RB Leipzig (A) | Post Match Thread

[BringBackSwales]

Handball at the end, plus a foul on Dias.

The on-field referee was pretty good tonight, but VAR were asleep.

I think that’s the point though, he got the 2 big decisions wrong (as did VAR)

 

[kye1991]

I think City will though

Jesus, would you describe yourself as an adult?

 

[BelfastBlue66]

Astonishing handball shown by the BT mob - the pundits were laughing it up, and Jake H shrugs it off saying it makes no difference now - too fucking true, they were delighted that City were denied a potential winning goal scoring chance. Ref couldn't wait to blow the final whistle.

A fairly typical experience for this season, that game. A decent first half, but the willful lack of service to Haaland has become conspicuous. The second half had very little to recommend it, either from an entertainment or footballing tactics POV.

 

[gabby69]

Not winning fuck all

We need to get our shit together. I am not even confident about the 2nd leg. too much passing, no end product

Got to agree with you.I can see us getting turned over at home

 

[Eric Hitchmough]

Come back 4-3-3, all is fucking forgiven.

 

[simon23]

Pointless having a centre forward if you never look for him

SO many times he made a forwards run..Grealish found him once but him and Gundo missed numereous opportunities to play him in....Its like we have got so used to keeping the ball over the last few years and playing possession and smoothering teams (higher up the pitch) that the players are just on auto pilot and not seeing the runs...they are blindingly obvious

 

[Winchester]

Only need a slight off night and we will be going out.

No

 

[jimharri]

Fucking hell get a grip

So you think that was acceptable, do you? We could barely string half a dozen passes together. We were pedestrian. We looked bereft of attacking ideas. The refusal of the manager to make changes to freshen up the side is bizarre. The big positive is that we didn't lose. But if we get past Leipzig, we'll need to considerably up our performances, and up them to 90 minute levels, not the current 45 minute ones.

 

[the-ecstacy-of-eight]

Is the champions league like the early rounds of the FA cup where they don't use VAR?

 

[Gumzy97]

Seems like Kev is the only one who knows how to play Haaland in