Match Thread | Man City vs Lyon (15/08/20)

[Dr Jacoby]

Why do we reserve our worst performances for our most important games?

 

[kaz7]

ZERO changes
Livid

 

[RayCTID]

Bollocks mate. Why change the way we play so much against possibly the weakest team left. This is all on the team selection so far and tactics.

Mentality is the hurdle. We thought we did the hard part against Real Madrid

 

[Dodge]

That’s one of big problems though whatever formation we play we don’t ever get enough players in the box usually 1 or 2 max everyone else wants to be on the edge the box

5 players scoring 10+ goals in a season tells a different story mate

 

[gomer27]

No changes??

 

[Nightmare Walking]

ffs give it a rest .

Why give it a rest? Pep is fully to blame for that 1st half. He has done it in every single year, in the champions league. Key matches, he has played formations and combinations that we have never played before.

We have just beaten Real Madrid and then he put Garcia back in and plays a midfield 3 that has never played before. Once is forgivable, but to do it 4 seasons on the trot is astounding.

Not one person on the planet would have played Fernadinho, Rodri and Gunogan together, considering the other options.

Its clearly not worked. Pep needs to change it now. The biggest match of out entire season and he tried being a smart arse.

 

[BolinCell]

Laporte too.

look at the goalie again out off his line when their are city defenders every fucking where. Stays on his line and he picks that up like a back pass.

 

[drthingy]

Or we don’t change anything they get a Second and we are fucked

 

[plongo]

Fucking hell, Peps this, Peps that, Peps a moron (wtf?).

Get behind the team and think rationally FFS.

We get more players in the box, we win the game.

Pep will sort it, 3-1 City.

We'll see

 

[adam.marrett]

Shocking half and tactics by Pep. He nullified all of our attacking weapons with his selection. It nullified De Bruyne, eliminated our press and Fernandinho is a red card waiting to happen.

Need to get Foden, Bernardo or David Silva on as soon as possible.

The worst part is watching Optus Sports and the Australian "experts" analysing the game. Makes the 4am wake up unbearable.