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

[christened at st marks]

Good job we have Pep in charge and not you

WTF i agree with you but I was praising him,He changed to a higher line 2nd half do you not understand what I'm saying

 

[M12Blue]

In-cred-i-blue

 

[Hayley Croppers chopper]

You can see why Gullet never made it as coach.

Remember him dropping Shearer for about 6 games. He is a prick, as is Shearer.

 

[kinky's boots]

Foden is better than Sterling in every way except pace. I don't see Sterling sitting out too many games and being happy but he isn't playing anywhere near Phil's level. Could be off come the Summer window.

Huh? I'm a Sterling fan but I think his pace is a myth, or at least he never seems to use it... Foden's pace and especially his acceleration is absolutely incredible now and he knows exactly how to use it

 

[khoitnm]

Palace v City reserves Saturday, meanwhile PSG play 5th place Lens in a must win game as they are behind Lille in a title chase with just 4 games to go. Lens are in a race for a Europa League spot which is very important to them. I'd never wish injury on players (apart from Rags and Dippers) but I hope that snide twat Neymar's suffers from something not too trivial, like his leg dropping off.

Then no need to wish. Whatever PSG has, bring them all. We might lose or win, but we'll fight. No need to afraid or hate, they just make us weak.

 

[kinky's boots]

We score first at home and it’s pressure off us and pressure on them.

It wouldn't change so much- they'd still have to score two... It is a shame we didn't throw the kitchen sink at them tonight for a third

 

[khoitnm]

Play the reserves? And fuck up all the momentum? Hope not. Go all in v palace please pep

First, I agree that we don't play reserves because I don't think we have.
Second, I'd be happy if we just rotate 7, 8, 9, or even 10 players.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

I don't understand this. PSG outplay us in the first half like nobody else, and then we outplay them even better in the second half. Perhaps they got tired after we upped the tempo.

I think it was more tactical than tiredness.

They played with loads of energy and intensity in that first half, and overran us in midfield, pressing Rodri. But I thought that Rodri isolation came from Potchetino who got his tactics spot on to take away our inverted full backs by keeping them occupied wide. So Rodri was a bit isolated in a 4-3-3 where our full backs weren’t coming infield to protect him.

But Pep went more 4-4-2 without the ball in the second half and the 4 in midfield (Foden Gundogan Rodri Mahrez) weren’t as spread out across the pitch when they had the ball as the 3 in the first half were, giving Rodri more protection.

But when we were on top we created chances. They didn’t really, other than a couple of Neymar shots that Ederson dealt with early doors and their dangerous corners, they didn’t really create anything meaningful.

They displayed something I think we can take into the second leg more than the result n’all... I thought their attitude stunk in the second half. They were easily rattled and they got frustrated.

I think we were far from being at our best but we didn’t get rattled when they were on top.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Their goal wasn't preventable, just an all round fantastic header

I agree.

Nothing we could do about their goal. When a player leaves one zone and heads the ball from a cross right on his head in front of another player who’s already marking someone in another zone, it’s all on whether he hits the target or not.

Great cross, great run, good header, training ground move that we might have to go man-to-man because of in the second leg. No complaints about anyone of our players for it though.

 

[Gingers Dad]

wish we wouldnt look so vulnerable when defending corners

Lol