Last thing we need is a Chelsea situation where player power rules the roost.De bruyne had as good as turned against him after 10 minutes of that game you could see it. He knew it was a bottle job. I'm with kev
I know the game was on a knife-edge but it should never have been so, and it was so because of the inexplicable selection of Gundogan, Fernandinho and Rodri.He has to live with his share of the blame. He’s not a dead man walking though or whatever other hyperbolic bullshit you’ve come out with.
He played a certain way that stifled our attack, but also did theirs. We conceded a very unlucky goal.
We brought Mahrez on. We looked more of a threat. Scored. Looked like we might even win.
The new formation also left us open to the counter attack. They score. It shouldn’t have stood.
Sterling should equalise. He misses an open goal.
They score a 3rd after an Ederson mistake.
If we’d started with Mahrez (or whoever else you want to pick), we would have been susceptible to their pace in attack. We still were to a degree, but we nullified it barring a ball over the top that Garcia managed to stop, but the ball fell to one of their players and Ederson was advancing in case Garcia couldn’t stop the attack. It was unlucky. If that hadn’t been scored, at 0-0, we could have taken our time and picked them off as they got tired.
They scored. We had to change at some point and Pep made the change as early as he risked possible. The counter attack threat on 4 at the back was bigger (as we later found out).
Quick question, what would the best side have been ?I can think of one explanation: he thought I can beat these and keep my strongest side fresh for Bayern. Stupid plan if that was it
I was born in Withington hospital. I've supported City all my life too. We might consider ourselves unfortunate tonight but when you don't select your strongest side in a game of such magnitude you do not deserve to go through. Indeed you deserve maximum censure for all manner of disrespect.I know I should’nt have looked in this thread. Everybody going nuts about a defeat that could well have been avoided if only...
I have supported this club by regularly attending for nearly fifty years. In the last 4 years i have seen football that is beyond my wildest dreams. in one season won every trophy available in the English game; in another season we won the league with 100 points and scored more than a hundred goals. Every season of Pep’s tenure we have had terrible luck / been cheated / played poorly (delete as appropriate) in a competition that is all about keeping the ‘elite‘ elite. So what? If you want me ( or other long time attending supporters ) to turn on our manager then you can get to fuck. Go and support one of the entitled clubs if you have the choice - I was born in Saint Mary’s and spent my formative years in Groton. My Dad and all of my family are Blue. I had no choice in who I support and I will certainly not turn against a manager who has given me the best football memories that I have.
I am only guessing that those spouting all this vitriol are not regular attendees. If you are a Manc match goer, then I apologise for criticising your viewpoint - but I hope that any ‘regulars’ will feel different after a good kip.
If you are a fan from afar, then accept selections and results don‘t always go the way you want. But if you want to slag off our manager because he’s upset your TV viewing then follow this famous Manc mantra and DO ONE !
-------------------EdersonQuick question, what would the best side have been ?
Given that he made (unusually for Pep) just 1 change to the side that just knocked out the new Spanish champions, who had won every game since football returned ?
Name it.
Only some do ;-)This kind of knee-jerk, over the top reaction is exactly why we live in the Talksport generation.