Pep Guardiola - 2020/21 Performances

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I don't understand why we're having 3 defenders on the bench

 

[Jesus H Gabz]

A lot will be discussed about results, performances, goals, player selection, formations etc over the next few months, and no doubt Pep will come under plenty of scrutiny, but one thing I think we are all missing with the pragmatism currently being shown, is how much Pep has learnt about the Premier league. The parallels between this season and his first are quite stark, we are rebuilding, Pep is rebuilding this team, just like he did in that first season, it won’t all go to plan but it is shaping up a lot better than that first year, we’d of lost this game in that campaign. Win our game in hand & we are on the periphery, progress was achieved in the league cup and CL qualification for the next round is one win away. We’ve sorted our defence and I fancy us to go on and sign a midfielder & forward eventually, does this mean he’s gonna sign an extension? Possibly, but more importantly the foundations are being laid now for another cycle, it’s not easy to challenge on all fronts whilst making major surgery to the starting eleven but we are making a good fist of it, I for one will not be losing patience with the club or management in this transition period, it might get a bit turgid, we might have to settle for one nils, the football may not be so free flowing and our top players may struggle for form, but we will rise again, this club has shown this time & time again over the last decade, new heroes will rise and we will win titles....so let’s not act like the entitled ones in Stretford

 

[Utter bobbins]

Makes no sense and I can see kids leaving because of his short-sightedness

It must be very frustrating for those kids seeing Garcia on the bench when they should imo be there.

Garcia is a real issue and whilst not wanting to cave in to the shithouses at Barca, the sooner he is fucked off the better. The situation cannot be good for morale imo.
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The kids played games at the weekend

 

[waspish]

can See that but what’s frustrating is never ever switching sterling from the right to the left in games.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

He couldn’t let the performances from earlier in the season go on. We were too open and could easily have lost points against Wolves and been beaten by Leeds. What I like about the current way of playing is that we have tightened it right up at the back. That is a start. We can build on that. We don’t look like a side who are going to score 4/5 goals currently so we need to make sure we don’t concede many.

The points on the board so far isn’t great but thankfully we are not too far behind yet.

We do need to start putting a few wins together now though.

 

[Fame Monster]

Some say pragmatic, others say negative.

Moving to that turgid, double pivot of Rodri and Gundogan has been such a negative for us because it has completely destroyed our pressing game which was one of the best in world football and it's actually made us far worse and more prone to losing the game because we've not been dominating possession like we used to.

 

[Cheeky Txiki]

A lot will be discussed about results, performances, goals, player selection, formations etc over the next few months, and no doubt Pep will come under plenty of scrutiny, but one thing I think we are all missing with the pragmatism currently being shown, is how much Pep has learnt about the Premier league. The parallels between this season and his first are quite stark, we are rebuilding, Pep is rebuilding this team, just like he did in that first season, it won’t all go to plan but it is shaping up a lot better than that first year, we’d of lost this game in that campaign. Win our game in hand & we are on the periphery, progress was achieved in the league cup and CL qualification for the next round is one win away. We’ve sorted our defence and I fancy us to go on and sign a midfielder & forward eventually, does this mean he’s gonna sign an extension? Possibly, but more importantly the foundations are being laid now for another cycle, it’s not easy to challenge on all fronts whilst making major surgery to the starting eleven but we are making a good fist of it, I for one will not be losing patience with the club or management in this transition period, it might get a bit turgid, we might have to settle for one nils, the football may not be so free flowing and our top players may struggle for form, but we will rise again, this club has shown this time & time again over the last decade, new heroes will rise and we will win titles....so let’s not act like the entitled ones in Stretford

Thank you for this. our fanbase is making me so angry at times, there's a lot of things going on, it's not just black or white. We just drew with Liverpool not with Fulham.

It does seem we are focusing on UCL this year and Pep seems to be planning for it, especially the later stage.

 

[Dr Dweeb]

I'd like to see Gab in a free role, switch the wingers during the game. Too pedestrian at the moment. Any thoughts?

 

[come-on-barney]

I can see what the OP is saying. If Pep is really rebuilding and tweaking our style I am all for it. However, I would like to see the contract signed, the if I deserve it is one for the birds.

 

[WestGorton]

No problems here. Pep got it right. Too early to judge.

 

[Mancityus]

We have a game in hand and looking at Aston Villa pragmatic Pep must be thinking of playing six at the back to avoid the humiliation.

 

[Fordyboy46]

Some say pragmatic, others say negative.

Moving to that turgid, double pivot of Rodri and Gundogan has been such a negative for us because it has completely destroyed our pressing game which was one of the best in world football and it's actually made us far worse and more prone to losing the game because we've not been dominating possession like we used to.

We're stuck with the Rodri/ Gundogan partnership unfortunately, Pep has a hard on for it. We always played our best football playing the 4-1-4-1 formation, and it certainly wouldn't be Gundogan as one of those attacking four.

 

[come-on-barney]

We have a game in hand and looking at Aston Villa pragmatic Pep must be thinking of playing six at the back to avoid the humiliation.

3/0 at the arses gulp

 

[mccity]

I said it in the other thread, but I'm reminded of 18/19 Liverpool.


They're defence carried them through the 1st half of the season, and by the time they started conceding their attack got into gear.

We don't have that ability to win against all odds, but as long as the defence stays resolute we'll keep up with the pace before our attack inevitably kicks into gear.

 

[PannickAtTheDisco]

tormented by past failures.

 

[Blueknows]

3/0 at the arses gulp

that 3rd goal puts us up into the top half

 

[@BluePhil8]

I said it in the other thread, but I'm reminded of 18/19 Liverpool.


They're defence carried them through the 1st half of the season, and by the time they started conceding their attack got into gear.

We don't have that ability to win against all odds, but as long as the defence stays resolute we'll keep up with the pace before our attack inevitably kicks into gear.

We’re 8 points behind already with barely any games played.

 

[Toulousain85]

Agree with most of your comments. This is the football I want to see, and the best way that allows us to have a good shot at the Champions League. OK I exaggerate a little here, but our attack is way out of form, yet we look comfortable, never look like conceding except for that penalty.

 

[toffee balls]

We're stuck with the Rodri/ Gundogan partnership unfortunately, Pep has a hard on for it. We always played our best football playing the 4-1-4-1 formation, and it certainly wouldn't be Gundogan as one of those attacking four.

When we were ace , where were you.

 

[Toulousain85]

We’re 8 points behind already with barely any games played.

We're only 6 points behind, with 1 game to play, albeit not easy, against Villa.