PSG post match thread

[ono]

At 2-1 it was in the balance. We got the goal and it was a great result. If it had gone 3-1 the knives would have been out for the performance. I'm with you, it wasn't good but the result clouds peoples' judgment.

Amazing how a goal totally changes people's perception of how everyone played. Could have been 2 or 3 down early one, and at 2-1 they could have easily had a couple. We couldn't string 2 or 3 passes together and we were getting over run everywhere.

They totally dominated the midfield with Matuidi, Rabiot, Motta and Ibra dropping in against our 2, finding pockets all over the place. Was a hard watch for the most part.

 

[prestonibbo_mcfc]

I said borderline awful. Not quite awful, but worse than bad. Kept them fairly quiet and had chances is a political spin on a game where we could have been 2 down after 15 minutes had Ibrahimovic had have been awake - possibly could have even been a man down if the ref saw the Mangala - Matuidi challenge differently. On top of that, we spent large portions of the game hanging on only for them to run out of steam around the 75th minute. We finished quite well, but i still think our quality was very poor all night.

Clichy, Silva, Aguero, Navas, Otamendi were awful. Sagna gave a penalty away, Mangala probably could have been sent off, Fernando made one of the worst kind of errors you will see. Fernandinho and Hart were both poor for their second. Quality wise, we were terrible, nowhere near as good as we can be.

Large portions ? Think the only time we seemed on the rack was 5 mins leading up to their 2nd and 5 mins after.
You could also say we could have been 2 up if Silva could head the ball. It's all ifs, buts and aunties bollox.
We weren't brilliant, we weren't awful and apart from the disaster of a first goal i never felt that PSG caused us that many problems.
We managed that of our own accord, a couple of times.

 

[M147WN]

I would love to see us boss and press more in the 2nd leg but I don't think we have the mobility to do that if Fernando starts!
(Not getting at him as I thought, bar the clanger, he did well tonight)!.
However, he's limited physically so perhaps not the best tactics for round 2?
But I think if we can be masters in midfield and Mangala and Ota concentrate and subdue Ibra we can be semi finalists!
The problem Pele has now is with Delph back and possibly Yaya in the running, does he change the starting line up? or stay with the same?
Tactics and team selection will play a huge part if we're to progress!
I'd like to see Delph picked and put in a good 90 v WBA to give the gaffer options for next week.
Yaya as a fit sub next Tues would also give us more ways to win the game imho!

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

The problem is we have no proper backup. It's essentially must win looking at ours & Uniteds fixtures if we want top 4, Bony clearly isn't up to leading the line and we all know he's not starting Kelechi.

Seems a must start for me, then hope we are 3-0 up after 50 minutes so we can take him off. What happened to when we had Dzeko, Balotelli, Tevez & Aguero eh.

I agree but I'm sure Pellegrini will be prioritising a competition he can win rather than qualifying for one he won't be in charge of. We should have enough for West Brom anyway but I can see de Bruyne and Aguero rested

 

[hcblue95]

So is Verratti definitely missing for the second leg? He's absolutely massive for them.

 

[ono]

I call it shitting it.

Shitting it from what? We still posed very little threat. I think the goal knocked the stuffing out of them more than anything else.

 

[Bluemanc100]

It was a foul.





Against Luiz.

My arse... Luiz dragged his leg.. That's cheating in my book

 

[oneclubfrommanchester]

Boney was awful :)

 

[Blueknows]

My arse... Luiz dragged his leg.. That's cheating in my book

not only that but sagna moves his own leg away from making contact

 

[Bluemanc100]

not only that but sagna moves his own leg away from making contact

Bang on... Diabolical decision.. So was not giving the Ibra OS