It's Quiet thread 14 - 'do one' edition

[Tb1981]

seems the rags are going for Jovic on loan.

Is ole the tactical genius going to ever realise his midfield is unbalanced and defence shite and he needs to control matches not rely on hitting teams on the break
Hope not!!

 

[FantasyIreland]

Is Tagliafico better than Angelino? Can anyone honestly say that? Angelino was deemed surplus and yet we're going for someone older and arguably about the same standard.

The Angelino situation is bizarre.He is playing superbly in Germany and is better than what we currently have.....so what is the issue?

 

[Dr Jacoby]

The Angelino situation is bizarre.He is playing superbly in Germany and is better than what we currently have.....so what is the issue?

He has PTSD from his encounter with Salah.

 

[Sibierskii]

Tried n tested - he's not good enough.

 

[NorthamptonBlue]

The Angelino situation is bizarre.He is playing superbly in Germany and is better than what we currently have.....so what is the issue?

He had plenty of opportunity to shine for us but never really impressed. Shame really because he seems a nice lad and a very decent player.

 

[FantasyIreland]

He has PTSD from his encounter with Salah.

Was that the game shortly after his return?

 

[richards30]

It seems likely we will get more injuries this season and if the squad stays the same we will finish quite a way away from the dippers unfortunately.

 

[gomer27]

It seems likely we will get more injuries this season and if the squad stays the same we will finish quite a way away from the dippers unfortunately.

While I agree partially, to think they will again have a spotless injury record is unlikely

 

[FantasyIreland]

It seems likely we will get more injuries this season and if the squad stays the same we will finish quite a way away from the dippers unfortunately.

I agree.The squad is brittle and weak in depth.Maintaining a top 4 position wont be an easy ask.

But if we aint going to invest,i'd use it as an opportunity to introduce youth and,while obviously doing our best to avoid it,accept the inevitable hit on league position.

The season/game is currently a farce anyway.

 

[domalino]

Pep has the most work to do of anyone associated with City right now. Far too much of what is wrong is about him rather than about the players.

There's an depressed air around the club, a staleness, a lot of fans are getting overly angry, players seem resigned to making the same mistakes. The club feels like it's becalmed, someone needs to give a collective slap in the face, hit them with the smelling salts and remind them there's 11 rounds left to go.

Pep is the person who has to do that, has to put the wind back in the sails, get up for it, inject some energy and look like he's ready for the fight.

I can't imagine how tough that is to do when your mother has just died, when you're a bit unsatisfied with the way the summer played out, there's no summer holiday to recharge, 8 players are missing, you're in your last year and the easy option is just to see it run out so you can take a break.

It must be really hard, but fucking hell it is his job, so he needs to do it or get out of the driving seat. We cannot have that miserably Eeyore performance from last Friday again.

He's the best manager in the world but someone needs to spark him back into life. I hope he goes away for a bit with the kids over the international break, gets a bit of joie de vivre back.

 

[Paladin]

Check out his profile he's had an interview with Tommy Doyle and is a journalist in training.

I know the lad. He's a nice guy, season ticket holder, training to be a journalist. He's definitely not on the wind up. He's saying that to his group of Twitter followers, not a whole forum of cynical Bluemooners. His info might not come to fruition, but I'd vouch that it was said in good faith.

 

[Dr Jacoby]

Was that the game shortly after his return?

I think so.

He did look impressive for Leipzig in the CL.

 

[vasan]

Yeah and Bernado had a great season (one in three) but we closed out that season by being much more solid rather than with the flair of the previous season. Fair enough though it worked excellently. Couple of big differences is now though in that during that few months Sterling played very well on the left and that’s the only time he’s been consistent there in about 4 years on the left In total and we’re a creative midfielder down. Scoring plenty of goals doesn’t meaning he’s been playing well there or committing fullbacks because for over 12 months now he hasn’t. The signs were there against Wolves as despite us playing very well first half we still didn’t create much and if it wasn’t for some very poor finishing we could easily have lost thatin the 2nd half. When Wolves came at us they were going through us pretty easily.

When sterling plays on the left he usually vacates his position and becomes a second striker - leads to more goals but we become more narrow with no width and mendy becomes more exposed defensively.Need to move raheem to right and need a new winger on the left.

 

[Keeper!]

He had plenty of opportunity to shine for us but never really impressed. Shame really because he seems a nice lad and a very decent player.

Too nice may have been one of his weaknesses.

 

[K8babes]

I don't know where the idea of Tagliafico not being good enough has come from. Quality player.

on here probs!!! Everyone slagged Dias off even before he kicked a ball or even made official ha

 

[FantasyIreland]

I think so.

He did look impressive for Leipzig in the CL.

Very different Angelino's in fairness,the one playing in Germany has regained both his confidence and fitness.There aren't many better going forward,and his defending has improved plenty.

 

[razman]

Another highly rated LB

 

[MarsLlama]

He had plenty of opportunity to shine for us but never really impressed. Shame really because he seems a nice lad and a very decent player.

I can't agree. Angeliño went 6 league games without playing very well and we discarded him. Mendy hasn't had a really good league game in about two dozen matches but we defend him.

 

[sir baconface]

once you get past 50, everyone younger looks 12.

Well said son ;)

 

[blueparrot]

There's an depressed air around the club, a staleness, a lot of fans are getting overly angry, players seem resigned to making the same mistakes. The club feels like it's becalmed, someone needs to give a collective slap in the face, hit them with the smelling salts and remind them there's 11 rounds left to go.

Pep is the person who has to do that, has to put the wind back in the sails, get up for it, inject some energy and look like he's ready for the fight.

I can't imagine how tough that is to do when your mother has just died, when you're a bit unsatisfied with the way the summer played out, there's no summer holiday to recharge, 8 players are missing, you're in your last year and the easy option is just to see it run out so you can take a break.

It must be really hard, but fucking hell it is his job, so he needs to do it or get out of the driving seat. We cannot have that miserably Eeyore performance from last Friday again.

He's the best manager in the world but someone needs to spark him back into life. I hope he goes away for a bit with the kids over the international break, gets a bit of joie de vivre back.

A point gone unnoticed or so it seems to me is Pep is the only manager I remember saying football without fans is pointless, maybe he is finding that hard.
I just wonder too is a lot of the depressed air is amongst fans more than around the club coming from there being no prospect of being able to get to games anytime soon.
I also think theres a lack of patience and until we see the team playing after the international break with the new players and Jesus back it’s impossible to say how the season will play out , injuries and covid absences are adding to the frustration too but every team will be hit at some point with those.