Real Madrid post match post mortem

[kevodevo]

Look on the positive side !! Now we and arse are out the chances of the rags getting champs league are reduced a lot !! Always a silver lining ! Come on city just smash those cockneys Saturday !

 

[dan136]

Probably been covered already but who played Bellingham onside for their goal? I sit in the NS so don't have the best perspective, but looked like he was a couple of yards ahead of our defence when he picked it up, i know it will have been checked, but has anyone got the image?

 

[Pingu the Penguin]

weve gone to school boy corners more bothered about crowding keeper instead of getting in good positions
strange tactics

Don’t mind that corner myself just not every time!

 

[SWPISHOME]

Probably been covered already but who played Bellingham onside for their goal? I sit in the NS so don't have the best perspective, but looked like he was a couple of yards ahead of our defence when he picked it up, i know it will have been checked, but has anyone got the image?

He was in his own half when the ball was played.

 

[HarrytheBlue]

Yeah it’s really important a keeper is interested in making saves

Thankfully, the 38 major trophies in 14 seasons god of football runs our side and picks the GK and not some random madcap lads typing away on their laptops.............

 

[grim up north]

Ok not interested might not seem like the right word but it's more like he doesn't even think or believe that he could save it. I have watched most of his pens and its like he picks a spot and just dives without paying attention to the player's eye movement and stance, sometimes he dives way too early. Eddie wouldn't have saved that Bernie's pen yesterday as he would have gone too early and watching the replay, you could clearly see that Bernie's eye and feet coordination gave him away.

When it comes to Penalties, All players rely on the eye and feet coordination, these are things penalty specialists look out for. It might not be too late for Eddy to improve in this part of his game but it might be wise to focus on the individual strengths of the keepers rather than try to introduce a new style of training. That way we have Eddy for normal time and Ortega for pens.

Shut up

 

[HarrytheBlue]

In a nutshell, we played Real Madrid off the park.

We could have and should have put at least one of our other chances away but we sadly didn't.

That doesn't change fact that we were absolutely streets ahead of them and limited them to only 3 shots on target.

It took a 'guess which way' penalty shoot-out for them to go through, helped by Bernardo's brain fart penalty kick.

If you look at the 120 minutes of actual football - my goodness we're a bloody good team and play some beautiful football.

The better team sometimes doesn't win - but if football is about entertainment, I was entertained big time last night by our boys. They were amazing.

I agree with every word you say.

 

[dan136]

He was in his own half when the ball was played.

Ah right, that makes sense then, thanks

 

[Crooked_rain]

Probably been covered already but who played Bellingham onside for their goal? I sit in the NS so don't have the best perspective, but looked like he was a couple of yards ahead of our defence when he picked it up, i know it will have been checked, but has anyone got the image?

He was in his half when the ball was passed to him. It was a great touch as well to be fair, although it's the only thing he did in the two games.

 

[Paulmcfc2703]

Every top team there's ever been has had poor seasons after stellar seasons. It's normal - the players aren't robots. No Kev for six months, no Erling for two months, John in and out, not much of a pre-season because of last season's success and flying around the world before Christmas to win a trophy that Pep and many of us value. Madrid have had way more rest time than us but you wouldn't have thought so watching the games. This type of season happens, but in saying that, no other team on the planet forces Madrid to park the bus home and away. I think you're nit-picking - just my opinion.

Nit picking is being overly critical of last night. All I'm saying is not beating a team like Madrid isn't surprising because we haven't done it all season. My original post was to someone who was making out this was a one off