QF 1st Leg Post Match Thread

[MCFC1993]

Well losing is a hell of a risky strategy

Losing obviously wasn't the intention.

Staying in the tie and conserving energy looked like the game plan from the off.

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

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

That is basically what I said, he picked the team ffs!

 

[cookster]

That is bullshit as now we have to win 2 0, 2-1 they go through, the utter tripe being spouted tonight pisses me off, we were shit pep picked the wrong team, and not 1 player in a city shirt tonight did them,or us proud, yet everyone thinks we are Man city 1 0 down no sweat, wake the fuck up, we have been sleep walking through games for a long time now and maybe that mentality had rubbed off

You do realise they're are three outcomes to a football match? Sometimes you lose games, get over it.
Rather today than Sunday.

 

[mcfcmatt]

It's HT and we were a save away from an away goal and taking the lead.
The whole game would have had a different complexion if that had gone in.
If Gundo had taken the Pen and missed people would have been up in arms that Sergio didn't take it!

We are more than capable of turning around a 1-0 deficit at home.

And it's not like we haven't Won the League Cup, are in the FA Cup Final and we are 6 PL wins off retaining the PL Title!

What a shit season! Pep is clueless! Bring back Hughes!
If we beat Palace on Sunday and turn this tie around next Wednesday the sentiment will all change.

 

[PragueBlue]

Three or four needless off sides negated his decent work rate

We had a good break with KDB as well with Jesus ahead of him but he ran into a position miles offside which meant the only option was to play the ball to Sane and by then their defenders had got into a position to block him. If Jesus had stayed onside or made a run to draw defenders away, it could have created a good chance.

You would think he would learn but he never seems to and that's a worry. Very talented player but really need to become more aware.

 

[FantasyIreland]

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

You've been doing so well lately too.

 

[tommo74]

Losing obviously wasn't the intention.

Staying in the tie and conserving energy looked like the game plan from the off.

Wow what is this conserving energy bullshit

 

[HarrytheBlue]

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.

You say that, but avoiding getting blitzed isn't in this team's DNA. Opposing teams try and avoid getting blitzed by us don't they ??

 

[tommo74]

You do realise they're are three outcomes to a football match? Sometimes you lose games, get over it.
Rather today than Sunday.

Why rather today than Sunday? Why not win them all

 

[marco]

if pep had dropped those players and we were playing palace tonight and lost then the title is over, he will play them at palace and we should win so were still in the title and were still in the CL all be it a 1-0 deficit which even a poor team could turn around