RB Leipzig (A) | Post Match Thread

[Old Amos]

For a good while I thought that the referee was having a good game - better than the PL standard at least. Perhaps he was, and the blame should be on whoever was operating VAR. BT commentators going on about Gvardiol's incredible leap when he had both hands on a defender's shoulders, and the blatant, in-your-face handball - neither seen by ref and neither worth a look by VAR. The thread with its focus on "Why I'm giving up ..." could well have gained a few more contributors tonight. I should have been incensed (even Peter Walton on BT Sport thought that the handball was obvious) but I found that all I could manage was a mental shrug, and a feeling of why bother. Anyway I will bother enough to add this before I read any other messages. Having got that off my chest I shall set about thinking positive thoughts about the return game, and reflect that things could be worse.

 

[buckshot]

Good away draw without our talisman at a very tough place where Real Madrid, Bayern and Dortmund have failed to win this season.

Understandably ran out of steam a bit in the 2nd half and I did hope for some subs but it wasn’t a particularly strong bench.

Job done, well played City

In most circumstances I'd agree. But City had the lead and were bossing the match, that's not the type of match you want to get a draw in.

 

[argyle]

wrong… it’s all to predictable, messes with the team and formation, pass pass pass, waiting for mistakes from opposition, go goal up, then doesn’t know what to do!

I'm not wrong. You're over-reacting.

We drew an away game in the CL.

You and others are acting like we've been relegated.

Wanting to Pep to be sacked because we drew a game, give your heads a wobble.

 

[RayCTID]

You are living in cloud cuckoo land if you can think we can play intensive football week in week out.

 

[GaudinoMotors]

It’s only silly if you have no sense of irony.

It's a free ride when you've already paid.

 

[eyalluvitt]

Absolute genius.

Or a pissed off sarcastic old fart

 

[r.soleofsalford]

Can't help tbh, most of only watch City and nothing else.

In the first half we were passing for passing sake and looked like there was no intent to score a 2nd

 

[madloaf]

You are living in cloud cuckoo land if you can think we can play intensive football week in week out.

How about once a month?

 

[Kamaro011]

Which is not necessary a bad thing

Yet most of us wants to play like that, ignoring that kind of play is why Haaland is getting more injured when he is at Dortmund last season.

 

[kupest]

In most circumstances I'd agree. But City had the lead and were bossing the match, that's not the type of match you want to get a draw in.

I think it was more down to the fact that Liepzig started playing than down to us totally.

 

[madloaf]

Or a pissed off sarcastic old fart

I like to think it takes one to know one...

 

[Northerndave]

We drew a game.

We had a bad 2nd half of a football game.

Honestly, calm down.

But this isn't a reaction to a one-off game, they happen to any team. This is a reaction to months of Pep refusing to change, when change is so definitely needed and a realisation that this year, we just haven't been that good.

 

[Lavinda Past]

So you want Pep to leave / get fired?

All good things come to an end. He's going to leave at some point.
If you think he's improved the team this season, fair enough. He hasn't though... We've regressed, and he knows it.
Any other club would be worried with a drop in performance like this season, especially after signing a player like Haaland.

 

[kupest]

How about once a month?

Yup we played that exactly a week back at the Emirates.

 

[Impeccable One]

Honestly, Boring Boring Arsenal would be exciting compared to us [emoji15]

 

[bert38]

Most games are a grind at the moment.
World Cup, pace sold, poor recruitment, ageing players, defensive injuries, lack of left back, difficult third season…all legitimate reasons why we have seen a decline.
I still think we can win the league and the champs league this season-the players never give up and neither should we.

 

[Kamaro011]

You are living in cloud cuckoo land if you can think we can play intensive football week in week out.

Unless you are dippers, getting away with questionable performance enchance booster at their "peak" season.

 

[madloaf]

We drew a game.

We had a bad 2nd half of a football game.

Honestly, calm down.

Come on man. You know more than most that this isn't a "one half" problem. Its systemic.

 

[RayCTID]

Unless you are dippers, getting away with questionable performance enchance booster at their "peak" season.

And with VAR behind them.

 

[pogrom92]

We drew, it's a tournament style competition, all good. We go back to 2nd leg and if we get through, no one will remember this game, just the next round.