***official CITY v bayern match thread***

[zuricity]

Mancinis team at least got a point tonight

[I Just Blue Myself]

I reckon it could be a whole other game without that first shite goal. It gave bayern the calmness and took the edge of the usual home team early pressure.

I agree & it's a real worry that our team folds like paper the second we go behind. Having a go the first 5 minutes in each half doesn't cut it. A two man midfield leaving a gaping hole in front of the back four, chasing ghosts, doesn't cut it. Playing a 4-4-2 v the European Champions managed by Guardiola doesn't cut it. Getting dicked around and still not changing anything at half time... Conceding two at the near post... Clichy, dear me...

[Cit.revenge]

Nothing beat CSKA and that is that .I just do not get Pelle why he do not adjust tactic when we play with strong team.And Hart is really our weekness but really.

[sidSmith]

???Tried to win! If they're that good you give them some respect and don't throw 2 fullbacks in who haven't played against the likes of Ribery or Robben, do ya? I'm not watching the raking of our club and have decided to turn the Rag propoganda on just to rip my fucking heart apart, I'm that fucking angry! And it's fucking started. Fuck you Moyes, fuck you Sky and fuck everyone involved! FUCK YOU!!!

You'll live.

Not saying it was right. But in his head he thought it was a way to win, very wrong, but that's what he decided.

Pissed off he didn't change it earlier, but the early goal gave them confidence.

We never really had a chance and it's one we have to take on the chin. Sadly.

[Cit.revenge]

Mancinis team at least got a point tonight

Bob would go out with 4 5 1 for sure or even 5 4 1

[sheblue]

Regardless of how easy we made it for them. Best side I have ever seen City play.

Agreed best side by a mile would have beaten any premier league side the same.

[ross.mcfc]

Regardless of how easy we made it for them. Best side I have ever seen City play.

Agreed best side by a mile would have beaten any premier league side the same.

Agreed. Something that should be taken into consideration is that English sides are tier two European clubs now. None of them could live with the top two German or Spanish sides. We maybe the best of a better than average bunch.

[Green in blue]

My two cents.....

Totally outclassed today. At one point the stats were similar to that of Celtic Barcelona and Celtic put up a better fight.

I can only assume that zabs was carrying a knock (I've not heard yet) because throwing a player in who has been out for months and only played against Wigan is less than naive... That's not even considering we were playing the current European champions.

We have seen even club make mistakes in the transfer market and I believe fernandinho to be one of them. Whilst he hasn't had time etc I've said from day one if this guy was world class he wouldn't have spent until he was 28 in Ukraine.

We face a very difficult task on Saturday. For me negrado and silva need to start against Everton. We only looked to compete when silva was there to pass the ball quickly 1 for the first time we were probing ( again this is easier when you are three nil down)

I thought that this was going to be dzeko big season, however once again he let us down up front. For 6ft odd in great strength. Excellent finish from the big man. Deserves a start.

It's not the result that gets me... It is the performance. At 3-0 down the players looked like they didn't give a shit. It could have been 6-0 and some of them would've shrugged them off.

Il sleep it off. Big game sat and we need to lift our game.


Ps il not even discuss hart

[Cocacolajojo1]

Could someone who can start a vote on whether it's acceptable to lose to bayern Munich at home? Yes no and don't know will do as options. Would be interested to know what people on here think.

[Beefymcfc]

This team who just beat us took Barcelona apart so i'm not ready to buy a rope yet.Ok i suppose Pellegrini was a bit naive in his selections and i think lack of pro-active subs but really did anyone really think we could beat Bayern tonight?.

Errrr, yes, or at least give it a shot. Here's the reality check, at home:

[center]City v Bayern

34% Possession 66%
9 Shots 20
3 On goal 8[/center]

[YayaJonas]

Totally out classed tonight. Whole team needed to do better. But they are the CL champs and could of been so much worse tonight

[Green & Blue]

Could someone who can start a vote on whether it's acceptable to lose to bayern Munich at home? Yes no and don't know will do as options. Would be interested to know what people on here think.

Its acceptable, best team in europe but I would have expected City to give a better account of themselves.

[Beefymcfc]

Could someone who can start a vote on whether it's acceptable to lose to bayern Munich at home? Yes no and don't know will do as options. Would be interested to know what people on here think.

I'll do one if you want but without the loaded question.

What about 'Is it acceptable to lose to Bayern in the manner that we did?'?

[Cocacolajojo1]

I'll do one if you want but without the loading question.

What about 'Is it acceptable to lose to Bayern in the manner that we did?'?

How is that less loaded ;-)?

[Beefymcfc]

I'll do one if you want but without the loading question.

What about 'Is it acceptable to lose to Bayern in the manner that we did?'?

How is that less loaded ;-)?

Quite simply because you are implying that only one team has an affect. Is that what you want rather than saying they were actually playing against another team?

[sheblue]

Yes we were outclassed, but it's not correct to say we were outclassed and that's it. There's way more to it, many problems.
Many other factors to consider, and many of them worrying.
Where does one start?

[Cocacolajojo1]

Quite simply because you are implying that only one team has an affect. Is that what you want rather than saying they were actually playing against another team?

When it comes to bayern Munich it is sometimes irrelevant which team they are facing. I've read your posts during the evening and I know that your furious but sometimes that's the way it is.

[Spurge]

Regardless of how easy we made it for them. Best side I have ever seen City play.

[highlight]Agreed best side by a mile would have beaten any premier league side the same[/highlight].

I'm not sure you can say that with 100% certainty. Had a decent team set up with 5 in the middle of the pitch to negate them then who knows. We did make it very easy for them. Don't forget Arsenal beat them on their own pitch as recently as last season.

[clawbaggio]

They had only conceded 2 goals in the CL in their last 8 games and one of them was in last years final.

At the end of the day we would prob expect Bayern to win the group so getting at least a draw next game At CSKA and then beating them at home is likely to get us through.

I don't like this putting all eggs in the CL basket as we've no real chance of winning it.
Rather we made PL the priority

[zabbadabbado]

My two cents.....

Totally outclassed today. At one point the stats were similar to that of Celtic Barcelona and Celtic put up a better fight.

I can only assume that zabs was carrying a knock (I've not heard yet) because throwing a player in who has been out for months and only played against Wigan is less than naive... That's not even considering we were playing the current European champions.

We have seen even club make mistakes in the transfer market and I believe fernandinho to be one of them. Whilst he hasn't had time etc I've said from day one if this guy was world class he wouldn't have spent until he was 28 in Ukraine.

We face a very difficult task on Saturday. For me negrado and silva need to start against Everton. We only looked to compete when silva was there to pass the ball quickly 1 for the first time we were probing ( again this is easier when you are three nil down)

I thought that this was going to be dzeko big season, however once again he let us down up front. For 6ft odd in great strength. Excellent finish from the big man. Deserves a start.

It's not the result that gets me... It is the performance. At 3-0 down the players looked like they didn't give a shit. It could have been 6-0 and some of them would've shrugged them off.

Il sleep it off. Big game sat and we need to lift our game.


Ps il not even discuss hart

Pretty much sums it up.

Couldn't understand the manager not changing anything at half time either,have yet to see Pellegrini make a game changing substitution for the better.

at 3 -0 down i feared a proper good hiding,3-1 flatters us tbh.