I agree with this. I think we played the game exactly as we needed to. They hardly tribled Eddy the whole game and only opened us up once, at the beginning of the second half. We were out done by two crosses into our box. The fault was allowing those crossing to come in. They just crowded the box with as many bodies as they could, hoping for a break. They got them.No. It was a fluke two minutes in a cup competition where you need skill and luck. We didn’t have the luck last night. We’ll be back.
So you are pretty much advocating ripping apart the squad that was within 5 minutes of getting to the final? Football is based on fine margins, like Courtois getting a single stud to Grealish's shot to go 2 up, not to mention the clear way the game was manipulated by the ref just as a couple of examples. Some on here have clearly been spoiled in regard just what they expect and it feels sometimes like there's an entitlement to the right result.
You do realize when he took kdb off for gundo we scored right? Lmao pep did everything right over both legs. He doesn’t play. How many chances did we have to finish the game first leg? This is zero % peps faultIt was good for 89, but was let down by poor decision making off the field, and a lack of composure on it, the former of which contributed to the latter.
In my opinion..... Pep takes some of the blame. In that situation, to take off KDB was an extreamly poor decision. It was also a poor decision to play Walker, who clearly was unlikely to play the 90 minutes, leaving a situation where you have to switch full-backs in a game where the opposition had one of the best wingers on the planet.
That said, the full backs in the final few minutes were an asbolute shambles. they simply cannot....cannot allow crosses to be made. Yet RM wide men flung in cross after cross, without interception or being closed down.
Its obvious that to win the CL you need a few things; Experience, skill, decent decision making, and some luck. And you need it all in the same season.
Nowhere nearQuick question to anyone with no right answer: Do you feel worse today than the day after losing the UCL final last year?
Haha you truly are delusionalFive out, KDB to stay another year but played selectively rather than burning him out.
Bernardo should walk if we don't significantly strengthen the squad.
He's going on mine also.FFS I just did. He's back on the ignore button forever!
Give me strength.
He also says Foden and grealish are not ready for top level but wants Palmer and ward lolHaha you truly are delusional
Let's get rid of 5 players from a squad of only 16 lmfao
We'd have to sign 10 players.
top stuff RussYes it hurts, thats football, think of how Gillingham fans felt when we did to them.
Jinx
Cancelo has been superb this year, Zincho a very able deputy, Ake has done well there and you cant legislate for that prick Mendy's sexual pecadillos.
We haven't played with a striker for ages, that has not stopped us winning and competing. As for Ferna, he was 37 yesterday and was on the bench in his final season, Madrid started Modric 36 and Kroos 34
So i assume you believe the bad recruitment is not buying a striker, who wouldn't have played in our system. That makes sense. We buy a striker, we playa different system and change a system that has brought us 3 titles in 4 years and possibly 4 in 5.
That was the price, he almost won us the game last night, then he would have looked cheap at the price.
Negligent, thats a strong word, we are one of the best teams in the world.
Foden is integral, Palmer is getting there, do you want inexperienced players to play in front of established world class players?
You have taken defeat badly, that would be insane.
What do you know of our scouting system, because i know very little, but it has helped us buy players that are world class,.
Happy Birthday, have a good drink and keep smiling
Our day will come.
Water off a duck's back Johnny.You’re going to get so much flack for this but there are some home truths in this post that people won’t want to hear.
Where did I say that about Palmer?He also says Foden and grealish are not ready for top level but wants Palmer and ward lol
Respect your opinion and to a degree you are right but 1 or 2 chances taken earlier in the game would have killed it.It's revisionism at best mate.
How many goals are enough?
One more than an opponent, every time, that's all it ever takes.
Scored six against Monaco, four against Spurs, five against Madrid...
Two games with Sergio.
A striker makes the difference when the games are tight, not when you are conceding five against Monaco, five against Liverpool, four against Spurs, six against Madrid.
It's a collective mental issue in the biggest moments.
Platt used to say Dzeko scored 'heavy goals' which is what I think people are trying to argue we don't have, but five goals across the two ties with Madrid hides the fact our defending was pathetic.
The only thing more laughable than this post is the fact that 3 people liked it. Utterly deluded. Name 3 keepers who are better and would suit our playEderson in the top 3 keepers in the world, he's nowhere near that level, he was a novelty when he arrived with his passing ability, he's regressed massively, he's become complacent, he very rarely makes saves that he shouldn't be making, he buckles in the big games, any manager bar Pep would bench him.
XG according to the Internet was MC 4.38 to RM 4.28 over the two legs.Sorry if already covered, I've only just summoned the courage to come on here and haven't trawled through 250 pages but...does anybody know the expected goals stats for both sides over the 2 legs? I would imagine it's something like 8-4 and just goes to underline the desperate need for a top-class striker or two.
You’re having a shocker fella. You’ve made a complete tit of yourself. Have a rest.Look to the future, don't get stuck in the present. It very quickly becomes the past.
There's a steep cliff on the horizon, we have to be prepared for a future without Pep
Pep rates him. If we sign him in the summer, you'll be fawning over him like a silly schoolgirl.Have you seriously suggested we replace De Bruyne with Ward-Prowse? If this post isn't a piss take it has to be in contention with the worst post in site history.
Ederson isnt even top 3 in the premier league. He’s a below average shot stopper which as Liverpool and United show makes a huge difference.The only thing more laughable than this post is the fact that 3 people liked it. Utterly deluded. Name 3 keepers who are better and would suit our play
Well, Jack was the one who took the Madrid defence on and nearly scored twice. Sterling was like a headless chicken. I think Jack came of age last night.I’m not jacks biggest fan, I thought his signing was unnecessary, but it’s City’s fault that we payed all that money for him not the player.
You’re having a shocker fella. You’ve made a complete tit of yourself. Have a rest.