Champions League Final 2021 City v Chelsea

[artetas_biggest_fan]

Think there was four players (two from each side) that did the pre match press conference, and Fernandinho was the only one of the four who didn’t start. Very rare you don’t pick someone that does the presser. That he hurt Gundogan in training may just have been the reason for his omission. I initially thought he had just been guilty of overthinking his team selection, but Pep can be very spiteful (see his silent treatment to Zlatan at Barca). In 59 of their previous 60 games of the season a defensive midfielder started. It was a complete 180 from Pep that played a huge role in the result as they were wide open, and Chelsea picked them off very easily. Not picking a DM against such a quality counter attacking outfit seemed suicidal. The through ball to Havertz was as simple as can be.

Fernandinho is a complete snide, so there wasn’t much sympathy for him for his omission and subsequent misery at full time as he walked past the trophy. Kante on the other hand is a class act so it was fitting he came out the winner and lifted the cup.

 

[EverTheOptimist]

Think there was four players (two from each side) that did the pre match press conference, and Fernandinho was the only one of the four who didn’t start. Very rare you don’t pick someone that does the presser. That he hurt Gundogan in training may just have been the reason for his omission. I initially thought he had just been guilty of overthinking his team selection, but Pep can be very spiteful (see his silent treatment to Zlatan at Barca). In 59 of their previous 60 games of the season a defensive midfielder started. It was a complete 180 from Pep that played a huge role in the result as they were wide open, and Chelsea picked them off very easily. Not picking a DM against such a quality counter attacking outfit seemed suicidal. The through ball to Havertz was as simple as can be.

Fernandinho is a complete snide, so there wasn’t much sympathy for him for his omission and subsequent misery at full time as he walked past the trophy. Kante on the other hand is a class act so it was fitting he came out the winner and lifted the cup.

Hilarious how he over thinks in the CL, so decisive in the PL with his teams and tactics but when it comes to the crunch in the CL he becomes a egotistical paranoid wreck.

Long may it continue watching them and PSG spend another £2 billion each with no European Cup to show for it, both Petro dollar teams lucked out with the pandemic to get to finals and both blew it with gutless displays.