I'm a big fan of Steve, but I gave up after 75 seconds.
"Champions League Royalty! Heritage! In built belief! DNA!"
No Steve, we, they, are in this position for a lot of reasons, not least a dubious penalty, but DNA, royalty, heritage? Oh do f**k off! Stop using the language of our detractors, we live in no ones shadow, leave the hyperbolic bullshit for the rags and dippers.
You lapsed into ever so humble ickle City mode, I'll forgive you this time, but give your head a wobble for the return leg.
Madrids 2nd goal was initally Ferna for being to clever, then Laporte for not getting back and finally Ederson should have done better.I'm going to watch it back. Mahrez made those two mistakes but I thought he did some really good stuff as well
You are stupid thenThis is why we Brazilians hate Fernandinho!
Let's win at santhiago bernabeu.
Another one , fuck offThis photo shows how Ederson played last night
I agree absolutely. It suited Madrid for us to play an open game. We need to play a more controlled game in Spain. Make that extra pass.I think real did a bit of the roper dope on us, it only worked to the extent that we went from our usual controlling football to more swashbuckling like Liverpool. That's not our true game. And obviously we are able to do it because we're an amazing attacking team, but it compromises on defensive solidarity the other way, something we have added to our game since last season. On Europe last season, we changed up to be more controlling and not go for the jugular, understanding that there's two games to put the game to bed. We tried to do that in one game last night, and it made for an amazing game but one which I'm sure Pep will want us to change up in Madrid. Add a fullback, maybe two, and a bit of a mindset change with strict instructions not to fall into their trap and I think we'll beat them next week. What a game.
Real were 3-0 down to Chelsea at home and lost 3-2, what animal is this?Thank god away goals don’t count. Gonna be very tough next week they are a different animal at home. Really hope we can sneak it
It's a case of shudda, cudda, wudda mate. Ultimately there were 2 players bearing down on the penalty area who Laporte & Zin were rightly covering.Laporte should have gone across because Fern dived in and Dias was out of position
Pretty much correct here…hugely dominant again but not reflected in the score.
I know, you wouldn't think we'd won would you?Just been reading the sports pages.
"Enraged Guardiola"...."Subdued City Stars" blah,blah,blah.
We beat real Madrid last night ffs.
It isn't paranoia, we are treated appallingly.
An animal that’s worse at home than away ;-)Real were 3-0 down to Chelsea at home and lost 3-2, what animal is this?
It's a case of shudda, cudda, wudda mate. Ultimately there were 2 players bearing down on the penalty area who Laporte & Zin were rightly covering.
If Laporte had gone across & Vini had crossed to Benzema & the other Real player instead of shooting, I'm pretty sure Laporte would have been crucified if we'd conceded from that situation for not holding his position.
Sometime's you've just gotta hold your hands up & admit Vinicius's goal was sheer brilliance from meggin Fern, the speed & control shown & the finish past Ederson.
I would never tire of kicking that fuckers face all over the shop. Sums Sly Sports up perfectly that they happily employ somebody who spat at a child.I see the British sports media have got right behind us today following an outstanding attacking performance last night, sticking 4 and should have been 8 past the Kings of European Royalty - Not!
What utter cunts they are!
Stand by for a scouse love in tonight and tomorrow.
Carragher last night - "If you win in the Bernabeu, see you in Paris" the arrogant twat. No wonder everybody hates them.
Great post Ancoats.
We really are witnessing the best of times.
Beating Real Madrid in the Semi finals of the CL with the confidence that we can make the final again.
It wasn’t perfect but how many games against top quality opposition are ?
I just wish a few more of us would not be so insistent in finding someone to whip every single game.
Love this club.
Like i said you play the situation I'm happy for ederson to pass it out but at 2 nil up there is no need to pass it to a defender who isn't free to accept it or chip it up.in the air to a midfielder with no chance of winning it. We have great players but some of their decision making smacks of arrogance. Pretty much every time we get knocked out of Europe the goals against column is startling.2 goals. Walker would have stepped up and tackled Vinicius after Mahrez's chickened out of the 50/50, and he's not getting done by Vinicius like Fernandinho.
Personally I think you're barking up the wrong tree with Ederson's passing. It causes trouble because they were committing 7 or 8 players to the press, but that's also why when we did pass out, we were pretty much through on goal instantly. That's the risk vs. reward Pep's always bought into and we know Madrid are great at pressing because that's how they got here - forcing silly mistakes from Donnarumma and Mendy who both gifted Madrid goals directly.
Like with some Liverpool games, you've got to accept some hairy moments passing out of the back because the whole point is to draw players into pressing and then get it past them.
I thought the biggest problem there was Stones not being fit from minute 1 anyway, he gave the ball away a lot after receiving the ball from Ederson, but that's not necessarily Eddie's fault.