RB Leipzig (A) - Post-match Thread

[Pingu the Penguin]

Off topic, but does anyone know the origin of the phrase dead rubber?

 

[Eds]

Bad performance although not unexpected. Disappointed but Saturday more important and we move on. Oh and the ref must have been either on the take or is seriously shit. Possibly both.

 

[14aguero]

Someone, I presume, has blood on his hands.

 

[birchwoodgingerste]

Beginning to worry about grealish at the moment! Does not look like he is enjoying his football !

Looks very sluggish not sharp at all

 

[WestGorton]

Hate losing but that was the one to lose. We move on. I thought Steffen Zinch and Ake did well but rest a bit disjointed. Grealish not having any luck in front of goal. Two deflections.

 

[Tokyo32]

The fact that pep complains about the players playing too much, then puts a team out like that is strange. Doesn't make him wrong, but why complain about it?
I'm not defending Walker, and for an experienced player that was mental. He was a player who has played loads of minutes. Why was he even on.
Also think it's a harsh red, doesn't hurt the guy but maybe he could of. Shame we aren't reffed like that would be playing against 9 every game after 70 mins.

Who has played too much there apart from maybe gundogan and walker ?

 

[chaddblue]

If you think it’s just a booking it tells a story on its own…

poor all round tonight. Unsure how elite professional footballers can be offside so much. I’ll take a bad performance in a dead rubber

I’m not arsed about the result or performance. I’m arsed about needlessly losing our first choice right back for at least leg of the next round

 

[ancoats]

its a game that really city and pep did not need to win. but the officials bloody made it 100% we was not winning.
ok its a meaningless game but uefa and its bent officials made it a ugly game and walker lost the plot at the end

something happened for walker to lose it that bad ? the stone wall pen. the stones booking. letting there centre back kick us off the park without punishment. maybe he said something to walker and enough was enough

the thing i am taking out of the game tonight is manchester city are not going to be allow to win the champions league this season ? its a stark warning after what i watched tonight by the officials in a meaningless game

 

[Tangled up in blue.]

Very disappointed with that team performance

 

[city saint]

If they deem that serious and increase it, it will tell a story on its own. He was a dickhead for getting drawn into it but some refs would have just booked him. It was hardly in the violent category

it was no where near as bad as cathcart but guess who got the red