*****Manchester City FC v Atletico Madrid match thread *****

[gmercer1]

BT no doubt telling us how good Madrid have been!

[Nigels Tackle]

ft: city 0 - atletico 2
match stats:
possession city 73% atletico 27%
passes city 7865555 atletico 75
shots city 5 atletico 2
on target city 0 atletico 2

[PeterParker]

I don't understand the point of Bernie as a false nine and putting long balls in the box for him.
What's the point?

[Nigels Tackle]

BT no doubt telling us how good Madrid have been!

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[blues2win]

On the bright side our defence has played well, particularly Ake and Laporte. They haven’t had a sniff and neither have we. They’re defending deep and every time Mahrez and Sterling get the ball they’re double marked. Bernie has no space and Kev can’t get anything to come off.

[gmercer1]

BT no doubt telling us how good Madrid have been!

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And they are

[carl_feedthegoat]

On the bright side our defence has played well, particularly Ake and Laporte. They haven’t had a sniff and neither have we. They’re defending deep and every time Mahrez and Sterling get the ball they’re double marked. Bernie has no space and Kev can’t get anything to come off.

Eh ? Atlético have barely been out of their own fucking half !

We have played fucking shite boring football and it’s been fucking dire to watch .

[PaulieIrish]

Not concerned yet. Game is exactly what we would have expected. We are controlling game. They are two banks of five.

We're just one pass away from splitting them open, it's coming.

[stevefromdonny]

when they attack which isn't often, we get the ball and wait till they are all back in their own half, pass backwards all the time, and they stand and watch us do it, need to hit the 2nd half quickly and move the ball forward not keep going back

back to the beer

[brite blu sky]

Not concerned yet. Game is exactly what we would have expected. We are controlling game. They are two banks of five.

We're just one pass away from splitting them open, it's coming.

Was about to write the same.

Team not able to suss it out. HT chat may come up with what to do, or we will need to bring on some others to have a go.

One chance to crack them open is all it needs

[Nigels Tackle]

ffs

[gmercer1]

Did Keown ever play football?
The shit he spouts is unbelievable

[PeterParker]

This is the second counter after we had a corner.
Wake the fuck up!

[branny]

Cancelo needed to wipe Griezman out there.

[Mase]

The fans knew this game would be like this. Pep must have known. Yet we don’t have an answer.

[carl_feedthegoat]

The fans knew this game would be like this. Pep must have known. Yet we don’t have an answer.

It’s pathetic isn’t it .

[Beefymcfc]

Can we have a yellow, ref?

[PeterParker]

Three changes for them. Wonder when are we gonna do our first? I am guessing no subs today.

[Beefymcfc]

That’s where a centre forward is needed.

[carl_feedthegoat]

Can we have a yellow, ref?

How about we have an actual shot at goal, from open play , first ?