QF 1st Leg Post Match Thread

[B\connellblue]

So we are to believe this was a tactical defeat? Utter nonsense, a collosal fuck up.which does nothing only pile the pressure on more like. Bringing on De Bruyne and Sane in the 89th minute wasn't the actions of a man at ease with his game plan. I dont think many see Zidane as a master coach yet he won 3 champions leagues in a row. Anyhow the situation can be retrieved but he hasn't half made it more difficult than it should have been.

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

This overreaction is embarrassing. We weren’t great at all yesterday but, out of all the games we have remaining, this was the game we could realistically lose and still have a chance at all four comps. Obviously losings never fun and I’m not suggesting we’re better off for it but sometimes you have to plan for damage limitation. If Kev and Sane played and we wiped the floor with Spurs but they took a knock and missed Palace, The same knee-jerkers today would be crying about that.

totally embarrasing overreaction, from people who expect we will win every single game between now and the end of the season.

Something last nights game does is give us that loss out of our system. We got beat, it was bound to happen at some point and out of all the games we have over the next month or two last nights was the one we could afford to lose.

Next time, we face the Harry Kane team without Harry Kane.

 

[Mancity1980]

Be interesting to see how Spurs approach the second leg. I'd imagine they'll sit back and try and frustrate us and go on the break. We'll have to be on our game and the crowd need to be really up for this as much as the Liverpool game. We are City, we'll fight to the end! Danilo and Stones for the second leg please Pep!

Pep will want an early lead (hopefully a 3 goal one). Pochettino will sit deep, no doubt about that, and look to hit on the break. As long as the key moments don’t run against us (as they invariably do at this stage of this f@@king competition) we will be ok.

 

[mosssideblue]

Got back home at 3 am can’t understand the selection for a quarter final ?? The most disappointing thing is they were there for the taking last night an opportunity not taken. Oh well great following as usual!! Never slag the team so let’s move on it’s only half time,let’s finish the job at home.ctid

They were there for the taking with the team selected. If Kun slotted the pen, this thread would be quiet

 

[Indaparkside]

Can see them scoring so will need at least 3 goals!!! ATTACK ATTACK ATTACK ATTACK ATTACK??? we should sing this like back in the day when the kippax was rocking

 

[M12Blue]

Jesus Christ, it’s half time in a competition most on here fancied binning off in preference to PL.
And those giving Pep shit need to give there heads a wobble. If go out next week then please moan all you want but let’s just breath slowly at present.

 

[Indaparkside]

They were there for the taking with the team selected. If Kun slotted the pen, this thread would be quiet

Too tired to argue. Your not telling me that was the right side in a quarter final. Penalty or no penalty

 

[inchy14]

Even if we beat them, I still think he got it wrong

He has bottled it. I haven't read a single logical explanation for his tactics. I know what we was trying to do, but it doesn't make sense. If your opponent is weaker, you open the game up with De Bruyne and Sane. No he has created a situation now where SPurs need one goal to KO us from the quadruple and you're being selfish by letting someone else ask the questions you should all be asking.

Go on then genius, what's the question? And i'm assuming you think you know the answer so give us that as well.

 

[mosssideblue]

Ridiculous over-reaction of negativity on this thread last night. I looked at a couple of pages and shut down my computer.
I'm not happy clapping, so don't bother. We could have been better, and I agree that Pep's selection was decidedly odd. I would now frankly always choose Sané and Sterling over Mahrez in games of this sort. And can't Danilo play on the left side at full back?
But broadly, we controlled the game. It is as Pep said. You've got to give some credit to that Son lad for simply refusing to allow the ball to die. He's had a fine season for them (I also agree that Kane being out is not necessarily an advantage for us, incidentally). Other than their actual goal, Eddie was very comfortable with everything he had to deal with. Also credit to Spurs for closing down the lines through the middle of the pitch and not letting us play our attacking game. It's never just “We played shit”. The other team doesn't allow you to play. They looked totally up for it, as you would expect. Second game in their new stadium, first European night.
There's all to play for. The Etihad must be rocking in a week's time, please (sorry, I can't be there. I have work on Wednesdays so I cannot, for the minute, ever fly over for midweek matches. Retirement only three months away, though, so…). Predicted score — 3-1.

A sensible post

 

[Mid Wales blue]

The biggest game is the one immediately in front of you and now we are in a situation where one domino has fallen.

I know what you are saying but Spurs was the tougher game, and it was on a Tuesday. Sane was well rested. SO was KDB. There's no justification at all for not playing them.

No dominos have fallen. It’s over 2 legs, and I believe that at our place we will put Spurs to the sword, breaking them, and fucking them up for the league game.

The road to a successful season is long. Sometimes along that road you get a little lost, no problems just let the sat nav (team) recalculate, and we’ll be back on track!