Real Madrid (H) | Post Match Thread

[Keepingthefaithsince1976]

Fernandhino charge down the right wing and his cross right on Fodens head for his goal was absolutely brilliant. Were you watching Riyad & Raheem?

 

[GaudinoMotors]

We love to oblige the obvious danger threat don't we. Kane Son , Benzema etc etc etc. I mean it's not like we should be watching them.

 

[i8rags]

On a positive, we lead, we had all the possession and will again, we will have a stronger back four, we went to Madrid one nil up and won in the last round. We will win.

 

[Cricket Blue]

Still feels like we have lost to be honest and I am dissapointed.
Lets hope we can get Walker and Cancelo back for next week.
I know that was a make shift defence but it feels like at times we need to get a bit more street wise in these games or else this trophy will forever and a day allude us.
The "gung ho" approach wasn't need all game last night and the Chelsea Real 2nd leg should serve as a warning for us.

 

[Grassland Blue]

Mahrez actually contributes pretty well to the link up play, Sterling does not

The big issue I have with Mahrez is that he gets the blinkers on and goes for goal from a tight angle when there is a player in the middle better placed, for a far easier chance.
Mahrez does it so often. Bombs down the right with an opportunity to cross to a player in a really good position.Instead of crossing to that player he goes for goal himself and makes a mess of it.
Last night a cross to a gesticulating Foden, in a really good position to score, would probably have meant us going 3-0 ahead.
Mahrez please stop being so greedy!
We really rattled RM at times and certainly should have more than a single goal lead.going into the away leg.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

My only concern with the result last night is what effect it will have on the line up for Leeds. I can see Pep making 5/6 changes which is risky. Time will tell and Leeds look crap so hopefully we will have enough.

 

[come-on-barney]

There is no way in the world any red scouse watched that full match without shifting uncomfortably in their seat. I saw and heard the fear in the half-assed pisstake texts they sent me during the match.

If we make it past RM, I want them in the final. Badly. I know we’re better. Know. It.

Difference is the game would have been over at half time as they take their chances. Mahrez passes that ball last night and think we would have gone on and won comfortably. There’s no ‘I’ in team. Never seen Pep so mad as he knew what that meant. Lads heads were down last night and Phil upset, but they played well. Big week ahead, either in for one or two trophies or the season virtually over. Need to get your heads up boys you gave it your all, and everything to okay for.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Still feels like we have lost to be honest and I am dissapointed.
Lets hope we can get Walker and Cancelo back for next week.
I know that was a make shift defence but it feels like at times we need to get a bit more street wise in these games or else this trophy will forever and a day allude us.
The "gung ho" approach wasn't need all game last night and the Chelsea Real 2nd leg should serve as a warning for us.

I agree at 4-2 we should have taken what we had at that point and not left ourselves so open. The change should have been made earlier and for me it should have been Ake on to shore up the back and get Dias closer to Fernandinho.

 

[come-on-barney]

Our down fall will be Ederson, does he ever make a decent save, hes good with his feet but when it comes to saving shots on goal he's below average, you might all have a go at me, but I'm telling you hes not good enough for Manchester City

We need a good number two to put pressure on him. One player who knows his place is guaranteed. It will do him good as well having someone pushing him.

 

[Benarbia’s Backheel]

Fucking hell there are some wet fannies on here. We just beat Real Madrid ffs.
Spoilt, entitled twats.

 

[Cricket Blue]

I agree at 4-2 we should have taken what we had at that point and not left ourselves so open. The change should have been made earlier and for me it should have been Ake on to shore up the back and get Dias closer to Fernandinho.

I can only think Ake maybe was not 100% fit, Ferna was OK and set up Phil's goal but this was cancelled out by Reals 2nd goal, although Laporte and Ederson (again) were culpable.

 

[shemnel]

anyone else up in 327 last night, with the small group of Madrid fans? they were quiet enough, but one was very ballsy and fully celebrated every Madrid goal.

like others, I am very happy with the win and just like the Atleti game, i said any win is a good win. But you cant help feel we shoulda coulda.....

About 15 mins from home I realised i'd just witnessed my team win a classic in the European Cup semi-final and couldn't stop grinning. I still cant quite believe it.

 

[Dirty Harry]

It should not even be a debate. You cannot let someone run from the half way line onto the edges of your 6 yard box. Not much point in picking up the other strikers if you let the striker run into the box unchallenged to have a one on one.

It really is 101 “Central defender covering the fullback” defending isn’t it :-s

Laporte is a seasoned central defender, loads of CL experience and a full international, he really should have done better and taken control.

 

[Keepingthefaithsince1976]

Pep agrees with you. So do I, by the way. Mahrez is our leading goalscorer, and he's right to be greedy sometimes. That moment was absolutely not the moment for it.

Some perspective needed. Mahrez beat 3 Madrid players to set up Kdb for the first goal. He also hit the post where maybe Foden could have finished slightly better. Yes he also could have squared it to Foden later and Foden may have scored but fine margins and its easy for people watching. Hindsight is a wonderful thing.

 

[DMA's]

Fucking hell there are some wet fannies on here. We just beat Real Madrid ffs.
Spoilt, entitled twats.

I don’t think it’s entitlement I think it’s a feeling of frustration as we could have one foot already in the final if we had taken our chances last night.

Personally I feel we let them off the hook and seeing as the victory last night is only effectively half time I must admit I am quite frustrated with the result.

It will be a far tougher game away from home and we could live to regret missing those chances

 

[come-on-barney]

Still too many flappers here.

Sensible fans would recognise that any kind of win, regardless of how slender, was all we needed last night. Now for the return fixture we'll have Walker and Cancelo available instead of having to turn to an almost 37 year old midfielder to plug a fullback hole.

We were always going to concede when Stones went out. Yes we should have scored more, but we got the win and the gulf in class between ourselves and Madrid, despite said selection woes, should inspire confidence that we'll get through.

It’s a forum, where different people have different views. That does not make them any less valid than your own. Calling people ‘flappers’ all the time is a cheap shot.

 

[Gabriel]

Some perspective needed. Mahrez beat 3 Madrid players to set up Kdb for the first goal. He also hit the post where maybe Foden could have finished slightly better. Yes he also could have squared it to Foden later and Foden may have scored but fine margins and its easy for people watching. Hindsight is a wonderful thing.

Foden should also have done better in the first half, but his poor first touch when set up by de Bruyne forced him wider and he then failed to hit the target. We’ll get more chances over there but have to be more clinical and defend better as a team.

 

[dublinblue12]

Its understandble some people are not happy we didnt win 6 nil against the European giants

 

[cibaman]

I agree at 4-2 we should have taken what we had at that point and not left ourselves so open. The change should have been made earlier and for me it should have been Ake on to shore up the back and get Dias closer to Fernandinho.

I thought we were trying to take what we had at 4-2, just couldn’t manage it. If we had brought Ake on, who would we have taken off? The problem with removing a midfield or attacking player would have been that it would have given RM more possession in midfield and they we’re always dangerous once they had the ball. Our strategy of trying to dominate them in the middle and in attack seemed the right one. Bringing on an extra defender would just have invited pressure imo

 

[Jokithedruid]

I agree at 4-2 we should have taken what we had at that point and not left ourselves so open. The change should have been made earlier and for me it should have been Ake on to shore up the back and get Dias closer to Fernandinho.

But we weren’t open after 4-2, we controlled it really well. They got a goal back from a flailing arm at a ball going away from goal. Lucky and not deserved. We were better, their luck means that we have to finish them in madrid.