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Watching the game again.

With the emotion absent from a live viewing I have to give our lads a bit more credit for their defensive performance in the first half.

Up against one of the top "flair" sides in the world we absorbed everything they threw at us and drew the sting out of them.

They were unlucky to have a valid goal ruled out BUT they were also lucky that their keeper remained on the pitch after he physically assaulted Mane three times (I'm still wondering why Mane didn't elect to fall over after the third shove)

Overall, bottom line is we simply outplayed them in both legs   



p.s Had a look at one of their forums post the match, Christ ! I thought Neverton fans were bitter but the City fans take the cake.

Apparently Liverpool fans are responsible for the Hillsborough disaster and we murdered 39 Italians at Heysel.

Plus, of course, it's a conspiracy  "the authorities" will never allow Man City to win the CL   

Always believed we could win at their place ,that's why I had to be there to witness it ,sometimes as a fan you either feel uneasy and nervous because you cant shake the feeling we're going to get beat ,and sometimes there's a tangible belief with the supporters 'that is equally unshakable' that we stand on the cusp of something great.

The power this fan base gives to eleven players wearing red is sometimes magical ,nothing can describe the transformation ,only clubs whose fans believe they hold this raw emotion and energy can produce something this special ! I thank God I support this wonderful football club because nights such as the two we've just witnessed make all the pain and disappointment over the years worth enduring.....Special club ,special fans and a manager and squad that believe it !!!!!

woof woof ! » Wed Apr 11, 2018 2:03 pm wrote:Watching the game again.

With the emotion absent from a live viewing I have to give our lads a bit more credit for their defensive performance in the first half.

Up against one of the top "flair" sides in the world we absorbed everything they threw at us and drew the sting out of them.

They were unlucky to have a valid goal ruled out BUT they were also lucky that their keeper remained on the pitch after he physically assaulted Mane three times (I'm still wondering why Mane didn't elect to fall over after the third shove)

Overall, bottom line is we simply outplayed them in both legs   :buttrock



p.s Had a look at one of their forums post the match, Christ ! I thought Neverton fans were bitter but the City fans take the cake.

Apparently Liverpool fans are responsible for the Hillsborough disaster and we murdered 39 Italians at Heysel.

Plus, of course, it's a conspiracy  "the authorities" will never allow Man City to win the CL   :laugh:

Yup i watched some extended highlights again and you are right Ederson should have been sent off. Mane slipped and by accident clipped the player. Ederson 4 times pushed Mane but thankfully Mane didn't respond and kept his cool. My take i think they were trying to get him sent off.

Phil Thompson reacting to Salah goal

https://youtu.be/qLXQnnZQznQ

redshade » Wed Apr 11, 2018 3:39 pm wrote:Phil Thompson reacting to Salah goal

https://youtu.be/qLXQnnZQznQ

Luv the fella really     but,  Calm down Thommo ! at your age you could do yourself an injury .

woof woof ! » Wed Apr 11, 2018 1:03 pm wrote:Watching the game again.

With the emotion absent from a live viewing I have to give our lads a bit more credit for their defensive performance in the first half.

Up against one of the top "flair" sides in the world we absorbed everything they threw at us and drew the sting out of them.

They were unlucky to have a valid goal ruled out BUT they were also lucky that their keeper remained on the pitch after he physically assaulted Mane three times (I'm still wondering why Mane didn't elect to fall over after the third shove)

Overall, bottom line is we simply outplayed them in both legs   :buttrock



p.s Had a look at one of their forums post the match, Christ ! I thought Neverton fans were bitter but the City fans take the cake.

Apparently Liverpool fans are responsible for the Hillsborough disaster and we murdered 39 Italians at Heysel.

Plus, of course, it's a conspiracy  "the authorities" will never allow Man City to win the CL   :laugh:

Spot on assessment Woof. I genuinely think this 'weak defence' tag we've been given has become a bit of a myth since VVD came in (and Robertson found his feet in front of a consistent no1) - we're still a centre back short but not half as weak as we were

Bluemoon are a seriously twisted bunch. The money has come with a serious dose of arrogance, bitterness and delusion.

