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Exactly, he's utter dogshite
Eric Garcia - 2019/20 Performances
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Exactly, he's utter dogshite
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I was amazed to see him playing tonight. I’ve always felt that as great as Pep is, he has a tendency to treat players differently. It always seemed to me that Pep had a problem with Sane and I do wonder if that ultimately played some part in him wanting to go elsewhere. I then think about Sancho not signing a new deal and if I remember correctly being punted from a preseason tour because of it. Garcia refuses to sign a new deal and is punished with a start in a CL QF.
My thoughts exactly when I saw his name on the team sheet. He's already said he's not signing another contract. So why play him?
When i'm playing football manager, the last thing I would do is play a youth player with 2* ability who wants overtly leave. The only excuse I can see for playing him is the fact that he would stay if given the responsibility on occasions like this, if he doesnt, then its a really bad decision from pep.
Pep giving him as much experience as possible before they both go back to Barca next season.
I'm joking of course...
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He is not shite but no way should he be playing in a game like this whilst dinho can still walk,he is leaving ffs,there was no need to have dinho where he was in the first place leaving a spot free
I don't know what game most of you watched, maybe you've all soured on him coz he wants out, but he was BY FAR out best defender today.
Now that I think of it, I'm not sure there is any player I can say was better than him tonight.
He's the only one who was on point with reading the game. Walker and Dihno looked like clueless newbies on the first goal. The only man who picked up the danger early was Eric. And he (of little speed) chased his man down and tackled h only to have Walker and Dihno saying looksie.
On numerous occasions he won 1 v 1 and intercepted like 3 crosses. He was also the only one using the ball positively of the defenders.
Different class to the rest tonight. Perhaps Pep should have played him by himself. As the others didn't deserve to be on the field with him.
Now that I think of it, I'm not sure there is any player I can say was better than him tonight.
He's the only one who was on point with reading the game. Walker and Dihno looked like clueless newbies on the first goal. The only man who picked up the danger early was Eric. And he (of little speed) chased his man down and tackled h only to have Walker and Dihno saying looksie.
On numerous occasions he won 1 v 1 and intercepted like 3 crosses. He was also the only one using the ball positively of the defenders.
Different class to the rest tonight. Perhaps Pep should have played him by himself. As the others didn't deserve to be on the field with him.
Same people who are complaining about him starting were spouting the whole 'Sane is still a City player and should still play until Bayern pay up' idea a few months ago. He's contracted to City, our other two defenders are mistake prone and low on confidence, and Pep obviously wanted him in for his distribution tonight. Whether or not it made tactical sense to start him and Dinho is a whole other argument, but this idea that he can't play just because he's leaving makes no sense. We are paying him and he is available for selection, that's it.
Motivation is the key. If his mind elsewhere we don't get a good performance out of him. Saying that both Otamendi and Stones must be in worse shape. If Garcia stays I will back him but I'm not sure he is the right player for us.
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And Pep sees him everyday in training and will have a better idea than us as to whether or not that's the case. Nothing we saw today indicated that he wasn't focused; inexperienced, yes, but we were defensively poor as a whole and he wasn't the worst of the bunch by any means. He had to choose between Garcia, Stones (whose head is no more reliable than Garcia's), and Otamendi, who's.... well... Otamendi. Against a counter attacking side.
There are plenty of things to criticise Pep for - starting a player who's leaving isn't one of them. And don't get me started on that stupid post on the previous page about him seriously doing it to help Barcelona or whatever the fuck that bloke was on about...
True but I was suprised he started especially after Pep's comments that he isn't signing a new deal. As I said earlier I will back him but I'm not too impressed with him at the minute.
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Well Garcia is Catalan so there's that.
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Thought he played well, there is a reason Barcelona are after him and at 19 we should play him until we have better.
Funny how people change their attitudes because he wants to go home and say good luck to Sane but not him.
Funny how people change their attitudes because he wants to go home and say good luck to Sane but not him.
Neville Kneville
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I'm not sure the 'Pep sees them in training' argument, is valid anymore tbh.
It wasn't the best, even prior to last night.
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Yep, if anyone can judge a defender, it's Barca.
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Who is that, Nobby Styles ?
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