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Cityzen_89

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Players? Mentality? Leadership? Quality In Key Areas? All Of The Above?

Basically, can this be sorted with new players or does this go deeper and is it more of a mentality issue? If so, how do we move forward and sort this?
 
Dont over complicate in big games. The quad was on this season but for some bizzaaaaar reason we played the second string v Chelsea in the FA Cup semi and tossed it off. Then tonight the only question we all wanted to know was Dhino or Rodri, and we end up playing neither and our most out of form player Sterling is in the team. WTF ????!!!!!!?...
 
The false 9 scenario is absolutely unsustainable. It was an incredible achievement to win the league without a recognised striker but it isn't a credible option to take into next season. Teams will work out how to stop us if we persevere with that for much longer. We need a 30/40 goals a year man for the team to prosper and he has to be world class. Beyond that, there is very little wrong, in the general scheme of things.
 
swblue64 said:
Dont over complicate in big games. The quad was on this season but for some bizzaaaaar reason we played the second string v Chelsea in the FA Cup semi and tossed it off. Then tonight the only question we all wanted to know was Dhino or Rodri, and we end up playing neither and our most out of form player Sterling is in the team. WTF ????!!!!!!?...
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Mentality and offensive quality.

The mentality of players like Bernardo, Stones, Sterling, Mahrez even Gundogan is just not that strong. They are not weak, but you just don't feel they thrive under pressure and that they will be the best player on the pitch on the BIG games. Players like KDB, Dias, Foden, even Ederson, Zinchenko or Walker tend to play really well on big matches.

The main thing is quality, specially for an offensive team like ours. We have a lot of depth and great squad players, but other than KDB which player is without a doubt a top 15 player in the world? Foden and Dias can get there if they keep this season's level. We have a bunch of top 15-50 players, but against elite competition we should have 1 or 2 more offensive top 5-20 players ( Haaland, Kane, Coman, Gnabry, Kante, Salah, Sancho, Verrati, Kimmich).

If we want to win PL(which is great) what we have is enough.Good quality and a ton of depth. But against the elite in cups competition, you need stars.
 
Pam said:
The false 9 scenario is absolutely unsustainable. It was an incredible achievement to win the league without a recognised striker but it isn't a credible option to take into next season. Teams will work out how to stop us if we persevere with that for much longer. We need a 30/40 goals a year man for the team to prosper and he has to be world class. Beyond that, there is very little wrong, in the general scheme of things.
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Just hope Pep realises we need a top striker. We’ve played great football and you’ve got to be happy with the season, but getting a Kane, Haaland or Lukaku would take us to the next level.
 
30 goal a season striker , nigh on impossible to find under £100m , Haaland is the better option at 22 he will have a sell on value after a five year contract, Kane at 28 will not. If you include inflation the £38m we paid for Sergio is £100m in todays money.
We rarely break the bank when signing players but the better teams will work out our false nine formation, we need an option to play an out and out goal scorer , Txiki had better start accumulating the air miles to dig up another gem like Sergio or stump up the £150m needed.
 
swblue64 said:
Dont over complicate in big games. The quad was on this season but for some bizzaaaaar reason we played the second string v Chelsea in the FA Cup semi and tossed it off. Then tonight the only question we all wanted to know was Dhino or Rodri, and we end up playing neither and our most out of form player Sterling is in the team. WTF ????!!!!!!?...
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It's weird because in the days leading up to the game, discussions about whether to start Dhino or Rodri was the dominant topic of conversation. Maybe Pep couldn't resist chucking a curve ball at that very issue. Love him dearly but his biggest flaw is his tendency to take unnecessary risks in one-off games.
 
One more thing..
Maybe we need to try taking the FA Cup and the league cup less seriously for a season, assuming the league is looking good.
Play the second string and the kids.
By the time we get far into the champions league we usually look knackered, like tonight.
The way we play, the amount of games we play doesn't help.
Doubt they'll want to try that though, passing on trophies, but if we really want the champions league then its worth the gamble imo.
 
A team can always get better, no matter how good they are. The most obvious way, is getting a striker, of course, Haaland if possible, if not..Kane will do just fine.

Then, i think that a defensive midfielder is also necessary, Rodri is not good enough and Fernandinho is old. Rodri would be great ten years ago but the game has moved on and a more physical and faster player is needed there, i think.

Those are the two main ones. A winger and a left back would be nice too but you cant have it all in a summer
 
Let's be realistic. Pep's been done by Ole.quite a few times..
Tuchel is way better.
 
I'm Blue said:
One more thing..
Maybe we need to try taking the FA Cup and the league cup less seriously for a season, assuming the league is looking good.
Play the second string and the kids.
By the time we get far into the champions league we usually look knackered, like tonight.
The way we play, the amount of games we play doesn't help.
Doubt they'll want to try that though, passing on trophies, but if we really want the champions league then its worth the gamble imo.
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How many more games did we play compared to Chelsea, though? Can't have been that many, surely.
 
Tuchel had lost a couple times against Ole as well. He also lost to Allardyce and Smith
 
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Definitely lacking the knowledge of what your best team is and the courage to say no you haven’t played well enough to warrant a place in a champs league final.
 
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