***City v Liverpool Official Match Thread***

[PeterParker]

Seems like Pep isn't really bothered with domestic cups this season. Will backfire big time if he fails to win the PL and champion league now.

If he is not bothered why did he go until the semi, for the second year running, and made a total fuckup?
Why not exit early?

[sheblue]

AGAIN the lack of clinical finishers cost us.
Neither Jesus or Sterling could convert their chances.
Sterling is done as a city player, was once good but looks finished for a while now. Jesus is just not good enough for this team, end of story.
Both just have to go.

[Mase]

Too many individual errors at both ends of the field. That loses you the match.

Next season, Trafford in, Steffen out.

Zinchenko needs looking after/an extended break, the poor sod.

Is Alvarez replacing Sterling? We could make a tidy profit there and be no worse off.

Not sure how we could replace Bernardo if he wants to leave. I hope he doesn't.

Fernandinho was miles off the pace and utterly awful in the first half. That is why you are not getting offered a new deal as a player, mate.

Some subs would have been nice because that was shit, by and large.

If you are going to go long in the last few minutes, bring Delap or throw a central defender forward. High balls to Sterling aren't going to do it really.

Trafford has done well at Bolton but so has the kid at Portsmouth. We’ve got a few options for back up GK, all better than Steffan.

Agree completely with the Delap comment. There’s no point in launching long balls into the box, and we’ve done it before this season, if we’re not going to give Delap a chance.

[Harry Dowd scored]

The beeb panel are rightly pointing out Pep wanting fives subs but rarely using any, this horrible Pep you have lost more fa cup semi finals than any manager in the history of the club

[Tokyo Blue]

Feel sorry for Steffen. Apparently in bits at the end. Obviously he tried his best but Ederson should have played. When you’re up against a first class high pressing side and you play Pep football you need Ederson.

So he fucking should be. That was not even schoolboy standard. Can we recall James Trafford now?

[PeterParker]

AGAIN the lack of clinical finishers cost us.
Neither Jesus or Sterling could convert their chances.
Sterling is done as a city player, was once good but looks finished for a while now. Jesus is just not good enough for this team, end of story.
Both just have to go.

The problem is Sterling the end of the line, he is excellent in fucking our plays.
Starting him in big games is a huge problem.

We changed our full set up that led us to the final of last years UCL just to fit him in and we lost it.

[Tokyo Blue]

Trafford has done well at Bolton but so has the kid at Portsmouth. We’ve got a few options for back up GK, all better than Steffan.

Agree completely with the Delap comment. There’s no point in launching long balls into the box, and we’ve done it before this season, if we’re not going to give Delap a chance.

Yes, I forgot about Gavin Bazunu, Lovely.

[Harry Dowd scored]

I do not like Klopp, but he makes better use of what he is available than Pep

[sheblue]

I do not like Klopp, but he makes better use of what he is available than Pep

Reality is, and the truth often hurts, he is miles better in many departments.

[PeterParker]

I think we are harsh on Steffen.
Shit like this happens with our gk, they are lunatics and agree he couldn't handle the pressure and was unlucky also, maybe the sun played a part, Stones was with his hands near his eyes the full first half.

I will give him a pass because it's really his first huge mistake that lead to this, as a City player.
When this will become "natural", like with Bravo, then he needs to go.

There are other things that made us lose today, not his mistake.

[Beefymcfc]

Seems like Pep isn't really bothered with domestic cups this season. Will backfire big time if he fails to win the PL and champion league now.

And on the positive side, would be phenomenal and leave Liverpool with a possible domestic double. I do think he’s going all-out for the Prem & CL, though.

[hayling22]

Cole Palmer proved when he got his chance he was up to the job, before he got injured. I'm not saying we should throw Delap, McAtee etc into the battle, but they should have all got more game time than they have, in games we were winning. Then they would have been more prepared than they are.
I know we seem to be using the Foden template of bringing in gradually, but I do think some of our kids should have had more first team football then they have.
If they had, youthful, energy and creativness with the positivity that brings would be a much better weapon, than Sterling and the old tried and tested

[City64]

Abysmal first half , Steffen nowhere near the starting eleven ever again .
Liverpool are so overhyped it’s unreal , they just scraped through against our C team without a goal keeper .

Sterling and Steffen need to be sold this summer .

[zuricity]

I think we are harsh on Steffen.
Shit like this happens with our gk, they are lunatics and agree he couldn't handle the pressure and was unlucky also, maybe the sun played a part, Stones was with his hands near his eyes the full first half.

I will give him a pass because it's really his first huge mistake that lead to this, as a City player.
When this will become "natural", like with Bravo, then he needs to go.

There are other things that made us lose today, not his mistake.

stones passed to him in the middle of the goal instead of to the side of the goal ! a schoolboy error .Never ever pass the ball back to the goalie between the sticks . Stupid .

[Harry Dowd scored]

Abysmal first half , Steffen nowhere near the starting eleven ever again .
Liverpool are so overhyped it’s unreal , they just scraped through against our C team without a goal keeper .

Sterling and Steffen need to be sold this summer .

I agree about steffen but fuck me the rest should be better, Zinchenko was awful, Sterling anonymous terrible performance from the whole team

[City64]

Cole Palmer proved when he got his chance he was up to the job, before he got injured. I'm not saying we should throw Delap, McAtee etc into the battle, but they should have all got more game time than they have, in games we were winning. Then they would have been more prepared than they are.
I know we seem to be using the Foden template of bringing in gradually, but I do think some of our kids should have had more first team football then they have.
If they had, youthful, energy and creativness with the positivity that brings would be a much better weapon, than Sterling and the old tried and tested

In hindsight Palmer would have been perfect today , some tired legs in our midfield today . Despite Steffen,s horror show the dippers only just scraped past us . Sterling has to be sold this summer it’s the best option for both player and club .

[Tru_Blu]

This is all on Pep he is a complete egotistical CUNT. He thinks his bigger than the club he can go fuck right off.

[hayling22]

I think Carson would have done better, at least he has experience...I just don't get rewarding the 2nd keeper with the cups..Play your best when it matters most always. Keepers don't get burned out like the rest, maybe it affects them mentally, but Ed doesn't look like someone who is stressed out

[Harry Dowd scored]

Another thing that really pissed me off, Pep has shown the nation they are better than us because he picked such a dysfunctional team, fucking ridiculous to pick Steffen instead of Eddie after his shit performance against Saints this feels just as bad as the CL final fuck up

[PeterParker]

My fear is that we are going to make these cunts bigger than they actually are, like Chelsea last year.