Boro Post Match thread

[The Riot Club]

I never had him down as the messiah who cant do no wrong. I had him down as one the best managers in the world who believes in his style of play 100% and given time he will get it right but he needs time and players with the capability to fulfil his ambitions.

Exactly. I just hope Txiki backs him to the hilt and shows real ambition and bollocks in the transfer market.

Fuck ffp, fuck Chelsea and fuck being respectful to other clubs or bottling it with gobshite agents. Fucking spend big and reap the rewards next season. It really is as simple as that if we have the cahunas and the cash to get players who will makes us better than Chelsea.

 

[citymad]

I think people are missing the point it's irrelevant where we finish pep will build a legacy a style of football that will serve us for years to come. So there's gonna be ups and downs but the style he wants to play will be finely tuned until it's the way he wants. Exiting times ahead .

We won't get all the players we need in the summer and he's only here for two more years so doubt they'll be a legacy left. The fact is the squad is no where near where it should've been due to poor planning with our bloody fullbacks and central defenders.

 

[bennyboy]

No David or YaYa so looking for KDB to step up.
No chance.
First half was terrible.
Clichy and Navas waste of space crossing wise.
Substitutes made a difference second half but after getting back to level we lose a joke of a goal through our dodgy defence.
Did well to equalise but although the second half was exciting the lack of quality was there for all to see.

 

[hobbsisablue]

Exactly. I just hope Txiki backs him to the hilt and shows real ambition and bollocks in the transfer market.

Fuck ffp, fuck Chelsea and fuck being respectful to other clubs or bottling it with gobshite agents. Fucking spend big and reap the rewards next season. It really is as simple as that if we have the cahunas and the cash to get players who will makes us better than Chelsea.

But we have spent big. £100M on Sterling and KDB, not to mention countless millions on the likes of Mangala, Bony et al. Throwing money around hasn't worked previously. Why should it now?

 

[BuryBlue1977]

I'm still very confident of finishing 3rd.
I'm still very confident Pep will turn it round next year. We are favourites with every bookies to win the title next year which means that independent experts believe we are much better than a lot on here think.
Let's not turn into rags and start pissing our pants every time things don't go right. We used to admired world wide for our loyalty. Let's ride out this storm and come back fighting next year.

 

[TonyM]

Or Pep gets it right, we get the right players and we go onto be unbeatable and we go onto dominate forever

I admire your optimism but there are sooooo many new players and new tactics required and he is only human after all.

 

[TonyM]

Lol.

 

[55yr old teenager]

One of my pet peeves is that he has to. Would love to have seen far more in the way of foresight, especially when it comes to our golden oldies.

I honestly think the eds lads couldn't have done worse than our fullbacks this year, least they would have had the legs to get up and down as much as required.

Why oh why doesnt he adapt then to get the best out of the deadwood? Other managers not as good as him would have done

 

[TCIB]

I'm still very confident of finishing 3rd.
I'm still very confident Pep will turn it round next year. We are favourites with every bookies to win the title next year which means that independent experts believe we are much better than a lot on here think.
Let's not turn into rags and start pissing our pants every time things don't go right. We used to admired world wide for our loyalty. Let's ride out this storm and come back fighting next year.

A fine post sir.

 

[The Riot Club]

But we have spent big. £100M on Sterling and KDB, not to mention countless millions on the likes of Mangala, Bony et al. Throwing money around hasn't worked previously. Why should it now?

Sterling and KDB were good signings. What we need to do is spend big on clearly better players, not more Mangalas and Bonys.

 

[BAB.DAB]

We won't get all the players we need in the summer and he's only here for two more years so doubt they'll be a legacy left. The fact is the squad is no where near where it should've been due to poor planning with our bloody fullbacks and central defenders.

Pep will probably sign a contract extension in the summer
Players will leave and players will arrive in the summer
His team next season
Playing his way
Not great this season, I think he's learnt a lot about the premier league and you can guarantee he will work hard to get the results we all want

 

[55yr old teenager]

Why are people so convinced it will be different next year when Pep brings in his own players ?

A decent manager can make the team greater than the sum of its parts

How's about trying to get the best out of the players he has?

Well said. My sentiments exactly

 

[BlueAnorak]

To be fair to Pep we did try to mix things up in the last quarter, and we did miss a few good opportunities, but...
It was far too late - we need to mix it up from the off and...
If we continue to play matches like this we will not finish in the top 4.

 

[BlueAnorak]

Pep will probably sign a contract extension in the summer
Players will leave and players will arrive in the summer
His team next season
Playing his way
Not great this season, I think he's learnt a lot about the premier league and you can guarantee he will work hard to get the results we all want

The team are playing his way to his instructions.
Pep continues to underestimate how good opposition defences are in the Premier League and overestimate the ability of our players.
I hope Pep learns pragmatism soon, because if he doesn't the club is in trouble - as the clubs financial model and incoming transfers depend on us qualifying for the Champions League.

 

[Marvin]

We won't get all the players we need in the summer and he's only here for two more years so doubt they'll be a legacy left. The fact is the squad is no where near where it should've been due to poor planning with our bloody fullbacks and central defenders.

You're right. Not all our signings will come off. But if we had Sane and Jesus all season and if by some fortune we have Kompany and sort the goalkeeping situation, that will put us very close.

 

[Florida Blue]

Chelsea have had amazing success sacking managers every 5 mins, what is it for them now, 10 managers in as many years and won 11 trophies or something close like that. All this drooling over Spurs yet they haven't won anything. Chelsea sack managers for fun and have had amazing success throughout the past decade. Not for one second saying sack Pep, but what Chelsea do has worked for them, so not one perfect way of achieving success.

 

[Hamann Pineapple]

Is it really over 20 years since we won an away game after we were losing at half time ?

 

[daztrueblue91]

Why oh why doesnt he adapt then to get the best out of the deadwood? Other managers not as good as him would have done

The only system that could possibly get the most out of this side is playing deep and counter attacking. That would negate the uselessness of our full backs and lack of creativity in CM.

However, the onus is on us to attack teams as the large majority of sides would happily settle for a point when they play us. We need to take the game to the opposition.

Whilst this season has been poor overall, Pep will know which players he can take forward and who needs to go.

 

[Blue Llama]

No we're currently 4th because we have more points than 5th place, its how league tables work.

You have basically repeated what I said but with a smarmy look how smart I am way.

 

[creditunionhero]

I am so sick and tired of people saying:
a) he hasn't got his own players
b) the players he has are too old
c)) this is the way Soriano et al want them to play
d) we need to give him time

a) he has players that can play in the PL and a good manager should be able to play them in their own position and not tip tapping back and forth across the width of the pitch and then........... oh we forgot to send it back to the goalkeeper, even though we are actually (at last) going forwards
b) the players are NOT too old, they are not being given the encouragement they need
c) Soriano et al surely want a team that can play in the PL?? Plus when did Soriano et al ever manage a football team?
d) Would you want to be giving him time if he were any other manager? No, just because he is Guardiola somehow he is given every excuse under the sun!!

I was at the game today and for the first time in a very, very, very, long time I actually thought why have I wasted a day and the money going to this game. Even under the Pearce era I can't remember thinking that. I am proud of the players who turned out today, I am not proud of the way they are being managed!!

What really annoys me as well is that Guardiola keeps, apparently, going on about the fans getting behind the players, well today for the umpteenth time I noticed that after the match every single player, even those who had been substituted, came over to applaud our fans, the manager walked across to talk to the players but didn't even acknowledge us. It works both ways Guardiola.

Now that's a good post.