RB Leipzig (H) | Post Match Thread

Amount of flappers on here before the game and on Twitter. Pep got it absolutely spot on which isn’t said enough when we win tactical battles like that. Absolutely ground down a quality opposition learning from past mistakes where we’ve gone all in too early in knockout ties and been scrapping to get through in added time. Leipzig are a good side and would give any other prem side trouble over two legs as no one else can control a game like we do.
 
Wow. Honestly thought that line-up was slightly over-cautious but it worked incredibly well. It's like all of what Pep has been trying to get the team to do worked. Massively impressive 90 minutes
 
Wow. Superb performance. Erring just no words. Stonesy sensational. Ake again excellent. Jack knows he has arrived in this team. Kev with a fk you performance :)
 
GunnerV said:
Goals change the course of games, and when the first two goals are dubious, it's going to affect how the rest of the match plays out. If Leipzig could've kept a clean sheet until the break and Ederson had been shown the red card, who knows what might have happened.

Let me make this clear: City are a WAY better team. They are going to win this fixture 99 out 100 times, especially at the Etihad. But they shouldn't have received those favors from the referee. Leipzig were denied any real shot at this game because of him.

We saw how Milan and Inter went through by digging in and playing ultra defensively (albeit against worse teams). Had a similar referee been in charge of their games, they wouldn't have had a chance.
Such refereeing performances bring the game into a state of disrepute. I don't think it's in City's best interest to win like this either.

In short: Congrats on your advancement. Massive performance. But I don't want to hear you guys ever complain about refs again.
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Cheers for your input, very intuitive.
 
GunnerV said:
Goals change the course of games, and when the first two goals are dubious, it's going to affect how the rest of the match plays out. If Leipzig could've kept a clean sheet until the break and Ederson had been shown the red card, who knows what might have happened.

Let me make this clear: City are a WAY better team. They are going to win this fixture 99 out 100 times, especially at the Etihad. But they shouldn't have received those favors from the referee. Leipzig were denied any real shot at this game because of him.

We saw how Milan and Inter went through by digging in and playing ultra defensively (albeit against worse teams). Had a similar referee been in charge of their games, they wouldn't have had a chance.
Such refereeing performances bring the game into a state of disrepute. I don't think it's in City's best interest to win like this either.

In short: Congrats on your advancement. Massive performance. But I don't want to hear you guys ever complain about refs again.
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Give a fuck.
 
Protein Junkie said:
Well said Cookster.
I think the Mods had run out of fanny wipes a good half hour before KO.
Absolutely stunning win. Just gotta love this club.
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I think it was a workmanlike performance against a side who reminded me of Notts Forest back at the start of the season. They offered nothing. The best stat was our clean sheet. That is how we will win this trophy.
 
Pep said a few things in his presser which would explain the cautious approach and why we let Cancelo go. Haaland coming in means we as a team need more defenders on the pitch to add steel and stability. Cancelo for all his attacking quality was a weak link at the back. Ake and Dias have really solidified the defence and stones can do a job anywhere across the back and midfield.

Yesterday will give the players the belief that the new system can work. Throw in the graft of jack/foden/bernie and kev being kev and its a dangerous team. Hopefully it is not a one off but the start of a dominant period. It takes a while to get a new system in place and it explains why pep focused on possession. almost giving them time to adjust.

On Kev, boss hit the nail on the head. If you look back to his bad games, he was trying to play like bernie/Gundo etc and misplacing pass after pass. We need his dynamic drive and his ball delivery. leave the tippy tappy stuff to the rest.

Rebirth of a new team.
 
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