The Manager

[robbieh]

Obviously Roberto has many positives but his tactics in Europe are very poor.

Last year we were far to open and attacking.

This game we gave far to much space to Ronaldo. We also defended very deep, which of itself is OK but if you do that playing 3 midgets up front was never going to work. In fact Nasri's injury helped as Kolarov gave us far more defensively and in an attacking sense than the ineffectual frenchman.

If you are going to defend deep you need like Chelsea last year a Drogba. We don-t have one but at least Edin has a bit of height. We were more of a threat with him on.

We didn't deserve to win. First half we were lucky.

How did we not realise after 20 mins when we should have been 3-0 down that perhaps doubling up on Ronaldo could be a useful tactic. Turned out to be our downfall in the end up, after we had the whole game to correct it.

Totally agree. Before the game I thought that Milner had a good shout of starting wide right, helping out Maicon or Zabba.

Actually thought Mou was quite negative with Alonso, Khedira and Essien all starting.

 

[Burtonblue]

Sorry but have to disagree
Gave Madrid the game of their life in their own backyard
In case you didn't notice, Real were on it big time tonight. I'll bet very few teams will go 2-1 up at the Bernabeu with 5 to go. If we'd hung on you would have proclaimed RM as a genius.
It was a game of narrow margins and on another day we would have won it.
Have to credit Madrid. They were awesome tonight and our boys did amazingly well to get anywhere near them tonight.

 

[HOLMSLICE]

Obviously Roberto has many positives but his tactics in Europe are very poor.

Last year we were far to open and attacking.

This game we gave far to much space to Ronaldo. We also defended very deep, which of itself is OK but if you do that playing 3 midgets up front was never going to work. In fact Nasri's injury helped as Kolarov gave us far more defensively and in an attacking sense than the ineffectual frenchman.

If you are going to defend deep you need like Chelsea last year a Drogba. We don-t have one but at least Edin has a bit of height. We were more of a threat with him on.

We didn't deserve to win. First half we were lucky.

How did we not realise after 20 mins when we should have been 3-0 down that perhaps doubling up on Ronaldo could be a useful tactic. Turned out to be our downfall in the end up, after we had the whole game to correct it.

Totally agree. Before the game I thought that Milner had a good shout of starting wide right, helping out Maicon or Zabba.

Actually thought Mou was quite negative with Alonso, Khedira and Essien all starting.

Exactly, we end up bringing Kolorov on to protect the wing we are not getting attacked on. Poor stuff

 

[Deleted member 14625]

Sorry but have to disagree
Gave Madrid the game of their life in their own backyard
In case you didn't notice, Real were on it big time tonight. I'll bet very few teams will go 2-1 up at the Bernabeu with 5 to go. If we'd hung on you would have proclaimed RM as a genius.
It was a game of narrow margins and on another day we would have won it.
Have to credit Madrid. They were awesome tonight and our boys did amazingly well to get anywhere near them tonight.

To be honest if we'd hung on we'd all be saying we got away with it big time. There were many positives from tonight but also many negatives.

 

[TCIB]

Mancini out ? :p

Get a grip ladies and gents.

 

[Deleted member 14625]

I'm backing our manager.

We all back the manager. But just like we say "atmosphere was shit today" or "Richards isn't playing well"... Roberto does make mistakes and has still things to improve on and we can all comment on it. But we a still love him and wouldn't want anyone else as manager.

 

[Anonymous]

OP - jog on.

THIS

 

[Deleted member 14625]

OP - jog on.

THIS

Fantastic input to the discussion lads!

 

[Anonymous]

OP - jog on.

THIS

Fantastic input to the discussion lads!

Pleasures all mine ;0)

 

[King Geedorah]

We rolled the dice, got a 5 and a 6, they rolled and got 12.

It happens move on.

Any other day they wouldn't have scored 3 lucky long shots and we'd be talking about Mancini the genius. Mourinho's celebration said it all.