***City v Chelsea |Official Match Thread***

[zuricity]

great to see Mendy up there second in line to get his CL final losers medal behind Bernie . What a star !

[johnny crossan]

Last year we changed our tactics to play the 7th best team in France.

Tonight we changed our tactics to play the 4th best team in England...after dominating the league and finishing 19 points ahead of them.

At least they can't say we're not adaptable.

[IanWright]

Fuck Chelsea

[PaulieIrish]

Biggest disappointment for me, other than starting team selection, was the way our football degenerated in last 15mins. We turned into Stoke, hoofing balls into the box and hoping for a break. We gave up on our principals and that was the most disappointing thing for me. What’s the point in doing that?

We lost our heads

[charvet_wonderland]

Nool - if you honestly believe I’m talking “over” everyone then stop replying. Let me die out. I’ll leave if people stop replying....

Don't worry mate, that will happen sooner or later. This site will no longer be a place where you can discuss City, but a sad fucking echo chamber of negativity.

I am not a happy clapper. I hate it when we don't win or underperform. But I just can't stand this constant slagging off of the manager and team that is giving us the most successful era ever. Rational analysis and criticism is OK, but the Baldie shit, Fraudiola, and Sterling bashing is just fucking wrong.

How long does Sterling have to play SHIT before Sterling bashing is no longer just wrong? Also I don’t reckon the Baldie/Fraudiola jibes will be causing pep to self harm any time soon. He fucked it right up tonight - tried to be clever and fucked it right up. Again.

I still love him though- he just needs to take a week off & sub in a different manager for derbys & big games

[Mase]

Aguero crying
Sterling scrolling through his messages to find a racist comment so he can re-post

[sheblue]

If we can all agree Pep got it wrong then maybe we all can move on.

It's not losing, manner of losing that hurts.

Yeah that is grand. But we HAVE to deal with a problem.
And that problem is a manger who beyond doubt just can't do it in this competition. Its been proven now over several seasons.
Oh wait, maybe it was the officials fault. That must be it.
Move on, alls good.

[johnny crossan]

Anybody find something to say that will cheer us all up?

[PeterParker]

Biggest disappointment for me, other than starting team selection, was the way our football degenerated in last 15mins. We turned into Stoke, hoofing balls into the box and hoping for a break. We gave up on our principals and that was the most disappointing thing for me. What’s the point in doing that?

We lost our heads

I think it's quite simple, pal. Something people pointed out for a few years now is that we have no plan B, no kitchen sink tactics we had with Bobby. If we are one down in a big match we are pretty much fucked. This year's UCL has been the exception of the rule, but overall, we failed to create anything even if at some point we somewhat returned to our normal tactics and eleven (still Phil never played in the wing all night long).
Also, might sound stupid, but I think having fans in the stands affected some of our players.

Seeing Chelsea's players celebrating is starting to kick in for me. I was fuming, now I feel pure heartbreak. just a fucking horrible feeling of being helpless and just numb.
Just thinking at some here that were desperate to go there? To see them. Thinking of Nick, or City64 who is a cunt most of the times, but would have given his right bollock to be in Porto. Do they deserve this fucking shitshow? Some are sacrificing everything for the club and our manager tries to be clever.

[london blue 2]

Anybody find something to say that will cheer us all up?

Nope. Fucking hurting.

[nottsblue]

Anybody find something to say that will cheer us all up?

Still got the PL pot on the sideboard together with the LC.

Look for the silver lining JC.

You win some you lose some. That’s the nature of the beast. And we win more than we lose
Next season we go again

[johnny crossan]

Anybody find something to say that will cheer us all up?

Still got the PL pot on the sideboard together with the LC.

Look for the silver lining JC.

You win some you lose some. That’s the nature of the beast. And we win more than we lose
Next season we go again

Excellent, thank you NB I shall take that cheering thought with my cocoa up the wooden hill.

[patrickblue]

Anybody find something to say that will cheer us all up?

Nothing's going to cheer me up for the foreseeable.

So fucking annoyed with the fucking about with a winning team.

[Outcast]

If we can all agree Pep got it wrong then maybe we all can move on.

It's not losing, manner of losing that hurts.

Yeah that is grand. But we HAVE to deal with a problem.
And that problem is a manger who beyond doubt just can't do it in this competition. Its been proven now over several seasons.
Oh wait, maybe it was the officials fault. That must be it.
Move on, alls good.

I'm trying to be balanced, I got shut down by certain individuals for calling out Peps outrageous lineup. The more I think about It the more feel frustrated. All the hard work down the drain thanks to an almighty brainfart. I like Pep, still wouldn't change him, but you got to call him out for his infamous brainfarts.
The question is, if we make it to a final again, are you confident he wouldn't tinker again?

[CTID Hants]

great to see Mendy up there second in line to get his CL final losers medal behind Bernie . What a star !

I turned off at final whistle, if that is true, I will steel a massive stealth truck and hunt the cunt down.

[london blue 2]

Peps the kind that will keep doing it till it works and then get lauded for it

[PeterParker]

“It has been an exceptional season for us. It was a tight game. We had chances. We were brilliant in the second half, we were brave and we could not convert the chances as they were so strong. The players were exceptional. We come back maybe one day again!”

What more can we say about this? When 100% he means/believes this shit.
How can one not think he is deluded and an idiot?

[Mase]

Can everyone stop being all doom and gloom. You’re so negative. Harry Potter still won his first quidditch tournament.

[Vantage]

I fear Pep is smoking his own crack it was the wrong team, formation and tactics and he had plan B and C if he wanted it.

Chelsea didn’t win, we gave it to them.

[South Coast Blue]

I've just watched his post match. Couldn't do it at the time, he said he wanted gundogan instead of fernandinho to play cute passes and set the players. I know I'm not a football manager but when gundogan joined and played that role he was shit for us. Then he plays further forward and becomes top scorer. His best intricate play is in the box ( and usually when not playing with de bruyne). Not to start with fernandinho when he's been in top form recently is inexcusable in my opinion. Say you're a Chelsea fan and tuchel left out kante. You'd be saying what the fuck? I'm pissed and angry so had better stop posting. Just can't believe we played that team and tactics. Surely you start defensive in a FUCKING FINAL and if you want to get cute you change it when you're winning?