Real Madrid (A) Post Match Thread

86th minute, Somehow Mendy blocks the ball on the line and somehow it misses Foden, then Courtois makes an amazing save with his feet. Small margins again go against us. Madrid score with there first two attempts on target in injury time and then Madrid get the inevitable penalty. Then Courtois makes an amazing save from Foden and Ferna just cant wrap his foot around it to equalise. The smallest of margins.

We player really well, but the injuries to Kev and Walker cost us, yes Walker was a gamble but it worked and the subs were the right subs at the right time. We controlled the game and somehow we lost the game, that is football and its why its such a thrilling game.Yes its another disappointment in the CL for us and again i reiterate it was the smallest of margins that went against us. Its not the first time its happened and it wont be the last I fear.

Yes we can complain about the referee but overall i thought he had a good game apart from the yellows Casimero deserved and it was a penalty. You have to admire Real though, they have now done this to PSG, Chelsea and to us, maybe the belief they have that the trophy is theirs plays a part.

Now we have to pick ourselves up and win the league, that is going to be hard, the lads gave everything last night and it will be deflating. its an examination of character and as long as the lads show the same character as they did they last, we will win it.
 
I know its only a game blah blah but this has absolutely knocked me sideways. To go out in the manner we have is just awful. Couldnt sleep last night and ive got up this morning feeling bereft

one minute sat there discussing how we are getting to paris…
The next im on my knees.

To me this is a culmination of a few years bad recruitment . Im repeating myself but we have had no left back for 3 years. No striker for 2/3 years (we knew sergio was finished). And if youre relying on a 37 year in a semi final then we are truly fucked.

Ill back grealish to the hilt because I truly think there is a player there but did we really need to spend £100m on him? Was he really needed?

i KNOW we are top of the league etc but the recruitment the last few years has at best been negligent but at worst heads should roll.

also pep not trusting the youth has heaped more burden on a very thin squad.

i dont know where we go from here. Sack pep? I feel like it right now if im honest but maybe ill feel better as the day goes on. And who would be the alternative?
Sack the barca boys at the top? Maybe but then are they the package with pep?

our scouting system/recruitment needs some sort of overhaul and players brought in who know how to get across this champs league line. Because no matter how much we hate it the club HAVE to win it. Pure and simple. Otherwise we stay at the level below those clubs who have.

rant over… happy fuckin birthday to me :(
 
footballmanager said:
fernandinho used to be able to, and thats something city lacks now, cause gundo aint it
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At 37 I think we can excuse him but the fact of the matter is that none of the midfielders are capable of doing it. Foden will hopefully go into the midfield next season, but if we want to win this trophy then we’ll need to have the personnel that can match up when we cannot play our way.
 
waspish said:
Don’t know about Laporte he moaned about games time and pep never if ever drops him Fernandinho had his say about being involved pep starts involve him more! For more Ake deserved his chance after performing well, would of liked to see Dias Ake and Dias stones is our best pairing it’s just shame stones gets injured so often.
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I have had a real issue when it comes to Laporte for a long time.

He's a reactionary defender, he rarely anticipates because he knows he doesn't have the pace to get back in if he gets too tight.

In the biggest of games, certainly Europe, he has cost us plenty.

He bottles it in the big moments, at fault for two in the first leg here against Madrid, same against Spurs.

I don't trust him, because when things get tight, he gets tight.
 
Manchester33 said:
Still absolutely gutted about last night.

I don’t really have anything to blame. I thought the ref was ok. You can’t say we were conned out of it. We managed the game superbly for 89 minutes and a freak two minutes cost us the final.

Reflecting on this season so far though, it’s apparent we’ve fallen behind Liverpool in terms of squad depth. We desperately need a forward, a left back and a CDM to cover Rodri.

We better not lose the league now or the season is a write off.
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When we finish above the rags, it is most certainly not a write off.
 
Gabriel said:
At 37 I think we can excuse him but the fact of the matter is that none of the midfielders are capable of doing it. Foden will hopefully go into the midfield next season, but if we want to win this trophy then we’ll need to have the personnel that can match up when we cannot play our way.
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just buy a midfielding bull, tchouameni or whats his name, someone whos strong and can carry the ball up the field
 
Well, nearly ten years to the day we get the aguero moment again, this time against us what comes around goes around, as a great Italian football manager once said, its football

Dust ourselves off get our heads straight and try and win the Premier league

C'mon blues
 
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