Match Thread | Manchester City vs. B.Leverkusen (25/11/25)

[Blue-Ghana]

It’s all on him this one for me. Idiotic line up

Even after the changes, they have played out from the back very well.

 

[Frede Fup]

First defeat to a german side in 12 years.

We handed it to them on a silver plate.

Ffs.

 

[bluealf]

I get what you're saying, and "League 1 at best" is very much an exaggeration, but we're a PL and UCL contender and he's a project. He has no business starting for us at this point in his career and the games hes played for us have done nothing to sway me.

Which is what I replied to.

He's also a better keeper than you're given him credit for, at the end of the day he is only going to get rusty sat on his arse on the bench, he's done plenty of good things in games to show he can make it, he has made errors as well, the nature of a young keeper, it isn't like Donny hasn't made an error as well.

 

[LangleyBlue1970]

I know you've got to keep up appearances but at what point are you doing to be not happy going backwards? Serious question.

Going backwards? Before the interntional break we were fucking mint. That has spiked momentum. It’s two losses in two since that. He will have his wacky reasons as to tonight’s line up, but that’s pep. I’d rather that, and these results now and then, than no pep and what he’s brought the club.

 

[eyalluvitt]

Misfits and geriatrics 0 Leafy cushion 2

 

[Rory Bluelow]

2 games wont change anything.

We’re just not consistently good enough. Too many off days.

 

[69FACUPfinal]

We deserve absolutely nothing tonight. Bad, bad decision making by Pep. I very rarely criticise him but, sorry, it is. Seething at him.

I'm with you on that. Not for the first time. I usually calm down, but this is up there with Porto 2021.

Lederkusen are not a bad team, well played.

City are an absolute mess sad to say.

 

[domalino]

Somewhere in between there is a legitimate criticism. The team selection tonight was awful

Yeah but he's not decided to make 10 changes for a laugh, the starters, which we're overreliant on need a rest, they've played every game and internationals. He got this one wrong but it's obvious this was seen as a game he could risk losing, and the PL is a must win on saturday.

 

[roach3]

All on pep, if he thought that starting lineup
Was going to do anything tonight he needs
To look in the mirror.

 

[AlexGrimaldo]

Hugo Viana doing an horrible job. Awful business transfers

 

[Newmoston1212]

Why fuck about with the team after the Newcastle game, qualify first for the knockouts & then change the team

 

[Gesario]

There’s more to all this

Yep

 

[VOOMER]

Certainly needs to be moved. Nowhere near good enough

If he's fully fit then it's his attitude as he just gave up tonight.

 

[rodrizontal]

I'm not entirely convinced the result would have been different if we had started with our strongest 11. That's the real issue for me.

 

[Legal Alien]

Sad to say but Pep got it wrong from the start. Maybe time to find a new coach.

A new coach, give yer head a wobble!

Pep said there were squad players who needed minutes, those players for the most part, were shite.

 

[heslops barnet]

There’s more to all this

Has to be…….

 

[domalino]

... I rest my case

You'd have sacked Pep 5 years ago, I really don't give a fuck what you think.

 

[come-on-barney]

Hugo Viana doing an horrible job. Awful business transfers

Started with Txixi to be fair..

 

[johnny crossan]

bit of a shaker for us and Pep, not to mention the team - roll on the week end.

 

[Ian Latham]

Pep's tactical skill was overloading areas especially midfield, his Barca 'spin cycle' side and later with us but ours was more focused with full backs entering midfield or Stones from CB. We seem to be getting dominated way to regularly in midfield now. We need to get on top of the midfield otherwise we are never going to get back to anywhere near the levels we've been accustomed to in the last few years. Need to go back to basics and control the game.