Comments on: Real Madrid 3 – 2 MAN CITY – MY THOUGHTS http://www.viewfromablue.com/2012/09/19/real-madrid-3-2-man-city-my-thoughts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=real-madrid-3-2-man-city-my-thoughts Tue, 20 Jan 2026 17:54:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 By: Langton Mpofu http://www.viewfromablue.com/2012/09/19/real-madrid-3-2-man-city-my-thoughts/#comment-362996 Langton Mpofu Thu, 20 Sep 2012 16:36:23 +0000 http://www.viewfromablue.com/?p=6230#comment-362996 We have to win all our home games to enhance our chances. Leading 2-1 with 4 min to go, our players have to learn the art of feigning injuries, our coaching staff must learn to make substitutions calculated to kill the attacking rhythm of our opponent. WE SHOULD HAVE CLUNG TO VICTORY AT ALL COST We have to win all our home games to enhance our chances. Leading 2-1 with 4 min to go, our players have to learn the art of feigning injuries, our coaching staff must learn to make substitutions calculated to kill the attacking rhythm of our opponent. WE SHOULD HAVE CLUNG TO VICTORY AT ALL COST

]]> By: Bring Bellamy Back http://www.viewfromablue.com/2012/09/19/real-madrid-3-2-man-city-my-thoughts/#comment-362985 Bring Bellamy Back Thu, 20 Sep 2012 14:39:46 +0000 http://www.viewfromablue.com/?p=6230#comment-362985 You are absoulutely right, could not understand the logic of letting them come on to us and shoot outside the box, Marcello could have even had a hatrick. You are absoulutely right, could not understand the logic of letting them come on to us and shoot outside the box, Marcello could have even had a hatrick.

]]> By: bluemoon70 http://www.viewfromablue.com/2012/09/19/real-madrid-3-2-man-city-my-thoughts/#comment-362779 bluemoon70 Wed, 19 Sep 2012 18:44:48 +0000 http://www.viewfromablue.com/?p=6230#comment-362779 Our entire team gave the ball away too much. Can't just single out Yaya. But the constant pressure on the ball by Real Madrid does that to teams. That's a Mourinho trademark. More frustrating was the amount of uncontested shots we allowed. Maybe the thinking was as long as they are shooting from outside the box, we can withstand the assault. But RM is not a typical side. They have too many world class quality finishers. We played with fire all match and at the end, got burned. Our entire team gave the ball away too much. Can’t just single out Yaya. But the constant pressure on the ball by Real Madrid does that to teams. That’s a Mourinho trademark.

More frustrating was the amount of uncontested shots we allowed. Maybe the thinking was as long as they are shooting from outside the box, we can withstand the assault. But RM is not a typical side. They have too many world class quality finishers. We played with fire all match and at the end, got burned.

]]> By: Siamack http://www.viewfromablue.com/2012/09/19/real-madrid-3-2-man-city-my-thoughts/#comment-362776 Siamack Wed, 19 Sep 2012 18:30:54 +0000 http://www.viewfromablue.com/?p=6230#comment-362776 1- As much as there was promise and positivity in the game against the topest team in the world, we should not become overly self-congratulatory, not many teams go to Bernabeu and twice take the lead only to give it all up in the last 4 minutes. This is absolutely unacceptable esp for a team that is going to play in "world-class" league. You can not compare this to QPR game as the context and teams are on a different level [with all due respect to QPR]. 2- I was personally baffled by Maicon substitution. It would have made more sense to have Milner in the last stages of game to help Maicon and cover of the hole in the right hand side. 3- I can say with absolute certainty that Yaya is the best attacking mid-fielder in the world and Mancini should keep playing him that position. The man is an unstoppable beast. It is too bad he is not a few years younger. 4- Though I got utterly disappointed and pissed when the Real scored the third goal, I remembered that not long ago, we were playing in lower division and now our talk is on how we barely missed to beat the best in the world. Provided our team truly gets a well-learned lesson from this defeat, we are going to be set for a heck of fantastic ride this season. 1- As much as there was promise and positivity in the game against the topest team in the world, we should not become overly self-congratulatory, not many teams go to Bernabeu and twice take the lead only to give it all up in the last 4 minutes. This is absolutely unacceptable esp for a team that is going to play in “world-class” league. You can not compare this to QPR game as the context and teams are on a different level [with all due respect to QPR].

2- I was personally baffled by Maicon substitution. It would have made more sense to have Milner in the last stages of game to help Maicon and cover of the hole in the right hand side.

3- I can say with absolute certainty that Yaya is the best attacking mid-fielder in the world and Mancini should keep playing him that position. The man is an unstoppable beast. It is too bad he is not a few years younger.

4- Though I got utterly disappointed and pissed when the Real scored the third goal, I remembered that not long ago, we were playing in lower division and now our talk is on how we barely missed to beat the best in the world. Provided our team truly gets a well-learned lesson from this defeat, we are going to be set for a heck of fantastic ride this season.

]]> By: Matthew Jones http://www.viewfromablue.com/2012/09/19/real-madrid-3-2-man-city-my-thoughts/#comment-362774 Matthew Jones Wed, 19 Sep 2012 18:22:01 +0000 http://www.viewfromablue.com/?p=6230#comment-362774 Yaya flipping Toure gave the ball away far too many times yesterday for people to be describing him as world class. He's awful Yaya flipping Toure gave the ball away far too many times yesterday for people to be describing him as world class. He’s awful

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