Pep Guardiola - 2019/20 Performances

[Ban-jani]

Threw us under the bus tonight with the team selection and tactics, making the changes too late and using the wrong subs.

So pretty much everything he got wrong

 

[domalino]

Easy for us all to have a pop at the line up and tactics, and I certainly have, but I'd genuinely love to know what pep was thinking tonight.

He's just explained it in an interview with BT Sport.

Changed it to cover the weak points, our defending in the channels, which is also their strong point. (Basically he didn't think we could defend them with a back 4).

Was happy the way we played in the first 10-15 minutes, and then at the end of the first half and beginning of the second half when they "unblocked" a bit and started playing. Added one more attacking player to the system in Mahrez and was happy with the formation.

 

[mccity]

For the sake of being contrarian just here, they carved us open to score twice after we really started pushing for the second. I think the formation and being counter wary was sensible although timid.

I'd wager the issue tonight was a bunch of not properly motivated footballers, as opposed to a specific system. Maybe the system itself leant into that mindset.

 

[Ban-jani]

He's just explained it in an interview with BT Sport.

Changed it to cover the weak points, our defending in the channels, which is also their strong point.

Was happy the way we played in the first 10-15 minutes, and then at the end of the first half and beginning of the second half. Added one more attacking player to the system in Mahrez and was happy with the formation.

Time to go then.

That was a disgrace.

 

[K-Bo]

Pep changes in this competition, just not the same manager you get in the league. I think the years of not winning at us and Bayern have started to get to him I think and he tries to hard to 'win' the game rather than just doing what we always do. It's hard to say he's not failed in the CL at City really.

 

[Ezzy]

Apparently I'm the only Manchester City fan who saw us lose to Arsenal, Southampton, Wolves, Spurs, United, Norwich etc. while playing 433 vs very similar sides to Lyon.

the worse thing is that these people are so clueless.

it's actually so sad lol.

we played Arsenal in the league on June 17th, beat them 3-0

Then Arsenal play a Back-3 system in the FA Cup semifinal, and we go the whole he with like 2 shots on Target, and we got counter-attacked to hell.

 

[SleepingBlueTiger]

I am as frustrated as anyone but I can see some logic in his selection.
The entire season we've played our usual game against this sort of opposition and lost. If we did that tonight we'd have called him clueless for not changing it. lose-lose this for him, the team simply isn't capable of playing against such teams (which is of course partly his fault).

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

So pretty much everything he got wrong

Yep.

 

[MCFC1993]

I love him and want him to sign a new contract but tonight was his fault, we were up against it from the start. Just the wrong setup.

 

[_a_o_]

Got roasted when I criticized him in the past. Lucky coach, he fed off the best Barça team ever. Overthinks the line up, rotates stupidly and puts unnecessary pressure on the players. A big bottle job in CL bar with barça and that was down to their dream team. Has got to be sacked. Getting knocked out by 7th of French league is criminal to say the least. Our weakness has been our defense and yet he could not fix it. I am lost for words, I just want to see the back of him.

Yeah - inherited the core of the Spain dynasty, Eto’o, Toure, Henry plus the best of all time in Messi, spent a lot of money too. UEFA also robbed Chelsea in the 2009 semi - his ‘genius’ was massively circumstantial.

 

[01cravend]

the worse thing is that these people are so clueless.

it's actually so sad lol.

we played Arsenal in the league on June 17th, beat them 3-0

Then Arsenal play a Back-3 system in the FA Cup semifinal, and we go the whole he with like 2 shots on Target, and we got counter-attacked to hell.

Because we reverted to Pep's plan b of pumping cross after cross into the box to make David Luiz look in his pomp again.

 

[domalino]

I am as frustrated as anyone but I can see some logic in his selection.
The entire season we've played our usual game against this sort of opposition and lost. If we did that tonight we'd have called him clueless for not changing it. lose-lose this for him, the team simply isn't capable of playing against such teams (which is of course partly his fault).

Like Ezzy said, the Arsenal semi-final is exactly what we would have seen if we played Lyon in a 433.

 

[01cravend]

Like Ezzy said, the Arsenal semi-final is exactly what we would have seen if we played Lyon in a 433.

Atalanta play 3 at the back and we beat them 5-1

 

[domalino]

Atalanta play 3 at the back and we beat them 5-1

Atalanta are an old side who try to pass through people. tiki-taka style. Beating them is just a case of not letting passes through midfield.

They are nothing like Lyon or Arsenal who hit long balls over midfield into the channel for pace merchants.

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

the worse thing is that these people are so clueless.

it's actually so sad lol.

we played Arsenal in the league on June 17th, beat them 3-0

Then Arsenal play a Back-3 system in the FA Cup semifinal, and we go the whole he with like 2 shots on Target, and we got counter-attacked to hell.

If you think that was the right way to set up against Lyon then your clueless pal.

Now off you go to the transfer forum where you can play your fantasy itk out.

 

[Blue Hefner]

He will argue that is Sterling and to a lesser extent Jesus bury their chances, our goalie doesn’t drop one and our defender doesn’t get tripped up in the build up to Lyon’s second then he’s done everything right

I don’t think I want to die on that hill, but it’s a reasonable argument

 

[Blue and still suffering]

Can see the logic in his selection but would have put Kyle in the back three with the two Eric's, Cancelo on the right, Mendy on the left and a middle three of Kev, Rodri and Phil. Play as we should do fast and on the front foot.

 

[carlosthejackal]

This is the first time I believe his job is on the line with our owner

 

[Marvin]

Pep of all people? Perhaps we should know better?

How do you justify that starting line up in a Champions League Quarter-Final? And then you leave it for an hour to change it?!

This was not just a marginal call, it was a simply inexplicable and totally destructive midfield selection.

How do you stand in front of the dressing room and demand more of your players when you make a team selection like that? In one evening he takes on a figure of ridicule.

It is impossible to defend Pep's team selection tonight and it's simply unforgivable for a coach to make such a mistake in a game of this proportion.

 

[Fame Monster]

the worse thing is that these people are so clueless.

it's actually so sad lol.

we played Arsenal in the league on June 17th, beat them 3-0

Then Arsenal play a Back-3 system in the FA Cup semifinal, and we go the whole he with like 2 shots on Target, and we got counter-attacked to hell.

The players played poorly that day partly because we've hardly played that formation this season but we've won god knows how many trophies playing that system and got 100 points. It's the formation we should have played all season.

Do you know how many trophies we won playing that shite tonight? Fuck all. And we won't ever win trophies like that if we're getting turned over by Lyon.

It was a fucking shitshow that doesn't need clueless people defending it.