Post Match Thread - United (h)

simon23 said:
I wouldnt say better - their tactics were directed at our obvous weaknesses - they didnt play great football in the sense it was pleasing on the eye but what they did do was very very effective.

Our football has taken a nose dive - too much side to side - not passing inbetween the lines, no presense in the box (Jesus annoymous again when it matters), no getting in behind in teh 18 yd area, no cut backs -but insrtead wew are STILL putting in crosses from outside the box)

Look at it this way - we only scored froma . set piece against a utd side who have been battered from open play a number of times this season already....we have lost our creativity somehow...
the other scary thing is if you looked at teh bench who would you say would change something......I wouldnt say any of them

Mahrez in my opinion is bang average
Foden - think he is a good young player but clearly pep doesnt think he is ready
GUndogan!!!! - not a chance . - he is here for a pay day (and its a long time i said that about a city player...

Cancello - certainly not better than walker.

Mendy - should be sold asap now he is fit.
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I disagree on Gundogan but the rest is fine.
 
Stevieatlasblue said:
Maybe sack him then? Pep is a total waste of space and devoid of any ideas. We've been beaten off our rivals but come on get a grip
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If you take out performances this season, we have under performed and are going backwards, if you find that acceptable good, I don't. I had to suffer for 30 years to see us lift a trophy again, and I want more, and so do our owners.
This team is finished, but is Pep and more importantly, does Pep want to rebuild us again?
 
A derby game is about passion and pride. The scum showed more hunger and desire, and to be honest completely outplayed us.

Pep needs to look at himself. Our tactics were very poor, and the players dropped their heads far too quickly.

Also his failure to inject youthful energy is annoying the hell out of me.
 
Stevieatlasblue said:
Some of our support is wank. Fuck off pep? Give your heads a wobble. Thank you pep for some of the best football we've ever seen.
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This is the post match thread after a grim home defeat to one of the worst Man Utd teams in recent history, why not go and start your own "Thanks Pep for the great football in the previous 200 matches" thread?
 
blue cigar said:
Yet still well ahead of the scum. Calm your tits, pep will sort, 3 trophies to play for, 3 more than man too. Perspective dear boy
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I’m as bad as the rest of us. Flying off the handle like a man on speed, thank you for adding a bit of calm to the aftermath. Yes3 trophies still up for grabs. I’m still pissed mind you and feel very glass half empty about this team we have right now.
 
Well that was utter wank. I was surprised at the amount of chances we were conceding in the first half even with our defence. There was no midfield protection at all. I am sorry but Fernandinho should be playing at CM more often than not. Forget about title, there is a genuine worry about top 4. We gave the rags just the momentum they needed. And as for CL, God save us.
 
CityPar said:
Season is over for me. League gone. Cups not really much consolation. CL is a huge long shot with that team and another injury makes matters worse. Time for Foden to be given a run and Garcia surely has to get game time as well now. Pep needs to come up with Plan Bs. Too many teams are now working us out and too many times we have no answer. Lack of pace is killing us.
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There is more chance of Ruiz Jnr saying no to a family bag of monster munch than us winning the CL.
 
First off, Eddie kept us in the game. When B Silva, KDB and Sterling are all off the pace, how is Gabby to get any service? I agree that D Silva is at a point now where he needs to be option 2 behind Foden. Laporte coming back cannot happen fast enough. With no Sane we have no change of pace option on the wing save Mahrez and he did well but we were already too far back. Utd are growing in confidence now that they've determined -- after years of not figuring it out -- that they don't have the side to play "attack, attack" football "the Utd way" but do have the ability to sit deep and punch hard on the counter, especially against us. It's a combination of not having the players to play Pep's system and the players who can being either tired or old or going through a lack of confidence. No overlaps, no sharp movement, no confidence today. Just dink after dink into the box, playing ponderously on the edges, having an attacker dribble in only to be surrounded by three defenders, giving the ball away, and how many blocked shots? This is like watching the same movie we've seen several other times this season; only the opponent has changed. I can understand Pep and the players being frustrated with calls that don't go their way but playing like this we don't deserve luck, really. It's just a year where top 4 must be our goal (will be harder to attract players if suddenly there's no CL?) and we have to be patient and wait for hurt players to come back. In the meantime, lets blood in Garcia and Foden before we get more injuries and have no choice.
 
flook said:
bit of perspective, missing Laporte, Sane, Aguero and Kompany from our best XI of last year, and still haven't found a left back. Clear though that there is some serious surgery required in the summer.

The most worrying thing is Pep didn't have an answer to a fast counter attacking side, sound familiar?
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Pity some on here don't have your perspective . The injuries are the real issue imo.
 
Kokonut1307 said:
I disagree on Gundogan but the rest is fine.
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fair enough - I personally thing GUndogan has hugely underperfomred since day one but today had nothing to do with him...was just pointing uot the weaknsess of ur options on the bench....

Injuries are killing us smoewhat (esp Sane and Laporte) but tactically we aint right - the balnce in the team just aint there at present.
 
We were dire, deserved nothing. And ( spits on the floor ) fair play to them they deserved to win. I will say; and it’s not an excuse, for me two penalty shouts turned down, but if we played in red not blue they would be given. I have a kind of ‘what’s the point’ mentality now. I don’t even watch Liverpool’s games anymore because you know everything is going to go their way. Imagine being a player and knowing even your best might see you get robbed. It’s a demotivating season. Sack the league off ( looks like we have ) and throw it all at the cups. Fresh blood needed next year. I think we’re short up top personally, need a bit of variety
 
City Raider said:
I think after the last 2 seasons Pep has earned some benefit of doubt?!

We’ll see if ‘the team is finished’ in the cup comps. All the truly great teams struggled to find consistency to win competitive leagues week after week, season after season. There has to be a drop off.
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Yes but you expect some sort of consistency and and that's not happening at the moment. There is a problem and Pep needs to sort it. Now
 
Keeper! said:
Too sentimental with Spanish Dave, the warning signs were there last season.

One of the greatest ever City players, but now a shadow of himself.
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Yet was one of the best players on the park midweek.
Too easy to blame Silva, it’s a shithouse trick. Our problems are way deeper than Silva not running the show every week.
 
5-6 Players turnaround so poor worryingly this hasnt been a blip its almost a tools down job Not just 1 or2 games tbf we have been shit most of the games so far again Angelino stones 2x Silvas jesus sterling all shit
 
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