Champions League 2022/2023

[Temptation]

On the most important note, I can't comprehend Pep's cautious approach tonight.
It's as if he instructed them to lower intensity in everything they do so as to gain something.
Madrid didn't create chances, but City didn't either with that approach

Hope it's the 'away' performance, and expecting a much better home performance in the 2nd leg

Two reasons:
Energy conservation for the league and second leg.
Pep wants City to peak at the right time. City tend to peak way too early in a CL tie which is detrimental to their gameplan. So Pep wants them to peak in the second leg and progress.

 

[jamrock]

Super cup final was a thrashing

A bigger trashing than than the 4-0 from a dominance prospective too.

 

[Birdy]

City played cautious as got caught out several times on break in first half. Not surprising they've not played all out away from home as don't have enough talent or experience to do that consistently

Grealish is fucking useless

Nah they played cautious in the 1st half as well
and with subpar intensity

 

[Morten]

A bigger trashing than than the 4-0 from a dominance prospective too.

Wait, xDominance is a thing now? I thought we counted goals and stuff.

 

[Temptation]

Not today and Barca suffer from teams breaking wide.

Would fancy Barca to get better of them in middle of park.

It's just one game. Many players off form.


By that token Modric would be Charlie Adam coz he was embarassing today.

 

[JamDav1982]

City been like that in most away games and Real were not full throttle either.

Supposedly it was roasting hot in the stadium.

Maybe played into slower pace.

Although strange no subs when players like Silva and Gundo looked knackered.

 

[JamDav1982]

It's just one game. Many players off form.


By that token Modric would be Charlie Adam coz he was embarassing today.

Nah not by that token.

What I said is not just based on this game anyway.

 

[jamrock]

Wait, xDominance is a thing now? I thought we counted goals and stuff.

Lol 🤣.

Good one, but yea we do, it's the whole package bro.

Madrid just does the quick counter thing, Barcelona played them off the park, took their souls.

 

[malvolio]

A bigger trashing than than the 4-0 from a dominance prospective too.

Glorified friendly is now the benchmark.

We would have got trashed by both teams in the game tonight.

 

[Temptation]

Big fan of Grealish. Had an average game today though.

Will play well in the second leg.

Also unpopular opinion: he pulls off the hairband and low socks look like no one else.

 

[Birdy]

the xG shotmap gives only 1 big chance for both teams -> Benzema's header
which was offside and would have been VARed off, so it shouldn't count

On the other hand, they don't include KdB's 1v1 with Courtois that would have been VARed on, as it was not offside

So City had the only big chance of the game

 

[JamDav1982]

Glorified friendly is now the benchmark.

We would have got trashed by both teams in the game tonight.

Nonsense.

Barca beat Real in 3 of last 4 games.

Stop spouting usual shite as cant handle Barca winning when Messi not at club.

 

[Morten]

Big fan of Grealish. Had an average game today though.

Will play well in the second leg.

Also unpopular opinion: he pulls off the hairband and low socks look like no one else.

Even if he is doing "well" for them this year, i just don't understand what City needs him for.

Superfluous signing as far as i can tell.

 

[Temptation]

Glorified friendly is now the benchmark.

We would have got trashed by both teams in the game tonight.

Nah you lot wouldn't get this far in the CL at all. Would get spanked by a side like Napoli because your coach is a clown. You have a great squad though. The Catalan Ole ain't getting the best outta your squad though.

 

[te amo barca]

Glorified friendly is now the benchmark.

We would have got trashed by both teams in the game tonight.

With our best 11, no chance. Would be close games