RB Leipzig (A) - Post-match Thread

[D'Silva]

If Walker had been in full flow and playing well in this match I'd have been majorly pissed off with his brain dead red card. In reality he was poor and fielding Cancelo and Zinchenko next match will not be a downgrade IMO. Losing players to a red card is always a bad result though. It seems Pep doesn't rate Palmer and McAtee as much as most fans.

 

[LongsightM13]

If Walker had been in full flow and playing well in this match I'd have been majorly pissed off with his brain dead red card. In reality he was poor and fielding Cancelo and Zinchenko next match will not be a downgrade IMO. Losing players to a red card is always a bad result though. It seems Pep doesn't rate Palmer and McAtee as much as most fans.

Gave plenty of games to Spanish and Catalan teenagers though

 

[adam.marrett]

Game was a training session to get minutes into players like Kev, Ake, Zinny, Gundo, Walker, Jack, Fernandinho, Steffen and Stones off the top of my head who have missed games or a game and was played as such by us. That much was obvious early on. We got minutes into their legs so that's the main thing.

Walker getting a ridiculous red was stupid by him, and he'll suffer the consequences for that, Foden hurting his ankle is a bigger concern for me then anything that happened during the game.

Onto Wolves on Saturday, we've topped our group, onto the draw now so I'm moving on from this morning.

 

[warringtonblue]

An annoying and infuriating result. Little of real value can be taken from that. A lost opportunity- a brainfart- but the message it sends to the young players at MCFC is very clear…….Who’s going to be the next Jadon Sancho and jump ship.
Pep does not trust our Academy players. Not even in games that we don’t have to win.

He gave Garcia enough opportunity

 

[Keeper!]

Not sure why even half this team started tonight, was this not a game to play a team full of young players?

The perfect opportunity to do so, Walker, Gundo and Stones should not have been anywhere near that 11.

 

[Keeper!]

As wonderful as Pep s he`s a stubborn fucker at times - a dead rubber and he insists on playing some that didn`t need those minutes in their legs. It was an ideal opportunity for Palmer. maybe McAtee, Wilson-Esbrand, Egan-Riley and Lavia. Some of those playing tonight treated it as a training/ pre-season game. It was an injury/red card waiting to happen.
And fuck the integrity of the tournament other teams wouldn`t give a fuck about playing some kids. It`s no wonder some of them get disillusioned seeing no pathway to the first team.

Tin hat on

No individual is beyond criticism , even the greatest make bad calls.

Last night was a dead game, so in my humble should have been used to play the wonderful kids we have, give them a chance to shine, learn and experience a European night .

The only senior players that should have seen that pitch were KDB, Steffen , Ake and possibly Grealish, all players that need game time.

We have a crazy amount of games coming up, having the chance to give senior players a free match week was a huge positive we did not take.

 

[LongsightM13]

Yes I’ve amended it as I agree Ake was always gonna play

And demonstrated once again why we should rip Newcastle’s hands off if they offer anything north of £30m, which I believe would still represent a modest accounting profit post-amortisation on a frankly awful signing.
Like a competition winner in our team.
The others clearly don’t trust him, hence he transmits jitters and uncertainty. He makes everyone worse, just like Bravo

 

[FantasyIreland]

Awful game heightened by abysmal management.

Playing half that team was pointless,and those kids will be wondering what the fuck they have to do to get their break - We are already seeing evidence of stagnation with Lavia.

Pep is brilliant,but we can rely on 2 or 3 of these brainfarts every season and it frustrates the fuck out of me.

An ideal opportunity wasted,but i guess there is always Brighton u18's next week to look forward to.......

 

[Tevez City]

I feel the club lost 3 points, 3 millions (thats what the club get when they win a game in CL ) & a chance to let our youngsters play to gain experience and rise their value.

A decent performance from Wilson the RB will rise his value more than winning the match.

A 90 minutes from Mcatee will show Pep that he is good enough to compete with Sterling & Grealish.


I think we just have to accept and live with that Pep will frustrate us 5 games per season but he will entertain us for the remaining 55.

 

[KS55]

If Walker had been in full flow and playing well in this match I'd have been majorly pissed off with his brain dead red card. In reality he was poor and fielding Cancelo and Zinchenko next match will not be a downgrade IMO. Losing players to a red card is always a bad result though. It seems Pep doesn't rate Palmer and McAtee as much as most fans.

McAtee is, I believe, a rag. He'll be off now.