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Ibunkun1:
Wetin be this? . I don tell you say your emotions don dey run high. Answer the question

If City are to play Chelsea at the Etihad why would you think City should have the upper hand?

I want to see if I can help you get there.

Emotions running high that what happened? Did City lose?

Ibunkun1:
. City's home form Is enough objectivity but Real's CL performances in recent years isn't enough?

RM won the league last season. Going by your malaria logic why should they not be winning it this season? Don't they have great La Liga performances to leverage on?

Kilishihunter:
Did this same type of incident not occur in the Japan vs Spain world cup game when a ball we all thought went out of play was given because the outer circumference of the ball still hugged the goal line?
This year must not pass us by to press your neck 🙏

https://twitter.com/Porcee_1/status/1656062771119759360?t=hDU5A9cR1LMAVSVE3uDMng&s=19

This is what they want to pretend did not happen after that Bernardo Silva event.

Peacecore:
I don tell u sha. Silva dey mark ball pass Mahrez same as Grealish pass Foden

Yea that is why Pep refused to take him off. But Bernardo was ponderous, indecisive and lacklustre today. I would have taken him off for Laporte and played Akanji on that wing to prevent Vinicius from running at Walker.

Ibunkun1:
isn't there a reason for this? Your emotions don dey run high

I want something objective not emotional and historical nonsense like that. It is like the same football heritage argument all over. It works before the game is played but after you have seen one game you can be objective to decide why 1 team may have an advantage no matter how slender it is.

airmark:
I think it's Fraudiola's year to win the UCL, with ojoro.

You do know that Camavinga won the ball shortly after and then passed wrongly before Rodri intercepted it? So there was clearly a new phase of play. Also, the line drawn is clearly fake as some part of the red line is touching the white line of the pitch which means not all of the ball had crossed outside so fair game.

Kilishihunter:
Yeah most of your gameplay looked like pep was looking for a draw especially after the kdb belter, If vardrid had added another one after vini's superb strike it would have defo been more problematic for you guys, Now they won't just sit at the back away waiting to pick their moments everytime as they'll have to also come out and attack atimes, I just hope this would be pep's year even if he doesn't win the treble
As for Haaland you know you guys play more direct with him anytime you reach the final third and the way you guys didn't want to commit many bodies forward to avoid being caught like a deer in headlights didn't help his cause but rudiger really did a good job on him, not only man marking him well but generally especially with those key blocks from grealish's and kdb's through balls, Your game should be more expansive at the Etihad giving Haaland more leeway in attack

Yea at the time of the blocks the players were leggy so some passes were either overhit or not connecting.

However, you are right. City were afraid to commit bodies forward. Even the corner kicks were played to prevent RM from counter attacking.

Rudiger played well don't get me wrong but if he got carded for fouling Gundo he would have played with more fear etc.

Capaldi:
Am just looking at City home form . I wash my hand commot from the matter. Una too fear Madrid

It is hatred for Pep rather than fear for RM.

People will rather be "correct" with their predictions than objective with their analysis.

The reason RM can win is "never write off RM". Okay, so did they win the UCL in 2019, 2020, 2021? If they played in it, it means someone else knocked them out and someone else can knock them out again.

Kilishihunter:
No mind oga rarre, Vardrid have been benefiting from dodgy decisions year in year out in the UCL even today too with the ref waving play on after several fouls from them but they're playing the victim card now, If pep doesn't end this by next week he should just humbly resign and never coach a club team again

The way City played was clearly by design. Bernardo had no interest in taking on Cama nor was he invested in passing the ball to anybody but Walker.

Stones would get into the final 3rd and just sit on the ball waiting for the RM defence to re-arrange itself. It was like City wanted Madrid to defend zonally so that they would not be able to play on the counter.

As much as people want to give Rudiger credit, Haaland was out of this game by self-imposition. He was the only focal point and was confused between staying high up or coming back to help with the midfield. Half the time, he was the only one in the box and never got a chance to run in behind RM.

I personally think Pep wanted to not lose. That was all he was interested in and the players knew it.

Gundo and Bernardo had bad games but that does not go without saying that the referee was awful and he enabled RM players to play with boldness as they knew he was not going to book them.

Crap Crap Crap.

Cityfirstborn:
It’s a two leg match CL semi final match, you play with caution especially when you are away. Reason why pep didn’t make any changes not to disrupt the dynamics. It will be a Herculean task for Madrid to beat city at the Etihad

You are wise.

Rarre:
Clear pen not given
Then this

Yea the clear pen when Carvajal fouled Grealish and the freekick City should have got when Stones was fouled outside of the box.

Remind me how Carvajal finished that game without a yellow? What about Rudiger?

Agadinaagwuofe:
I really want to know where the advantages will come from. A team as formidable as this madrid team will always show their mettle if e like make dem play the ball for moon

Where was the mettle in 2019/20?

liveLongNprospa:
It's coz we mostly played away first and home next.
We be mostly moments team.

