United (H) Post Match Thread

[Gingers Dad]

I’d just like to point out that I’m still really really really pissed off and still a little angry by that performance.

You'll be happy at the parade

 

[burnley blue mcfc]

Funny that we don’t get paid E20mil a year, yet we all knew what was going to happen once he picked that line up. Bizarre.

Soon as that line up broke at 15-30 i knew we were in trouble mate, as did prob most city fans, wtf was pep thinking

 

[Bluemoon115]

Zinny talking some fucking sense.

Fuck it. Let them have it.

Only one thing to do when a run ends.

Start the next fucking one.

 

[Blu3m00n91]

Yeah, nothing wrong with being gracious in defeat imo.

I’m not saying he should make excuses or out but come on he should know what this game means to us. He doesn’t show it.

 

[StillBluessinceHydeRoad]

I'm not a prophet, I don't have a crystal ball and I can't read the future so although I was a little surprised that Walker wasn't at right back, Cancelo at left, and Foden and Bernado on the bench I still thought the eleven Pep picked to start was good enough. It shows the folly of putting my faith in a bald fraud rather than the real sages of bluemoon! KdB certainly wasn't at his best, Raheem's finishing had gone back a few seasons and Gabby had a rush of blood the like of which we never want to see again. But even so we came back very well in the last 25 minutes of the first half (I thought we should have had a penalty for Fred's body check on Sterling) - it was the second goal that really decided the game and here again the defending was poor. Even so Phil had a great chance, Raheem had two beauties but none came within a mile of the goal. Rodri hit the bar when it seemed inevitable he would simply side foot home. But, of course, we only lost because Pep didn't meet the experts of bluemoon in conclave and let them pick the team - after all, they were right after the event.

 

[abu13]

While it is a little raw tonight all this result will boil down to is a quiz question of who broke City's winning run in the 2020 / 2021 title winning season.

Nothing more.

 

[Gingers Dad]

I’m glad that you’ll be in the minority with opinions like that.

Just a derby. Small minded to think any different

 

[Nellies left peg]

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What an idiot.

He'd have probably run it out for a throw in if nobody had touched him. Was totally going nowhere and would never have got a shot away

 

[Invisible Man's Bandage]

A bad day at the office. Extremely disappointing but I‘m not sure that the end of a 21 game winning run is the time to rip into the players, as annoying as it is to be beaten by a very limited, one dimensional United team.

Big picture, I think we have outperformed this season and if we do end up winning it as we should then I would regard this title as a bonus given how we started the season.

We‘re currently a good but not a great team, and Guardiola has done well to fashion a more slow tempo style which has worked against most teams but obviously not today, and may not work next season either. I think we had the wrong team from the off - we needed more strength in midfield and Foden and Walker had to start - but we will need to make a few good signings in the summer if we want to push on next season.

The two concerns for me today were firstly Guardiola showing favouritism in his selection again (similar to the beginning of the season) and the form of KDB. He’s been poor all season apart from the odd flash of brilliance and at times in the first half he looked disinterested. I had hoped that he would play his way back into form for the end of the season but on the current evidence he’s still way below par.

That is a great post and you have made some very valid points. We have over performed after an abysmal start to the season but if we do win the league you would have to say it would be one of Pep's greatest achievements.

 

[Kakhaber The Great]

I'm not downhearted; I'm just mystified...