***City v PSG CL Official Match Thread***

[zuricity]

Great second half , just a shame so many chances could not be converted.

[Nick]

Also donald needs mega improving and so does cherki. Neither in the leagues of prime Eddie and kdb.

[zuricity]

Well no more passing back, back, sidewsys. sideways, slow, slow. We may have lost but I loved the passion, intensity and attack. Long may it continue.

There was a lot of passing back tonight, were you nipping to the kitchen to get a beer ? There was also a lot of side to side, just like on Sunday and all last season . It's what needs to be done to breakdown the opposition.

[sheblue]

Maresca will have learned a lot more about his players tonight. And about his best 11.
I don't like singling out any player when we lose but its obvious Semenyo is not good enough at this level. He's grand against mid table teams, but not against teams of this calibre.

[zuricity]

Went from a horrid night to a not too bad one. Better performance from the keeper and better finishing and we'd have won that comfortably. Good news is that it's a throwaway game and plenty to get excited about in that 2nd half.

Football won tonight. From both sides.

I'll email all the tabloids, shall I?

please do Carl

and can you ask Dan Roan and McNulty if they do requests ? and if so, tell them to F**k Off.

[Swales4ever]

Went from a horrid night to a not too bad one. Better performance from the keeper and better finishing and we'd have won that comfortably. Good news is that it's a throwaway game and plenty to get excited about in that 2nd half.

Football won tonight. From both sides.

I'll email all the tabloids, shall I?

please do Carl

and can you ask Dan Roan and McNulty if they do requests ? and if so, tell them to F**k Off.

[zuricity]

Maresca will have learned a lot more about his players tonight. And about his best 11.
I don't like singling out any player when we lose but its obvious Semenyo is not good enough at this level. He's grand against mid table teams, but not against teams of this calibre.

He took his Captain off at Half time. IF he doesn't learn from that , it will be a difficult winter for City.

City need to hammer Ipswich on Saturday. and get ready for next Tuesday's CL gam.

[zuricity]

Maresca will have learned a lot more about his players tonight. And about his best 11.
I don't like singling out any player when we lose but its obvious Semenyo is not good enough at this level. He's grand against mid table teams, but not against teams of this calibre.

He took his Captain off at Half time. IF he doesn't learn from that , it will be a difficult winter for City.

City need to hammer Ipswich on Saturday. and get ready for next Tuesday's CL gam.

[PeterParker]

Must be the context, but I am not at all upset of the score, even at 1-4.

I think this might be the new feeling when we lose and it is not against the cartel.
Proud of our boys, fantastic football

[Nick]

Must be the context, but I am not at all upset of the score, even at 1-4.

I think this might be the new feeling when we lose and it is not against the cartel.
Proud of our boys, fantastic football

Exactly thats - its usually the injust of blatant non pens ( we still had this dont forget and ours was much more than theres ) but also every throw in ans corner against us - in Spain and Munich

[Nick]

Haaland said impossible on camera in the huddle. Yes he put a shift second half but if hes saying that its impossible to come back, as a captain thats stood up front and missing his only chances someone needs to give him a bollocking.

[Kippax Sean]

That was a great game. Not too upset at all, psg excellent first half, 2nd half we were sensational. Weird thoroughly enjoying a game and getting beat. Penalty decision was a joke.

[sniffer]

Well no more passing back, back, sidewsys. sideways, slow, slow. We may have lost but I loved the passion, intensity and attack. Long may it continue.

There was a lot of passing back tonight, were you nipping to the kitchen to get a beer ? There was also a lot of side to side, just like on Sunday and all last season . It's what needs to be done to breakdown the opposition.

OK will rephrase it, mo more unnecessary boring, nothing like last season.

[bigblue]

Haaland said impossible on camera in the huddle. Yes he put a shift second half but if hes saying that its impossible to come back, as a captain thats stood up front and missing his only chances someone needs to give him a bollocking.

That sounds extremely unlike him. There are dozens of things he could have said using the word impossible that are not saying it's impossible for City to come back overall. Are you sure that's what he was referring to?

Impossible.. if we keep missing out chances
Impossible.. if we keep fucking up at the back
Impossible.. for the ref to make that call
Impossible.. for you to not see me make that run
Impossible.. for anyone to not give 100% to the end
etc etc

[Swales4ever]

Haaland said impossible on camera in the huddle. Yes he put a shift second half but if hes saying that its impossible to come back, as a captain thats stood up front and missing his only chances someone needs to give him a bollocking.

That sounds extremely unlike him. There are dozens of things he could have said using the word impossible that are not saying it's impossible for City to come back overall. Are you sure that's what he was referring to?

Impossible.. if we keep missing out chances
Impossible.. if we keep fucking up at the back
Impossible.. for the ref to make that call
Impossible.. for you to not see me make that run
Impossible.. for anyone to not give 100% to the end
etc etc

+1
+ 2
Erling is a Blue, fully committed. Every now and then he has a mare in front of the goal, because he is (almost) human.
the one and only fan officially allowed to moan at him is Carl, because it always work out.
period

[Nick]

Fair. Dont want a defeatest attitude wearing the armband when we proved we could have won. He played much better second half tbf. I thought his performance was similar to old trafford. Lazy and walking first half. Shift second half. He needed to do better with at least 2 of his chances.

[Swales4ever]

On a serious, final note.
Imho the only serious issue that Maresca has to fix urgently is the recurring lethargic start that seems a constant so far. I wouldn't say lazy, because all the players have proven not to be so.
But it need to be fixed.
The needed adjustments to the starting line-up shall come naturally as the season progresses. Maresca has proved himself smart.

[patrickblue]

Haaland said impossible on camera in the huddle. Yes he put a shift second half but if hes saying that its impossible to come back, as a captain thats stood up front and missing his only chances someone needs to give him a bollocking.

That sounds extremely unlike him. There are dozens of things he could have said using the word impossible that are not saying it's impossible for City to come back overall. Are you sure that's what he was referring to?

Impossible.. if we keep missing out chances
Impossible.. if we keep fucking up at the back
Impossible.. for the ref to make that call
Impossible.. for you to not see me make that run
Impossible.. for anyone to not give 100% to the end
etc etc

He was probably saying it's not impossible.

[bigblue]

On a serious, final note.
Imho the only serious issue that Maresca has to fix urgently is the recurring lethargic start that seems a constant so far. I wouldn't say lazy, because all the players have proven not to be so.
But it need to be fixed.
The needed adjustments to the starting line-up shall come naturally as the season progresses. Maresca has proved himself smart.

just tell the team it's half time and we're down 3-0

[salford city]

We saw what the level needed to be in the first half and some were found wanting. Credit to Enzo for changing it at HT and we looked completely at it. Missed some great chances and could have turned it around. Donna had a shocker thought he was at fault for the first and the last but he's going nowhere. Big plus seeing Bouaddi not looking out of place against their midfield. Not overly disappointed the boss will have learnt a few things from that as well.