In 2019/20 you played home first and City beat you 2-1 at the Bernabeu.

liveLongNprospa:
Lmao.. You think Madrid sees home and away?

Remind me when RM ever beat City at home.

Capaldi:
Doesn't change City from being favourites. They are 100% percent better at home than away in the champions league. Go and look at their record. If Man city was the one going to Bernabu with a 1:1 draw who will be the favorite?

The guy felt Arsenal will beat City at the Etihad.

Agadinaagwuofe:
Are you saying at Etihad the pitch will become bigger or the ball will become more spherical. Watching the match you will understand that the two team can hurt each other the only determinant is less mistakes and efficient cordination or any of the goal keepers turning up other than that, Madrid can win city at Etihad.

The match is still open and can go either side.

You have come again. LOL.

liveLongNprospa:
Lmao.. Militao is an even bigger agbero than rudiger when he needs to be and still a better goal scoring threat.

Na mancity should be worried about today.

The last 5 mins, I noticed they actually sat back and pep was barking orders

LOL.

City drew away against Leipzig. That is the new motto by Pep: do not lose away.

Warriors in 7.

Reminder: City only need 2 wins and 2 draws to secure the league.

Sportsweb:
Akuko Ifo.


Pochettino with a multi- billion PSG team couldn't close ordinary one point gap despite playing almost 18 games. the jokes is on you defending a serial bottler like Poch

Did Tuchel not have the same multi-billion PSG team?

I am not defending Poch. Just showing he did not "fail" in PSG.

Sportsweb:
what stops Poch from Winning the league with more 18 matches left

Same thing that stopped Tuchel from being first.

Tuchel had 35pts out of 17 games which means he dropped 16 points.

Poch had 47 out of 21 games which means he dropped 16 points.

35/51 = 68.6%
47/63 = 74.6%

So Poch's ratio was better.

Then he won the ligue the following season.

Kimbeast:
No Chelsea player has performed this season so singling out Sterling reeks of agenda. One would think the other attackers are performing and sterling was the odd one out. Enzo who was balling at Benfica and Argentina came to Chelsea and has looked ordinary. That should tell you everything about Chelsea this season.

In one breath, Belotti and Hazard are excused for injuries in another breath Raheem should be held to a different standard. Even though he has outscored almost everyone in the same Chelsea team.

Cucurella that was campaigned for, what is he playing? What has Pulisic achieved this season - the same Pulisic that is constantly compared to Sterling.

It is the people entertaining the agenda talk that I am laughing at.

Sportsweb:
I asked you simple question. What was the point difference my gee?


Below was extracted from a post announcing Pochettino as new PSG coach

The Parisians start 2021 third in the table, a point behind Lyon and Lille. PSG have already lost more league games this season than in the whole of the last campaign, with star man Neymar suffering from a number of fitness problems and Kylian Mbappe generally below his best despite scoring 12 goals in 13 games.


Only one freaking point separating 1st -3rd and you are bringing Arsenal and Man United theory. Nice of you, you are learning Amala turning technique from your boss Dayo

Did Lille not the win the league by that 1 point?

Did Tuchel not lose to the same Lille?

Sportsweb:
how many points behind the first?

Enough points to be 3rd. Just like Arsenal finished 3rd in 2007/08 with 83 points when Chelsea had 85 and United 87 points.

Sportsweb:
That one concern you.


Thomas Tuchel took over when Dortmund was ahead of Bayern. He defeated Dortmund in his first game to reclaim the top spot.


At PSG, Pochettino took over when PSG were only 2-3 points behind Lille, your Pochettino couldn't get the job done

PSG were 3rd when Poch took over.

Post Digger,

Please bring Cucurella posts.


Best regards,

Android17

Skrrrrrrr:
Lol.
The warriors were coming back from a game 7.
The Lakers were fully rested. And you guys won by 5 points and won't let us rest.

I told you, after game 1 versus the Celtics I came here to read crapology from people who get emotional about single results. It is a best of 7 not a best of 1.

If regular season games mean nothing they should always mean nothing. You can't decide to rely on them when making predictions in one series but then throw them away in another series.

Especially when 2 of the Warriors regular season losses came without Curry and the last 1 came without Wiggins when Curry had just come back from an injury.

It is finna be a 7 game series and like I said before, I will back the team with home court in that game 7.

The person trying to statpad is not the guy trying to score 20+ in a blowout game in which his team is losing?

FirstbornWds:
Izzou still day watch ball?

He is now denying the argument we had earlier in the season when I told him Tottenham will finish ahead of them.

Skrrrrrrr:
Bro..... Its literally one game.

We literally lost to the Celtics game 1 and I had to read a lot of crap on this thread. Sometimes it is better to just not read at all.

Izzou how far? Will Tottenham finish above CFC?