I honestly don't think we bottled this one. It was nothing like the Chelsea and Lyon matches. I am not saying we didn't make mistakes but the Walker injury cost us and their second goal was a fluke. It was a perfect game till the 90th minute.
Perhaps when the dust settles things will look different. I do accept your broad point though that we are not as mentally strong as we should be. I was more unhappy about our performance in extra time than Real's two goals in a minute. One key difference between us and Liverpool is they are better at coming back off the ropes. Perhaps it is a Klopp thing. I don't know. We can be ruthless but we are not over-emotional and sometimes that can work against us. Sometimes matches are settled by pure emotion, like 93.20.
I honestly believe that we will get a serious overhaul.Like everyone else, I’m stunned we let that get away.
When we play our game, we are literally unbeatable. When we succumb to multiple substitutions, try to see out games, and stop playing, we look vulnerable to crosses, commit unnecessary fouls around the box, and then lunge at balls in the box.
As has been said elsewhere (although I haven’t read many pages), we are a light squad without ready replacements in key areas. Without going player by player, or position by position, we need to move out dead weight and either buy quality replacements or bring in EDS players and actually play them. We have quite a few players who look past their sell by date for this team, but a strong base from which to rebuild.
We are THISCLOSE to greatness, but have failed at the final hurdle on the biggest stage too many times.
I’m absolutely gutted. Sick to my stomach. Nothing short of 3 points per game from here will save this season from feeling like a disaster…even after watching some of the best football ever.
The quality and adaptability of some of our players has helped paper over some of the serious cracks in the squad. Here’s hoping having the highest revenues in football leads to a SERIOUS OVERHAUL of this squad.
Pep and Txiki have some serious decisions to make in a few weeks, and we MUST be ruthless!
The Beautiful Game is about results.
I know he didn’t suit Peps style of play but I was at the Nou Camp when Joe saved us losing by a cricket score. That is what we need coupled with being brilliant with the ball. Ederson is always liable to let us down.Totally agree. Your world class keepers pull off the saves that break the opposition's hearts and win you games. He's not capable.
Not for 89’mins we weren’t, it was perfect, however, that just embodies the real diagnosis of cityitis for me, soon as they equalised everything in the bones said ‘here we go’… forgot how this felt but when you’re head and shoulders above the opposition, the harder the pill to swallow!Last 2 away performances in Europe have been awful. Never thought I’d question the teams mentality but we were off from the start.
He said they didn't deserve to win tonight.What?
I think that is what baffles me most… the changes were made to see the game out but we didn’t do it - we did against Athletico… soooo frustratingI agree with all of the above games mate, the boss has got it wrong numerous times but not tonight. We all want him to make those early changes normally and see the game out. They didn't have a shot on target until the first goal. Definitely one of those things tonight.
thanks for all the titles but someone else has to carry us to the big ear
He made an important stop after their 2nd?Eddy is great with the ball but I'm struggling to remember him make a genuine top class save... ever...