Post Match: City vs Barca

[Pingu the Penguin]

"Barcelona holds no fears" said Kompany. Well we looked shit scared of them for the first 45 minutes. At half-time, Fernando and Dzeko hould have been off (although not a reflection on Dzeko's performance which was as good as anyone's) and Navas & Fernandinho should have been on, going 4-1-4-1 and just having a go at them.

Not MP's finest hour and he still demonstrates he learns nothing from previous mistakes.

Some of our players are becoming masters at talking the talk....

Agree with that. About time some of them (only some) turned up on a big Euro night

 

[Dax777]

Lots of 1st half talk about the manager, the team selection, and the 4-4-2

In reality, in the first half we gave them far too much respect (how many times have I posted this after a UCL match thread?!?)

2nd half, we went for it a bit and put them under pressure.

The formation wasn't the issue - the appetite and the desire was. Only criticism of the boss was that he got the ferns the wrong way around

I agree 100%

Bullshit!!! When will some of you get it? Sure we played better in the 2nd, but overall they are vastly superior. They passed around 27 times for their 2nd goal. Slashed us right open numerous more times. They have Messi, Neymar, Suarez as their front line. Each player at some point have singlehandedly carried a team. They pass at a lecelbonly Yaua and Silva could muster. It is not a fluke. They are more talented a than er are. We simply have to understand that, then play to our strength. Protect the outside to lunut their 2 best players out wide. Etc. Yet we chose to start with some dross and technical poo in the middle if the pack.

What a joke!

 

[BooksReject]

Nasri went down the tunnel after he got subbed.
He's such a dick

Somebody ban this ****

I'm convinced that he's a Blue so I can't. Not sure whether he had Jamie Pollock pictures on his wall but you know?

What convinced you? Is it alcohol? If so I don't blame you, as I've had a few tonight, but please review in the cold light of day. He's a rag no doubt.

 

[Sergi0 Na5r1]

1st half piss poor, 2nd half improved and could have been better if Clichy wasn't so rash. Dzeko missed a few chances, back down to earth.

Aguero, Silva & Yaya - Brilliant

Rest of the team - Frauds.

Yaya wasn't even playing though

He was still better than Fern though

True but even Alba was doing more for us than Nando ;)

 

[SWP's back]

If we don't buck up our ideas we have to face the battle of losing Aguero and Silva. They were amazing tonight and made me as a blue really proud. Aguero was literally bulling their CB's

I know those two are model pro's and have signed new contracts but they are amongst the best in Europe in their positions (for me Kun is the best striker in the world) and no matter what they may say, they want to be playing in the latter stages of the CL like Messi, Ronaldo, Costa, Robben etc... are doing every year with their teams.

I can't see Aguero being happy with scraping through the group stages and being knocked out in the first round. Its time to improve the team in the summer, get rid of the dead wood like Fernando and buy players to compete with Chelsea, Madrid and Bayern etc

Ffs Damocles..... Really.

 

[BooksReject]

1st half piss poor, 2nd half improved and could have been better if Clichy wasn't so rash. Dzeko missed a few chances, back down to earth.

Aguero, Silva & Yaya - Brilliant

Rest of the team - Frauds.

Yaya wasn't even playing though

I know, he's still not a fraud.

No idea why I didn't put Demi in the brilliant category either.

...anyone else confused?

 

[bitsmith]

1st half piss poor, 2nd half improved and could have been better if Clichy wasn't so rash. Dzeko missed a few chances, back down to earth.

Aguero, Silva & Yaya - Brilliant

Rest of the team - Frauds.

Yaya wasn't even playing though

Hahaha

 

[agyeiboateng]

Tale of two halves,although thought we were doing ok till the lucky deflection fell to the biter,it then knocked us the rest of that half.second half up till clichy sent off was all us,still gonna be a big task to get through but never say never you just never know...

what's the point of playing when the tie is over? I mean a great 2nd half performance yet we go to Spain needing 2 goals and not conceding any at the back which i am sure won't happen.

CL knockouts dont begin when you are 2-0 down...they begin from the first minute. We did the same thing against Bayern but Kun saved us. Too many players on big wages not performing. Do A.Madrid, Dortmund of last year, Chelsea have that much better players than us? Yes those teams always progress and make games of it...we just fold which is soo disappointing.

 

[Sergi0 Na5r1]

Yaya wasn't even playing though

I know, he's still not a fraud.

No idea why I didn't put Demi in the brilliant category either.

...anyone else confused?

I would just assume everyone is drunk tonight.

 

[basementballer355]

That penalty save from Hart and miss from Messi at the end has given hope for the second leg. Yaya Toure will be back and if we had him and Fernandinho at the start of this game. We would have won. For me, it is crystal clear that Barcelona have some profound problems but they got their two goals, wowed some weak minds with one or two tiki taka moments and everybody thinks they are awesome. This is a team we could beat.

We have to score two goals and with Yaya back and Aguero looking back to his best and hopefully the manager not having another trick of his sleeve in his game of sabotage poker, I am quietly confident.. or should I say hopeful that it can be overturned.

Concerning the match. It was always going to be difficult and with Fernando and Milner in that midfield then it was a challenge. It is such a shame that when the players finally released that Barcelona can be got at, Clichy got sent off. But as I said, the penalty incident at the end may very well be a sign.

Zabaleta just cannot keep up with flying wingers and I hope the manager rectifies that in the next match but things are now complicated by the red card.I have to say that Aguero played very well ;led the attack line well and we will definitely need him in the second leg.

This tie is still on, there is hope and there is Yaya Toure.

we have a slim chance but that is it....they have two away goals

people on this forum need to take a deep breath. Its not 2-2 or 3-2, we are losing 2-1. We have to score two goals and not concede.

wtf are you talking about we can't concede? If we win 2-1 it goes to penalties you wanker