QF 1st Leg Post Match Thread

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Pell said:
I don't think Pep did a whole lot wrong to be honest, regarding team selection and tactics. He had an eye on the Palace game, and the 2nd leg, and wanted to play his cards right with a view on those. Plus I don't think he wanted to make the same mistakes as were made against Liverpool last year, and went for a more pragmatic approach. I thought we were alright overall, but the penalty miss was costly, and a lapse at the back were decisive. If we got a draw, it would have been a decent away result.
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Whatever about the team selection, I think his reaction to how the game was going was very slow. Poor you could say.
The two 88th minute substitutions were pointless.
 
One thing on the rest and recuperation point. We have a good four full days rest before Palace. After that game though we only have two full days rest before Spurs. We have to win at Palace so I expect more of our main men playing in what I fear will be a tough, high tempo physical game. The same players will then probably play again on Wednesday to overturn a 0-1 deficit.

I think Marvin has a point. We showed Spurs too much respect. Away goals are vital in Europe and I think we should have gone high tempo attacking and hopefully scored one or two, then made changes and gone more conservative. Obviously no one can predict if this would have worked but I think us playing this way has only worked for us at Liverpool away in the league this season. They are probably the only team I would advocate these tactics being used, everyone else I think we should stick to our normal game.
 
JPBB said:
Quite a lot of anger on here.

Sure Spurs got a bit lucky and you weren't perfect but still good. The issue seems to be that some of you think it is unacceptable to lose 1-0 at Spurs. That is a little disrespectful. We are not as good as you but we're still pretty good. It is not that much of a disgrace.

I like it on here because there is some civility but today it feels like RAWK.
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Frustration more than anything else.

Predominantly the feeling that the line-up and instructions to the players was different to the norm/expected.

If we’d got beat playing our ‘usual game’ I think the responses would be different.

If by this time next week we have successfully negotiated Palace and yourselves everything will be alright with the world again ;-)
 
mancity2012_eamo said:
Whatever about the team selection, I think his reaction to how the game was going was very slow. Poor you could say.
The two 88th minute substitutions were pointless.
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Perhaps we were happy at 1 nil knowing they have to come to us twice and perhaps they weren’t made to try and get a goal ,maybe it was to run the clock down and stick with what we had
God knows but he rarely makes the wrong decision we are still in the hunt for three more trophies last night was the first half we have another game to go.
Would he make the same decision at 1 nil down in the league I very much doubt it
 
Scottish Cityzen said:
Frustration more than anything else.

Predominantly the feeling that the line-up and instructions to the players was different to the norm/expected.

If we’d got beat playing our ‘usual game’ I think the responses would be different.

If by this time next week we have successfully negotiated Palace and yourselves everything will be alright with the world again ;-)
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We have a normal style of play but what Pep is good at is adapting to the opposition ie playing an aggressive centre half against Brighton to nullify Murray.
I believe he didn’t want a result like Liverpool last year that effectively put us out of the competition
One nil away at Spurs with a massive crowd and new stadium feel good factor can be overturned
 
Marvin said:
You are misinterpreting the critcism.

I didn't blame Pep when we lost to Newcastle, or Palace or Leicester. That was part of football. However when the coach unexpectedly changes his tactics and players, and loses a game and our run of 22 wins in 23 come to an end, there should be questions about what he was trying to do.

Had City just been heavily beaten, lost at Spurs then a change would have been understandable. All season long we've slogged away, and plundered goals against everyne p,aying fantastic attacking football and then for some reason we change it all and play safe. Why?
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Because of Liverpool away last season.
 
Mancity1980 said:
Maybe, but he didn’t seem unhappy after the game and when he is unhappy he tends to show it.
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Yeah, noticed that. He knows the comp inside out. I love his risk and reward ethos. Slightly worrying me are Gundo's comments about us getting nervous in big Ch L games. A two legged tie against Spurs is like a Carabao semi or two games in the Prem.
 
I cannot handle the idea of another English team going further than us this year. And watching Manure v Barca - Barca looking like us albeit they've tailed off. If Manure can get at Barca - then we have every reason to think we can win this thing - next week permitting.......
 
If the rags only lose 1-0 at home they will think (and the media) that they will have a good chance to overturn the loss in the 2nd leg, away, against Barca.
We on the other hand have to overturn a 1-0 loss, at home, against Spurs.
And we know how it will pan out. Typical!
 
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