Was extremely confident up until I saw their team sheet and then a few nerves set in. I looked at David Silva, Bernardo Silva and De Bruyne and thought they could pin us back and that proved to be the case. De Bruyne kept dropping and finding space to pick the ball up. Pep's tactics worked well but we gave them momentum with a school boy mistake. They played some of the best football I've seen in a long time in that first half but our defence did pretty well considering what we were up against. From the start of the second half we looked more composed and although Man City were more dominate we were in the game (unlike the first half). Wijnaldum starting keeping the ball and finding a team mate, something none of the midfielder did in the first half, and I wasn't surprised when we scored. There were some nice passing moves before the goal so it wasn't luck. Even if Sane's goal had stood I'm confident we would have scored and gone through. This team is made of sterner stuff than they were 6 months ago. As Jurgen said after the game, this side is still in development, we have been getting better and better under his management and I'm confident it will continue.

I was impressed how our defence held out considering before January it was a bit shaky, but VVD has shored things up. Only conceding one goal in two matches v that bunch is a great achievement.

I was rubbing my hands, and so probably was Jurgen when we saw they were only playing three at the back. That's suicide against us.

TAA has shown great maturity for just a 19 year old. Hardly any errors over the two legs. Even Lovren did well.

We rode our luck in the first half, and we could not keep possession of the ball, kept giving it straight back to them, but I knew they would tire second half. Five goals to one overall, can't argue with that.

woof woof ! » Wed Apr 11, 2018 1:03 pm wrote:p.s Had a look at one of their forums post the match, Christ ! I thought Neverton fans were bitter but the City fans take the cake.

Apparently Liverpool fans are responsible for the Hillsborough disaster and we murdered 39 Italians at Heysel.

Plus, of course, it's a conspiracy  "the authorities" will never allow Man City to win the CL   :laugh:

Apparently they were going to create a "cauldron of fear and noise"   but the only fear I saw was of people worried about beating the traffic and leaving 20 mins early 

We weathered the storm we knew was coming and 1-0 at HT was ok really, City would inevitably drop off the pace and when they did we seized some control and punished them.

Replacing Couthino with Van Dijk has improved the team imo and we will be a handful for anyone in the semi finals.

The key now is managing our small squad and keeping the guys fresh and protected whilst not throwing top 4 away.

woof woof ! » Wed Apr 11, 2018 1:03 pm wrote:Watching the game again.

With the emotion absent from a live viewing I have to give our lads a bit more credit for their defensive performance in the first half.

Up against one of the top "flair" sides in the world we absorbed everything they threw at us and drew the sting out of them.

They were unlucky to have a valid goal ruled out BUT they were also lucky that their keeper remained on the pitch after he physically assaulted Mane three times (I'm still wondering why Mane didn't elect to fall over after the third shove)

Overall, bottom line is we simply outplayed them in both legs   :buttrock



p.s Had a look at one of their forums post the match, Christ ! I thought Neverton fans were bitter but the City fans take the cake.

Apparently Liverpool fans are responsible for the Hillsborough disaster and we [b]murdered 39 Italians at Heysel.

Plus, of course, it's a conspiracy  "the authorities" will never allow Man City to win the CL[/b]   :laugh:

That's what I was saying pre-match Woof. Geez... the hatred displayed on there...   I would have thought that they were our mortal enemies and not the mancs... There were posts saying that they'd rather lose to their neighbours than us 
And to think that some of our legendary players like Fowler played for them. Back then they were probably over the moon about our over the hill players playing for them...

woof woof ! » Wed Apr 11, 2018 1:03 pm wrote:Watching the game again.

With the emotion absent from a live viewing I have to give our lads a bit more credit for their defensive performance in the first half.

Up against one of the top "flair" sides in the world we absorbed everything they threw at us and drew the sting out of them.

They were unlucky to have a valid goal ruled out BUT they were also lucky that their keeper remained on the pitch after he physically assaulted Mane three times (I'm still wondering why Mane didn't elect to fall over after the third shove)

Overall, bottom line is we simply outplayed them in both legs   :buttrock



p.s Had a look at one of their forums post the match, Christ ! I thought Neverton fans were bitter but the City fans take the cake.

Apparently Liverpool fans are responsible for the Hillsborough disaster and we murdered 39 Italians at Heysel.

Plus, of course, it's a conspiracy  "the authorities" will never allow Man City to win the CL   :laugh:

Good points Woof, yes they were unlucky with the disallowed goal but also lucky to get the first as that wasn't shoulder to shoulder Sterling on VVD (not that he could even reach his shoulder) it was a blatant push and we should have had a foul.

2005 - The Goal that never was?
2018 - The Goal that never stood?

#Omen