Sporting CP (A) | CL | Post Match Thread

[Eccles Blue]

The Boys in Blue didn’t give in. They fought to the end. However it wasn’t to be tonight unfortunately. Thank you City. Thank you Boys. But most especially Thank you Fans. You didn’t let us down. You cheered them to the end. Thank you well done.
We live to fight another day.
Not going into any details will just say a bad day at the office!! :-(

 

[Gray]

The ref was a bent ****. Clear pen on Bernado. Didn’t give the one that Earl missed and gave one against Nunes that wasn’t anywhere close to being as much of a foul as the one on Bernie.

Clutching at straws there pal.

 

[CTID1977]

I blame noel

can't argue with that. club was doomed after the reunion

 

[Tolmie scores]

Meh I’m more annoyed we lost to the twat taking over at the rags than the loss it self as we’re piss poor at the min and could easily lose to Brighton and that’s just the reality of where we are at the minute

It's a huge ask for us to match Brighton's energy tbf. All team's cycles come to an end at some point. Amazing we have had years at the top - hard to keep that energy and desire - you can sort of sense Pep feels this as well. I can't really see him b*llking the players for this like he would have done even a season ago..everyone and everything just looks a little tired (metaphorically and physically). I think the Rodri injury really deflated Pep as well as the team

 

[hertsblue]

Its been coming.
We have been extremely lucky to win some of the PL games this season, Spurs and Bournemouth could have had 5 against us.
Team is too old, too slow and the game has moved on now with every team having pace and energy and we look like a team of plodders playing Soccer Aid.
Shocking transfer windows have left us a squad with a complete lack of pace, creativity and more importantly goals.
We play wingers who offer us zero goals ( Diaz got hat trick for Dippers tonight), and our 1 striker is missing chances galore atm.
Tonight is no surprise to us, same old case of missing chance after chance after chance and cut open at will and concede from almost every shot.

 

[Fourinarow]

Typical autumn where our form dips, as well as the injuries at the moment.
It'll be reet come May.

 

[uwerosler28]

Remember when Pep said he would make a decision to stay or not based on player performance and of they were still giving everything for him?

 

[willipp]

Well, there'll be no shortage of headlines and articles about us tomorrow, across all outlets.

Oh the headlines won’t be about us though will they. That’s what’s pissed me off as well, we all know it will be all about the rags new manager beating Pep.

 

[blue whippet]

We have a very slow team, there is no pace, it is all control and at times ineffective possession. We often control the ball so much we switch off and lose concentration and subsequently possession.

I didn't think much of them in the first half but they found our weaknesses with ease in the second. Of course our comical defending didn't help. We were very slow to react to what was happening on the pitch which was a worry.

 

[ken tali]

The ref was a bent ****. Clear pen on Bernado. Didn’t give the one that Earl missed and gave one against Nunes that wasn’t anywhere close to being as much of a foul as the one on Bernie.

Both sporting penaltys were 100% correct,stop the crap.