We would have done better against Barca, Messi never scores against us.

50 minutes ago, Floyd25 said:

Terrible decision to loan out Joe Hart and bring in Bravo, managers want these ball playing goalkeepers, even when their general goalkeeping isn't very good.

And, in the case of Bravo, their footballing skills aren't up to much, either.

Weird game, that. Some really poor play from both sides.

1 hour ago, ForeverCarefree said:

Manchester City look like eleven Double Decker chocolate bars running around in that kit.

It's quite possibly the worst kit I've ever seen in the Champions League, really is atrocious.

meanwhile arse's fanbase is in the annual "this is our year, we're going to win it!" phase

them poor folks, they never learn..

Surely Hart could have done anything Bravo has done so far this season. Hart may well not be the passing goalkeeper that Guadriola wants, but i bet he wouldn't have given the ball away to the opposition from a few yards and get himself sent off with a hand ball.

1 hour ago, ForeverCarefree said:

Manchester City look like eleven Double Decker chocolate bars running around in that kit.

Ha, I said exactly this to my mate at the pub earlier.

Some absolute comedy defending from City tonight; I genuinely lost count of the number of times their back four passed the ball directly to the opposition. The Premier League should really have retired as champions after 2012...

17 minutes ago, Scott Harris said:

Surely Hart could have done anything Bravo has done so far this season. Hart may well not be the passing goalkeeper that Guadriola wants, but i bet he wouldn't have given the ball away to the opposition from a few yards and get himself sent off with a hand ball.

Hart not being a good enough passer has to be one of the daftest reasons ever for shipping out a fine goalkeeper. Like selling Makelele for not being a goal threat.

Lol, these Real Madrid ‘fans’, selective memories. 

Technically we drew that game.

8 minutes ago, AlexTommo said:

 

Technically we drew that game.

 

Well..went through on aggregate, so we basically won.

1 hour ago, havelschayes said:

meanwhile arse's fanbase is in the annual "this is our year, we're going to win it!" phase

them poor folks, they never learn..

Even if they did, we were first and they can never take that away from us!  

Ah well, what can you expect when you're one down at the Nou Camp and have a man sent off...... Oh, hang on.

Edited October 19, 20169 yr by Beerqueen

 You know nothing about defending John stones.....

 

A genuinely embarrassing display by him, the last goal being the worst, what in earth was he trying to do?

Kdb was just as bad, looked barely interested first half, just wandering around.

11 hours ago, havelschayes said:

meanwhile arse's fanbase is in the annual "this is our year, we're going to win it!" phase

them poor folks, they never learn..

There's nothing like beating Ludogorets to prove your Champions League credentials.

To be fair they are on a 7-game winning run (scoring 23 goals and conceding 3 goals along the way), and they've won 9 of their last 10 games (and the one was a draw away to PSG), including a comprehensive win against their bogey team and title rivals (us). They are joint top of both the Premier League and their Champions League group, and last night they racked up what I assume was their biggest-ever Champions League win. Their only defeat all season was a ridiculous game against Liverpool in which they had the majority of their starting XI missing. I think they have good reason to be optimistic.

41 minutes ago, PloKoon13 said:

To be fair they are on a 7-game winning run (scoring 23 goals and conceding 3 goals along the way), and they've won 9 of their last 10 games (and the one was a draw away to PSG), including a comprehensive win against their bogey team and title rivals (us). They are joint top of both the Premier League and their Champions League group, and last night they racked up what I assume was their biggest-ever Champions League win. Their only defeat all season was a ridiculous game against Liverpool in which they had the majority of their starting XI missing. I think they have good reason to be optimistic.

Stop being fair.

On the evidence of this season to date. thank god our Board did not placate Mourinho last year by going all out to sign Stones and Pogba for ridiculous fees ...

13 hours ago, barak81 said:

What happened to the classic run up and smash 

That one was copyrighted by David Luiz in 2012 :)

Stones is just a terrible defender for the price he was paid for, he is all potential but he could just remain as he is. The big leagues don't allow you time to develop if you play for a top team against top teams, you every flaw and mistake is recorded well.

We certainly dodged a bullet with him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9E_vwHbR5Ag

 

Was thinking of posting this into the Bluemoon Forum bb to demonstrate how it's done, but I have restrained myself !

 

Mez

2 hours ago, mez said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9E_vwHbR5Ag

 

Was thinking of posting this into the Bluemoon Forum bb to demonstrate how it's done, but I have restrained myself !

 

Mez

Never, ever get tired of watching that!  I guess we can all say where we were, what we felt and what we thought on that night.

 

 

 

 

And we all thought Nando was going to miss.  

united wasting a fine player once again, poor mkhitaryan can't even make the team sheet

 

Pogba scores! ..... a penalty on Mata.

Other than that, nothing except that Mata looks more quality than Pogba. Second penalty won by Martial from a brilliant assistance from Mata.

Having said that, nice third goal by Pogba just before half time.

So undeserving the 3 goals lead...

Never, ever get tired of watching that!  I guess we can all say where we were, what we felt and what we thought on that night.
 
 
 
 
And we all thought Nando was going to miss.  

That is because we have seen him do it before