Champions League 2022-23

[Finnegan]

2 minutes ago, Col city fan said:

You could see it coming. Madrid looked far more dangerous coming forward.

Man City are doing that Pep thing yet again and over-thinking the game. They look slow and ponderous so far.

 

No they aren't. They're playing one of the best teams in the world who are set up to ruin and are great on the counter, a weakness of Pep's style. 

 

What is he OvErThInKiNg? You're just parroting generic stock twitter rubbish. He's playing pretty much his standard first 11 and normal tactics. 

[Fear Of The Fox]

12 minutes ago, Col city fan said:

You could see it coming. Madrid looked far more dangerous coming forward.

Man City are doing that Pep thing yet again and over-thinking the game. They look slow and ponderous so far.

Tbf they have the "know how" when it comes to this kind of games. Not a fan of Real Madrid but even at their worst are capable to win european trophies. 

Pep always has trouble with these games. Foden and Mahrez should have been in the first XI imo. 

Edited 9 May 2023 by Fear Of The Fox

[Guest Col city fan]

2 minutes ago, Fear Of The Fox said:

Tbf they have the "know how" when it comes to this kind of games. Not a fan of Real Madrid but even at their worst are capable to win european trophies. 

Pep always has trouble with these games. Foden and Mahrez should have in the first XI imo. 

Man City need to be more direct. They are taking too long to get the cross in or to make the killer pass. 
Pep has consistently suffered with Man City at this stage of the ECL by looking too much at how the opposition play. Man City need to up the tempo and put Madrid under more direct pressure. It’s too slow.

Big half coming up

[Finnegan]

Col giving advice to the best club manager of his generation there. 

 

Which amounts to "get it in the mixer." Christ. 

[Guest Col city fan]

4 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

Col giving advice to the best club manager of his generation there. 

 

Which amounts to "get it in the mixer." Christ. 

No need to be offensive mate. Just giving my view 

[TJQuik]

They're getting murdered

[RowlattsFox]

One minute quick attacking full backs were essential and now we are starting to see the best teams not bothering with one of them. A trend Pep has started to be fair. 

 

Man City will take 1-0 now. 

[Finnegan]

Tbqh given that they've not played very well, they'd probably take this score line right now. Won't be the end of the world. 

 

They're more than capable of hammering anyone at home. 

[RowlattsFox]

Even Ancelloti is turning into a desperate manager wanting every decision going. 

[Lionator]

The state of these Real appeals.

 

Ref doing well to be fair. 

[Finnegan]

SHIT

DID YOU SEE THAT... 

 

 

(again) 

[The Bear]

THRIIIKKEEEERRRRRRR

[RowlattsFox]

Brilliant, was starting to think is this another big night when we see nothing from De Bruyne. 

[UniFox21]

Two absolutely outstanding goals 

[StanSP]

Strike! 

[Guest Col city fan]

Beautiful strike by KDB

Man City needed that, Madrid were taking over.

Now I think we’ll see Man City put them under lots of pressure.

Edited 9 May 2023 by Col city fan

[TJQuik]

Brilliant hit

[Fear Of The Fox]

Both managers afraid to make any subs? 

[Finnegan]

4 minutes ago, Fear Of The Fox said:

Both managers afraid to make any subs? 

 

Don't really know what either would want to change much. It's kinda going to plan for both of them. Nobody is playing terribly. 

 

They might have both completely opposing tactical approaches but it's very finely balanced. 

 

[Jaspa]

Get Riyad on

[RowlattsFox]

Admittedly I've only watched Madrid in the champion league but I'm sure it's the same players that always come off the bench...Ascensio, Nacho then Cebellos 

Edited 9 May 2023 by RowlattsFox

[Guest Col city fan]

Tactically, Ancelotti is a magician, he really is.

Haaland has been limited to so few chances so far. The supply has just been cut out

[Finnegan]

Is asking for a yellow not meant to be a yellow? Camavinga should be booked for diving and Vincius for waving an imaginary card? 

[moore_94]

Surprised Bernardo Silva is still on the pitch and not either been sent off or subbed

 

That should've been his 2nd yellow, deserved one in the first half

 

Been pretty poor I think as well

[TJQuik]

DID YOU ALMOST SEE THAT?