RB Leipzig (A) | CL | Post Match Thread

[eyalluvitt]

That ref last night was largely anonymous. Just as it should be. He was outstanding, I thought, and evidently lacking in the main character ego of most of the chimpanzee refs in the PL.

There is that one baldy Spanish ref who gives us nothing in the CL due to his hatred of Catalan Pep, but even he is more even handed than most Prem refs we have to suffer

 

[Blue Maverick]

That ref last night was largely anonymous. Just as it should be. He was outstanding, I thought, and evidently lacking in the main character ego of most of the chimpanzee refs in the PL.

One if there players should’ve been yellowed and sent off lots of fouls especially the one were he went through the back of Rico

 

[trevorriley]

One if there players should’ve been yellowed and sent off lots of fouls especially the one were he went through the back of Rico

ref must have said "dont worry, just push the city players in the back all through the game, no booking for this"

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

Mad isn’t it? We‘ve also had to contend with a shorter break and the come down of completing football and have started the season better than last year.

We‘ve only lost one game that Haaland has played.

Maybe it's time we sold him.

Makes me feel like I've walked into the Twilight Zone sometimes. Newcastle was par and Wolves was crap, fine, but people would be selling off Haaland and Grealish because they don't think they will ever win us anything. Like have you woken up from a coma? Are you fucking high?

 

[Gundoggin]

KDB was providing them, so too was Foden, Alverez etc etc, They werent "on a plate". He'd be flying through the air.... Last night he couldnt score from 2 yrds. How does KDB make that easier?

Owen Hargreaves talked shite. Especially since Haaland is averaging 4 shots per game this year, last seaason it was less (With KDB). Different sample sizes, but to me putting KDB on the pitch doesnt suddenly make Haaland score those chances that he is missing.

KDB makes him a better player though and KDB takes us to another level when he plays . Haaland stats and record are mind blowing and he will be scoring bucket loads sooner or later . Last 3 or 4 games have been a struggle for all the team it happened last season aswell before and after the World Cup but we still ended up winning the treble . Some fans expect too much every footballer even world class icons have dips in form but class always tells in the end .

 

[Gundoggin]

Something else to come out of last nights result / performance is the fact Doku terrifies defenders is a very good player and a fantastic impact player. A great weapon to have ! Not saying he is a weapon but you know the drift……… ;-)

 

[CityFil]

Something else to come out of last nights result / performance is the fact Doku terrifies defenders is a very good player and a fantastic impact player. A great weapon to have ! Not saying he is a weapon but you know the drift……… ;-)

It would have been easy for Doku to have run offside when Alvarez passed the ball for the third goal, but he judged the timing perfectly and finished with aplomb.
Does anyone know what his celebration means? Does it have significance?

 

[Rochdale Blue]

ref must have said "dont worry, just push the city players in the back all through the game, no booking for this"

The utter gluepots on rawk were questioning the impartiality of match officials who officiated in City's cl games after being involved in games played in the UAE. Seems they may have been disappointed.

Re: Man City - Cheating Bastards - 115 Charges - Nothing To See Here​

« Reply #442 on: October 2, 2023, 09:40:08 pm »

Quote from: mikey_LFC on October 2, 2023, 09:12:00 pm

Did the refs in question happen to ref City at all in Europe in each year?

I was bored enough to actually check this. As far as I can see, only one ref. I don't see anything particularly suspicious about the performances though, if that's what you were wondering.

The Portuguese ref last season ( Artur Soares Dias) reffed them twice last season.
First one was 4 days before he reffed in the UAE, a group stage game against FC Copenhagen.
He disallowed a Man City goal, then game them a penalty, then sent off a City player.
It wasn't a particularly important game - City had already won their first 3 games, and a draw was enough for them to qualify for the knock-outs with 2 games to spare. They even rested Haaland.

Second game was 6 months later, the 1nd leg of the Semi against Real, which finished 1-1

 

[Asa's left peg]

And there is the fact that his being on the pitch means that the opposition usually use a couple of defenders to double up on him, thus freeing up space for others.

And when the opposition realise they have to have at least one player to pick up Julian (if that's possible) where does that player come from? Midfield, defence? It will just create an overload somewhere else.
Pep/Erling may just be waiting for just that.

