QF 1st Leg Post Match Thread

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I get the feeling the team selection today was weak, as I think it will be on the weekend, on the basis of trying to ensure we can pick our best team 3 times in a row against Spurs/Spurs/United next week.

Those 3 games will define our season, assuming we get a win against Palace (A big assumption - but their recent form is ordinary, and their home record is truly woeful this season). And I can't see Mahrez, Delph (unless desperate), Otamendi (Stones should be preferred imho), and even perhaps D Silva being in that best team. I did think KDB would play tonight though and then not playing Sunday - he looks the most in form of our midfielders for mine.

On Sunday, I think we will line up something like: Ederson, Danilo, Otamendi, Kompany/Stones, Delph/Mendy, Gundogan, KDB, Mahrez, Sane, D Silva, Jesus. Just have to get the job done, no matter how ugly, then let Liverpool get a bit slippery later on the same afternoon.

Then for Wednesday, Aguero of course to come in, KDB to stay in, B Silva if he is fit, Sterling, Fernandhino all to start, plus Laporte + Otamendi/Stones in central defence, and Walker + someone at Left Back (I'd prefer Danilo, unless KDB's bro is available).

It wasn't a good result tonight, but the tie is far from over. With Kane almost certainly out you would think, and we hopefully having a more fit Aguero, B Silva back, KDB to start, and hope Sane, I fancy us to do it pretty comfortably if we play anywhere near our best.

I don't get what is going on with Sane though - truly bizarre. Some of his best performances this season has been in CL games, yet we give him 5 minutes at the end. I really think if he and KDB came on at 60 minutes, there would have been a different result tonight,as Spurs were there for the taking.
 
Still in Coventry trying to get home. Motorways a joke, 48 of us on a bus

Nightmare

As for the game, we will beat them next game, easy
 
pep at Barca and Bayern seemingly always played his best side in anything remotely important and they did very well, here we never see our best eleven, it's always a mash-up with at least one or two of our top six on the bench. we looked like a early rd. league cup side.

Mahrez is a disaster, our club's record signing, but he's pep's signing, need i say more?
i mean WTF Gaurdiola? not only was the starting line-up wrong, naive, whatever. but your game management reeked of instant dismissal at any other vocation. your subs made no sense, a double sub at 88 minutes? what did you really think that would accomplish? brutal
 
mikemcfc said:
pep at Barca and Bayern seemingly always played his best side in anything remotely important and they did very well, here we never see our best eleven, it's always a mash-up with at least one or two of our top six on the bench. we looked like a early rd. league cup side.

Mahrez is a disaster, our club's record signing, but he's pep's signing, need i say more?
i mean WTF Gaurdiola? not only was the starting line-up wrong, naive, whatever. but your game management reeked of instant dismissal at any other vocation. your subs made no sense, a double sub at 88 minutes? what did you really think that would accomplish? brutal
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Tuck your fanny in mate and man up!


some right spoilt twats on here!!
 
Juat got in and think we looked jaded second half. They were fresh and it showed. We lack power sometimes. Thanks to the Highways Agency for shutting the M25 and the M6 at Coventry........
 
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Peps mind was on next Sunday, a more important game. We can turn round tonight's result. Wouldn't dream of having a go at the manager!!!
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Sunday was 5 days away not 3. I can understand the team selection given KDB and Mendy were just coming back from injuries and Bernardo tweaking his muscle. But, no way can Pep be defended for having Sane on the bench. If anything it's Sterling that needs some rest if Sunday and beyond was in his mind.
 
It beggars belief what kneejerk reactions people can come out with after a game. That was far from a strong side that we put out against possible Spur's best and we were not smashed off the park. Again, we had a golden chance and fluffed our lines. If the pen had gone in (non pen for me btw), then a different ball game completely.
 
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