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larride:
Oya defend this statement now.

City that was tearing Tot apart time after time had 8 shot on target while Spurs that was just strolling like mumu had 6 shot on goal.

Are you sure you don’t watch your own match under the canopy?

What is shot on target? Do you know for example that when a ball hits the bar it is not counted as a shot on target? Or if a player rounds the keeper and misses the post it is not a shot on target?

I should be asking you if you watched the game.

larride:
What was the score again?

The same way Poch felt his game against United was better than the one they won 3-0 only that they lost the other 1-0.

This is a tongue-teeth-counting response.

diggz:
Spurs didn't play badly my friend. Stop making it look like city were out of this world cuz it is becoming irritating walahi. Even the 4th goal city scored was gifted to them. What is all the noise for?

Gifted to them how? Mehn, I don't have energy for all these biased and hate-driven arguments.

When you are tired of being happy City didn't qualify, watch that match again. Tottenham were supposed to be set up to frustrate City and hit them on the break. Yet they were being dissected and torn apart time after time after time. Yet you are here telling me Tottenham did not play badly because City's best CB was awful yesterday and a handball goal was allowed yet that same handball would have been called a penalty going by the same rules if it hit a City player's hand first.

Ibime:
After you eat your limb this season, you still want stake another limb next season.

You get mind oh. Is that how you used to do?

City will win the league. This UCL loss has made the league all to play for. Next season, Pep will forfeit Carabao and FA Cup to fully chase the UCL and retain the league for the 3rd straight season.

raumdeuter:
Pep came to EPL to win the CL? Did he need to be in the EPL to win the CL?

Don't mind them.

diggz:
I will be genuinely shocked if you had more words to spill after the gigantic L spurs dashed you, your mentor( Laumdeuter) and fraudiola

Later, you will all agree with me that City played better yesterday than they did when they beat Chelsea 6-0. Football is so funny. City were bad against Schalke first leg but still won with a man down and Pep was praised even when he was lucky. Yesterday, Poch was given a hiding in coaching. But see how it turned out.

diggz:
Ordinary 5k you refused to bet, but you are willing to bet with lengthy epistles that your fraudiola will win the ucl next season.

What are you smoking bros?

When 3 lines become epistles.

Aww, so you guys were hoping I would type something lengthy?

Sorry to disappoint you again.

Unlimited22:
LMAO... There's no rulebook na.... Just wait, your turn will come..


I can't pretend I don't want you to turn cannibal and masticate your fingers shaa

My God will disappoint you people.

liveLongNprospa:
And at this point it is obvious you don't have any bearing. Of course I am sure when city loses next season, you'll still say the next season. We all agree tho that at some point in Pep's career, he'll win the UCL again. But till then.....

He's time in England has him labeled as a "European fraud and a local champion"

You are the one without bearing. I am really disappointing people by not cowering and playing to the gallery. You can define his time in England as much as you want. Chief definer. Pep came to "England" to win the UCL. LOL. Title he has won not once, but even two times. LOL

Unlimited22:
And you were proven wrong. So when you're trolled, deal with it and stop throwing shades at those who are doing so.

I am not mad that I am getting trolled. I am a good sport. But people should troll with sense. They should stick to the Pep didn't qualify. Fine. But all that "angels did not play" bull jive is tiring.

hensben:
Outplayed in what sense? Oga the game ended 4 goals to 3 and not 4 goals to 0.

Hens is asking me in what sense? Do you know what sense is? How can you know about what you don't have?

Swerve abeg.

Unlimited22:
You're making my point for me. When doing analysis, every SINGLE possible parameter is taken into account, and even then, the results are unpredictable, simply because there are some factors that are wildcards. That's why many people give predictions in terms of percentages on a scale of 0-100.

But last week you were so confident that you used the now infamous 'unless angels play' statement, implying that, come what may, City were going through, because of course angels do not play football.

We know City are the better team. They played better yesterday. We know all that. Pep is a good manager. We know that.

All this still doesn't account for your 100% confidence in his team going through. Now that he hasn't qualified, just take it and move on to the league. There is nothing left to justify.

I can not justify that I had 100% confidence in Pep?

Oh, that is what this is all about.

News flash; I am allowed to. I did. And I will do so again. Next season, I will even go out on a limb and say City will win the UCL.

Segedinho:
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Go back and re-read wat I wrote....my taught was based on ur confidence and d Mr know all.....u said u could bet ur soul on it...that is the height of confidence ...

Your Taught?

I don't give an inch of a fvck about what you thought boy. I don't even think you do any form of thinking tbh.

Segedinho:
...so wat brought about d confidence of city progressing and spurs being demolished with a margin dat could be termed d worst in their history

City didn't progress. I am sad. But City did the other things I said they will do.

