TheSuperNerd:
Madrid is not your ordinary short-term goals team. So this doesn't apply here one bit. Madrid are a team for the long term and it shows in their recruitment blueprints and the way they execute their plays in flexible manners. Madrid have undergone transformative build and adaptability in the last few years and recruited soundly with long term in mind. So they are also built for long term enduring success and not just instant success.

Madrid is a more adaptable team tactically than Man City who are fixed on one kind of attacking flow. This is what gave Madrid the edge over the two legs today.

They showed they could attack you in the first leg. In the second leg, they showed they could stifle their attacking machines. Madrid deserve huge credits.

GoodJoe, it is okay to be vexed. Your team lost.

TheSuperNerd:
Madrid is not your ordinary short-term goals team. So this doesn't apply here one bit. Madrid are a team for the long term and it shows in their recruitment blueprints and the way they execute their plays in flexible manners. Madrid have undergone transformative build and adaptability in the last few years and recruited soundly with long term in mind. So they are also built for long term enduring success and not just instant success.

Madrid is a more adaptable team tactically than Man City who are fixed on one kind of attacking flow. This is what gave Madrid the edge over the two legs today.

They showed they could attack you in the first leg. In the second leg, they showed they could stifle their attacking machines. Madrid deserve huge credits.

GoodJoe, it is okay to be vexed. Your team lost.

TheSuperNerd:


Pep's team deliberate tactical fouls to slow games down and kill opponents' attacking momentum is another variation of defending and stifling.

Madrid are good value for their win. Their Mentality was stronger.

Odunayaw:
Long term long term but we know who has more CL and who has done 3 peats in recent memory

Amedino99:
No matter how good guardiola's teams are, winning the UCL twice in a row is something they have never done. They can't even make the final twice. Couldn't do it with prime Messi, couldn't even get to the final with Bayern, and now man city.

TheGoodJoe:


Tactical fouls comes from playing a high line and leaving yourself exposed to create intrigue in play. It also for dominance. When you lose the ball on an exposed position, you foul. That is no dark art.

We are talking of 120 minutes of bore football.

I never want to see Manchester City play like that to win.

mostob:
City crashed out

Arsenal crashed out

Barcelona crashed out


One thing is common here.... you know it already

Thegoodjoe how far...

TheGoodJoe:


How can I be a terrible loser? I am pro football and find park bus disgusting. I want good football and believe with time it will bring lots of success. Mbok, Madrid parked bus.

TheGoodJoe:


I am not vexed at all and come on, Real Madrid were awful. There is nothing to praise or celebrate about it. They won, they were lucky. It had nothing to do with tactics. They knew they'd were going against a superior opponent and decided to seat back, hoping they win.

TheSuperNerd:
Honestly the talk of "Long term" should not dare come up when it concerns Madrid. They are masters of the Long term blueprint alongside instant success. They combine both approaches superbly.

Watching them post-CR7 sef and you can see how deliberate they still are in building and sustaining their winning culture. They are Mentality and Long-term Monsters.

TheSuperNerd:
So if I have a pistol and awaiting my bazooka in the summer and I am up against an opponent that has their own bazooka, I should go heads on, blaze fury right?

Won't I think of a way to adapt so I can cope with that firepower and stand a chance of winning?

Madrid successfully bypassed your pressing structure several times in the game. You miss that because all you wanted to see was "Park bus" when in fact, this was a true show of tactical defensive resoluteness against the Reigning Champs of Europe.

And they executed this approach without an actual striker/arrowhead.

Sugarboyy:

Modern football and footballers are trash, majority of them have zero football talent. They are very less talented but only trained to play the supposedly beautiful game.