 

[Mike N]

Thought the ref let a few rough tackles on our boys go last night but on the whole was significantly better than what we have to put up with in the Premier League.

 

[Utter bobbins]

Good result against a poor side, thank fuck for Alvarez

Lol

 

[Sky Blue Mon]

Just had a thought which made me smile after Two group games
Manchester City 2 wins 5.6 mil euros in the bank
rags 2 losses 0 .0 euros in the bank
Not everyone can win in Europe apparently

 

[dennishasdoneit]

It would have been easy for Doku to have run offside when Alvarez passed the ball for the third goal, but he judged the timing perfectly and finished with aplomb.
Does anyone know what his celebration means? Does it have significance?

I absolutely loved the way Doku took the pass,running without breaking stride,such composure! It was almost nonchalant. Like he was running on a beach without a care in the world.
Class move,class finish.

 

[dennishasdoneit]

Great win. Grealish was poor though - I’d bench him for Sunday

He'll start Sunday.he needs a run of games. No way will Pep bench him.would make o sense at all.

Didn't see whole match so can't argue with your assessment, but I did see highlights which showed one audaciuos, instinctive pass up and over the RPL defence,can't remember who to.. but it was absolutely brilliant.It would appear all our attacking players are capable of breath taking skill moments...we must be a nightmare to defend against.

A player as determined and talented as Jack Grealish will always rise again, if you remember where he came from...Inc Notts county on loan,
Its clear he is an exceptionally motivated professional footballer.

 

[MCFCFanTX]

Phil, Rico and Josko were the best, I thought. Having such direct players in Juli and Doku coming off the bench to secure the win was exceptional.

Get Stones back soon and we'll start really cooking.

 

[Chi-town blues]

Phil, Rico and Josko were the best, I thought. Having such direct players in Juli and Doku coming off the bench to secure the win was exceptional.

Get Stones back soon and we'll start really cooking.

We are already eating .

 

[Dribble]

Having him on the pitch creates fear and uncertainty and causes the opposition to play in a way that “manages” him rather than them playing the way they want to. Whether he scores or not, he’s integral to what we do.

Liam Delap wouldn’t create fear in an U13s game.

And this season I'm seeing that fear evaporate by the game, leaving us essentially a man short.

I hope he soon justifies that fear & starts converting the multitude of chances he's currently missing.

 

[Dribble]

Subs work sometimes and don’t in others. Changing players doesn‘t guarantee goals.

What you have done is have a natural reaction of “we’re not winning, we must change things. Why can’t Pep see this?”, which is common.

Pep doesn’t make substitutions like that. He saw we were controlling the game and so will have been relatively happy. The subs last night were probably more fitness related than personnel playing poorly. That’s why Foden was taken off rather than Haaland.

Haaland will never be Messi. He’s a Shaun Goater type goal scoring machine that doesn’t always look pretty, but can score 5 without being in the game much. It didn’t happen for him last night, but Pep won’t take him off whilst he’s scratching around for confidence.

That’s man management for you.

My reaction was to look at the weakest link, & last night for me we mostly carried a misfiring Haaland who contributed very little. It could've been any other player & I'd fee the same.

Yes we were controlling the game, but their keeper remained relatively untroubled until Julian & Jeremie entered the fray.

I want all our players to flourish, but as Lescott & Hargreaves alluded to last night, we need to address the Haaland situation.

Our squad's too small, & he's too vital for him to be merely causing fear, but missing great chances he should be at least be getting on target.

I hope he returns to form against Arseholes, but what if his present form continues & we desperately need a goal.

Do we keep him on because he's causing fear?

At what point in the future would you say Haaland just causing fear isn't enough?

He'll come good soon, but without goals his football limitations are being cruelly exposed & this concerns me longterm.

 

[Middedon]

It would have been easy for Doku to have run offside when Alvarez passed the ball for the third goal, but he judged the timing perfectly and finished with aplomb.
Does anyone know what his celebration means? Does it have significance?

It’s the Griddy. Big in the states (a favorite of tween age boys). It was popularized by Justin Jefferson who plays in the NFL. But I believe the “dance” was started by a LSU (college) student.

 

[Stoned Rose]

Great win. Grealish was poor though - I’d bench him for Sunday

Bench fetish?