Zatman Posted April 17, 2019 Author Share Posted April 17, 2019 Pep again proves he cant really win the big games without Messi, Xavi and Iniesta Even then only 2011 was a clear victory as 2009 is arguably tainted by that Chelsea game which VAR would have probably seen Barcelona beaten by 4 or 5 goals 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 No idea how they managed to not win that one. They were completely dominant almost the entire game. Pep CL curse strikes again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Doesnt matter how much you dominate if you cant defend. How much has Pep wasted on the likes of Walker, Danilo, Mendy and Laporte? Their best defender is still Kompany, he just cant run anymore. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 (edited) I wish they removed the away goal rule, i think it's a stupid rule. Playing at home should be an advantage in itself. Edited April 17, 2019 by villalad21 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubbs Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Away goals have f###ed us often enough, it's about time it happened to someone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaAlex Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Don't like Spurs but really happy for Pochetttino. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 City unlucky tonight but just way to open at the back. Hopefully the bounce back to make sure Liverpool don’t win the league. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted April 17, 2019 Author Share Posted April 17, 2019 City have been to the same amount of European Cup/CL semi finals as us and Derby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 1 hour ago, sne said: No idea how they managed to not win that one. They were completely dominant almost the entire game. Pep CL curse strikes again? For all his domestic success, you can't really argue that he hasn't taken both Bayern and City backwards in the CL. He just doesn't come close or gets battered these days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Just now, kurtsimonw said: For all his domestic success, you can't really argue that he hasn't taken both Bayern and City backwards in the CL. He just doesn't come close or gets battered these days. especially at Bayern. This time I think they were unlucky thou. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakotaDakota Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 1 hour ago, dubbs said: At least they can shut up about the unprecedented quadruple now. Guess they can still go for being the first team to win the domestic treble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YLN Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 7 hours ago, Zatman said: City have been to the same amount of European Cup/CL semi finals as us and Derby 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morley_crosses_to_Withe Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Another season of failure in the CL. At least their owners will never got bored given they don’t actually own the club for football reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted April 18, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted April 18, 2019 45 minutes ago, Morley_crosses_to_Withe said: Another season of failure in the CL. At least their owners will never got bored given they don’t actually own the club for football reasons. I mean they’ll probably win 3 domestic trophies. No doubt they want the champions league more than any of them. But it’s not like they’re doing badly is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The_Rev Posted April 18, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 18, 2019 (edited) Exactly. There seems to be some kind of narrative that anything other than "the quadruple" will be a season of failure for Manchester City. This result probably makes a Premier League win more likely as it removes fixture congestion at the business end of things and they'll almost certainly beat Watford in the cup final. A domestic treble while playing scintillating football isn't a bad way to have a shit season. Edited April 18, 2019 by The_Rev 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 but Guardiola was brought in to win the Champions League, he has spent nearly 500 million in 3 seasons yet hasnt got further than Pellegrini in Champions League. Not like he got beaten by one of the Big 3 of Bayern, Real or Barcelona in any of them seasons but Monaco, Liverpool and Spurs Just like Bayern, City have gone backwards in Europe under him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 5 minutes ago, Zatman said: but Guardiola was brought in to win the Champions League, he has spent nearly 500 million in 3 seasons yet hasnt got further than Pellegrini in Champions League. Not like he got beaten by one of the Big 3 of Bayern, Real or Barcelona in any of them seasons but Monaco, Liverpool and Spurs Just like Bayern, City have gone backwards in Europe under him Yeah I think it's both. I've not considered Man City as favorite for the CL title in any season under Pep (I did when he was at Bayern) so no surprise they hasn't won the title. The competition at the top is really hard and there have been better team than City each year. But at the same time, as you say, it's not against those teams that City has come unstuck. With Bayern he should have won. They were THE best team in the competition more than once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morley_crosses_to_Withe Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Stevo985 said: I mean they’ll probably win 3 domestic trophies. No doubt they want the champions league more than any of them. But it’s not like they’re doing badly is it? No mate, but that’s why I specifically referenced the CL in my post. They’ve won everything else but the CL remains beyond them. It’s still a great season but the main prize still eludes them. Edited April 18, 2019 by Morley_crosses_to_Withe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 45 minutes ago, Zatman said: but Guardiola was brought in to win the Champions League, he has spent nearly 500 million in 3 seasons yet hasnt got further than Pellegrini in Champions League. Not like he got beaten by one of the Big 3 of Bayern, Real or Barcelona in any of them seasons but Monaco, Liverpool and Spurs Just like Bayern, City have gone backwards in Europe under him You put far too much emphasis on money. It doesn't really matter what the price or the contract of a player is, that's often not down to the manager. I mean, if man city come knocking, we know as well as anyone, you slap £20m on the valuation. Other teams do try and win at football too, and will try hard to do it. It's just 11 people playing football at the end of the day, money clouds peoples judgement. Admittedly, money does tend to get you better players, but I suppose that's only natural. You can't say he hasn't "trained" them well though, to get half-way through April and still be challenging for 4 trophies is a feat in itself. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Pep has failed because he thought he could get away with not picking his best team at Spurs and play for a draw. Last season he was too attacking at Anfield. he didn't get the balance right. His own fault really. He has the better team, he should have won the tie. If Klopp now beats him to the title, this season will be a big failure despite winning two trophies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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