[Albion] Motd 31/8/2019

[Doonhamer7]

I can’t remember last time I watched MOTD as Sky and others has so surpassed it now and I just don’t get Lineker or Shearer as relevant compared to sky’s pundits

 

[Uh_huh_him]

I agree but then again it is always like that. From watching the highlights I got the impression that we only touched the ball occasionally but had 46% possession, 6 shots at goal, 2 on target. Apparently Pep hugged most of our team after the game and was complimentary about us taking the game to them.

Can't help but thinking that praising us for trying to make a game of it is not really a compliment.
It's exactly how he wants teams to play against him.

 

[LamieRobertson]

Why is anyone surprised. The BBC regard every team outside the top 6 as just cannon fodder. I can't listen to 5 live these days for more than about 30 seconds before somebody starts arse-licking one of the "big" clubs. It's become nauseating.

Nailed

 

[AmexRuislip]

Pep Guardiola is pure class, as to what he said about the Albion, thats good enough for me.
Yes it's a shame the pundits cannot say anything worthwhile about us, but that's life.
Most pundits talk bollox anyway

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

Agree. Very predictable. However, they have to show the best chances in the short time available, and Man City created nearly all of them. It does give a false impression, though.

Am I the only who thought Laporte desrved the injury for clattering Webster? In the studio they were all 'we hope he's ok', instead of criticising the foul. They also suggested our player should have been taken out earlier in the move (Man City's normal tactic of committing 'small fouls' deep in the opposition half to break up attacks). So I guess that's to be encouraged then, in case one of your players gets an injury by having to make a worse challenge? Pretty gobsmacked by that part of the discussion, tbh.

I was disgusted by that piece of analysis. By Jenas saying he should have been fouled earlier, by Lineker not taking him to task on that, and by all the sympathy for Laporte when it could just as easily have been Webster injured.

 

[Reagulls]

I wanted to see the Burn “takedown “ high ball came over Burn and Aguero, Burn took it down with such skill
that Aguero applauded him... commentator said “you won’t see a better touch than that all weekend.
Anyone got a clip, I’d love to see it clearly instead of on the mosaic stream I watched.

 

[Spicy]

Can't help but thinking that praising us for trying to make a game of it is not really a compliment.
It's exactly how he wants teams to play against him.

True but isn't that a better approach that sitting in our own half and defending all match and still losing?

 

[crookie]

Ive said it before , not worth watching I record the 30min highlight show sky put together on all prem games ,100 times better


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Yep, much better, showed City's dominance but also plenty of times we got into decent attacking positions. Didn't watch MOTD and won't bother on catch up now either

 

[Wrong-Direction]

Didn't even mention us

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[Icy Gull]

That tackle by Laporte might well have been a sending off if made by an Albion player. Sympathy for the injury? **** off, it was a very cynical and nasty challenge. A good potential goal scoring opportunity wiped out because of it. Delighted the right player got injured.

 

[Uh_huh_him]

True but isn't that a better approach that sitting in our own half and defending all match and still losing?

Not necessarily.

De Bruyne and Guardiola both mentioned the difference in our play, compared to last season.
The fact they mentioned it is probably less to do with improving the quality of the fan experience, than improving the likelihood of getting the result they want.

In the semi final we went behind at a similar point in the match.
We were still in the game right up to the final whistle.
The tactics on that day were probably a better approach to get a result, although it ended in defeat.

 

[Uh_huh_him]

That tackle by Laporte might well have been a sending off if made by an Albion player. Sympathy for the injury? **** off, it was a very cynical and nasty challenge. A good potential goal scoring opportunity wiped out because of it. Delighted the right player got injured.

Yeah this.

That tackle was as likely to injure Webster as Laporte.

 

[Icy Gull]

Not necessarily.

De Bruyne and Guardiola both mentioned the difference in our play, compared to last season.
The fact they mentioned it is probably less to do with improving the quality of the fan experience, than improving the likelihood of getting the result they want.

In the semi final we went behind at a similar point in the match.
We were still in the game right up to the final whistle.
The tactics on that day were probably a better approach to get a result, although it ended in defeat.

City didn’t get out of second gear once they scored in the semi final. Even if we had scored they would have upped their game and beaten us. We were an embarrassment in that game imo. Hated it, especially when compared to the other semi final.

Anti football at it’s best (worst)

 

[kevo]

I was disgusted by that piece of analysis. By Jenas saying he should have been fouled earlier, by Lineker not taking him to task on that, and by all the sympathy for Laporte when it could just as easily have been Webster injured.

Spot on.

 

[BensGrandad]

When is MOTD available on I player after the Saturday night showing as I missed iot last night with too many programs recording so it failed to record. An oversight by me.

 

[One Love]

Jenas maintaining the Tielemans challenge on Callum Wilson was only a yellow did my head in.

In most aspects it was worse than Andone's last week.

 

[crookie]

When is MOTD available on I player after the Saturday night showing as I missed iot last night with too many programs recording so it failed to record. An oversight by me.

I think it's normally Monday night

 

[Deadly Danson]

Jenas maintaining the Tielemans challenge on Callum Wilson was only a yellow did my head in.

In most aspects it was worse than Andone's last week.

It was extraordinary. It was a red all day long.
Although Andone's was worse.

 

[One Love]

It was extraordinary. It was a red all day long.
Although Andone's was worse.

Well I would argue that Tieleman's caused more injury.

 

[jimhigham]

Holy hell! I've only just watched MOTD. I'd read the comments about Laporte's foul on here before watching but I didn't realise it was that offensive. Absolutely remarkable that such a cynical and, worse still, dangerous challenge can be discussed solely in terms of tactics and potential risk to the perpetrator. The risk to Webster? Nah, no need to go there.