Segedinho:
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Seems u have forgotten ur predicted outcome so quickly. ..all these parameters were put in place thus the comment about "football and 1+1" ..but u obviously downplay and casted it away cos 2 u..it would be atleast a 4 vs 0 win...

I

For me, I firmly placed my faith in the one who is a proven winner. He won. If someone else let him down, that person or technology did. But he didn't let me down. His team was not neutered. They won the game. If they repeat the same result in the EPL they will be champions.

Unlimited22:
There is nothing else to be read. Unless you're saying your expectations were for City to win and demolish, according to you, and not qualify.
If so, your expectations have been well met.

But if not, it means either Pep didn't meet your expectations, or Pep didn't meet your expectations.

The circumstances in which these occurred are immaterial, because you told us so last week when you plainly said NO EXCUSES.

I am not saying "KDB did not play", " Pep rested this" "Laporte should not have started". No. To me, Pep did everything I expected of him. His team were magisterial. They scored goals. They created chances. They thought they were home and dry. Then something unrelated to Tottenham happened. You are an optometrist. Surely, even you can see my point.

Segedinho:
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I taught u already knew dat football is 1+1..u were told earlier that anytin could happen as long as it is a game of 11 players....but Mr knw all went as far as calling angels n almost gave up his soul.

You thought I already knew? So why do you get angry with Sarri when he loses games since "anything can happen"?

LOL, just fall back homie. You are not making any sense

Segedinho:
It was a game of many goals.
It is of no importance if pep had scored 50 nd spurs got 49...
U shouldnt have invited angles had it been dat u knew spurs could score as well

LOL. Anybody can score at any time. But how many can you stake claims on? For e.g, if City were to play Woking United today surely anything freaky can happen that will let Woking score but I cannot be amiss by saying I EXPECT City to absolutely demolish Woking. I am allowed to because one team is superior to the other. City got KOed by Wigan or so in the FA cup. Freakish results happen but that is not analysis. Analysis is that I looked at both teams and felt confident that barring "angels playing" one team will score multiple goals. Angels played..but I digress.

Unlimited22:
But you're not making excuses.

Nah bro. Life goes on. Let's turn our attention back to the league.

Lol, just read that poser in context.

Unlimited22:
You are making excuses. Handball goal is an excuse. VAR is an excuse. There's no aha moment in this. City did not demolish Spurs. It's quite simple.

You're taking this loss worse than I expected.

Keep forming your opinion. It is like I am disappointing you by not reacting the way you want so you are trying to speak it into reality. I am not making any excuse. Tottenham qualified but it is not without being demolished or conceding enough goals. But technicalities happen which happened yesterday. None of which had to do with Pep which is what I have been saying.

Segedinho:
..talking abt daft or other negative comments should be sidelined along side ur name cos u r dogged in ur error. .
Scoring 4 and conceding 3 is a game pep planned right? ?ur confidence level prior 2 d match was so frightening....

I know you don't know the meaning of sidelined so how can I trust you to engage me in a discussion worth my time?

Did Poch also plan for VAR to help him qualify? Did he also plan for VAR to allow a handball goal?

If the answer to both questions is no, then in the same way, Pep did not plan for his best CB to make 2 awful mistakes. But that is BTW. After the mistakes, one team scored 5 goals. That is what superior tactics does. That is what Pep did.

Unlimited22:
You're the same person who asked us not to make any excuses in the event that City went through. Why are you now pointing fingers at extraneous factors?
That's the thing. If you know stuff like this happens, what then informed your superior and even condescending attitude last week??

I am not making excuses. It is like you are trying to make me make one so you can say "aha". This is not your "aha" moment. If I say City will absolutely demolish Tottenham and they do, but VAR rules it off, how does that detract from what I said?

People who don't like Pep should celebrate. That is fine. But they don't need to be telling me something that is glaring.

Segedinho:
If u were pep wch among d differentiated comment would u have gone for?..
Finding excuse or still trying 2 downplay d onvious is quite absurd.
Pep was brilliant tactically by resting his key players..
Pep got wat he wanted cos d lone goal was negligible compare 2 wat was going 2 happen at d Etihad. .

Yen yen yen

Pep was expected to win. Check.
Pep was expected to score many goals. Check.
Pep was expected to prevent Tottenham from creating chances. Check.

If his best CB uncharacteristically made 2 mistakes and a handball goal was awarded by VAR that does not concern Pep. At 4-2 City were going through. At 5-3 in the last min, City were going through. VAR then swooped in to decide the game.

Unlimited22:
At least you are admitting to yourself and to us what you are doing.

No doubt it is a cruel way to leave the competition, and I'd be really pissed if I got the other end of the stick. I also admit City played very well, and might have won on another day.

