Lehmann: "Very, very boring" City

[Sideshow Bob]

I usually ignore this type of fucking drivel, but this fucking cunt desperately needs a good beating around the head and neck. CUNT!!!!!!!!!!


http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/125377.html

Former Arsenal and Germany goalkeeper Jens Lehmann has claimed the Champions League is better off without Manchester City after they were eliminated from the competition despite beating Bayern Munich 2-0 on Wednesday night.

Lehmann, working as a pundit for German television, could not hide his pleasure at seeing City drop into the Europa League as Napoli joined Bayern in qualification from Group A of the competition.

"Man City play very, very boring football," he said. "They just make their opponents fall asleep with lots of possession. But to be honest, that is not tactically very demanding. The way they play here is the way any amateur team plays, only not on such good grass.

"They just pack men behind the ball, have five against two and just move the ball around. The goal then just comes from a fortunate circumstance."

Lehmann, who played in the Champions League final for Arsenal against Barcelona in 2006, albeit for only 18 minutes before being sent off, was also unimpressed by the atmosphere at the Etihad Stadium.

"There was no life in the stadium," he said. "It was dead. The fans are so quiet. You have got to say, though, that they have not got anything really to get excited about here. They had possession all of the time, albeit in their own half where nothing was happening.

"It is a shame because it is not typical English football. Napoli have heart and passion and I liked them. It is good that they have gone through. We don't want to see Manchester City in the Champions League."

City have been in sparkling form in the Premier League, with Roberto Mancini's men currently top of the table having scored 48 goals in 14 matches.

[PeterParker]

This coming from him:

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[Dameerto]

How can that man draw a wage as a pundit?

[Chinners]

Who says Germans don't have a sense of humour?

[Blue Since 76]

Can't think of anything to say that's not extremely xenophobic, so I'll just stick with who cares what some mad ex-footballer says.

[john@staustell]

Surprised you gave this airtime really Bob. That Barcelona are boring fuckers too, all that possession!

[Hazy2]

So German pundit's get pissed during the game then NICE.

[ant london]

It's just pure class....I've heard it all now

[Dameerto]

All I can think of is that he watched the Norwich game as 'research' knowing he would be involved with punditry for the Bayern game - we were pretty flat for most of that game mainly due to Norwich being on the pitch but not wanting to play.

[Goaters 103]

That interview says a lot more about Jens Lehmann than it does about us.

[Mark (Blue Army)]

What a joker

[Sister of fu]

Fook me if this is boring god help us when were all guns blazing. How boring of us to score an average of three goals a game. No bloody wonder i keep nodding off at games........boring boring City!!!

[branny]

Call Batman. Looks like the Joker has escaped from Arkham Asylum.

[Beefymcfc]

Stange how a German who's played for numerous German teams, national team also, as well as Arsenal, now has something to say about City. Let's face it, he has won more than most but for him to say we play boring football is a joke. When he was part of the invincibles they managed a healthy 73 goals which was just short of 2 a game. Compare that with our shitty stats of 48 in 14, nearly 4 goals a games so far and from those stats you'll see that his team have far out-shone our current one.

Shame his club went down hill from that point, if they'd have carried on he could've been a household name.

[freshie]

He's clearly an attention seeking twat - and his comments have definitely caught everyone's attention. He's not got a newly released biography to plug has he?

[Tokyo Blue]

If he thinks we are boring, don't let him into Goodison Park.

[Mikhail Chigorin]

Lehman must be a fully paid up member of the Paul Merson Appreciation Society.

[david yearsley]

Lehman must be a fully paid up member of the Paul Merson Appreciation Society.

Must be pure self - flagellation watching Barca full of crack ;) Jens must be the chaiman of the German Narcolepsy Association

[Piccsnumberoneblue]

Goodness me, even our sternest critics aren't saying we are boring anymore. What a fine way to get yourself dismissed as a crank.

[Alioune DVToure]

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