Bayern Munich 2 v Man City 0 Player Ratings 9/27/11
Overall Verdict- A game which was fairly even in the 1st half turned into a stroll in the park for Bayern in the 2nd. Bayerns late goals in the 1st allowed them to dominate possession in the 2nd and take a stranglehold on this group of death. Besides the brilliance of Joe Hart, City were extremely disappointing all over the pitch and are now in a perilous position to make it out of the group stages.
Bayern
Neur 6.5- Dealt well w/ the little he had to deal with.
Boateng 8- Fantastic defensive display for the former Man City man, specifically the goal saving tackle on Aguero in the 2nd.
Van Buyten 7- Very solid performance but truthfully he didn’t really have to do much today w/ City looking so raged. Had a nice header which led to the 2nd goal.
Lahm 6.5- Made the game difficult for Silva and allowed Ribery to do his thing in front of him.
Rafinha 6.5- Didn’t allow Nasri any room throughout.
Shweinsteger 7.5- Slow start but dominated the game as it went on. Had some blistering shots from outside the box that Hart did well to parry. Was in complete control for the entire second half.
Dias 7- Solid all the way around. Protected the defense like a CDM should and never allowed City’s potent attacking threat anytime on the ball.
Ribery 9- Best player in the first half. Best player in the 2nd half. Is he back to his pre World Cup form as one of the best offensive players in the world? Yes def. He looked unstoppable everytime he was on the ball, never seemed to waste possession, and is a force to deal with when in full sprint. His upper body strength really impressed me and his stunning strike led to the 1st goal.
Muller 7- Some nice crosses from the right wing in the first half and had a solid all-around performance.
Kroos 7- Tidy in possession and fantastic delivery on set pieces.
Gomez 7.5- Right place right time for both tap-ins. Has overtaken Klose and Inzaghi in becoming one of the best goal poachers in the world.
All subs N/A- Game was dead and buried when they came on.
Man City
Hart 8- Fantastic game for Englands true #1. The fact that both of Bayerns goals came directly after diving stops from Hart showed how hard he was to beat today. The scoreline was flattering to City solely because they have this world class keeper.
Toure 4.5- Weak comeback performance today. You can tell he has barely played this year based of this weak showing.
Kompany 6.5- Another solid performance from the Belgium. The only outfield player for City that played up to par.
Richards 5- Extremely disappointing today. For a man in such good form, he looked helpless against the fantastic Ribery and offered little in attack.
Clichy 5- Lacked much going forward and in defense.
Barry 4- Looks out of his element sometimes when he goes against such strong opposition. He is a decent passer w/ no speed, little strength on the ball, and weak tackling. Yet for some reason he seems like an automatic starter for City and England. After his weak showing today and De Jong coming back from injury I hope Mancini drops him for the Manchester derby coming up.
Yaya 4.5- Didn’t offer anything today.
Silva 6- City’s best attacking player and had his worst game of the season. That pretty much sums up how disappointing City were today. He showed his class and surprisingly had some nice slide tackles but didn’t offer the invention and break through passing he normally possesses.
Nasri 4.5- If he is fighting w/ Ribery for the starting LW spot on Frances national team then he has no chance. Couldn’t get going today and he needs to step up his game quickly if Man city want to get to the knockout stages.
Dzeko 5- Had some nice linkup play in the first half but lacked conviction when in or near the box.
Aguero 5- Frustrating game for the Argentine as he seemed to be chasing the ball for most of the match as Bayern dominated.
Subs- Kolarav 6.5- Looked dangerous when he came on and had one nice cracker that Neur did well to save.
Milner, De Jong 5.5-Could never seem to get possession of the ball.
Refs 7- Great game but didn’t get a good replay of the 2nd goal to see if Gomez was offside or not.
TEVEZ -9 - He gets paid over $300,000 a week and refuses to come on in the 2nd. He is a disgrace to soccer and the perfect example on what is wrong with the game these days. Players and agents have too much power and something needs to change. He will never play for Man City ever again so the question lies- where is his next stop? Hmmm Madrid???
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