Real Madrid (A) Post Match Thread

[Turner92]

Can we talk about how Dias doesn't look half as good next to Laporte as he does Stones

 

[Bluefen]

Re

I ma not sure about the club, but Pep is fucked and he knows that I am sure. The string of debacles he's been experiencing in the CL with Bayern and us is astonishing, but tonight's game topped it all. He created a team that will always beat itself given a chance. Call it a character, mora fiber, doggedness, this team of 2021/2022 just doesn't have it. They collapsed every time they've been pushed in league and cups. Did Pep coached them into automatons unable to reach deep within themselves for that 'something' when needed? I just know this tonight hasn't been bad luck!

Remind me again when have we collapsed when pushed in the league ??

 

[dozzie26]

Manager was class, as were most of the players for the first 91 mins. We've been on the receiving end of one of those once in a decade games, that is football.

We will be back better than ever. Gone a long way without a recognised forward. One day we will win this competition, a lot of us will be there and it's going to be made all the sweeter. All of those other clubs fans and neutral piss takers will be made to pay one day.

Well done to all our fans over in Madrid. Stay safe tonight and keep your heads held high. We are the best team in the world and will prove it on the big stage eventually. It wasn't meant to be this season. Can't fault Real on the pitch really, pure DNA. I hope they beat Liverpool.

Tough few days for the staff and players now, they need us more than ever so let's do our bit to back them and push them onto our fourth league title in five seasons.

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

Don’t see how their heads dropped between the goals wasn’t time

They did drop in the rest of extra time. We hardly layed a glove on them. The last 20 minutes should have been a siege. That is the bit that bothers me. I believe the first two goals were freakish really. Just a glitch in a game we had controlled. We had plenty of time but never looked like coming back. That was poor.

 

[pavelsrnicek]

I ma not sure about the club, but Pep is fucked and he knows that I am sure. The string of debacles he's been experiencing in the CL with Bayern and us is astonishing, but tonight's game topped it all. He created a team that will always beat itself given a chance. Call it a character, mora fiber, doggedness, this team of 2021/2022 just doesn't have it. They collapsed every time they've been pushed in league and cups. Did Pep coached them into automatons unable to reach deep within themselves for that 'something' when needed? I just know this tonight hasn't been bad luck!

Pep is so far from fucked it’s untrue. He had us set up to win it and we almost did. We outplayed them at home missed so many chances and gave away 2 awful goals. Not on Pep. Away from home we were leading 5-3 in the 90th minute and we had the biggest meltdown since Birmingham away in 1998. Players let themselves down, not Pep.

This will hurt Pep as he played it right but our players forgot to play for 7 minutes.

 

[oakiecokie]

If the manager cannot motivate the players for the game playing fit another title then we have bigger worries.

What a load of bollocks.Up until the 89th minute Pep had got everything right until Cancelo fucked up TWICE !!!

 

[Don Karleone]

The final was worse. This is nowt. Need to make sure we beat Newcastle now though.

 

[The Colonel]

Tough one lads. Stick together. Soak it up then smile. Only glory times ahead. Sleep well.

 

[dozzie26]

Can we talk about how Dias doesn't look half as good next to Laporte as he does Stones

I agree but probably best left for another day. Jumped the gun giving him captaincy, Stones is the calmer head.

 

[dublin-blue]

Tonights summary for most of us

 

[Robinho's Subbuteo]

I think Benzema will ensure Alisson isn’t in wonderland.

 

[chickaroon]

Really don't rate La Porte.

You can go back analyzing all our exits in the latter stages of the Champions League, Monaco,Spurs, Liverpool, Lyon,Madrid,Madrid, and he is directly responsible for unforced errors that have gifted Goals that contributed to us getting knocked out

He could fill a DVD with them

Cannot agree about Laporte, not in this game anyway. Madrids first goal, Cancel lost Benzema, the second goal, no one closed down the cross and Diaz gave the penalty away.

 

[Blu1]

This might work to our advantage

The club need to stop pissing around in transfers. We all know the positions that need sorting. Fern should be no where near a semi final champs league.

we need 4 players end of. 2 strikers a must

I also think Liverpool would beat us in a final with their strikers & that would shatter confidence next season.

let’s win the league & re group

 

[Big Pussy Bonpensiero]

If tonight doesn’t prove to you that the champions league is more about luck that actual ability (even though Madrid are a very good team) then nothing will.

This one hurts more than all the others for some reason, but life goes on.

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

Five minutes away from one of our best results ever in europe , but elite teams punish you and when we didnt take any of the many , many chances we created over the two legs , the writing was on the wall.
We simply are not clinical or ruthless enough in the Champs league , only ourselves to blame , how Pep fixes this , i do not know but Haaland would be a good start.

 

[Grealish’s Shinpads]

All I’m going to say is this.

There is no club in this country that has been more successful in the past 10 years. We have won more trophies than anyone else, won more games than anyone else and scored more goals than anyone else.

The fans of every single other club in the country (possibly the world) would give what they’ve got for what we’ve got. We are envied which is why we get so much dirt thrown at us by opposition fans and the media.

All the haters can laugh and enjoy themselves tonight but it doesn’t change the fact that we have the best team in the world and the best manager.

We will learn from this and regroup. We got close last year and have been close the past few years. We will get there blues and it will be worth it when we do. Tonight was tough but that’s what football is like sometimes.

Just remind yourselves how lucky we are to have Pep and to have this group of players. Not only have they given us so many happy moments but they play beautiful and entertaining football - in my opinion the best football in the world. Every other club in the country and their fans would want to have our team and our manager.

Now let’s get behind the lads and give it our all for the remaining 4 games. We need to win the league and it’s in our hands. The league is the true barometer of the best team each season and we will show everyone that we are the best once again.

Come on City!

 

[WNRH]

Just like last season we’ve done well to get where we are without a striker.

Forget what happened tonight, that can happen. What can’t happen is continually missing big chances in big moments which happened once again in the first leg. Elite teams don’t allow you to get away with it. Same in the 2-2 draw with Liverpool.

Some pressure on young Erling’s shoulders now.

 

[MichaelFrontzeck'sBathroom]

Inevitable outcomes like our relegations in most cases I can live with, throwing away the FA Cup in 1981 was worse.

Never nice to go down regardless of our status at the time, I’ll never like spuds as a result of that even if it was before my time

 

[eastmanc]

grealish?!!!! soo poor from pep when we’ve all seen he offers nothing….. down to pep this one!!!

To be fair to Jack he’s a whisker away from putting us in the final.

 

[paulchapo]

Can we talk about how Dias doesn't look half as good next to Laporte as he does Stones

Well we have a problem there then as John misses at least 15 games a season injured. We should move Laporte on and buy a tough leader to replace him.