Lyon CL QF Post-Match Thread

[manimanc]

I'm sorry mate that doesn't make any sense

It does.

 

[chickaroon]

Absolutely. If a player gets in the keepers view he is deemed to be interfering. When a player leaves the ball for a teammate to run onto, you see them raise their hands over their head to say I am not involved. This guy was more than involved, he touched the ball.

 

[Stevieatlasblue]

We cant go into the new season not knowing what Pep is going to do, the players will just go through the motions until the new manager comes in.
I think we're at that crossroads of 'either he signs an extension or he leaves immediately' and someone else starts the rebuild.

Son of Peter Swales has spoken

 

[Blue Bogey]

One shocking statistic I discovered is that the midfield duo of Gundogan and Rodri made only 8 passes between them to our front 3 of Sterling, Jesus and De Bruyne. Gundogan made no passes to Sterling and Rodri made no passes to De Bruyne.

 

[ShaunMCFC]

Have to laugh haha

 

[Andouble]

One day later and I don’t think I’ve been as angry about a sport result since I was a kid. Still fuming.

 

[BluechesterCity]

García isn’t even that good. A kid who doesn’t see his future with us, is too small and is criminally slow for a centre half.. gifted the opportunity to play in our biggest game of the season. I would rather have seen Ottamendi play than García

Garcia needs replacing with Upamecano from RB Leipzig (please!).

 

[momo88]

The one game knockout format favours the underdog. Over two legs you have time to claw back a two goal deficit and the better team over the two legs should go through. Being underdogs against Bayern would have suited us - given the right formation.

I agree but the same shit happened against Monaco Liverpool and Spurs lost all the away games and couldn't keep a clean sheet at home.

During Mancini time, it was terrible but the Etihad was a fortress not a Big ** Hole

 

[Manc in London]

One day later and I don’t think I’ve been as angry about a sport result since I was a kid. Still fuming.

Not just me then.

 

[ctid1894]

No you are right my first post was wrong.....but it was about the 3 of them being selcted together not playing together as a midfiled 3 - (which i did type)that was my issue - we were so slow in those areas of the pitch

for me it should have been a flat back 4 from the off (possibly with Ferna at centre half with Laporte and garcia nowhere near the pitch.

The one of Rodri or gundogan in the 'Number 6 role" - play both of these and our midfield is dull and slow

For me the team should have been

Ederson

Walker Ferna Laporte Cancello

rodri

Kdb Silva

Mahrez Jesus Sterling

Now you could argue foden in there as well over Mahrez or instance and i wouldnt disagree. SOme may have Bernardo in there as well - again I wouldnt disagree.

We have seem Pep shoehorn Gundogan into big game teams before (Liverpool champs league) and we got beaten well that night as well - Now if you play Gundogan as the 6 fair enough (I would say it would have been very risky against Lyon last night personally

Cancello didnt have the best game but he is playing on the wrong side - people will say Mendy should have played but I think Cancello got it on merit and deserved to be there and for me Mendy is another liability

Jesus had one of those games - great build up play, link up, pressing and work rate but AGAIN when it comes to the main job of a striker he doesnt do it - not in the difficult moments

And what Sterling did defies belief - its what he used to do 3 years ago all the time but i thought he had put it out of his game

No problems, it just seemed a very strange comment but that explains it.

I completely agree in terms of our midfield being dull and slow, it goes back to the combination of players yet again (2 or more of Gundogan, Rodri, Silva, Fernandinho, Mendy, Aguero and Mahrez) and you're starting off on the back foot for pace, intensity and aggression.

The biggest issue is width; we haven't got a natural winger who can get in behind teams and put in crosses, we just have forwards who cut in and shoot. That's for me why Sane has been a bigger miss than anyone, we've removed the "option" of pace and width.

The whole concept of our game is to make the pitch as big as possible in attack and as small as possible when defending. This season the lack of pace and width has stopped the attacking side of it, unfortunately that's been in combination with a lack of intensity and aggression in midfield which has stopped the defending side of it.

The signing of Torres will hopefully give us some pace and natural width. The midfield let's wait and see what the next three weeks hold. If Garcia is leaving and Stones is clearly no longer in favour, then we need another CB to compliment Laporte and Ake.

I genuinely don't understand yours or anyone's issue with Jesus, I think you're all fucking crackers. The lad is top class, different to Aguero but there's not another player on the planet who can do what Aguero does. It's a time to adapt and play to Jesus strengths.