Since Liverpool are starting their Europa League campaign tonight, may as well start this thread now.
This will be rodgers first season in Europe, so I expect he'll look to have a solid competition. I reckon AVB will take this competition more seriously than Redknapp and Newcastle will want to do well for sure. Hopefully these three teams will do well and help England's co-efficient points.
Shouldn't have drawn that at all, ref was fucking shit, halted a promising attack in Schalkes box because one of the players twisted his ankle on the edge of the box, fucking ridiculous.
Shouldn't have drawn that at all, ref was fucking shit, halted a promising attack in Schalkes box because one of the players twisted his ankle on the edge of the box, fucking ridiculous.
Barry had bit of a nightmare tonight. He's developed a biscuit belly since leaving Villa, not quite the roving left sided box-to-box midfielder he was.
By all accounts Kolarov was offside and it should've been a free kick for De Jong before the foul was given the other way in the dying seconds when Balotelli threw himself down. Mancini's cracking up.8*D
no jumper pull. you can hold players off if you're twice their size, but if your top is pulled then you're well within your rights. theatrical yes, but still a penalty.
City didn't deserve 3 points from that anyway. Shocking defending, Garcia and Barry were appalling and there was zero creativity going forward. These marginal decisions even themselves out anyway. You get very lucky at the weekend with an incorrect offside call and then a marginal penalty call saved you vs Dortmund. They even themselves out more often than not. Didn't think Mario helped his cause with his theatrics in the way he went to ground. He's pulling him but enough to pull him to the ground? Didn't think so. He only fell down from the contact when the chance was gone. You create your own luck I guess.
Amused at Mancini running on the pitch and getting himself some of the ref rather than backing his players away from the officials. Feeling the heat and not reacting well to it right now. Better pray he wins the League again otherwise he's gone most likely. Not like City's players are CL novices either. Plenty of experience in Europe with other clubs along with the manager. Same story as Madrid right now. Coming off a big title win but haven't got going at all this season. Defensively they've been vulnerable from the get go. Zonal marking is a catastrophe unless you have it mastered and City clearly don't. Yaya isn't driving them in midfield anymore and there's no creativity without Silva. Only difference is Madrid still have some players who can turn it on in an instant to win games. City don't seem to have anyone doing that right now against the quality teams. God damnit why can't we play them in the league sooner.
Hope they get 3rd from a Utd perspective. No European Football at all would suck regarding the race for the League Title. Thursdays in Europe will be a killer for them though.
Should have been a pena in the last seconds but tbf city should not have had the free kick, Ajax should have when aguero stamped/raked down on de jong? just before city were awarded the free kick.
99% certain kolarov was not offside for the goal. dzeko flicked it behind him and kolarov ran onto it, then curled it into aguero. need to see it again though.
Madrid better fucking win that group, balls to playing them in the first knockout round.
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