Going to have to put this one down to experience, vvd mistake, bobby couldnt pass, neither salah or mane could shoot. Glad to get all the **** ups out the way in one match
So we’ve lost. Tough game that we actually could have won but (1) attack was sloppy (2) midfield wasn’t good enough and (3) defence was dog sh*t Adrian can be happy with his performance
Very harsh on us IMO. It was a good performance undone by a shocking penalty decision. We should have done better but it’s a rare game where everything went against us.
Oh well. We lost to Napoli away last season too. I guess we may as well celebrate CL winners two years on the trot already
oh bugger thought the 10 mins before the pen were probably our most dominant in the whole game . On the pen may have been harsh but not surprised it was given tbh.
Away game in a stadium declared not fit for CL games and a #bentasfuck ref Our most difficult group game out of the way and the same result as last season which didn't harm us then
Unbelievably I thought we played quite well, much better than last year. On another day we could have scored a few but the front 3 didnt have a clue today. Defensively solid apart from a very soft penalty, and vvd making his first mistake in 900 hours of football. One if those games that on another day we could have walked away comfortable winners
It shows how big a result it was for the team by the fact 1 nil down with minutes to go and we where still quite happy to pop it about round the back. No real urgency, the defeat would have hurt, but I think more because of the nature rather than anything else. We saw last season a different approach, get through the group games by hook or by crook then start to play. No point putting five past napoli and getting beat in the semi
I can see why the penalty was given, but I guarentee we will not be the recepients of such a soft penalty all season. If we do get awarded such a soft pen, I bet Varied Arbitrary Refereeing would overturn.
Well that was utterly arse. Bobby was as bad in that first half as he was good on Saturday, Mo and Mane seemed intent on taking as many unnecessary touches as possible in the final third, Trent wanted the give the ball away every time he touched it, and Robbo - well it wasn't a pen, but he stuck his ****ing foot out for no appreciable reason to cap off his crappest 90 minutes in the shirt. And even Virgil joined in.. But that game was there for the winning in the last 20 minutes. Wonder if we're still pfaffing around trying to qualify in December again, only this time in a piss-easy group?
not sure what to think of our away form in the CL. 3 defeats last year. Ok 2 were v napoli and psg but the other v red star was bad). Heavy loss v Barca. Drew with Bayern. Only game we won was against Porto which was second leg going in with a lead. Not sure if its tactics, mentality, poor luck?