Let's try be optimistic too. Imagine if Gundogan steps up with consistent playing time? Or what if Bernardo comes in and plays like he did against Chelsea every week? Or even what if Mahrez goes in there and starts playing like he did in pre-season? Maybe Fernandinho might be pushed forward and go back to his Shakhtar attacking form? Maybe we'll change our formation to accommodate for the problem and we'll discover an even greater means of playing?
Internally, this will be the response the club demands. Somebody is going to have to step up. Obviously pragmatically that may not happen; Gundogan blows hot and cold and the other two aren't exactly accustomed to the role.
But you can be damn sure Pep won't settle for less.
We're in as good a position as any team in the world, through sheer depth and managerial mentality, to handle an injury to our star player like this.
Maybe you're right, maybe if he's out for a while our CL campaign will be doomed to fail. One can never deny the quality and impact a player like KDB has. But we're 100% not going to have any success if we have this lack of faith. The key to our success has been our winning mentality, just listen to the recent interviews with Kompany, Walker and Pep on Sky.
Whilst we as fans have less of an impact on that, if collectively we're all on the same page it'll seep through. Whether for right or wrong, the club will still be confident of progress and success, so maybe we should be at least a bit upbeat about it too?
Internally, this will be the response the club demands. Somebody is going to have to step up. Obviously pragmatically that may not happen; Gundogan blows hot and cold and the other two aren't exactly accustomed to the role.
But you can be damn sure Pep won't settle for less.
We're in as good a position as any team in the world, through sheer depth and managerial mentality, to handle an injury to our star player like this.
Maybe you're right, maybe if he's out for a while our CL campaign will be doomed to fail. One can never deny the quality and impact a player like KDB has. But we're 100% not going to have any success if we have this lack of faith. The key to our success has been our winning mentality, just listen to the recent interviews with Kompany, Walker and Pep on Sky.
Whilst we as fans have less of an impact on that, if collectively we're all on the same page it'll seep through. Whether for right or wrong, the club will still be confident of progress and success, so maybe we should be at least a bit upbeat about it too?