People were far too quick to forget just how bad David Silva finished last season and now that games are coming fast Pep is guiltier than all. He can’t play 90 mins and asking him to is unfair on him.
Same for Dinho. Asking too much from him.
That game was clearly crying out for 2 forwards in the box to move them around and Pep’s answer was baffling. Why put the left back who can’t cross on and leave the one who can’t on the bench, and then proceed to make almost 40 crosses to nobody? It was piss poor management, I don’t care what he’s done so far, today showed a real blind spot and was year one Pep at times. Can we honestly believe this team has been coached to cross like this?
Pep hasn’t learned. He wasn’t ruthless at Barca, he wasn’t at Bayern and he’s showing far too much belief in a Silva and Dinho that cannot do what he’s asking.
As for Gundogan, the only thing we are sure of is he can have absolute stinkers as easily as good games. He’s a passenger and not a player who will turn a game.
Pep should have learned a lot about his team today, but did he?
This may sound mad, but i’d write off the prem this year already and give 30 games to Foden, Garcia and Angelino and see what happens for better or worse and keep the focus on the champs league... at least until we get our key players back.
