There has been so much hindsight analysis on team selection suggesting Pep got it all wrong, Adrian Durham on Talksport calling it’arrogance’ Is just ridiculous! This is such a busy period and unfortunately Fernandinho can’t play every minute of every game over this period. KDB and Aguero are still not 100% fit so need to be managed, and the XI players put out yesterday should have had enough to get the three pts but it wasn’t to be.
There has been one or two indications in recent games that this kind of result may be on the cards and Palace are the kind of side where it wouldn’t surprise you if they were the ones to inflict it.
Every game over Christmas now takes on additional pressure, the Liverpool game at home is now massive.
If re regain the levels we’re capable of we should still finish top, but how we bounce back now is crucial.
That's the point blue, he won't be average.Stones is a great CB. Why try to convert him into an average DM?
Morning Billy, hope you're well.100%.
Totally baffling how Pep would want 3 CD's on against Palace. If anything we needed more ball players to make sure we could pass through them at pace.
There has been so much hindsight analysis on team selection suggesting Pep got it all wrong, Adrian Durham on Talksport calling it’arrogance’ Is just ridiculous! This is such a busy period and unfortunately Fernandinho can’t play every minute of every game over this period. KDB and Aguero are still not 100% fit so need to be managed, and the XI players put out yesterday should have had enough to get the three pts but it wasn’t to be.
There has been one or two indications in recent games that this kind of result may be on the cards and Palace are the kind of side where it wouldn’t surprise you if they were the ones to inflict it.
Every game over Christmas now takes on additional pressure, the Liverpool game at home is now massive.
If re regain the levels we’re capable of we should still finish top, but how we bounce back now is crucial.
It isn't if yoy play Foden.Nail on head
The para I highlighted, he had spot onIt isn't if yoy play Foden.
The underlying reason maybe spot on, but Pep's choice was not. In fact it probably was arrogant and he deserves to be shot down because of it.The para I highlighted, he had spot on
Come off it Marv, hindsight is great but that starting 11 was good enough to beat Palace. As for shooting Pep down, bit childish eh?The underlying reason maybe spot on, but Pep's choice was not. In fact it probably was arrogant and he deserves to be shot down because of it.
I don't agree with you but if true, why ?The underlying reason maybe spot on, but Pep's choice was not. In fact it probably was arrogant and he deserves to be shot down because of it.
We went a goal in front and I was thinking that, even with the team line up, we would continue on to win the match.We start every game on fire and should score a hat full of goals then we go poor as the game goes on. I put this down to them thinking it’s so easy. Maybe arrogant is the wrong word. But the work rate & attitude seems to be very up and down. Too many great players are going missing
There has been so much hindsight analysis on team selection suggesting Pep got it all wrong, Adrian Durham on Talksport calling it’arrogance’ Is just ridiculous! This is such a busy period and unfortunately Fernandinho can’t play every minute of every game over this period. KDB and Aguero are still not 100% fit so need to be managed, and the XI players put out yesterday should have had enough to get the three pts but it wasn’t to be.
Do you think Foden, a player who most definitely does not need resting, could have played in Gundogan's position yesterday, allowing Gundogan to drop into Fern's position, which he already has numerous times before?
Do you think Foden, a player who most definitely does not need resting, could have played in Gundogan's position yesterday, allowing Gundogan to drop into Fern's position, which he already has numerous times before?
The para I highlighted, he had spot on
No, but Foden may have.Look we know the quality Foden has and you can make a case for him playing in any starting XI, I trust Pep will manage him correctly not just for now but for long-term development, he has significant experience with talented young players.
Maybe Gundogan could have played as the holding midfielder, but pretty sure he wouldn’t have been popping up unmarked in the opposition area to open the scoring if he had.
In the highlighted text, resting Fern is a key consideration and a reason for the team selection including Stones in his position. That could have been mitigated by simply playing Foden.
One argument for the team selection is Pep wanting to see how Stones would fare, solely to know whether he could rely on him if Fern were to be injured for any length of time. However, I'd argue that this wasn't the game to explore that experiment, or at at least not from the beginning.