How's your mood after the RM game?

Gray said:
Can not see us winning all our remaining games, especially with 4 away.

Need the other 2 involved to continue slipping up.
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We're arguably better away from home... but I agree we'll probably drop points somewhere, but so will the other two
 
As long as we win the league, I don't care. We already have this and any other trophy lift in it is a bonus. With the Premier League it's all about consistency, with the CL it's luck of the draw, or RM's case the opposition shitting their pants and handing it to them on a plate in stoppage time, then extra time.

The league is our priority and the one we have to keep winning. The players knew deep down another treble was near impossible.
 
Like all cup competitions, it's knowing that it is over for another year, being a City fan, for over 70 years, I'm certainly no stranger to losing games. If the opposition are simply better, then the defeat is accepted with good grace.
The real disappointment is knowing that we could and should have won, we were the better team on the night and had two great opportunities to clinch a semi-final place. It's those misses, along with the awful penalty, that play on the mind.
 
I thought today I’d be miserable and in an all-round shite mood but all I feel is an overwhelming feeling of pride in being a blue. We’ve become the envy of the country and the outpouring of celebration from rival fans (rags crawling out of their holes especially) has shown how far and how much we’ve progressed as a club. Yes the result hurts as nobody likes losing but who’d ever have thought that a club from Maine Road would force the self proclaimed ‘Kings of Europe’ to play 5 at the back and desperately hold onto a draw to force penalties against them. It’s just another testament to how good of a club we are and nobody does it like City. Proud of our lads and proud of being a blue today more than most days.
 
Fiftyyearsandcounting said:
Like all cup competitions, it's knowing that it is over for another year, being a City fan, for over 70 years, I'm certainly no stranger to losing games. If the opposition are simply better, then the defeat is accepted with good grace.
The real disappointment is knowing that we could and should have won, we were the better team on the night and had two great opportunities to clinch a semi-final place. It's those misses, along with the awful penalty, that play on the mind.
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I've rewatched the game.
We didn't have enough cutting edge. Yes we have Haaland but we don't get the ball to him anywhere near enough.
We just seem to keep passing it side to side around the edge of their 18 yard box which with their players was easy to defend. They even made it hard for us to shoot long range.
We must overcome this problem, it's going to keep stopping us winning big games against quality opposition.
I don't profess to be an expert but I see the answer as being fast direct wing play like we had with Sane.
Doku tried to break through several times when he came on but he's young and not at that level yet. And at that stage there was no Haaland to keep the defenders busy.
 
24 hrs on and I still have a pit in my stomach. Would love to have seen Pep and our fabulous team through to the semi’s . Our players are built for the big occasion and I felt particularly sorry for Kev last night, he’s so passionate about winning and playing for City in these big games. I’m so in awe of his selflessness that he was willing to come off for the good of the team and his health for the title run in. I would love to hear his thoughts today after last night epic game.
 
Bill Walker said:
I've rewatched the game.
We didn't have enough cutting edge. Yes we have Haaland but we don't get the ball to him anywhere near enough.
We just seem to keep passing it side to side around the edge of their 18 yard box which with their players was easy to defend. They even made it hard for us to shoot long range.
We must overcome this problem, it's going to keep stopping us winning big games against quality opposition.
I don't profess to be an expert but I see the answer as being fast direct wing play like we had with Sane.
Doku tried to break through several times when he came on but he's young and not at that level yet. And at that stage there was no Haaland to keep the defenders busy.
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100% spot on.

We are so predictable and for me, very easy to defend against.

Pep's obsession with possession is an issue for me, sometimes you need to draw out the opposition then hit them hard on the counter like in the days of Sane, Sterling and Aguero.
 
Keeper! said:
100% spot on.

We are so predictable and for me, very easy to defend against.

Pep's obsession with possession is an issue for me, sometimes you need to draw out the opposition then hit them hard on the counter like in the days of Sane, Sterling and Aguero.
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I agree and the loss of a 'Gundogan' type making runs into the box means opposition midfields can sit as a bank of 4/5 on the edge of the 18 yard area making it almost impossible to shoot.
 
Keeper! said:
100% spot on.

We are so predictable and for me, very easy to defend against.

Pep's obsession with possession is an issue for me, sometimes you need to draw out the opposition then hit them hard on the counter like in the days of Sane, Sterling and Aguero.
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People calling them Luton Madrid, well they completely nullified our attack which is absolutely what they came to do. Then hit us on the break. Chelsea may well do the same if they are good enough.
 
Bill Walker said:
I've rewatched the game.
We didn't have enough cutting edge. Yes we have Haaland but we don't get the ball to him anywhere near enough.
We just seem to keep passing it side to side around the edge of their 18 yard box which with their players was easy to defend. They even made it hard for us to shoot long range.
We must overcome this problem, it's going to keep stopping us winning big games against quality opposition.
I don't profess to be an expert but I see the answer as being fast direct wing play like we had with Sane.
Doku tried to break through several times when he came on but he's young and not at that level yet. And at that stage there was no Haaland to keep the defenders busy.
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My conclusion from this is that Real Madrid worked their arses off defending and did it really, really well. We see lesser teams do this at the Etihad and usually get broken down. When one of the best teams in the world do this, that's going to be harder. Every other team in the world would struggle to break down a ten man Real Madrid defense.

And so I take two things rom that:
1) Ancelotti's tactics were a massive compliment to City and to Pep.

2) We win over two legs 4 times out of 5. Two of their goals were deflections. We really don't need to agonise over finding some missing magic ingredient. We battered them but were unlucky. End of story
 
Keeper! said:
100% spot on.

We are so predictable and for me, very easy to defend against.

Pep's obsession with possession is an issue for me, sometimes you need to draw out the opposition then hit them hard on the counter like in the days of Sane, Sterling and Aguero.
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There is that, however the games got stretched in the champions league knock outs and gave the other team an opportunity to score and knock us out. We don’t have pacey wingers anymore apart from Doku, everything is about control and moving the ball up the pitch in a way you don’t get countered. It worked and got us a champions league, this year fine margins and Madrid defending like men possessed over came it. The top teams in Europe genuinely fear City and don’t want to play their normal game against us, a few years back they knew we had a soft underbelly and could be got at.
 
Bill Walker said:
People calling them Luton Madrid, well they completely nullified our attack which is absolutely what they came to do. Then hit us on the break. Chelsea may well do the same if they are good enough.
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People criticizing there style of the night are idiots, they did what they had to and sadly are in the semi's.

Chelsea have pace throughout their team and that's a big worry for the weekend.
 
bobom said:
My conclusion from this is that Real Madrid worked their arses off defending and did it really, really well. We see lesser teams do this at the Etihad and usually get broken down. When one of the best teams in the world do this, that's going to be harder. Every other team in the world would struggle to break down a ten man Real Madrid defense.

And so I take two things rom that:
1) Ancelotti's tactics were a massive compliment to City and to Pep.

2) We win over two legs 4 times out of 5. Two of their goals were deflections. We really don't need to agonise over finding some missing magic ingredient. We battered them but were unlucky. End of story
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We are always unlucky in that competition.
1 win in 14 yrs
 
I'm not sure how a Sane type player would have helped on Wed... He'd have had no space to run into. Doku was the closest, but that's not because of pace, but acceleration and ability to find a yard of space in crowded areas. To be fair Foden usually has this. Bobb, perhaps, too, but no way he'd have started.
 
Defending is part of the game, end of. We were unlucky, don’t care if we never win it again. Their antics were a disgrace.
 
I think it means there's no chance of the Rags getting in the CL as the extra coefficient place will go to Germany.
 
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