Real Madrid post match post mortem

I’ve said this before but for someone of Haaland’s stature it is absolutely unbelievable how bad his hold up play and abilities to create time and space holding up the ball to let other into the game. Somehow mid table midget strikers are able to do this leagues better than him. He needs to evolve past what he currently is, it’s all nice and good saying that he’s getting defenders to commit hence why but you can just stand for someone like rudiger to pocket you all game all under the excuse of “committing defenders”.
 
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extremely proud of the lads - better side over two games by a country mile - small margins, madrid are no slouches, hope they get fkn mullered in semi
 
kanovic said:
We deserved it.. 32shots and we barely scored 1 goal. Foden missed chance, kdb missed chance. I don’t get this sideways crap sometimes. Just shoot the dang ball! The goal came from don’t trying to shot and getting a rebound. Disappointed but as soon as it went to pks I knew it was over
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I think we all did.
 
Gazza said:
It was our pace from the start that blew them away last season - we started this game like it was a testimonial.
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I think we were weary of VJ on the counter especially at the start. So naturally wanted to be safe. We just arent as creative as last year.. we had all the possession but didn't really look like scoring many times..Doku was a highlight.
 
Dubai Blue said:
What the absolute fuck were you watching? We battered them
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Not in the first 20 mins that resulted in them score

Start quickly and on the offence and it would of made it harder for them maybe not letting a goal in cause we are pushing them back
 
Silva&Silva said:
We've lacked that cutting edge for the majority of big games this season compared to last. Tonight compared to last season proved it in spades. Make up for last summer in terms of the transfer window and go again.
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And it's exactly that cutting edge that cost us today, 25 attempts on goal, 15 corners that didn't even create a shot on goal, and it's not the first game. Arsenal, to name one, they came to us and played for a draw, and we had the same problem.

Time to forget tonight, go for the double-double, it's time we stuffed Chelsea, then we tie up the league.
 
Disappointing to lose to them again, they were distinctly mediocre. Stupid tactics in the first 15 minutes - appeared to be let them settle by not threatening their defence at all…contrast that with how we hammered into them last year - very odd
Big players tonight well off the pace….Phil was awful, Kev scored but missed a sitter & was not very good, but should have stayed on. Silva ran around fouling them and over- hitting crosses left right and centre…
Takes off 2 of our best penalty takers as well….
Saving grace is less fixture congestion in the weeks ahead.
Need to be careful here, could end up with zip all from the domestic season if we’re not careful. Tonight may have taken a lot out of the team, physically and mentally…
 
Don Karleone said:
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Even the TNT commentators couldn’t believe it was only 67% posession as we were so dominant. But to be honest the slow build up and constant square and backward passes has hurt us, and not for the first time this season. What has happenned to the team that used to hit opponents at speed ?
 
One thing that’s glaringly obvious, we’ve got no finesse with penalties at all. Nobody with a calm head to sit a keeper down before putting it the other way, those tonight were full of players with their heads down and committing to it.

Madrid’s players made sure Eddie moved before putting it the other way. Modric aside.
 
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