My main, and possibly only grouse with you, which is why all and sundry have been trolling you, is your severe overestimation of Pep's ability to recover from losing an away tie, and your equally grievous underestimation of Spurs and Poch. Even to the extent of saying it'd take angels playing for Spurs for them to qualify.

I did not underestimate anything. That tie was not lost because of the away loss. That is the point most of you keep missing. You guys are arguing like City drew 0-0 and crashed out. They scored 4/5 goals. They scored a goal they thought had won them the tie then it was taken away with no time to recover. One team could have won as much as by 7 goals yesterday. The game was never close. One manager out coached the other. That Laporte made mistakes yesterday had nothing to do with Pep or City as a whole. Stuff happens.

Segedinho:
Bros ..it seems u are 100% confused. ....at this rate ur case fit worse pass raumdeuter own...
So offside goals are regarded as goals abi.....

Just admit u overestimated keke"n"PEP nd played down d possibilities of spurs going tru cos u were so willing 2 bet even ur soul on it.......
.haba

If you don't have anything sensible to say, you don't need to engage me. I don't know how daft I need to be to not see that the team I said will win and score many goals actually did. That they did not qualify as I predicted is another entirely different issue.

HanksAnuku:
My money is on City. My money is for city.






From betting money to betting your soul and spirit. Typical loud mouth, with no balls or conviction.

I fervently wish patience ozokwor was around to take that bet. Na pot you for dey wash for hellfire till judgement day.

Enu o se. Mr Yapayaski.

Dodonyo oshi

With no conviction because I did not bet. Betting is now tantamount to conviction. My money was on City and rightly so. You are only gloating based on technicalities.

Unlimited22:
So we should start counting offside goals? Did the goal stand? In your opinion, should the goal have stood?

The goal did not stand (not because of Raheem). Double negative I know. Should the goal have stood to me? Yes. Or else Son's winner in the first leg should not have stood. But that is me splitting hairs. Tottenham did not even ask for VAR. They were pleasantly surprised to see the goal cancelled.

HanksAnuku:
Oh really?

Against Swansea you didn't care about decisions.

But now VAR should not be deciding a game



Guy you should quit barka and go to Scotland to begin a career as a full time mascot.

Your New team?

Dundee United

How did I not care about VAR for Swansea? I was arguing that the Aguero goal did not decide the game. It is not like there was an away goals rule or anything. The game was 2-2 before Aguero scored you remember? If VAR cancelled his goal the game would have continued. Thinking is not hard FFS. I made this same argument when RM were given a penalty against Juve in the last second last season.

You are just giving views from a cheap seat.

Unlimited22:
Excuse me, how did City score 5 goals yesterday?

Raheem's winner was a goal, was it not?

Unlimited22:
You're the person who just said English is lost on most people, and you can't differentiate winning the day from winning the game. Are mistakes no longer part of football?

And you're still avoiding my question. You're playing Tottenham Hotspur in a Champions League Quarterfinal, and you have the effrontery to say the game could be the worst defeat their manager has ever suffered. Please tell me what gave you the balls to say that. Particularly after he has been beaten 5-1 by NEWCASTLE UNITED.

I can differentiate between the 2. When you draw on score lines after 2 legs one team qualified and did not "win". If Tottenham were 5-4 for e.g over 2 legs even if they lost 2-0 yesterday, then that is when you are allowed to say they " won". So winning and qualification are 2 different things.

Yes, Poch has lost 5-1 and yesterday (at least to people who watched the game)had every indication that the scoreline could have been worse. Newcastle did not have up to half of the chances City had for e.g. When dust settles, as it would, you can take your time to watch the Newcastle game again and juxtapose it with the one of yesterday.

Greatihex:
he outcoached the life out of Pochettino and he is at home now?



Is it impossible for you not to type rubbish?

When all you have is bitterness, your sense of judgement will be tainted as well. I don't understand how some of you cannot see that City actually won yesterday. They actually scored 5 goals. They actually had numerous chances. They actually outplayed Tottenham.

Unlimited22:
Anyone who wins the day deserves to win. There's no set way to win a game of football. It is not mathematics. Besides, Spurs did score THREE times.

As regards the second question, even changing the tone from would to could, how could you make such a statement?

Good. So City deserved to win, since they won on the day. After all, a team can qualify without winning. So you are talking about qualification and winning. 2 different things. If we are discussing how Tottenham scored, I am not going to discuss that because every one saw uncharacteristic mistakes devoid of tactics that caused that.

As for the other question, if you don't know the difference between would and could, I don't know how I can help. If you know any match in Poch's history in EPL where his Tottenham team is so outplayed that he will wake up asking himself how he qualified, please let me know.