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I'd have taken three/four points off top by the time Kev is back but we have to be perfect now and we look like Chelsea
 
This team has now lost the lead 6 times in 3 games against big6 opposition in Chelsea, Liverpool & Spurs. We used to have an elite mentality, this season its missing completely. Another shambolic performance like almost every other time we've faced any half decent opposition this season.

And yes, the ref was absolutely awful but lets not turn into the scousers and act like victims at every opportunity. We should be able to beat fucking Spurs, with major injury/suspension problems, at home even if the ref is awful.

Pep will figure it out, he always does. But unfortunately our very poor summer window has undoubtedly made our squad significantly worse.
 
argyle said:
Club trying to be too cute and clever with the squad.

We simply haven't improved with Gundo and Mahrez leaving and the incomings not great so far.

We needed a Rodri replacement to help him and they failed with that.

The Nunes transfer was bizarre. A Phillips type signing.
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It's because our first target like Bellingham doesn't want to join City and joining Real Madrid instead.

It's not largely blame on management when something like case above happens for various reasons our first target doesn't want to join us.
 
Doku and alvarez hit the woodwork, it didn't go in. They hit the woodwork twice, both went in. Any other day, Ederson saves their first. Any other day, Haaland scores his two.

Our defence is complacent. Our midfield isn't particularly in control. Pep is a bit meh. The refereeing continues to cost us.

But ultimately, we have had some basic bad luck and with just a touch more we win at least 2 of the last 3.
 
Hard to pin down our struggles at the moment, we seem to go from dazzling to disinterested in the space of 10 minutes, sometimes multiple times in the same game! No real need to panic as of yet, but we made Villa tougher than needed with the 2 daft bookings today. We need John back desperately in the short term.
 
bluemystery said:
Controversially, I'll take top 4 and the CWC. Was always going to be difficult having won the treble in a season with a winter WC in. I've kept my expectations low this season personally.
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Same here, I said after the treble no expectations this season, just enjoy the ride. Then we draw and it ruins my weekend.
 
phargrave said:
Bollocks, we should have been 5-1 up at half time!
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So the refereeing was OK? It was not. If the referee does his job we win that game at the end . Small margins. But ,as Pep will often say about depending on officials " anything we did we did it for ourselves" . We go on from here in 3rd place and hopefully keep within striking distance until start of the new year.
Grealish was quite good today . Lewis coming on helped greatly. Dias better. There's a lot for Pep to work with. But his comment about having fun didn't help our cause today. Humility costs nothing. Get back to basics..
 
It is noticeable that Rodri is not on top form at the moment and he’s simply not able to do the job of 2 men right now like he can at the height of his game.

Really needs a back 4 and probably Kovacic alongside Rodri for a few games.
 
Dazzle84 said:
Going to be a slog of a season this. The midfield needs some supplements in the window, just not good enough at the moment
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Doubt we'll get any player in the January window. Time to get them was in the summer but for some reason the club was sleeping and reacting to everything.

Doku is good but inconsistent, Kovacic is average and was always injury prone so bizarre buy, Nunes shown nothing so far and is a really weird signing.

We miss Gundo and Mahrez.
 
Bluesince1979 said:
Simply not good enough and although the ref was way out of his depth he wasnt to blame

Ridiculous to say but haaland had to be better. Hes very good at finding the space but hes not actually a good footballer. Kane or aguero would score more.

Akanji just not up to standard , alvarez not an 8, dias form dropped off a cliff, gvardiol fish out of water at left back.

I think whats bit us on the bum is our recruitment this summer. Just one of those summers.
Doku is ok and will get better, gvardiol has to improve a lot but nunez and kovatic are a puzzle.
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Said all along Kane for 3 years v Haaland for 3 before he fks off...Kane pkease..class ..2 x players for price of one with Kane
 
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