Injury Updates

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Academica said:
Can anybody explain the logic of announcing all these injuries now. The scouse must of been a bit deflated after todays result and if Pep wanted to give them a lift surely he has. Not only that, it's got too help Wolves and West Ham with their team selections. Why not just keep it under wraps until he has to announce his teams.
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Maybe it is a cunning psychological trick from pep to get the remaining teams to atrack us rather than all behind the ball as usual giving our amazing attack more space to counter and destroy, we need wins now and not draws.
 
This CITY is OURS 14 said:
Maybe it is a cunning psychological trick from pep to get the remaining teams to atrack us rather than all behind the ball as usual giving our amazing attack more space to counter and destroy, we need wins now and not draws.
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You stole the post I was planning - goes and mopes in the corner!
 
Hopefully we’ll be good enough at both ends of the pitch to to see out the next three games.

I’m trying to take some comfort from the belief that, had we not lost on Wednesday, a defence without Walker, Stones and Dias would not have been good enough against Liverpool. At least, that’s what I’ll tell myself
 
I don't understand the criticism about Pep announcing the injury situation. It was obvious on Wednesday that Walker wouldn't be seen again this season and Stones always takes ages to get fit after an injury. Dias was clearly struggling when he was subbed and recovery time is limited. He's hardly telling Liverpool something they couldn't work out for themselves.
 
Bluearmy said:
With the small unbalanced squad, this injury crisis is the last thing we needed. Been saying for a while if Pep leads us to the title it will be one of his biggest ever achievements….

Finishing the game with the following at the back, Egan-Riley/Dino/Laporte/Zinchenko tells its own story…
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It’s not unbalanced, 4 Central Defenders in the starting squad and 4 full backs with plenty of options to mix and match. One player suspended awaiting a criminal trial and three International defenders all injured is just plain bad luck.

Ake is a great back up player but there’s rumours he’s leaving to get more game time, it’s difficult managing a talented squad where the likes of Ake and Zinchenko don’t feature when we have a fully fit squad available.
 
Keeper! said:
So with 3 games to go and a title at stake you want to thro in a young untried kid?

What could possibly go wrong!

Now is the time for experience, that's what will take us over the line
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This is my only gripe with Pep,Riley could have experience now if he'd been given game time during the season, he's been on the bench what seems lots of times but even if coasting he's not given minutes...and yes I know there's always a Madrid collapse around the corner in any game but 15 mins at the right time would have done everybody a bit of good, same with Mbete too.
 
hammocity said:
It’s not unbalanced, 4 Central Defenders in the starting squad and 4 full backs with plenty of options to mix and match. One player suspended awaiting a criminal trial and three International defenders all injured is just plain bad luck.

Ake is a great back up player but there’s rumours he’s leaving to get more game time, it’s difficult managing a talented squad where the likes of Ake and Zinchenko don’t feature when we have a fully fit squad available.
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We have no natural left back at the club (Zinc is a midfielder filling in), we have 2 right backs (Cancelo played well at left back early on, but been very average of late) and 4 centre halfs. Clearly unbalanced at the back and needs fixing for next season. At least one full back (left) required.

Midfield is better but Dinho is leaving so will need a body there and we have no real strikers of note at the club, looks like we will address that with Alvarez/Haaland in the summer. Compare us upfront to Liverpool who have Salah/Mane/Frimino/Jota/Diaz/Origi/Minamino as options and we are currently well behind them here imo…

Our first team squad list is 4 or 5 players smaller than all our rivals as well as unbalanced in certain areas (fullback/upfront)…
 
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