RB Leipzig (H) | Post Match Thread

wolviedinho said:
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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There is just the possibility that Pep knows what he is doing!
 
skivitheblue9320 said:
Fucking shameful at the whistle, a performance like that and less than half a stadium to applaud us off. What the fuck do we really want.
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I can't agree with this. I scanned the crowd on about 86 minutes, and the ground was pretty full. Some had started to leave. At full time, some had left, granted, but by no means had more than half the crowd left before full time, if that's what you are saying.
 
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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Perhaps you remember Arsenal's trip to Turf Moor around five years ago. Arsenal scored a winner in the 7th minute of 5minutes injury time. The ball was handled into the net from a corner by a player in a blatantly offside position. All sides get the rub of the green sometimes so I would suggest you accept last night we got lucky as your side frequently do.
 
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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The penalty was soft & I'd be pissed if it was awarded against us, BUT it was VAR who spotted the handball & advised the ref to look. The defender's arm was outstretched & the headed ball brushed his arm, albeit unintentionally. By the unfair letter of the law, it's a penalty. How is that the Ref's fault? It's the laws of the game that need looking at again.

How was Haaland's second goal "dubious"? KDB shot & hit the crossbar & Haaland was on hand to head in the rebound, so again what was "dubious" about that goal?

As for Ederson, yes his tackle was rash, but the ball clearly brushed the top of his shin. There were also two defenders beyond him, not to mention the player alongside the Leipsig player who got clattered. The Ref saw no issues & neither did VAR. Even if Ederson had missed the ball, the worst he'd have got was a foul awarded against him & a yellow card.

The Ref wasn't unduly lenient & nor did he favour City, especially because the penalty & Ederson challenge were adjudicated by VAR, & the Ref was guided by their advice. So are you saying VAR were in on last night's travesty too?

I'll say this as politely as I can... Go fuck yourself you bitter Tarquin twat! We batter Leipsig 7-0 & you have the utter gall to come onto a City forum claiming our victory was littered with favour toward City & we were essentially lucky because we had a bent referee?

Mate, have you actually heard yourself? :-/
 
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