Post Match Thread: Barca vs City

[dubblue]

Thank you Hart.

3 wins in 12 games.

There is no longer the 'if we beat Barca' bullshit.

Time for Khaldoon to do what's right.

Sack Txiki?

 

[MeatnSpudsMCFC]

Biggest concern was Pellegrini would play 4-4-2, but i'll give him his dues, he changed the system and we look far more comfortable with five in midfield. If he plays that in the the league, we might just be alright.


However, it's evident that we are in need of a squad overhaul.

Apart from Hart, Aguero and Zabaleta. Everyone else is past it.

 

[ayia napa blues]

PRIDE RESTORED.

BRING ON WBA.

Can you ease explain how the pride is restored out of interest 5-0 wouldn't have been a harsh score
Little to night fight billions spent on also rand
No direction average ability

 

[Sigh]

Thanks goodness Joe didn't need half a team to protect him...good job really.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Could have been a hammering,well done Hart,we are miles behind the top teams in europe.

I think we are but a furlong behind the top teams. We have beaten Barca, within a few mins of beating Real, and have beaten Bayern. None of the top teams in Europe relish the idea of playing City. We just never seem to play to our strengths when it matters. And who had money on Sergio missing a pen?

 

[Gaylord du Bois]

We need to get over our stage fright. I'll take that tonight as a little pride restored.
Let's move on and consolidate a top three finish now.

 

[Gaylord du Bois]

We need to get over our stage fright. I'll take that tonight as a little pride restored.
Let's move on and consolidate a top three finish now.

 

[Marvin]

We needed to go there with a win under our belts, or have them under some kind of pressure

At least our worst fears weren't realised.

On to WBA now. That will be tough too

 

[scotty123]

Quite pleased with that especially 2nd half, Joe is a colossus

 

[moomba]

Decent performance against a quality team.

 

[Gaylord du Bois]

We need to get over our stage fright. I'll take that tonight as a little pride restored.
Let's move on and consolidate a top three finish now.

 

[Gaylord du Bois]

We need to get over our stage fright. I'll take that tonight as a little pride restored.
Let's move on and consolidate a top three finish now.

 

[scotty123]

Quite pleased with that especially 2nd half, Joe is a colossus

 

[birchwoodgingerste]

We need some legs in midfield teams counter so easily because of this they were walking past yaya at times 1-0 but light years behind the top teams.

 

[Gaylord du Bois]

We need to get over our stage fright. I'll take that tonight as a little pride restored.
Let's move on and consolidate a top three finish now.

 

[IcriedwhenTueartleft]

oh....and our crossing from both sides was awful tonight, got into some good positions and wasted chances from both sides

 

[birchwoodgingerste]

We need some legs in midfield teams counter so easily because of this they were walking past yaya at times 1-0 but light years behind the top teams.

 

[JoeMercer'sWay]

can be proud of the last 40 minutes, Hart was a fucking hero, Sergio let us down, have to expect a player of his class to bury that penalty no questions asked.

The rest of the tie wasn't good enough, the gap's too big and we need a big rebuild. Time to put Yaya out to stud and move guys like Nasri, Kolarov, Milner et al. on, think time has come for Demi in games like that, he's just not got the legs. To compete with Barca you need 11 technically gifted players, who are agile, quick and hard-working, we just severely lack that throughout the tie.

Again have to ask why Pelle put the wrong team out, with Nasri just a complete disaster, it was set up to be a Navas type game, sit and try and counter on them, Yaya just doesn't have the legs to cope in the heart of midfield. If you were ever going to use Fernando as a sitter tonight is the night, maybe he's already on his way out.

That's pretty much the season gone and the concern now turns to the Baggies and the fact we've just had to put a hell of a shift in and will these players pick themselves up and put the hard yards in when it matters in the league now, because they haven't often enough throughout the season, we can't drop points.

 

[jimharri]

Wonder what odds you'd have got on us finishing with 11 on the pitch after that first half hour?

 

[jamesha]

Only conceded one and kept all players on the pitch so progress of a sort I guess?

Hart MOTM by a mile.

Navas offered a lot more than Nasri.