Zatman Posted April 10, 2018 Author Share Posted April 10, 2018 Tactics Pep caught out again. City and Bayern were brilliant when players were allowed play natural positions but when Pep tries to get clever and tries to think he is better than the oposition thats when they get caught out. Lahm in midfield, Laporte left back, Kolarov centre back, high line at Camp Nou, 3-6-1 tonight His ego is all so much that he always tries these things in big European games 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 Getting what he deserves for spending hundreds of millions on defenders yet still having the likes of Otamendi in the side. Then again i'm using the term defender loosely, given he's bought the likes of Walker, Stones and Danilo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 10 minutes ago, Zatman said: Tactics Pep caught out again. City and Bayern were brilliant when players were allowed play natural positions but when Pep tries to get clever and tries to think he is better than the oposition thats when they get caught out. Lahm in midfield, Laporte left back, Kolarov centre back, high line at Camp Nou, 3-6-1 tonight His ego is all so much that he always tries these things in big European games View on a podcast I was listening to is that Pep is rattled by Klopp and tries odd things to try and get past his tactics... which his teams have never coped with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 Maybe next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted April 10, 2018 Author Share Posted April 10, 2018 1 minute ago, bobzy said: View on a podcast I was listening to is that Pep is rattled by Klopp and tries odd things to try and get past his tactics... which his teams have never coped with. Could be true. He tried other tactics vs Barcelona and Monaco from last season who were also high press and in your face teams. Not as intense as Klopp Maybe he doesnt trust his players past the pressing system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 http://forums.bluemoon-mcfc.co.uk/threads/booing-the-champions-league-anthem.315900/page-25 Bluemoon convinced it's a UEFA conspiracy to stop them winning the CL every year. How about this radical thought....they just weren't good enough in the first leg. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 It was a bad decision to be fair Few videos doing the rounds last night of trouble in the ground, scousers in the home end, lots of scousers in that god awful tunnel club, plenty of empty seats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaJ100 Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Got to go down as a failure again. They've won the premiere a few times now its old news, like psg winning French league. Champions league is an annual flop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Thats where i disagree Man city dont dominate english football in the same way as psg, or juve, munich, real madrid and barca do their leagues, their over all trophy haul with the arab money is really poor The CL isnt his one and only measuring stick like it would be at those clubs, if he can get 3/4 back to back league titles, a treble, or say 3 doubles over a 5 year period then he has suceeded at city The failure comes in the context that the league is won and he had the ability to focus on the CL, that 1 game at anfield at it all came crashing down, thats how the CL should be 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 The Premier League has been a good achievement, but also has to be somewhat factored alongside the amount he has spent and the poor performance/ standard of his rivals. Some were very keen to call this City team the best Premier League side ever, but I think that's well a truly being wiped out. No where near as good as the United sides from 98-00. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 4 minutes ago, Dr_Pangloss said: The Premier League has been a good achievement, but also has to be somewhat factored alongside the amount he has spent and the poor performance/ standard of his rivals. Some were very keen to call this City team the best Premier League side ever, but I think that's well a truly being wiped out. No where near as good as the United sides from 98-00. No chance this city side is as good as that, even not as good as the arsenal invincibles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Personally think they are better than the Invincibles who also lost in CL quarter finals that season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 I agree they're a better side than the Invincibles, however going the entire season unbeaten is a better achievement than what City have done this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 They will get more points than Invincibles who got 90. City could still get 100. Always difficult to measure and of course going through a season unbeaten is amazing bit I prefered the Arsenal team in 1998 that won the double (Invincibles only won the league of course). Barca could go unbeaten in La Liga this season but no way having watched many of their games this season they are on a patch of their teams in 2009 and 2006. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 yeah barca is an interesting comparison, they have some major issues creeping up on them, maybe the weakest squad they've had in the last 10-15 years, 1 academy graduate in the team with no sign of any others coming through, the football isnt at the ridiculous high quality that it was, i would say more than anything else especially in europe they've lost their fear factor...and yet they've equaled the la liga record for games unbeaten, their remaining "tough" games are at home so they should finish unbeaten (home classico to play) they're 11 points clear and will win the league and have a cup final coming up what they still have is goals, suarez and messi will get north of 70 between them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 City have Spurzz next. Another defeat looms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 5 hours ago, VillaChris said: Barca could go unbeaten in La Liga this season but no way having watched many of their games this season they are on a patch of their teams in 2009 and 2006. I find it interesting no one is talking about how bad La Liga is with the way Barca we’re knocked out last night the way people would about the Premier League in similar situations. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 10 hours ago, Dr_Pangloss said: The Premier League has been a good achievement, but also has to be somewhat factored alongside the amount he has spent and the poor performance/ standard of his rivals. Some were very keen to call this City team the best Premier League side ever, but I think that's well a truly being wiped out. No where near as good as the United sides from 98-00. I still think they are the best Premier League side ever - and they’ll rightly be disappointed with this showing against Liverpool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 15 hours ago, bobzy said: I still think they are the best Premier League side ever Not for me, too many defensive issues to be considered the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 On 11/04/2018 at 13:36, villa4europe said: yeah barca is an interesting comparison, they have some major issues creeping up on them, maybe the weakest squad they've had in the last 10-15 years, 1 academy graduate in the team with no sign of any others coming through, the football isnt at the ridiculous high quality that it was, i would say more than anything else especially in europe they've lost their fear factor...and yet they've equaled the la liga record for games unbeaten, their remaining "tough" games are at home so they should finish unbeaten (home classico to play) they're 11 points clear and will win the league and have a cup final coming up what they still have is goals, suarez and messi will get north of 70 between them What struck me about Barca the other night is how clueless they were and just resorted to hoofing it up the pitch in the second half. Completely lost the plot. I have to say Messi has carried the team in La Liga and they've not been under any pressure from Real either. As for City I think this season they have been as good as any Utd or Arsenal team from the PL era and if they finish the season without stuttering any more then they'll probably have been the best I've seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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