don't know what else Gvardiol could've done either tbh. GK takes charge of that scenario all day long.

Disagree. In that particular situation, it was Gvardiol's ball. Ortega stays on his line, and it's a simple header back to him. Ortega had no business being out there.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

More than a couple. There was one sequence of events that was 4 or 5 alone. Looked Sunday League at times.

Yep. It did. We were truly awful first half. Probably other than Villa, our worst half of the season.

 

[MCFC Wirral]

Was the national stadium ever going to be built outside the capital city? I mean realistically.

I’d like to see Wales friendlies at Swansea and Wrexham. We’re often not in the capital city when we play away too.

The Jubilee line is good for Wembley but technically it’s Middlesex and not London.

 

[come-on-barney]

My admiration for Pep has gone up ten fold. He owned the defeat and admitted his lineup was not right. We all make mistakes, pure love for the man in saying what he did. No excuses. You’ve got more than enough credit in the bank Pep. Get that extension signed you know it makes sense! Live on the bus tonight!

 

[Bluearmy]

Yeah Bernado has done so well for us but you watch him these days get the ball 40 yards from goal one on one with someone and you just know he’ll do a few jinks before knocking it sideways whilst the other team then getting everyone back in position. As poor as KDB was yesterday i’d have stuck him on the right and took Bernie off. At least it would have helped stretch the pitch more and we all know he whip a cross in

Yeah, im with you. They both could have been pulled but in the situation we were in, i would have kept KDB on myself!!

 

[Stiff Little Wingers]

Disagree. In that particular situation, it was Gvardiol's ball. Ortega stays on his line, and it's a simple header back to him. Ortega had no business being out there.

I agree. Sadly it's one of those things that football throws up - Ortega was the hero v Spurs and fucked up here