Lyon CL QF Post-Match Thread

[nikoman]

We missed Aguero so much, top players will always make the difference in games like this.

 

[better dead than red]

Man City's latest Champions League nightmare down to Pep's tormented tactics

Pep Guardiola's over-complicated tactics vs. Lyon proved the fatal flaw again for Man City. Can he ever win the Champions League with this team?

www.espn.com

 

[vmsuhail]

He was tonight. And some of his signings Cancelo and Rodri are utter turd.

Cancelo and Rodri are having their first seasons. They'll get better next season. Cancelo already looks good and in the first half he made some key passes.

 

[citytill1die84]

Absolutely shite :( gutted is an understatement

 

[vmsuhail]

Gundogan starting, seriously? Biggest game this season? Starts again. Dont want to hear off some how great he is. He ain't, and Pep fucked up by starting him. Other errors and VAR didn't do us any favours but what the fuck, our squad should have pissed this game

Gundogan started every single champions league game. Pep sees some reason to start him, even if it's at right wing.

 

[balotellishaircut]

No

Cancelo and Rodri are having their first seasons. They'll get better next season. Cancelo already looks good and in the first half he made some key passes.

Rodri has no pace, so i fail to see him getting better next season..

 

[citytill1die84]

Atrocious

 

[Bill Walker]

Just got up and watched the game here in Australia.
Absolutely gobsmacked at the team selection.. I had a feeling as soon as I saw the team we would lose.
3 defensive midfielders and Walker on the right wing.
Absolutely inexplicable team selection for the biggest game of the season.
When you look at the attacking talent on our bench.
I'm actually speechless.

 

[Petetheblu]

Far to slow, we have two players with genuine pace and one of them is a right back. We play far to high with the pace we have. Not replacing Sane was a huge mistake.

A poor shot stopper in net. 95% of "one on ones" go in.

Thankfully we didn't have to face Bayern as they'd have had a field day with this defence.

Starting to worry why Pep can't see the lack of pace is a major factor with the way we play and the way we get beat!

Great with the ball, terrible without it.

Ask yourself which of our defensive players suit our high line tactics? one, Kyle. The rest are great players, but are to slow when we lose the ball. If we face one or two speed merchants we are in for a tough game.

My fears are we have been found out.

 

[AlgarveBlu]

Love Pep but he got this wrong in terms of that statuesque midfield that’s he chose. Same mistake against spurs first leg season. Crying out for energy and pace in that midfield... wby the fuck does he always have to try and tinker with something just for the sake of it?

so disappointed; but in the grand scheme of things I can take this for what he has given us in trophies and playing style but the Writing was on the wall with that team selection in midfield - good luck to Lyon and let’s get the Premier title back...