Too bad for them. Coz that just means they go home early :)
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Napoli (A) Post Match Thread
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SebastianBlue
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The highest praise I can heap on that performance: Kev and Aguero didn’t play that well.
Wait, don’t respond with abuse just yet, hear me out.
Kevin had an off night, Aguero was not on it for most of the match, and David was on the bench. Last year that would have been a death nail—we would have lost this match.
But this year, with all of that being true, Kev got an assist, Aguero broke the scoring record, David got a rest, and we won away from home to likely the second best team in a Europe and qualified for the next round with two games to spare. We are so unified, so deep on the bench, so exciting to watch, so solid at the back, and have so much talent across the pitch that two or three “key” players can be out or off on the night and we can still beat quality opposition. And beat them well.
This is, by far, the best squad we have ever had (I hope not that we will ever have... frightening thought that it could get better) and is something truly special.
Raheem is a man possessed, Leroy is still finding his feet (think about that), Bernardo is getting used to the system, John and Nico are out scoring Palace together, Fernandinho is locking down the midfield, Gabby is having a chance to develop in to a premier striker, Fabian is stepping up and becoming one of the best left backs in the world (who would have thought that two years ago), Ederson has become a top five keeper in Europe, David is quietly having a dominant season, Kevin looks like one of the best central midfielders of all time, and everywhere else on the pitch looks like light blue roses.
It has never been a better time to be a blue.
Wait, don’t respond with abuse just yet, hear me out.
Kevin had an off night, Aguero was not on it for most of the match, and David was on the bench. Last year that would have been a death nail—we would have lost this match.
But this year, with all of that being true, Kev got an assist, Aguero broke the scoring record, David got a rest, and we won away from home to likely the second best team in a Europe and qualified for the next round with two games to spare. We are so unified, so deep on the bench, so exciting to watch, so solid at the back, and have so much talent across the pitch that two or three “key” players can be out or off on the night and we can still beat quality opposition. And beat them well.
This is, by far, the best squad we have ever had (I hope not that we will ever have... frightening thought that it could get better) and is something truly special.
Raheem is a man possessed, Leroy is still finding his feet (think about that), Bernardo is getting used to the system, John and Nico are out scoring Palace together, Fernandinho is locking down the midfield, Gabby is having a chance to develop in to a premier striker, Fabian is stepping up and becoming one of the best left backs in the world (who would have thought that two years ago), Ederson has become a top five keeper in Europe, David is quietly having a dominant season, Kevin looks like one of the best central midfielders of all time, and everywhere else on the pitch looks like light blue roses.
It has never been a better time to be a blue.
tony adcock
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I am so so happy with the team tonight
So so happy for Kun
So so happy for Kun
WyongBlue
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Fantastic result for us, to go to a ground like Napoli's and then absorb everything they threw at us, and then grabbed hold off the game like we did, shows the steel that we have in the team, the team produce some amazing counter attacking football against Napoli, and of course great to see Sergio breaking the record..........well done guys
TCIB
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Fucking hell, bt sport coming to the conclusion he is the greatest striker the prem has seen. Fair play Keown and Dunny + Jenas.
EL APACHE TEVEZ
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Did pep have tears in is eyes then
abu13
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Fantastic performance,
Hard to believe that as good as Napoli clearly are they are unlikely to qualify for the next round.
The Europa could be tasty this year, shame it wasn't last year.
Hard to believe that as good as Napoli clearly are they are unlikely to qualify for the next round.
The Europa could be tasty this year, shame it wasn't last year.
Impeccable One
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Of course winning the group means City will get RM in the next round...
We are due an easy last 16 draw !