Real Madrid (A) | Post Match Thread

Manchester_lalala said:
Pep played it just how he wanted. Going all out for them in the first leg away from home would have been stupid, especially with their forward line. No doubt we’ll see a much more quicker City next week, we’re capable of blowing any team away within the first 20 minutes.
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There's been something wonderfully old-fashioned about how we've gone about the European campaign this season. If we win the tournament we'll have done so with just one win on the road, but importantly no defeats and only three goals conceded. The old adage was about doing the business at home and keeping it tight away. We've done it to the book. Last night was in the mould of Leipzig and Bayern away. Anyone expecting anything different last night was in for a rude awakening. No wonder Pep seemed happy post-match. The lads are following his instructions to the letter.
 
John Wayne said:
Nor should it. Drop a 51-goal phenomenon for the biggest game of the season? If we need a goal in the last 20 minutes then it proves what a dreadful error in selection it would have been. Pep would never live it down if he dropped Haaland and to suggest he should is laughable.
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Using a multiple title winning formation is laughable? Hardly.
 
the blue panther said:
Just a reminder, guys, Real paid ultimate respect, defending deep, 5 at the back for much of the 1st half - at home - and literally trying to physically intimidate us. We withstood it all and came away with a great result. They even man-marked Big Earl which is something you never associate them with - that's how much they feared and had to respect us.
They can dress it up anyway they want, but, they aren't winning next week. We'll pose too many problems for them.
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Yep. They were obviously shitting it before Vini JR's wondergoal, which gave them confidence to take the game to us.
 
SouthernPlastic said:
Using a multiple title winning formation is laughable? Hardly.
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Dropping Haaland for the second leg would defy his whole purpose for being at the club. I see what's happening here - he's not scored in his last two games, so now he becomes dispensable. The whole team is starting to be built around him being in it. He's been truly sensational. He makes other teams fearful. I just can't get my head around this suggestion at all. We've got the crowd behind us and an animal in attack, but you want to ditch it all for a formation we've not played all season because it's won us league titles in the past? Well OK then, but answer me this - how many CLs has it won us?
 
Our midfield did seem strangely 'unambitious' last night. I wonder if Pep has finally learnt to be pragmatic and was going safety first to ensure we came away with something.

Also, I think they thought they could handle most of our team but really feared Gundy and his movement between the lines. It would go someway to explain the attempted cheekbone break from that cheating twat (which I was totally expecting) and the tackle from Kroos (which I didn't expect), which surprised me.

Kroos tackle was an act of desperation and was probably instructed to do, whereas Rudiger's was just pure violence.
 
Jesus H Gabz said:
His performance changed after being shithoused off Rudiger, I don’t think he recovered after that (assist apart) he was definitely feeling it and Pep should’ve maybe taken the decision to play the full 90 out of his hands, having said all that no Gundo no goal
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Exactly my thoughts at the time
 
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