Not when it has surpassed the wildest dreams of those it was intended for.To think we voted for VAR.. I said last season it’s been weaponised but it’s not going away is it
Not when it has surpassed the wildest dreams of those it was intended for.To think we voted for VAR.. I said last season it’s been weaponised but it’s not going away is it
Im not making excuses cos we were shite,but you can add to that the fact that if he doesnt award a pen for any of them, only one might get awarded by var, the phrase "made too much of a meal of it" springs to mind for two at least. The pens were brought about by shit defending/defensive positioning as much as anything.The three pens met the criteria for awarding a pen. My only comment would be: Would Oliver award those three to the away team at Anfield or The Swamp! He would say yes, but I am just slightly doubtful.
Arsenal have got better defensively since he's been there whilst we have.....
Until someone from the first team is played in their position even though they can’t play well there. Sterling as a striker comes to mindPraying the kids gets well soon, lord we need pace on the wing. This season is open , EVERY position is up for grabs, these younger better be desperate and hungry to step the fuck up.
It seems to be ok now for players to “buy” penalties because “there was contact”... it’s not the game I learned to love as a kidToday's game showed how ''non-contact sports'' football has become.
Maybe the big bucks are no longer going to be seen?Too busy trying their best to be net spend champions.
I’m sure he’s having a serious heart to heart with the players. You never know with Pep what he’ll do next.Has Pep spoken yet, no doubt he's proud of the players and really happy with everything.
Hope he comes out and say's it's simply not good enough and player were at fault
Im not making excuses cos we were shite,but you can add to that the fact that if he doesnt award a pen for any of them, only one might get awarded by var, the phrase "made too much of a meal of it" springs to mind for two at least. The pens were brought about by shit defending/defensive positioning as much as anything.
So you think we’ll do better than top 4 when Chelsea,Arsenal Liverpool, Leicester and rags have all improved except us ?Again doom and gloom from you. Scraping for top four? Seriously? Wow
I only saw the final 20 minutes of the first half.
Were we as bad as the scoreline suggests?
Which coincidentally happened to be the season after Fergie retired.United did against Liverpool a few years back. I suppose only Liverpool could pull that off there.
I don’t care what anyone says, we’ve done some good business under Txiki; Kev, Ederson, Sterling. However, we made absolutely world class acquisitions with Garry Cook. I’d have him back tomorrow. Zaba, Kompany, Yaya, Aguero, Tevez. Welcoming Aguero in to the City offices by saying ‘welcome brother’ the man is an absolute legend and the best back room official we’ve ever had.Bar KDB our best players were bought under Mancini or earlier which to me shows the issues. Yaya, Silva and Aguero were our best players until they weren’t, no one *actually* took over them. They regressed
Two games in and it's Jonestown. Can't wait for the rest of the season.
Where to start?
Full backs:
Mendy and Walker are not fit for purpose. I know that on here Walker is lauded as still being the best right back in the Prem but that is absolute fucking nonsense. We have two full backs who do not defend and do not attack. They add nothing to our game. Take away Walkers pace and you’re left with an average footballer, with a less than average brain capacity.
Centre backs:
Garcia no good and going. Ake is a back up centre back, I do not understand how or why some on here have decided that Ake is our level because we have purchased him. He has proven nothing, he was a major part of a shite Bournemouth defence and looks like he will fit in just great with our shite defence. I thought he was quick? Look at him for the 2nd, looks like he was towing one of Rodris caravans.
CDM:
Rodri is a waste of fucking time and space. Slow as fuck and can’t make a forward pass. As soon as Fern went off, our £60m CDM looked fucking lost. I am sick of hearing that he needs X Y and Z around him. The only thing he needs is fucking off somewhere.
Wide forwards:
Mahrez...selfish twat. Yet again, he has his 4 or 5 moments in a game and is anonymous for the rest of it. If him standing around for 85 mins every week, offering nothing, is now acceptable in a Pep side, then Pep has lost the plot. As for Sterling, someone wants to tell him that the season has started. The ball is just bouncing off the tit every time it goes to him.
This side overall is nothing like the levels of 17/18. In fact the drop off, over the past 12 months is actually scary given we have Pep in charge. If I were a betting man, I would reckon this side will find itself in a battle for a top 4 spot this year and not a title challenge.