Leverkusen (H) | CL | Post Match Thread

[Eaststander1]

Savinhio is an absolute joke. He's a fair Championship player.

I said pretty much the same thing about him whilst he was with Girona, I knew he wasn't a player that was good enough to be here ... but City obviously disagreed.

 

[Damanino]

its probably the side Leverkusen manager would have picked to be fair. lets hope Xabi Alonso sends out his worst 11 when we visit them too.

 

[chesterbells]

just noticed on the BBC news there when they showed the goals that Pep gave the ref an angry glare while shaking his hand at full time.

To be fair the ref gave us nothing. Did he give us a free all night?

Yep, couple of free kicks towards the end outside the box immediately spring to mind, but I know what you mean.

 

[CΛL]

I wouldn't make too much of Pep changing 10 players being the problem, otherwise we run the risk of him putting out the same XI as tonight against Leeds for consistency...

Seriously. I think the team may have just about coped with Marmoush and Khusanov being given some game time. That was overkill and then some. Ait Nouri is so bad it's unreal.

He didn’t have to change the keeper, and he really didn’t have to make as many as 9 outfield changes, 4 or 5 fair enough

 

[makinghistory]

On train home.
Fucking all on Pep that. Arrogant prick tonight.
Fucking dick head

He needs to spend more time on football than spouting out his shite political views which we do not pay him to do.

 

[paulchapo]

Bayer Leverkusen defender Jarell Quansah speaking to TNT Sports: "It's an unbelievable feeling [to win at the Etihad] to be honest because coming into tonight, we had a lot of senior players absent even around the dressing room, so the way the boys pulled through, everyone led tonight and that's what we needed. We needed a lot of character and a lot of fight and grit."

On City reinforcements: "We know they've got a lot of world class quality and even the players that started tonight we know they're world class players playing for the countries as well so, it was always going to be a tough task when they came on. We defended a bit deeper than I would have liked to but glad to get the win."

On Leverkusen: "We've got quality players, we're a completely new team, a lot of senior players went last season and a lot of players have had to step up this season. We've got so much quality and so much youth. We've got to try and implement how we want to play the game and we managed to do that in parts tonight."

 

[FogBlueInSanFran]

I almost failed a fitness test tonight but after retaliating with alcohol and paracetamols, I feared the worst as soon as I saw the line-up

Maybe he's looked at the December fixtures and summised that winning the Carabao Cup and finishing in the Top Four is our best hope of success this season

Anything better will just cement his place as a football genius and me as a no-nowt

However I'm one of the few supporters who've attended every European fixture at the Etihad and that number will diminish rapidly if this breathtaking arrogance continues

The lineup tonight suggests he’s not sure which competition the Carabao Cup even is.

 

[chris63]

 

[bell_mcfc]

You dodged a bullet, more entertainment watching paint dry

Will always watch City, I love this club. If we lose we lose it’s part of the game it’s just how it happens.

Just something about that was infuriating - almost like we weren’t trying and threw in the towel.

 

[Axel Freed]

Our customary late autumn slump is upon us. Ride it out and wait for our resurgence in the new year when our fresher legs (thanks to squad rotations like tonight) will see us once again peak at the business end of the season

 

[cookster]

Savinhio is an absolute joke. He's a fair Championship player.

He must have the Epstein files and Pep is in there.
There can't be any other reason why he's selected, the guys wank.

 

[chesterbells]

He is fucking insufferable. I hate it when he does rhat.!

Gotta be honest, winning or losing, whatever the team and whatever the player, I fucking hate to see that too.

 

[Blue-Ghana]

Arsenal's CBs weigh in with 10+ goals a season. Ours score 1 every 4 seasons.

Gvardiol was a threat in the past 2 seasons. Others offer no goal threat from the corners (Dias, especially).

 

[Cigs&Alc]

Marmoush - Didn’t get much service but not great either.
Savio - Awful. Horrible.
Bobb - Boring to watch and offers very little.
Reijnders - Poor. Bad execution. Not a good RB either.
Nico - Fine.
Lewis - Eh.
RAN - Rubbish.
Ake - Also rubbish.
Stones - Solid as always.
Khusanov - Not great.
Trafford - Awful.

 

[Eaststander1]

What did Rico Lewis get then as he was anonymous

They gave him a 5/10 .....

 

[FogBlueInSanFran]

Will always watch City, I love this club. If we lose we lose it’s part of the game it’s just how it happens.

Just something about that was infuriating - almost like we weren’t trying and threw in the towel.

Losing and throwing a game are two different things; hence why you (and I) are infuriated instead of merely disappointed and sad.

 

[dadnlad]

Ref done fine. Our players were falling about holding their ankles under the slightest pressure rather than manning up and battling to win the game at hand. Ait Nouri, Bobb, Savinho, Lewis, Marmoush and Reijnders all guilty of it. Soft as shite.

i thought ref had good game

 

[East Level 2]

Had a good game against wolves....not played well since.

We'll need a hell of a points deduction to play Wolves next season. I suppose he could be picked when we play them at home.

 

[FogBlueInSanFran]

They gave him a 5/10 .....

They forgot the decimal in front of the 5 then.

 

[eyalluvitt]

Will always watch City, I love this club. If we lose we lose it’s part of the game it’s just how it happens.

Just something about that was infuriating - almost like we weren’t trying and threw in the towel.

A very strange night all round, you wonder if Pep has a Malaysian online betting account