Not really, we gifted them a goal with some poor defending, though the lad finished it very well. Trouble is we make a habit of conceding goals like that, and its because we have to run towards our own goal, Garcia made a great tackle, and was a bit unfortunate, but it was still poor team defending, and it usually is when the opposition score.
Not really, we gifted them a goal with some poor defending, though the lad finished it very well. Trouble is we make a habit of conceding goals like that, and its because we have to run towards our own goal, Garcia made a great tackle, and was a bit unfortunate, but it was still poor team defending, and it usually is when the opposition score.
It was one of those nights where we didn't get the breaks but we put ourselves under massive pressure by playing a negative conservative game to which we are not suited. This should not even be up for discussion.There was absolutely no need to play Fern, Rodri and Gundogan centrally. I have nothing against the individual players but as a team it left is reliant on Sterling making runs so we could find him with long balls and he was frequently isolated. We were very easy to defend against and we're slow centrally. I much prefer players like Foden and Bernardo defending from the front. Lyon were a very beatable side.None of us know how the game will have panned out if we’d gone 4 at the back. It was rolling the dice. They had very few chances when we had 5 there. We didn't either mind.
Pep has always been about limiting the opposition attack and trying to allow his teams to create and have killers in the box. We weren’t that tonight, but we did limit them effectively, apart from the long ball and the second ball falling to their drama queen.
Thanks, why do you think he didn't name that team against real then ? Amazing we got past them really.-------------------Ederson
Walker-------Garcia-----Laporte----Mendy
------------------Rodri
---------KDB-------------Foden
-------Mahrez----Jesus----Sterling
I was talking about living in the talkshite generation not City, anyone who listens to that rubbish deserves all the stress they get.Think you'll find there are many blues who are very p'ssed off with Pep tonight.
Yeah unfortunate, but we do make a habit of that also, and first shot scores is another habit we have.So it was unfortunate, then? Garcia reacted well enough, but his tackle fell to their player, rather than safely.
It was one of those nights where we didn't get the breaks but we put ourselves under massive pressure by playing a negative conservative game to which we are not suited. This should not even be up for discussion.There was absolutely no need to play Fern, Rodri and Gundogan centrally. I have nothing against the individual players but as a team it left is reliant on Sterling making runs so we could find him with long balls and he was frequently isolated. We were very easy to defend against and we're slow centrally. I much prefer players like Foden and Bernardo defending from the front. Lyon were a very beatable side.
I was arguing against "unlucky" mate, and saying bad defending.Don't believe the unlucky thing.
Review the goals and I am sure you will find many mistakes.
Yeah unfortunate, but we do make a habit of that also, and first shot scores is another habit we have.