The Official Manchester City (World Club Champions)Thread

[epom]

Maybe they should sign all the worlds top referees also. What’s another few billion ?

[Pitre]

Not a City fan, but I thought the ref was wrong not to give any of the fouls on Sterling. And blowing up early was also just wrong. But I've seen worse, imagine if it had been Kevin 'wker' Friend!

[Driver101]

sjc said:

Driver101 said:

He made decisions for and against both teams. There was no bias on show. You can say he got a few yellow card decisions wrong, but the big decisions were all fine.
The commentary team have influenced your opinion on the Sterling tackle.
I appreciate screenshots don't tell the full story, but I don't have a video.

Edited by Driver101 on Thursday 5th May 00:14

No the commentary team didn’t influence my thoughts,I couldn’t hear a single word they were saying where I was watching …but thanks for the patronising.If you don’t think that missing two blatant yellows on the same player in the first half and hence reducing them to ten men isn’t tantamount to a big decision then you don’t know football. I don’t know who you support,but I’d assume it’s one of their rivals hence your own prejudices have come into play,or maybe you’ve just played at a low level. I’ll level up the patronising with that.

No I don't support any rival team. You don't sound the most impartial.

You're claiming bias when the referee could have easily taken strong decisions against City. Laporte could have easily seen red early in the first half. Zinchenko should have been booked for diving and his next yellow would have been red. The referee got some calls wrong like they do in every game. He let some things go early that he probably should have pulled up. City got decisions their way too and he missed out on yellows and potential reds for both teams. It balanced out.

Try and search out a video of the Sterling tackle. It's strange the difference in opinion on that. Some think it was a clean tackle, yet others feel it was way over the top. I've got the BT app and have gone back to watch it a few times. It's a high, forceful and dangerous tackle.

I do think the commentary team influenced viewers. They were already egging on City too much and not impartial. Going wild at decisions like the Sterling tackle raised the sense of injustice. There's lots of criticism for the commentary team last night.

[brownspeed]

City-itis.
I'm hurting more than losing last years final

[S600BSB]

jammy-git said:

I thought Pep got the substitutions wrong tonight. City just aren't the same when KdB doesn't play and didn't have enough on the pitch with him gone once Real equalised.

Agree completely. City didn't have the players on the pitch to win it once it went to extra time.

[usn90]

As someone who doesn’t particularly support any team, don’t usually watch football unless it’s the euro’s/world cups, what was with the blowing of the whistle Early? City’s players went on a run as their keeper was about to smash it up the pitch.

Also didn’t seem to be a fair amount of extra time considering the time lost
In that last half

[BrabusMog]

I was expecting at least 5 mins extra time. But, as someone above said, over the 2 legs Madrid scored more, so it’s them that went through.

I did think the ref was shocking.

[martinbiz]

Driver101 said:

Laporte could have seen a red for lifting his hands to Modric.

No he couldn't, keep up with the rules

Spurs fan, but what a watch last night, still struggling to work out how City lost

[JeffreyD]

martinbiz said:

No he couldn't, keep up with the rules

Spurs fan, but what a watch last night, still struggling to work out how City lost

I think it shows that against decent teams a 2 goal lead isn't enough to take your foot off the gas.

It nearly happened to Liverpool - but they had the time to claw it back and win easily.

City thought the game was won and tried to see it out. There is no way they should have lost that game and i don't think they can have any material complaints about the ref either.

[fiatpower]

Question is will Pep stay or is he done? I have a few city fans as friends who are all questioning whether he stays or not. They say he was brought in to deliver the CL but has failed up to now and only has a year left on his contract.

[jammy-git]

I thought he'd just extended that? Or maybe I just saw some headline where he said he'd be happy to stay.

Either way, I can't think of a better manager Man City could get to try and win the CL.

[Pitre]

Guardiola is not going to make a snap decision following defeat by tiny margins, especially when he's probably the best paid manager in the world. He'll be there for ages yet....

[originals]

martinbiz said:

Spurs fan, but what a watch last night, still struggling to work out how City lost

Spurs fan in "unfamiliar with winning" shock.

[Adam.]

Driver101 said:

You're claiming bias when the referee could have easily taken strong decisions against City. Laporte could have easily seen red early in the first half. Zinchenko should have been booked for diving and his next yellow would have been red. The referee got some calls wrong like they do in every game. He let some things go early that he probably should have pulled up. City got decisions their way too and he missed out on yellows and potential reds for both teams. It balanced out.

yep - sjc watching a different game to us

Whinging about the ref belittles two cracking games, great drama, and some great football from both sides.

and a wonderful result

Edited by Adam. on Thursday 5th May 10:54

[Big Rig]

originals said:

martinbiz said:

Spurs fan, but what a watch last night, still struggling to work out how City lost

Spurs fan in "unfamiliar with winning" shock.

[g4ry13]

fiatpower said:

Question is will Pep stay or is he done? I have a few city fans as friends who are all questioning whether he stays or not. They say he was brought in to deliver the CL but has failed up to now and only has a year left on his contract.

Where else would he go? PSG?

We know Pep likes a club with a big fat wallet and there aren't many of those around.

[martinbiz]

Big Rig said:

originals said:

martinbiz said:

Spurs fan, but what a watch last night, still struggling to work out how City lost

Spurs fan in "unfamiliar with winning" shock.

Came here in peace but there's always a couple of knobs hanging about, I'll just say "double" and leave it at that

[Adam.]

g4ry13 said:

Where else would he go? PSG?

We know Pep likes a club with a big fat wallet and there aren't many of those around.

he likes a sabbatical, then manage Spain?

it would be good to manage in Italy and do all the big leagues

[tamore]

fk me. someone call rentokil. it's crawling with them in here again

anyway, fact is that despite somehow letting in 6 goals across the tie (how on earth?), the scoreline at the other end should have been into double figures. our conversion rate from chances has to be rock bottom in european football. the 2 lads who are hopefully coming in the summer are going to have a field day with this service.

Edited by tamore on Thursday 5th May 11:29

[mickk]

Get rid of Pep and just sign Klopp up, fk his contract they're not worth anything.