Paris Saint-Germain (A) - CL SF | Post-Match Thread

[Burtonblue]

The red card means that rat herrera will probably start next week. Absolutely hate him. Typical rag player. Won a couple of soft freekicks at the end of the game yesterday and expect him to try that all game next week

Agree
Once a rag always a c@@t (Tevez the obvious exception in recent times...)

 

[Sky Blue]

RIGHT, absolutely fantastic result last night - i couldn’t be more proud of our boys.
But i’m a bit nervous with all the “were going Istanbul” comments.....remember blues, PSG scored 4 goals in Barcelona and 3 goals in Munich.
In the last few weeks, we have been beaten by Chelsea and at home by Leeds.
All we need is another brain fart on Tuesday and its all over.
I’m confident but let’s not get all “raggish)
Come on City

I had to tell my eldest lad to shut up as he wouldn't stop singing the Istanbul song !.....he was pissed though.

 

[Burtonblue]

Sterling is very fast but he beats people without the ball more often than with it and that makes people not really notice it as much.

When Foden or Sané pick up the ball and run with it at pace everyone gets excited, when Sterling drops the ball off and gasses a couple of defenders to be free for a return pass or be wide open in the box it's often off camera, and people tend to focus on the ball.

His pace helps him to drop defenders and get into the free spaces he picks up in the box to get all his chances.

Very good observation.
Sterling is quick without the ball but seems to be burdened by indecision (especially atm) with it.
Foden is the opposite. His agility and speed of thought with the ball is exceptional.

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

Very good observation.
Sterling is quick without the ball but seems to be burdened by indecision (especially atm) with it.
Foden is the opposite. His agility and speed of thought with the ball is exceptional.

I currently believe sterling produced his best football when he was getting all the media hate and racist attacks. It galvanised him, concentrated his determination.

 

[David Silva]

The red card means that rat herrera will probably start next week. Absolutely hate him. Typical rag player. Won a couple of soft freekicks at the end of the game yesterday and expect him to try that all game next week

Think maybe Danilo will come in ahead of Herrera ? If it’s not going their way he’ll bring Herrera on to chuck himself on the floor every 2 seconds like he did last night

 

[BluechesterCity]

Read somewhere that Ederson had more touches than Mbappe!

 

[Burtonblue]

I think last night’s performance is a bit of a landmark for us.
It feels as if finally we are being recognised for the brilliance of this team.
The media are positively gushing in their praise for the performance as much as the result.
Games like that put us right up with Barcelona and Real Madrid in stature.
Any striker worth his salt will have taken notice and we must be one of the very top clubs in terms of desirability for them. Recruitment of a top striker is made easier by nights like that.
It’s what the project has been all about.
Sheikh Mansour must be a happy guy this morning.

 

[shevtheblue]

Quick mention for the ref, had a shocker. The red card was blatant, but he got nearly everything else wrong.

 

[Nails]

De Bruyne, Bernardo, Dias, Rodri, Gundogan and Walker should be nowhere near the Palace game.

He said resting players for the return leg against PSG.

 

[blue oli]

Two things for me from last night,


Ederson had more touches and completed passes than MmBarm and Zinchenko - great player - and he only cost us 1.7 million !!!!!!