Manchester City-FC Porto Champions League Game One Post Match Thread

[Skoorb]

This does leave a lot of player one yellow away from a one-match ban whereas Pepe should have seen red on the night

Yes. The cheap and easy nature with which the referee flourished his card showed real weakness. There were several Porto players who could have been carded for persistent foul play and/or simulation or time wasting. Pepe a) fouled Sterling initially as he made zero contact wit( the ball & b) then proceeded to knee him whilst on the ground which was a variable offence in itself.

The accumulation of cards is a slow game approach to hampering progress. The impact is felt in subsequent matches and can affect outcomes by weakening the team and impacting on tactical decisions and team selection.

 

[Rising]

Nobbled.
An old-fashioned word, not much used these days but sums it up perfectly for me. Every European fixture we play we are nobbled.

 

[Colin Is The King]

From Simon Curtis @bifana_bifana

The first 'Dragon stamped on', the second 'Beaten, but not convinced'.



O Jogo is based in Oporto.

 

[Skoorb]

From Simon Curtis @bifana_bifana

The first 'Dragon stamped on', the second 'Beaten, but not convinced'.

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O Jogo is based in Oporto.

Surprised they aren’t celebrating Pepe the Thug’s kneeing of Sterling

 

[johnkelv]

Pepe should have gone

 

[johnkelv]

Talk about one eyed, Pepe dived and should have gone for incident above

https://insidefutbol.com/2020/10/22...t-refereeing-in-manchester-city-clash/478665/

 

[BamaEngineer]

Talk about one eyed, Pepe dived and should have gone for incident above

https://insidefutbol.com/2020/10/22...t-refereeing-in-manchester-city-clash/478665/

Pepe

 

[Skoorb]

Talk about one eyed, Pepe dived and should have gone for incident above

https://insidefutbol.com/2020/10/22...t-refereeing-in-manchester-city-clash/478665/

Laughable comments after his action