QF 1st Leg Post Match Thread

[HarrytheBlue]

This year the Champions League looks as open as it'll ever be. Will be a tougher comp next year when Madrid have hoovered up the best players around.

 

[BlueLook]

During the minutes leading to their goal, we were really starting to pick up the rhythm. That made that goal even more frustrating ...

 

[roy.or.r]

He didn't want to use De Bruyne or Sane tonight because I'm almost 100% certain they're both starting in the more important game vs Palace. I was surprised they came on at all in the end.

If winning tonight was absolutely everything, Bernardo would have been risked, De Bruyne and Mendy would have started and Sane would have come on at half time. However, winning tonight was not the be all and end all.

Why leave Sane out? It's not like he has played a whole lot recently. Kev I can still understand even though I would have started him. The selections were baffling tonight.

 

[Stoned Rose]

He didn't want to use De Bruyne or Sane tonight because I'm almost 100% certain they're both starting in the more important game vs Palace. I was surprised they came on at all in the end.

If winning tonight was absolutely everything, Bernardo would have been risked, De Bruyne and Mendy would have started and Sane would have come on at half time. However, winning tonight was not the be all and end all.

A sensible voice in a forest of absolute vaginas.

 

[cookster]

Typical Pep more like getting it wrong in the Champions League. A good coach should not do this.

Fuck off to bed Marvin, the melancholy has set in again.

 

[Dubai Blue]

IT'S ONLY HALF TIME!!

Absolutely. There's some right fannies on this forum.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

But I thought the game management against Cardiff, Fulham and Brighton was to enable us to play our normal game against Spurs - our biggest game for twelve months. My thinking is that we would pick the games to go full throttle - this being one of 'em.

I’m not sure there was that much game management in those games. We played very strong teams, missed chances and we just did enough to win.

No doubt Pep went into this one to ensure that we weren’t blitzed. He wanted to contain them, quiet the crowd and hopefully draw or win 1-0. It nearly worked perfectly, too. We missed a penalty and conceded a goal out of nothing at a time when we looked like winning it.

This was far from a disaster. We were always going to lose at least one game unluckily this season and this was one we could afford to. We will win it next week.

 

[Father Paul]

I thought we looked much more dangerous when he came on and had our best 10-15 min spell. The addition of KDB and Sane on 75 would have seen us win comfortably. Pep got it badly wrong tonight.

Three or four needless off sides negated his decent work rate

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

He didn't want to use De Bruyne or Sane tonight because I'm almost 100% certain they're both starting in the more important game vs Palace. I was surprised they came on at all in the end.

If winning tonight was absolutely everything, Bernardo would have been risked, De Bruyne and Mendy would have started and Sane would have come on at half time. However, winning tonight was not the be all and end all.

Well losing is a hell of a risky strategy

 

[Stoned Rose]

Typical Pep more like getting it wrong in the Champions League. A good coach should not do this.

Get a grip Marvin son. You’re better than this.