Real Madrid (A) Post Match Thread

It’s not so much the losing but more the manner in which seem to lose games these days which is more frustrating
 
bobom said:
We were guilty of time-wasting against Atletico. But it's legitimate shithousery when we do it and cheating when others do.
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It's cheating when anyone does it! We might waste seconds in the odd game. Most games we don't need to waste time. I've seen teams turn up at the Etihad and The Academy and the time wasting starts from the first goal kick they have or the first throw-in! I think our first priority has always been to put the ball in the opposition net - that isn't achieved by wasting time.
 
Tough one to take. Think Pep has been to blame in previous years but don't think its his fault on this one.

A little disappointed that we didn't slow it down more when they scored the first, bit of naivety. Would have liked Dias and Fernandinho to calm the rest of them down a bit more, but in reality that 2nd goal was such a fluke when you look back at it.

Sometimes the football gods don't favour you.
 
bobom said:
I don't buy this narrative. Since 2008, when Pep started coaching, only Zidane has won th CL more times. It's not a title managers win often in their careers.
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Quite right, b, no guarantees in football. Too many ways in which the game is won or lost and having twenty two plus a whistling wanker on the pitch at the same time just multiplies the options that make rocket science a simple subject. I said to Mrs Ewing at half time in the women's game, 0-0 at the time, that packed defences have to be lucky every time, forwards don't (full time 6-0) and it's ever so easy, in the heat and tempo of a Uefa CL semi, to make an inadequate decision, let alone a wrong one!
 
Game should of been out of sight that first leg. I know everyone talked about how we went into the game last night with an advantage but the reality is over the two games we left them ‘alive’. We have to be ruthless.
 
We can blame referee, pep, substitutions and who ever else all we want. The truth is without complicating things is we dont and didnt take our chances in the home tie. game should have been put to bed there. not clinical enough. Yes we score plenty but at the same time how many do we miss. our own fault!!!!
 
If Cancelo had retained possession from the corner instead of launching into the box we’d b on cloud 9 now. Even Gundo signalled to him to keep calm. Next minute he panics instead of playing back to Ederson he launches it across goals into the stands. Lost his head.
 
pavelsrnicek said:
Still can’t understand how we managed the final few minutes against Atletico yet yesterday our game management was brutal. We were so naive and looked shell shocked once they scored their first. No one took control of the team. We had to slow it down and kill their momentum but instead we panicked.
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Think it was more to do with Madrid for 89mins we’re controlled never had a shot on target then that goal came we didn’t react
 
HarrytheBlue said:
Massively the better team first leg. Better team tonight without being at our best. Never felt so low - worse than the relegations.
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Onholiday(somemightsay) said:
It's not though is it?
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i take it that posts comparing how we feel today — and I feel like utter shit, believe it — to how Pulis felt in ’99, or how we felt in relegation seasons, are humorous?
Please tell me that they're sarcastic humour?
 
Onholiday(somemightsay) said:
It's not though is it?
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Yes, it's worse. With relegation you deserve to go down - crap results over the season. You finish in the Prem exactly where you deserve to finish. And with relegation you're always optimistic about coming back up - albeit for us we went down to the third tier. I was at Halifax/York etc. Believe me, last night was worse than all our previous nightmares combined.
 
'This is the football' as Roberto Mancini once said.

For every 93:20, Gillingham and 6-1, there's a Spurs VAR, Porto 2021 and this.

It hurts more this morning than it did last night.

The common themes from the last month are missed chances and fine margins. Liverpool at home, last week and then late on last night too. As much as I like to analyse the game, it's just utter chaos for injury time and we got sucker punched.

We've got a brilliant team and manager, but I'd expect some changes in the summer, particularly in the forward positions. There's a great core under 30 and the likes of Grealish will improve markedly next season.

Now is the time to really back our lads. They'll be hurt, but we can lift them.
 
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