07 Apr 2026 18:05:14
Watching tonight’s match without any expectations because with the way we are playing recently, I don’t have any hopes even if we somehow get past the quarterfinals and Sporting are a better side than Southampton, no disrespect to the Saints, they absolutely battered us in the game!
As I said earlier, it will be a bigger embarrassment for us, than the Spurs getting relegated, if we end up with nothing.
In the PL also, the games that I counted as winnable 2 weeks ago look like a difficult task.
Still, I will support the team until the last game, but that hope and expectations are lost for me.
07 Apr 2026 18:34:27
To be honest, mate, we played with an injury-plagued side against the Saints, don't get me wrong, they played a game that they knew would give them a chance, and it worked. Get a few players back and we will be on it again.
07 Apr 2026 19:16:29
We also attacked like we didn't know where their goal was, & afraid the boss would shout at them if they played a forward pass. It was our tactics which have been poor even with a full squad.
Draw is a good result tonight based on current form & their home record.
07 Apr 2026 19:17:59
That had been our story the last few seasons: injuries to key players, and we faded towards the end. We have addressed the depth this season, and against Southampton we had a near full-strength team. With the position we are (or were) in, we are absolutely expected to beat a team like Southampton, and only when we get this ruthlessness will we be a great team.
Look what it has done to the confidence of most of us, and I can only think that the players are humans, and it will affect them as well. Any cracks now, and we will again be empty-handed, while City ends up with a treble.