Not Jesus fault though, he played fantastic against Leicester away and scored, then Pep drops him for Dortmund at home, so he can’t get that continuity going, I’d start him at VillaGreat apart from Jesus.
It’s ok throw away comments on here, but really if you were in Pep’s shoes when we have done so well over the course of this season you would put in two players from the youth system when every game counts? Your point about the surprise element flies if you introduce one (given we’re talking about the forward line), but putting in two without the benefit of two experienced players in pressure games is surely to detriment of both players and the harmony of the squad. Yes nothing was offered yesterday. But then again I’ve never seen a team fight on four fronts at this time of the season. After the Dortmund game there was an air of inevitability about yesterday’s game (how it panned out) for me. I was hoping we could sneak a win and for once rely on some luck but it didn’t happen.Daft, nonsense and knee-jerk - so you don’t like the idea then, lol?
fwiw @blusull i can see where you’re coming from because the square root of fuck all was offered yesterday. I’d certainly be more than happy to see one or both of Delap and Palmer involved in the squad or even team next Sunday.
Duh - sorry, getting my threads mixed up here .. I would stand by the above for the league cup but not for the Villa game.
Behave again...Do not put Sterling anywhere near this team again.
Shouldn't have wasted time and energy getting there then if that's the case.I don’t give a shit about the Caraboa Cup. We need to win this game. All I want to see is our 1st team. And the players who are in-form.
Given the hard choice now we’re out of the FA Cup, and the quadruple dream is over, the PL title, and the CL, are the priority. If the Caraboa Cup has to be sacrificed next Sunday, so be it, with Palace and PSG to come after that.
Behave again...
JJ
Shouldn't have wasted time and energy getting there then if that's the case.
Fair do's, the Leeds game was a shitter, regardless of those on here who think it was OK to lose.Shouldn’t have dropped 3 points against Leeds, and lost to Chelsea, with wholesale team changes.
You’ll see, Pep will make the same wholesale changes for the Carabao final 3 days before PSG game.
Do you think those squad players who got beat by Leeds and Chelsea will beat Spurs? Mo, neither do I.
The priority is now the PL title and getting into the CL final. Which means unless Pep surprises us all, he wil pick another squad based team for the Carabao Cup final.
Not sure it’s quite that bad an idea, but I agree with a lot of the what you’ve said there, including the confidence point. Like you I could sense that CL hangover for want of a better word within the first 5 minutes. After the high emotion of midweek, I felt it as a supporter watching and also sensed it on the pitch, even if some of the players were different. You could also tell immediately that Chelsea’s players were well up for it; they looked quicker, stronger, more tenacious, more hungry, and you just knew. It reminded me of some of those games we’ve had in the past vs liverpool where you had a sense from the off how things would pan out.It’s ok throw away comments on here, but really if you were in Pep’s shoes when we have done so well over the course of this season you would put in two players from the youth system when every game counts? Your point about the surprise element flies if you introduce one (given we’re talking about the forward line), but putting in two without the benefit of two experienced players in pressure games is surely to detriment of both players and the harmony of the squad. Yes nothing was offered yesterday. But then again I’ve never seen a team fight on four fronts at this time of the season. After the Dortmund game there was an air of inevitability about yesterday’s game (how it panned out) for me. I was hoping we could sneak a win and for once rely on some luck but it didn’t happen.
Putting in two kids, particularly on the same part of the pitch at this point of the season is in my opinion the worst idea since Abraham Lincoln decided to take in a show. If Pep did that and we lost it could destroy their confidence and you’ve hacked off the squad.
I think what it has shown me is that a quadruple is impossible. City’s squad is best placed to achieve it in that we don’t have superstars like Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar, Mbappe. We have a level just below that who are all prepared to work hard (in general).Not sure it’s quite that bad an idea, but I agree with a lot of the what you’ve said there, including the confidence point. Like you I could sense that CL hangover for want of a better word within the first 5 minutes. After the high emotion of midweek, I felt it as a supporter watching and also sensed it on the pitch, even if some of the players were different. You could also tell immediately that Chelsea’s players were well up for it; they looked quicker, stronger, more tenacious, more hungry, and you just knew. It reminded me of some of those games we’ve had in the past vs liverpool where you had a sense from the off how things would pan out.
Ok, maybe not two kids, but one young un certainly. To return to the confidence/morale point, as I said, I do agree, but after yesterday I’m not sure any of the starting eleven who were dropped could honestly complain.
yup thats the side for meEderson
Walker
Stones
Dias
Zinchenko
Rodri
Bernardo
Gundogan
Foden
Mahrez
Jesus
If we had beaten Chelsea we would have been firm favourites to win the 3 domestic competitions. Players came in yesterday with a point to prove and I don't think anyone them improved their chances.I think what it has shown me is that a quadruple is impossible
Fuck the cups get the league won
All Peps cares about is the fucking champions league