Match Thread | Hoffenheim vs Manchester City (02/10/18)

[Gabriel]

The throw in whistle was simply bizarre, but some of the whistling when we've played balls into the box has looked mightily suspicious indeed.

 

[PragueBlue]

I thought we have played quite well first half after giving away that early goal.

Laporte doesn't look overly comfortable at left back (not surprisingly) and Gundogan always seems to be a bit on the periphery of the game.

if we can sharpen up a bit, we should win this comfrortably, despite the ref.

 

[aguerrrroooooooooooo]

Our defending has been absolutely atrocious at times. Otamendi and Kompany have been pulled all over the place.
The whole back four seems to go to pot when Laporte is at LB, could cost us here

 

[Banned Tosspot]

Now you know why we fucking boo! Wouldn't even let us take a quick throw in that put Sane clear, why?? All over the place performance, rushed and hurried due to the horrendous start. Laporte is s total disaster at left back. If we play like this against the scousers we will be three down by half time.

We?

Booing is for morons. The disgust on some of the player's faces proves it.

 

[prestonibbo_mcfc]

We'll improve 2nd half. Pep will get them together and get them to put their boots on the correct feet.

 

[Draikin]

Laporte at LB with Gundogan to protect him is not an experiment Pep should try today.

 

[prestonibbo_mcfc]

Our defending has been absolutely atrocious at times. Otamendi and Kompany have been pulled all over the place.
The whole back four seems to go to pot when Laporte is at LB, could cost us here

You post that as if it happens all the time. He hasn't played left back that many.

 

[Heisenberg's Blue Sky]

Losing coz were playin shit is something I can grasp as much as it pisses me off but being on the other end of corrupt refs (disguised/defended) as just being shit is just another level of rage. When the beautiful game is dictated by bias by so called bastions of football what recourse is there for honest fans paying a princes ransom to watch it? The bravery of a whistleblower? A watergate style press expose? Just dont know. Anger turns to sadness at what has become.

 

[Srabon]

Kompany, Silva, and Aguero are excellent, but the rest all veer from brilliant to brainfart in a split second.

Need Bernardo and Mahrez.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

We should be streets ahead. Sergio has been especially unlucky. We have another Uefa ref placement. WTF was that throw in thing about. Hoffenheim would be saved from PL relegation solely because of their technique on the ball. They have been watching the way Brighton, Burnley, Fulham et al approach a match against us!