by PeterParker » Wed Apr 07, 2021 6:24 am
I think I've dreamt of the game last night.
Today I don't feel that good about the result. Of course, a win, but we need to open the score in Germany or we are out. We showed many times, sadly, that in Pep's era we are poor when it comes to chase a goal, however, yesterday we've seen something we barely see: a late winner after we conceide.
We were piss poor, but the lineup was spot on. I just can't put my finger on why we look so shit. Either Pep is somehow nervous as fuck and the players feel him, or the players have mental jam, something, that stops them from thinking straight in the quarter finals. Rodri had two major fuck ups last night and at the third Reus scored. I think we will see Fern in the second leg, I reckon Baldie did not play him because he is on a yellow, but he needs to start there. Also Gundo and Bernie were poor, it shows once more that the trio KDB, Gundo and Bernie does not work. The two were shit, but Kevin was everywhere, motm for me.
Also, what the hell is with our pitch? Is not the first time it looked like this this second part of the season. Is there a weird weather in Manchester and our staff don't know what to do or what?
Now, the ref. Is it me or they are super overracting? Maybe the assistant wanted an autograph for his kid? Or he is a collector?
I was baffled by the local reaction on Hategan last night. You saw it on BT1, I saw it on the local network and the two commentators spoke bad about him sincer our "penalty" until the end of the game. Today I see now they are on the assistant also.
If I am not mistaken, the "leaks" with the autograph you saw on BT were from the local media here. The backstory of this is that Digisport (the local broadcaster) have a specialist in a guy called Craciunescu, big ref in the 90s, was in charge of the UCL final in 95. Anyway, this fella was sacked by the romanian council that supervizez de refs, similar to PIGMOL, a few years back and replaced by Kyros Vassaras who opened some door at UEFA for our refs. Since that moment, Digi & Craciunescu have a very, very big offensive on every ref we have. They were fuming after the incident in Paris with Demba Ba and wanted big sanctions for the whole brigade, including Hategan.
So that is that.
Anyway, Wednesday will be a battle in every single way possible. I hope I will not see some innovations, 3 on the back or fuck knows what. Same 11 will do, but be smart about it and play our game.