Sugarboyy:

I need to come in here because I have been reading your arguments towards modern and football of old.
You are pro football and want good football, but you prefer modern footballers over footballers of old? Does modern footballers play good football?
Do you only watch matches at all or you just watch important matches and use stats afterwards to judge?
See, I have an extra view DStv at home and a single view in my office and most times only football piques my interest. There are no matches that are shown on supersport channels, including ESPN. From the EPL to Championship, to La liga, to Seria A and most times, ESPN shows Eredivisie or Belgium league, they also Shows Scottish League but few times... I do watch all of these matches lives, as they are played on TV.
Modern football and footballers are trash, majority of them have zero football talent. They are very less talented but only trained to play the supposedly beautiful game. All modern football and footballers are known for are pass, pass, pass, run, run, cross, cross, and head, or sometimes, shoot and it's a goal. As good as Bellingham is at Madrid right now, he won't make a starting 11 of the same Madrid midfield of old that has Zidane, Beckham, Guti, even Solari.
Or you want to talk about modern EPL defenders that you will be running at with the ball, they won't stand and face you, rather they would be running back and when you gets to their 18 yard box, they will slide you and that's a penalty. Are these the defenders you rate over defenders of old?

TheSuperNerd:
So if I have a pistol and awaiting my bazooka in the summer and I am up against an opponent that has their own bazooka, I should go heads on, blaze fury right?

Won't I think of a way to adapt so I can cope with that firepower and stand a chance of winning?

Madrid successfully bypassed your pressing structure several times in the game. You miss that because all you wanted to see was "Park bus" when in fact, this was a true show of tactical defensive resoluteness against the Reigning Champs of Europe.

And they executed this approach without an actual striker/arrowhead.

mostob:
City crashed out

Arsenal crashed out

Barcelona crashed out


One thing is common here.... you know it already

Thegoodjoe how far...

TheGoodJoe:


😂

So,

Manchester City
Barcelona
Arsenal
Dortmund
Bayern Munich
PSG

Six of the quarter finals teams are high possession teams. If you like learn, if you like argue, modern possessive play is flying high.

Marjoribanks:
Possession football depends on the players in your team. And it did not start with Pep-- Mr Genz.
It has being there since Pele to 1974 dutch team to Cryuff etc.
All top teams play possession football.
Tottenham is trying to play it but they lack the players and continues to pay the price with some ridiculous losses.

Nothing to sly others about. You not putting Madrid cos of tonight performance shows your hypocrisy.

TheGoodJoe:




Finito.

TheGoodJoe:


They played like scared ducks finally. 😂

You know it.

TheGoodJoe:
@TheSuperNerd

Did you know Nuri Sahin is assistant manager of Borussia Dortmund. Keep an eye out for him.

TheSuperNerd:
They played like hardened Warriors. Man City have a long way to go to be on the level of the greatest team on the planet and in European football history. Show some respect.

TheSuperNerd:
Madrid also needed one or two of their big chances to go in and we won't have Penalties. Both teams had 3 big chances today and both teams missed 2 huge chances so whatever case Balague is making for City in terms of chances can also be made for Madrid.

In the end, Madrid won fair and square. Let it rest.

TheGoodJoe:


😂

If that fear fear football is the way to go, I don't want. We keep doing it out way. We keep growing in class and quality.

TheGoodJoe:


Madrid won by penalties. Apart from that, they were too scared to play because they know they were up against class.

TheSuperNerd:


Most definitely.

#1 - Stanley Nwabali
#2 - Maduka Okoye
#3 - **A Strong NPFL GK**
#4 - Francis Uzoho/Adeleye Adebayo

Strong Possible: Arthur Okonkwo (once he completes his switch).

We eating good now in that GK dept.

TheGoodJoe:


I am not vexed at all and come on, Real Madrid were awful. There is nothing to praise or celebrate about it. They won, they were lucky. It had nothing to do with tactics. They knew they'd were going against a superior opponent and decided to seat back, hoping they win.

mostob:
City crashed out

Arsenal crashed out

Barcelona crashed out


One thing is common here.... you know it already

Thegoodjoe how far...