RB Leipzig (A) | Post Match Thread

[chris85mcfc]

They are 4 points off the top. They beat Madrid in the group and only finished 1 point behind it. See how the narrative can sound different?

Is that the same Madrid team that are 8 points off a Barca team that United should have beaten last week?

That tonight wasn't a good side at all, jot even a tough game. Yeah they had a go in the 2nd half, but they were devoid of any real quality.

We had it too easy in the 1st half and came out the 2nd half cold.

 

[WestGorton]

nurse… I’d forgotten about Porto till I read that post

Sorry

 

[Zinchilla]

It was a penalty. That was open corruption for everyone to see and honestly I don't care anymore.
Let happy clappy Khaldoon deal with it, his money and his problem to solve.

I'm sick of all this match fixing BS and I'm starting to hate the game I used to love.

Yep. I fucking love the club, and for all who are saying our game is boring at the mo, bollocks. The technique our players have excites me and makes me giddy, if we when we don’t win. Leipzig defended well and closed those passing options in the second half, tip my hat to them, it wasn’t because we were shit.

But what the fuck is going on with VAR and why the fuck are the consumers as ultimate bank rollers of the game kept in the dark, with no explanations for the decision making. It just creates the conspiracy that the game is bent.

So like you I have a lot of hate creeping in. Hate for the media, hate for the administrators, hate for the match officials, hate for the sport. It isn’t a healthy feeling. And I fucking hate that.

 

[the blue panther]

Pre match I said we'd win 4-1, and I was half right!

Post match, I remind you all that City can expect nothing from VAR. Absolutely any other team would have had a 50/50 chance of the equaliser being ruled out, and a 100% chance of a late penalty for handball.

So, as ever, we have to do it ourselves. In future, I pray that KDB and Foden rediscover their fitness and form, and that we can start feeding the beast, otherwise, we need to drop him and go back to the false 9. We cannot keep Bernardo and Mahrez spinning in circles to retain possession when we have the beast to deploy. At least Grealish tries to find him, occasionally. He is being wasted completely recently. He was released only once in the 2nd half and had the beating of Gvardiol. Feed him the fucking ball, for Christ's sake!

Rant over. Hopefully we stuff 'em in the home leg and go onwards and upwards.

 

[kupest]

It could easily have been 1-1 at half time and they looked more threatening than us.

No it couldn't have been easily 1-1. It could have easily been 5-0 but it wasn't.

 

[citytill1die84]

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Your post history is very strange u only seem to come on here when we've not won.

Chelsea away HT came on to call Pep
Arsenal FA Cup HT came on to say we were boring
Spurs away same shit
Tonight boring again

Where was u for Arsenal last Wed?
Where was u 2nd half Vs Chelsea?

Lurking muppet.

 

[pride in battle]

Is that the same Madrid team that are 8 points off a Barca team that United should have beaten last week?

That tonight wasn't a good side at all, jot even a tough game. Yeah they had a go in the 2nd half, but they were devoid of any real quality.

We had it too easy in the 1st half and came out the 2nd half cold.

Embarrassing...

 

[Palerider]

Good professional performance. They were dangerous on the break but with the home leg to come we are in pole position. Interesting that VAR was used much less than the Premier League and the game was better for it.

 

[chaddblue]

The tie should have been done and dusted at 8:45… so fucking frustrating yet again

 

[Northerndave]

Frustrating night yes but Jesus Christ… How many fucking trophies has he won for us…

Lot's but there comes a point where you can see his stubborness costing us.

We won titles / trophies by smashing teams in the furst half and the second half of gmes was relatively pointless. Now we could all see a change in the game was needed, we can see Phil and Alvarez on the bench, but Pep doesn't. No subs tonight, why?

We had a chance to win the CL, but instead of picking a team to win, he overthought it and we lost the chance. I don't think we'll ever get another chance to nail the CL with Pep in charge.

He's been a great manager, and we've seen some amazing football under him, but he is now too set in his ways I fear, which has led to watching some terrible games this year. Sometimes it's good to realise when it's time to move forward and thank the incumbent for where they have got us.