Real Madrid post match thread

Same old problems so the same issues persist.

Rico Lewis - simply not good enough - the third goal is on him and he got skinned numerous times in the second half. He may be ok on the ball in small spaces but he is a less than average defender.

KDB - just not offering anything near enough any more- we are defending with one less man with him on the pitch especially in the mid and attacking third - he aint pressing, he aint tracking back and he cant run - it is time to let him go at the end of this season - anything else is just prolonging the agony. His creative output is also now in decline...to many way wayward passes as he hasnt got the legs to get in postions to make them so he tries to make passes that simply are not on

No proper number 6. Stones did well but we need someone there.

No pace in the back line - the ball in behind our defence was always on...with no walker any more we cant get away with it .

Gundo when he came on was awful.

The result was about right and if we had won that game we wouldnt have deserved it.
Agree with everything. Still don’t know why pep keeps playing such a high line when we constantly give up long balls. It’s baffling
 
Think we have a huge problem with Pep.
He has not adapted to our situation and its killing us. Every team seems to have 20 odd shots v us due to his and the clubs failings.
We have 2 clowns battling for the keepers position, bow many times has Ederson cost us in the CL ( always grateful v Inter) no full backs and defenders who struggle to play 45 minutes. God knows what our medical staff with state of the art facilities are doing.
We spend a lot of money on 2 unproven defenders, 1 of which was on the bench tonight.
We have wingers who cannot score and a midfield with no pace, no energy, no creativity and no defensive abilities.
We played a Madrid team missing their back 4 and we went slow with our expensive pacy new player left on the bench.
3-2 was flattering for us tonight, could have been a real thumping on another night.
180 million spent in Jan and he is still bringing on a championship level Lewis and past it Mr Whippy.
No chance of going through, most of us expected that but i have never seen a team fuck up to conceed goals as much of us.
I dont think he can fix it, his style is now becoming outdated where teams are all about press, pace, energy and we just do not have it yet he is setting up every game as if we have it
Spot on,once Lewis came on unfortunately I knew he’d struggle against Vinicius,as you mention why not Khusanov with his pace,as for the medical team god knows what they are doing but someone needs held to account over constant injuries every team gets them but ours is beyond a joke now,although we are also probably rushing players back which we never did,surprised they won’t try and tell Rodri oh your fine you can play in a week or two,the whole club this season is a fucking shambles..
 
Feel a bit sorry for the team tonight. They gave it all tbf. Wasn't enough. RM won with more quality. We used to win like that. On a positive note thought the defence was a lot better and more solid. Dont give us a chance at their place. FA CUP AND TOP 4 WILL DO ME.
 
Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory is getting tiresome now.
Errors are costing us again. It’s not as if we’re being outplayed, we’re throwing games .
Some players are just not good enough at this level.
Lewis is just not good enough nor is Kovacic.
Ederson remains a complete enigma.
On the plus side I thought Stones had an excellent game in the middle and the big man broke his duck v Madrid.
No matter what the media will say we’re still in the tie and Madrid will be punished if they’re complacent next week.
The fat lady may be gargling but she ain’t singing yet.
 
From what I’ve read City’s management and coaching team really rate Lewis.

I’d love to know what they are seeing that I’m not. He’s too small and just not good enough to play at this level.
He’s not good enough or tall enough to play in my son’s U’11s team, let alone playing for City.
If he’s the future, maybe we’d be better off getting sent to the national league.
 
He never wanted to be here this season, Ederson wanted away and was packed ready to go but the deal fell through
So that’s our fault for keeping him then. If that’s true….. which it probably isn’t. Why people believe the know nowts on Twatter/X I’ll never get my head around
 
Terrible in my opinion and I fear what Madrid will do to us in the second leg.

Peps having a terrible season and is compounding it with bizarre selections, even stranger substitutions and a shape that's continually leaving his players exposed which too much distance to cover.
They used to say Pep always finds a way to win, sadly he now always finds a way to lose.
 
Ffs, Madrid didn’t deserve to lose that game tonight, but ffs City, its every single game now giving away stupid ridiculous amateur goals.
 
Feel a bit sorry for the team tonight. They gave it all tbf. Wasn't enough. RM won with more quality. We used to win like that. On a positive note thought the defence was a lot better and more solid. Dont give us a chance at their place. FA CUP AND TOP 4 WILL DO ME.
Love the optimism…..
 
Think we have a huge problem with Pep.
He has not adapted to our situation and its killing us. Every team seems to have 20 odd shots v us due to his and the clubs failings.
We have 2 clowns battling for the keepers position, bow many times has Ederson cost us in the CL ( always grateful v Inter) no full backs and defenders who struggle to play 45 minutes. God knows what our medical staff with state of the art facilities are doing.
We spend a lot of money on 2 unproven defenders, 1 of which was on the bench tonight.
We have wingers who cannot score and a midfield with no pace, no energy, no creativity and no defensive abilities.
We played a Madrid team missing their back 4 and we went slow with our expensive pacy new player left on the bench.
3-2 was flattering for us tonight, could have been a real thumping on another night.
180 million spent in Jan and he is still bringing on a championship level Lewis and past it Mr Whippy.
No chance of going through, most of us expected that but i have never seen a team fuck up to conceed goals as much of us.
I dont think he can fix it, his style is now becoming outdated where teams are all about press, pace, energy and we just do not have it yet he is setting up every game as if we have it
I gave to agree, the game is more athletic now than it’s ever been, you need pace everywhere and we don’t have it. Pep needs to take a look at his players now, I don’t think they have the ticky tacky about them, we need to adapt or die next season because everyone else has pace.
 
Feel a bit sorry for the team tonight. They gave it all tbf. Wasn't enough. RM won with more quality. We used to win like that. On a positive note thought the defence was a lot better and more solid. Dont give us a chance at their place. FA CUP AND TOP 4 WILL DO ME.
I would settle for that too but I also want to give those orange twats a game at their place.
 
He never wanted to be here this season, Ederson wanted away and was packed ready to go but the deal fell through
Too short notice for us to bring in another quality keeper. Up until the Feyenoord debacle he was one of our better performers this season.
 

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