We also have wingers who always cut inside, that has a massive impact on the style you're talking about. When we had Sterling on the right and Sane on the left we were much harder to stop.We used to have silva conducting, fern holding and fast direct wingers going to the line. The amount of tap ins sterling and sane scored Was unreal combine this with full backs over laping and we took teams apart with 4-5 accurate passes. Can’t remember when we decided to change this but we need to get back to that direct team. We have replaced it with slow passing and 2-3 conductors all trying the same pass. We need pace and power on the wings to create the space for Kev to do his thing. Player positioning is all over the place at the min.
You're right that was a great save. Sterling's slap in the puss was probably not classed as a shot. It was the only one I could recall at the timeMahrez shot to the near post was the shot on target.
Surely a run of games would be better all g with a winning run of games going into the Madrid game. I though the half arsed performance against Bournemouth was down to looking ahead at the game tonight, Obviously not.The more I look at that performance tonight the more I think Pep and the players are only bothered about the CL. I know it's only 1 more FA Cup game, but it would have been 1 more game 6 days before playing RM. probably an intense game on a big pitch against a decent team that could go to ET. I'm not suggesting they threw tonights game but I'm wondering whether it was very low on priorities and Pep and the players will have forgotten about it already and will only be thinking about the CL
We also have wingers who always cut inside, that has a massive impact on the style you're talking about. When we had Sterling on the right and Sane on the left we were much harder to stop.
You're right that was a great save. Sterling's slap in the puss was probably not classed as a shot. It was the only one I could recall at the time
We also have wingers who always cut inside, that has a massive impact on the style you're talking about. When we had Sterling on the right and Sane on the left we were much harder to stop.
Two games away from another major trophy and we turn up like that, Its not acceptable. I can take a defeat, I just cant take a defeat in that manor.Really no complaints?
I'm pissed off and fucking annoyed at that abject surrender of the FA Cup
Disgusted by it.
Surely a run of games would be better all g with a winning run of games going into the Madrid game. I though the half arsed performance against Bournemouth was down to looking ahead at the game tonight, Obviously not.
All I can say is, I hope your bloody right.
Exactly, this inverted wingers malarkey is killing us.
I get a load of shit when I try to highlight how many problems we have with this squad. Can’t disagree with any of that.Our problem is that we have too many passengers at the club.
Bravo - Is he even still at the club?
Otamendi - Knows he's leaving.
Stones - more interested in fucking around than his football.
Cancelo - Knows he's never getting ahead of Walker and can't be bothered to pretend he's competing.
Zinchenko - Not a left back, never played in midfield.
That's 1/4 of the bloody squad who don't actually do anything.
Then there's the players who just aren't performing -
Gundogan - the creative defensive midfielder who neither creates nor defends.
Mendy - He's trying his best but he's not finding consistency in defence and his crossing ability has evaporated.
Mahrez - More interested in himself than the team.
Bernardo - Playing like Nurse Ratchet shoved an ice pick up his nose.
And of course Aguero is in Capri recovering from injury.
All in all I think we have about 9 players who are giving 100% at the moment. And one of those is leaving the club in a few weeks and another is a 35 year old who is no longer either a defender or midfielder.
Sums it up pretty well.
Terrible squad management by the club as this can't be fixed in one summer window.
Will one summer window be enough to win the league or champs league? I have my doubts.
It's going to take 2 at least.
I get a load of shit when I try to highlight how many problems we have with this squad. Can’t disagree with any of that.
I’ve been calling out Mendy’s crossing myth ever since he came back. It’s only now that people seem to accept it.
Stones and Otamendi are finished. A kid that can barely run is even preferred to them.
Cancelo... not convinced he is better than Danilo never mind Walker, despite being valued at more than double Danilo’s price.
Bernardo has vanished and I’m sick of people blaming the Mendy tweet situation as he was playing shit before that tweet too. It’s been far too permanent a malaise for it to have any connection to the tweet. People don’t even talk about it any more.
Gundogan is a liability, we know that, and worryingly Rodri hasn’t performed a whole lot better than him, if at all.
Aguero and Silva can’t press any more. People still see Aguero as untouchable in our team but I really don’t think he is, not at his current age and condition. He’s lucky that Jesus hasn’t nailed down the spot. We need a striker. Not to compliment Sergio, to replace him. He will drop off a cliff like Silva very soon. We would be wise to ensure he’s not still our go-to striker when that happens.
Fernandinho is not the answer to anything. He’s 35.
£250m-300m investment needed. Unfortunately it’s likely to be too much for one window, meaning we’ll still be off the pace next season. It will take another summer on top of this one.
If we think this squad is fit for the coming seasons we are not going to achieve our goals. Do nothing and we will decline further for sure. We can return to being a dominant force but Txiki has to pull it out of the bag.
You could say that Otamendi and Zinchenko are now squad players. Whether they are sold or stay does not affect the team. They weren't playing today and probably won't play in the major games.My point was that we have got a huge summer ahead. Not sure why you felt the need to point that out.
If you were being brutal who would be up for the chop?One window is enough, but it needs to be brutal.
Well at least we didn’t pay to go all the way down to Wembley to see that utter crap tonight.
Every cloud.
If you were being brutal who would be up for the chop?
Cancelo
Otamendi
Stones
Zinchenko
Mendy
Gundogan
??
The truth is that we couldn't win tonight and we can't pass Madrid or win the feckin c.l. trophy... not with this squad.The more I look at that performance tonight the more I think Pep and the players are only bothered about the CL. I know it's only 1 more FA Cup game, but it would have been 1 more game 6 days before playing RM. probably an intense game on a big pitch against a decent team that could go to ET. I'm not suggesting they threw tonights game but I'm wondering whether it was very low on priorities and Pep and the players will have forgotten about it already and will only be thinking about the CL