I wouldn't go as far as saying his football is predictable, we are just lacking pace on the wings. We have to go back to playing two pacey wingers like we did back when we had Sane and Sterling running down either sides of the wings. Good thing the world cup is just around the corner, Txiki might just unearth a bargain 20-30m winger(s) that would be a great addition to the team.Got to be honest......his predictable/boring football and the constant chopping and changing is beginning to take its toll.
Stupid comment.
When you're playing every 3 days you have to make lots of changes.
And if you think we're boring, well, that's up to you.
I agree on square pegs and round holes which is why I was surprised we didn't sign a LB and we let both Jesus and Sterling go, given the additional options they gave us going forward.Our football is boring,thats my opinion.
Constantly playing side to side and backwards,only for most of our slow play in the final third to break down is mind numbing.....especially when you see the opposition take the ball,quickly break,and look far more dangerous than we had for the previous 80% of possession.
We have too many square pegs and not enough options to change in the attacking positions,and then the defensive positions are changed for fun rather than purpose.....i get the need for genuine rotation,but there have been many games where that need has not existed and yet players find themselves in unfamiliar line ups and with none ideal tactics.
We are not getting the best out of this squad,and if you think different,well,thats up to you.
I agree on square pegs and round holes which is why I was surprised we didn't sign a LB and we let both Jesus and Sterling go, given the additional options they gave us going forward.
The squad isn't underperforming given the total lack of balance with lack of wingers and full back options.
Pep is managing with one hand behind his back thanks to this summer's transfer activity.
The first 10 mins were as clear as day that he had it all wrong,yet the stubborn fucker did nothing to alter it,even allowing HT to come and go with only a minor tweak to Bernardo's positioning.Yesterday you could sense the game plan was not working and we were flat . He just stared at it without influencing it .
I’d love Pep to say once JUST ONCE - I Fucked up ‘I’ not the team...
Nothing wrong in losing but this has been coming for a while, the WC hasn’t helped, but that applies to a lot of teams.
This team needs WAY MORE PACE, and this sideways backwards, and skying shots, the sloppy passing.
getting bored of the fact we can’t defend or counter, possession stats? I couldn’t care less about them...
What?Me too mate,but it won’t happen,he thinks being gracious to the team that beats us is good enough chat.
I don’t hear many other managers saying this when they get beat,some,but not all,hold their hands up,but Pep,no way he’d do that,ego way too big for that
What?
Every time we win anything he says it's because he has the best players.
He is anything but egotistical.
I agree with people saying we are boring, at least when you step back and take the blue tinteds off. That's mainly because Pep suffocates flair in favour of being monotonous, perpetual non risk takers. Pass, pass, pass, opening, slide pass in, shot, maybe goal.
Players are encouraged to not show the individuality that got them the move to us in the first place. Look at Grealish vs Chelsea, Pep told him to not look for the pass and instead to shoot/do his thing in and around the box.. The result, looked twice the player. Pep took the shackles off him in the league cup, gave us a glimpse of the player Jack could be for us and then benched him the next game with no intention to bring him on. The next time we see him for us in league/champs he'll be back to being asked to be a safe pass merchant. Some players it makes look a lot better than they actually are(Sterling) other it holds them from their potential(Phil?). I say Phil because on occasion with no options he will happily dribble past 3/4 players but when outwide he seems to simply refuse to get at his fullback and I'm not believing for 1 minute that it could be due to Phil's lack of self beilef. For example, he makes 2.6 dribbles a game for England but just 0.7 for us. His numbers for us have dropped season on season since becoming a regular starter. His flair has been suffocated and now he's just another cog.
The machine needs a good inspection and service else it'll not pass the MOT(league win min, unless Arsenal get 90+ then fair play) this year.
We are not boring IF the other teams want to play. Also, we have scored about as many times 4+ goals as the other top 6 teams combined.
There are tradeoffs: we can play more direct football and take more risks, but the end result will be fewer titles. Pep's tactics tends to achieve perfect balance between taking and avoiding risks. We take a lot of risks by leaving huge spaces for the opposition, and we control the risks by "pass, pass, pass" and by suffocating the opposition. Will we be happier if we play a more adventureous football if that means more titles for Liverpool or United or Arsenal...? Not really.
No team without the quality should/will play us and attempt to play to our strengths. rightfully so they sit deep and try to pinch a result. That unwillingness to play us actually plays into our hands. as you see when a team is capable of playing and pressing high we are suceptible to a bed shitting, it's why we are always found out in the Champions League and why we lose so often to the likes of Liverpool/Tottenham.
It hasnt always been like this(risk adverse, becoming one dimensional) it's more a result of Peps evolution here. 17/18-18/19 team and tactics ect wipes the floor with the current one. More pace, more press resistant, younger legs in midfield, allowed to be direct, didnt rely on 1 player to score 50% of our goals.
You are correct. Thankfully they aren’t anywhere near any decision making and will not be seen for a while once the WC is over and the team kick on and go and win the league again.I think some on here are saying Pep Out without actually saying it.