Right I’m fuckin sick of it, all these same teams cause us the same problems and he never does a thing to address it
We were one up after a few minutes so we’re winning 1-0
Why charge forward again for another leaving acres of space behind v a dangerous fast counter attack side
Once we get that goal why do we not just knock it around the back AND MAKE them come out leaving room for our own strikers
It’s fuckin madness
Been thinking about the 3 penalties all very similar in as much as the forward got passed a defender than sort of ran across the defender. Not much the defender could do and clear play by the forwards. But not 100% Sterling or co would have been rewarded.
Still doesnt explain a poor performance.
He broke the cardinal rule for Madison's goal, giving him time to get his head and view the shot - he was too busy getting his arms out of the way. Slow thinker Imoits an embarrassment saga serious, the following day. just to think, we got smashed 5-2 by Leicester. And at home... let that sink in.
Think Garca was at fault for the 3 goals. Madison didn't close down quick, same with the Kyle Walker penalty, just backed off allowing for the pass into vardy, then a clumsy challenge.
but anyhow Pep sees it differently
Been thinking about the 3 penalties all very similar in as much as the forward got passed a defender than sort of ran across the defender. Not much the defender could do and clear play by the forwards. But not 100% Sterling or co would have been rewarded.
Still doesnt explain a poor performance.
Totally agree, at 1-0 they have got to com e out sometime.You would have thought it was us who were 1-0 down the way we continued to play.We need to manage games better,lack of a leader on the pitch also doesn’t help. We need to inject pace into the centre of the field but the issue is that most of the athletic players around are not good enough on the ball for Pep,this is the reason why Pep has never trusted Walker to play CB. The positive is it is early days & the last 2 times we won the league we dropped points in our second game.Rodri said the exact same thing post match. I feel we're too naive against negative sides. We played right into their hands yesterday.
This is what Pep was saying, more patience just pass the ball for 90 mins they will have to come get it, at one point Vardy was 25 yards from his own goal, just pass along our back line, they are behind fuck them on tv if they think it’s boring let the parked bus teams come try and get it.Spot on. Ive only ever seen us do that once. Against Crystal Palace at home a few years ago over the xmas period. Think Pellers was manager? 1-0 up and we spent the second half just passing it across the back. Palace would not change their game plan. seem to remember Kompany standing with the ball at his feet for ages. We should do more of this. We have the goal to hold!
OK when you're 1-0 up.This is what Pep was saying, more patience just pass the ball for 90 mins they will have to come get it, at one point Vardy was 25 yards from his own goal, just pass along our back line, they are behind fuck them on tv if they think it’s boring let the parked bus teams come try and get it.
Didn't see it.His reaction tells you the answer.
THe pens were a joke.Been thinking about the 3 penalties all very similar in as much as the forward got passed a defender than sort of ran across the defender. Not much the defender could do and clear play by the forwards. But not 100% Sterling or co would have been rewarded.
Still doesnt explain a poor performance.
agree... walker did OK actually apart from the silly mistake. but again that wasn't his fault. CB (Garcia) was backing off to allow the pass in. Either track your man or close the man coming in.
Fernandinho cost the goal, side stepped and that left the whole defense wide open, he can no longer play MF, no legs.Walker played Vardy onside and then fouled him, he was 100% at fault for that goal.
Watched the match again this morning. The amount of times walker had to cover garcia was ridiculous. Yes he gave the pen away but he got played by vardy, who is brilliant at winning pens. Again though garcia was out of position and walker wouldn't have been on the wrong side. Garcia never closed maddison down for his goal. Then he gave the other pen as well. Ake was superb for me. He played his own position well and covered rcb, lb and helped engage in midfield to cover rodri. Mendy, well, mendy is finished at the top level. I feel for him. Those injuries have killed his pace. He can't defend well and now he can't attack well either, he's also lost pace. We have players like zinchenko & gundogan who don't play in their preferred positions and are bang average when they fill in at cdm/lb. Get f@cking rid and bring in players for the positions these 2 fill in for.
In summary we got smashed last night because walker and ake had to cover other players positions. Now dias fixes some of these problems hopefully (not seen anything of him, just going off other posters) but we really need a lb. If there is any money left we need a mobile cdm. Someone like Douglas Luiz who knows our system and is relatively cheap.
Finally, I know this will piss off a few, as he gets protected like he's a 16 y/o academy product from burnage who bleeds blue by some. But sell mahrez, yes he creates and scores but as soon as he does he puts his slippers on and cruises. He never takes the game by the scruff of the neck and drags the team through bad periods. Foden has more out put in his unprefered position than mahrez in his comfort zone. He's a f@nny, he's selfish, its all about him/his stats which is fine in a team like Leicester or scum. In ours he's a cog, we play as a team, not galaticos!!!
We were, we blew Leicester and wolves away in first 25-30 mins, get the goal then let them come at us. We are to impatient maybe as a team and fans wanting to score 4/5 goals, teams don’t set up like that anymore against us, so let’s have a boring 1-0.OK when you're 1-0 up.