That makes no sense. If we went out to keep the score down, we would lose (still) every time. By way of example, at the Eithad 2 seasons ago, we were 1-0 down after 38 seconds, having not touched the ball. Is that an inferiority complex ? We ended up losing 3-1 scoring right a the end when it was irrelevant. Is that an inferiority complex. But we tried. Yesterday, we tried, to win, then, when it was hopeless, we tried to create chances to score. by putting on attacking substitutes. Did you notice ? Is that an inferiority complex ? A few seasons ago, we were 2-0 up at the Etihad - in the Cup. They brought on Kompany and Aguero (the way we can bring on substitutes of the calibre of.... Success). Result - we lost 4-2. Is that an inferority complex ? Your views give no consideration at all to the level citeh can play at, as if it's all down to their opposition how well they play. They beat Chelsea 6-0. Do Chelsea have an inferiority complex ? Did Chelsea choose to let them win 6-0.?
The circumstances of our games since the Semi final and the effort needed to be no lower than 12th THE WHOLE SEASON with a squad tipped for relegation make it unsurprising, if at the end of the season some players looked tired. The effort against Arsenal was phenomenal. The control against 'Uddersfield was a great example of how far we have come. I'm amazed that Doucoure & Capoue could even stand up, let alone chase after citeh players all evening. Still, it's all a matter of opinion by people (i.e. us) who mostly have no idea at all of the complexities of the current game. Running around at 100mph flying into tackles might excite the average supporter, but it doesn't win games in the EPL with the current skill levels of the opposition , the analysis and organisation teams, and playing patterns they practise, and the current mindsets of the officials. For what it is worth, our beloved GT would, in my opinion, have no idea of how to compete effectively in the EPLtoday. However sacrilegious that sounds.
I for one am perfectly satisfied that yesterday the players gave everything they could against a team who could overwhelm us and still have Sane, De Bruyne Aguero (Stones even ) on the bench, and Fernandinho not involved and for Mahrez to be irrelevant for most of the game. I could not be more proud of how hard they tried - and with almost no exception - how they played to an unbelievable level of commitment EVERY game this season.
I think you would do better to appreciate that we got as far as Wembley (which 9 out of the 10 Premier league teams who finished above us failed to do) and came up against the richest most unequal most unfairly garnered squad that there has ever been in the English football system and who yesterday played to their potential.
In fact, the complete one-sidedness on the game may be a blessing in disguise. It might provoke our otherwise useless governing body to think a bit about what is happening to the game in England. How a club team can be owned by a country is a mystery to me. ( I forget. Wasn't honved the hungarian army team once upon a time - arguably owned by a country.) And if they can allow Bassini back into football ownership, I despair, but that is another story. The money,ownership, brandwashing, rule-bending issues might get addressed, if they lead to much more one-sidedness.
I could go on.I think that watching citeh is incredibly tedious, when they keep the ball for minutes at a time. Travelling back yesterday, several Citeh supporters said the same thing. It's only the winning that sustains them . Watching is not at all exciting. If that's true, where are we headed ?
