Real Madrid (A) Post Match Thread

[slick]

You see I actually liked our Atletico away performance.. I thought we played the occasion well and slowed it down to their level.. a proper shithousery performance I didn’t think we were capable of. Unfortunately we returned to type tonight in this competition :(

I was actually thinking it was a very Athletico type of performance and we were fully concentrating on keeping them out.
Our problems started once we scored, concentration levels dropped as we thought we were through and the rest is history.

As daft as this sounds, I think had Mahrez not scored we'd have been in the final.

 

[chaddblue]

I’m almost over this shitshow already

if it had been the final I’d have never got over it. But it wasn’t.. it was to get to a final to play UEFA’s favourite pet where we’d probably have been done over by the officials and had to spend the best part of 3 days in the company of the worst vermin in England, whilst paying the best part of £2k for the privilege

give me the league right now and it’s been a great season achieved with no striker on the pitch

 

[Tolmie scores]

Then why are we always on the 1/1000 side in CL?

Agree with both comments. So good at times..5 goals v Real Madrid never would have thought that...Swindon away..just random example. I know we are not 'that' now but its still the team many of us suffered with at times but stuck by them all the same. Bit of perspective needed for me tonight.

 

[Beanhead]

yeah abit at 1-0 but fucked up and cost us…. what did he do in extra time?? pep thought it was won and made shit subs……. fucking joke

I agree he did nothing in extra time, but not did anyone. Once it went to extra time in the manor it did the tie was already over. The point is that it should have never, ever, ever, ever gone to extra time. And the fact it did has nothing to do with Pep or subs.. it was a collective bottle job.


Put it this way at 88 mins there was not one mention of “stupid subs” or “Pep mistakes” on the match day forum, as it was completely inconceivable that we were not going to the final. Funny that..

 

[smallsteve]

I am now of the opinion that Haaland alone is not enough.

Indeed and let’s not forget midfield and defence, the latter being where we lost it tonight! Defence particularly seems to be a bigger issue for us, as we are scoring goals!

 

[kippaxchris]

Ermmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Erm what? Did we win?

 

[Tangled up in blue.]

He made an important stop after their 2nd?

What was he trying to do for their first

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

That was peak Joe he faded badly at the end. Were stuck with Eddie unfortunately. I'd even say De Gea in nets we don't lose that game.

"We're stuck with Eddie unfortunately". ...Wtf.! ..You'd rather trust De Gea, eh? : /

I think you need to go to bed pal.

 

[ShedDweller]

That was peak Joe he faded badly at the end. Were stuck with Eddie unfortunately. I'd even say De Gea in nets we don't lose that game.

Joe did fade badly and his technical weaknesses were mercilessly exploited. But...

On more than one occasion Joe actually won us games or kept us in games we could have been blown away in.

As a pure goalkeeper I don't think Eddy is that good. But I suppose we have to accept the compromise of him basically having to be as good as an outfield player with the ball at his feet.

Most of the time the balance works in our favour... occassionally not.

I'm not blaming Eddy for tonight, its more a general observation.

 

[paulchapo]

You're not capable of being a true fan if you stab one of our best players in the back because we lost, shame on you and the others on this thread trying to blame him.

Oh do fuck off soft lad I've been supporting us since 1968. I'm stabbing nobody, nor am I placing the blame all on him. He dies make the odd decent save but he also dithers on crosses and let's in some very saveable shots.