Real Madrid Vs Manchester City Post Match Thread

[jimharri]

zabaleta had a howler.....directly responsible for both 1st and 3rd goal............
great performance by toure......Nastasic looked great.......just have to increase intensity in our play......

Was Zabaletta on for the first goal?

 

[BulgarianPride]

Ignore me.

 

[colourmeblue]

Typical City?

 

[tommybooth]

the boys done well.

 

[MCC]

Gutted. Absolutely gutted.

Can't fault any of the players, all played well.

We went to the Bernabeu in the Champions League and nearly nicked it. How far have we come in ten years, blues? How far away did this seem under Ball and Royle? I look at the Bernabeu and think of the Gene Kelly Stand between the Kippax and the North, it almost seems a lifetime ago.

But this is our journey; a journey that few are privileged to undertake. We were there when we were battling Macclesfield at Moss Rose and we were there when battling Real at the Bernabeu.

I'm gutted that we've lost after being in front twice but such a performance at such a ground brings the whole takeover home.

This one result taken on it's own is gutting; but if you take it in its full context of the progress that we have made, then it's a marker. We aren't quite there yet. We're almost there, but not quite; a cake without a cherry.

We look at the investment in the club, we look at the new Academy project and the investment into youth like Nastatric (who was wonderful), and like Rodwell this year.

We went to the Bernabeu and make no mistake, we shit up Real Madrid.

Gutted about the result but this game has brought home all of the emotions after the takeover. In that game, the world of football stopped laughing at City and started taking notice. We will be back, we are here to stay. Fair play to Real for having the better of us on the day, but this fixture will soon be the norm around the Etihad.

This is the best I've ever felt after a loss.

Amen.

With all of the new fans around here fella, don't forget the immortal words of Noel Gallagher.

"We'll see things they'll never see"

Exactly. They have no idea.

 

[Le Havre Oswald]

Kolarov and Zabaleta are the weakest links in the team.

NO.

It's not often you face, ronaldo,di Maria, benzema, ozil etcc...
Fuck me.

Zaba is quality one poor game doesn't make him a weak link.

 

[bobom]

Great effort to score two there. Just showed a bit of inexperience conceding two quick equalisers. Looked as if they couldn't believe their luck and took their foot off the pedal each time.

 

[Bobbies Black Bins]

Gutted :(

Had a bad feeling about our defence.

Proud of scoring 2 away th real.

 

[Andouble]

Nastasic. After watching him 5-10 minutes I was completely comfortable with him there. Plays a good pass and ridiculously composed. Imagine Savic in this position? He made some mistakes and may have been at fault for the 2nd goal but he's going to be an excellent addition going forward.

 

[Deleted member 14625]

We were okay in the first half.

We were good for the most part in the second half. But then three mistakes and we concede three goals from them. Against Real Madrid we can't be making any mistakes.

Joe Hart is right, we should be disappointed. We should be disappointed but we shouldn't dwell on it and most importantly learn from it.