Lyon CL QF Post-Match Thread

[Brightwell Bros.]

Gundogan for me serves no purpose in our team at all - neither good enough offensively or defensively - we jut dont need him

I think he can be unfairly picked out when we play poorly, but yeah those short passes are fine if they go forward sometimes but they never seem to.

 

[momo88]

funny as fuck reading the shit on here. Pep out lol. nice try lurking cunts.

so.
yes he did it wrong so what ,we go again next season.
my worry is that injury has done Laporte. i think City know that,hence the Ake purchase .

that starting midfield was suicide .

and after all that UEFA still needed VAR to defeat us.

So you think its the Uefa who decided that city will lose this game?

You know the Walker push could have a penalty

Yes there was a mistake for the 2nd goal but the game was quiet lost in the first half

 

[Beanhead]

Maybe but it was a close call and no joke this game has nothing to do with var. Laporte was aweful yesterday and we should have done better

I wholeheartedly agree the set up and management and subsequently the players performance meant we got what we deserved.

That said I still can’t understand how that goal stood.. video evidence that Laporte was clearly tripped and despite whether he touched the ball or not he was interfering with play as it was a dummy... unless that is allowed from an offside position? I always thought you couldn’t interact with the ball which is what a dummy is.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

No Bayern will go all defensive and slow ;)

They fear them.

 

[domalino]

That cheaply given away ball by Laporte which started their attack for 2nd goal is what a high line defence cannot simply do.

if that is mendy he would be murdered o the forum for it.

It certainly is bud. I also recall him having an absolute nightmare against Chelsea last year in the League Cup final before he went off injured?

I'm just observing how some top players do get an easier ride than others?

Walker and Eddie have also gone AWOL at moments when it comes to just doing their jobs?

I fear minus KDB, some of our lads still feel like they are plucky underdogs?

Certainly not helped when Pep also suggests we are in this competition.

It's complete bollocks- we are an elite club and team already - you don't beat Madrid home and away otherwise.

Laporte is going to have a major wake up call when he gets back from holiday and sees Aké in training.

A left footed CB with all the pace we lacked in the back line, all the quality on the ball Laporte has and something to prove as he steps up to a top club - and he's had 6 weeks more rest between seasons.

If he was available I'm 100% sure we would have started with Aké in a 433 yesterday. And thats really fucking annoying.

 

[give it to gordon]

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Cant even argue with the press !

 

[BluechesterCity]

A lot of super fit and muscle ripped young players are happy for half the planet to see them screaming like children, bottom lip quivering when there's the slightest touch. Look at my muscles, but if you touch me I fall over. Wimps. Did Lyon ever stop crying?

Sickened me how Lyon players fell over and screamed nearly every time they were tackled and the ref did nothing!

 

[domalino]

You finish exactly where you deserve to whatever league you're in - you finish 7th, you're 7th best over the season even if it's curtailed. Ifs whats and maybes don't come into it. Lyon have had poor spells and good runs - hence 7th.

This is one of the dumbest things I've read on here for a while.

How can anyone leave primary school without understanding something as simple as a side can massively underperform for half a season and then start performing at their correct level when a new manager comes in and a final league position can bely their actual quality.

Add to that they had a bunch of big injuries including the captain that regained fitness in lockdown.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

I just remembered that David was great when he came on. For him to only get 8 minutes in his now last game for us... Criminal decision by Pep.

I wouldn't say Dave was great, think he lost the ball in midfield for their third, might be wrong?

Regardless, what a terrible team display to mark the departure of a true legend.

 

[hateutd]

So you think its the Uefa who decided that city will lose this game?

You know the Walker push could have a penalty

Yes there was a mistake for the 2nd goal but the game was quiet lost in the first half

First goal of em was also offside...no var but that's not an excuse for our shit performance last night....