Real Madrid (A) Post Match Thread

[cibaman]

Still one of the best players in the world. He can still play at the top level for 3-4 more years. Only have to look at Modric to see that.

Yes, but he probably will have to modify is playing style

 

[citymad]

Worst thing for me is knowing nothing will change. Next season we’ll likely bow out of the competition in an embarrassing fashion, and we’ll all talk of a rebuild being needed yet nothing will come of it

Rubbish, we look to improve every season. Always have. There just wasn’t anyone available to buy, our only fault was we put so much time and effort into Kane without having a back up plan if it fell through.

 

[Paul1970]

True! I read somewhere that in cricket, the ball is only actually in play for something like 9 mins during a day's play!
Mind boggling.

That is why Real Madrid have won loads of champions league and are in the final . We are way too naive and need to wise up fast . I would have done exactly the same as them .

 

[Keepingthefaithsince1976]

Common sense can also remind us that different City line-ups have also conceded the best part of five or six goals in the exits to Spurs, Liverpool and Monaco. Three against Lyon in a one-off tie.

Truth is, we would have been out already against Madrid if away goals were still a thing this season.

Aside from Atletico and Dortmund away, we struggle to hang in games at the big moments.

We are a reflection of our manager, a team of good guys who perhaps care a little too much, which can bring its on pressure.

John Lennon once you don't win many friends by telling the truth, but you earn true friends as a result.

I'd rather have Pep and this team, winning and losing his way, than fluke some bollocks knockout that even Forest, Villa and Marseille have managed to win.

Make no mistake, this team needs us, just as much as we need them over this next couple of weeks.

All valid there. I have said before though and i still think.... we don't hate losing enough. We need one player who refuses to lose. I wish we still had Tevez.

 

[Paul1970]

Exactly. Here's one way to look at it this morning....

Gutted though we all are, at this precise moment would you rather you were a gutted blue boy/girl or a giddy little dipper?

For the avoidance of doubt, the correct answer to this is 'I would rather be lying half dead on the savannah with my tackle being chewed off by hyenas than be a dipper'

So we have to put our big boy pants on and get behind the team for those remaining 4 games which could see us win the league for the 4th time in 5 seasons.

We had a prime ferdy David silva vinny and kun . A true backbone of a team .there no shame in shitting bed but we have to learn from it .

 

[HarrytheBlue]

I’d love to share your optimism but we also know that there are people behind the scenes who are pulling the strings, who are not gonna accept our (new/oil) money and want to see a return to their history clubs, a bit of “you’ve had ya fun, now f*** off back where ya belong”
There’s been 4 games against (top) teams where they should’ve had at least 1 player sent off as well, dippers x2, AM and last night, no to mention the very strange decisions where we concede a foul when our player has been the one fouled against, so although we capitulated at the end, the officiating has without doubt been against us in big ties, and I really wish our owners would call this sh!t out, because it’s becoming harder to deal with from a fans point of view. At least when we were sh!t we could deal with being sh!t, but let’s be honest we should’ve won the CL 3 or 4 time

Shouldn't have even started then. Over-reliance on him due to someone not being prepared to go the extra mile for Harry Kane.
We'd have won the PL by now if we'd signed Kane, and would have a much stronger squad for the CL.

Lessons being learned the hard way.

If there was a game to play a not fully fit Kevin, this was it.

 

[Hayley Croppers chopper]

Attack not killing games off isn't our only problem, you cannot concede as many as we did against Madrid in a knockout tie and expect to go through. Our backline without Walker and Stones has gotten exposed horrendously.

Not a valid argument
RM conceded 5 and went through.

 

[wolviedinho]

Common sense can also remind us that different City line-ups have also conceded the best part of five or six goals in the exits to Spurs, Liverpool and Monaco. Three against Lyon in a one-off tie.

Truth is, we would have been out already against Madrid if away goals were still a thing this season.

Aside from Atletico and Dortmund away, we struggle to hang in games at the big moments.

We are a reflection of our manager, a team of good guys who perhaps care a little too much, which can bring its on pressure.

John Lennon once you don't win many friends by telling the truth, but you earn true friends as a result.

I'd rather have Pep and this team, winning and losing his way, than fluke some bollocks knockout that even Forest, Villa and Marseille have managed to win.

Make no mistake, this team needs us, just as much as we need them over this next couple of weeks.

Well said @tolmie's hairdoo.

City will win the champions league when the time is right. Fluking it like the chavs and Liverpool does not appeal.

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

We need one player who refuses to lose. I wish we still had Tevez.

In what sense did he "refuse to lose"?

 

[Tolmie scores]

Yes, but he probably will have to modify is playing style

We need a driving CM who can tackle before a CF...Declan Rice would suit us

 

[Keepingthefaithsince1976]

Glad I’m not the only one……

Come on lads. Get that City clobber on...stiff upper lip. Have my City leggings and bother boots on just in case.

 

[MadeOfStones]

Rubbish, we look to improve every season. Always have. There just wasn’t anyone available to buy, our only fault was we put so much time and effort into Kane without having a back up plan if it fell through.

That’s a lie there was obviously players on the market to improve us

 

[HarrytheBlue]

We had a prime ferdy David silva vinny and kun . A true backbone of a team .there no shame in shitting bed but we have to learn from it .

Yaya and Pablo.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

If we had scored I wouldn’t have fancied us at all on pens with Kev and Mahrez off.

Me neither. As soon as they went 2-1 I knew they would win. All the players we needed on the pitch had been subbed.

 

[B\connellblue]

I’d love to share your optimism but we also know that there are people behind the scenes who are pulling the strings, who are not gonna accept our (new/oil) money and want to see a return to their history clubs, a bit of “you’ve had ya fun, now f*** off back where ya belong”
There’s been 4 games against (top) teams where they should’ve had at least 1 player sent off as well, dippers x2, AM and last night, no to mention the very strange decisions where we concede a foul when our player has been the one fouled against, so although we capitulated at the end, the officiating has without doubt been against us in big ties, and I really wish our owners would call this sh!t out, because it’s becoming harder to deal with from a fans point of view. At least when we were sh!t we could deal with being sh!t, but let’s be honest we should’ve won the CL 3 or 4 times by now.

Has we players capable of taken the copious amount of chances we creat than the people behind the scenes could do fuck all to stop us.
Left it behind again.

 

[wolviedinho]

That is why Real Madrid have won loads of champions league and are in the final . We are way too naive and need to wise up fast . I would have done exactly the same as them .

It feels like we got mugged by a more savvy opponent. I wish we had of rolled about and faked injury after they had scored the first. We would be in a final now. This team is far too honest for its own good. Very admirable but don’t win you champions leagues.

 

[citymad]

A thing that disappoints me is that the dippers will show the world how to take care of these overachievers. It will be a comfortable win for them. That shouldve been us.

 

[Pingu the Penguin]

That’s a lie there was obviously players on the market to improve us

Just to add to this, we have a management team that should be able to improve players. We don’t have to have the finished article. The lad at soton who plays fullback for them with the French name is raw but affordable and would improve immeasurably under pep

 

[Pingu the Penguin]

Jesus stats are ok imo.
Played 38
Goals 13
Assists 11
Min per goal 179

His mins per goal stat is only bettered by Mahrez 115 mins
and interestingly Palmer who has made 11 starts and scored 3 with 1 assist. A goal every 138 mins.
I can understand why some people would have liked to see Palmer get a run out last night.

We have so many chances to integrate the younger players that we don’t take. I get that they’re not like for like for a star name but unless they get time they can’t develop.

 

[bluke]

We provided more entertainment in our 4 games against the Madrid teams than the whole competition did in the last five years.