It was to Grealish and I suppose I'm asking - why kick it when ball retention was key at that stage. Pep was furious.He wasn't trying to kick it out on purpose. He just executed a poor pass attempt to Bernardo and it went out of play.
It was a shocking decision. Do what we always do and pass it out from the back and we win that game.It was to Grealish and I suppose I'm asking - why kick it when ball retention was key at that stage. Pep was furious.
I mean over the season. We are still in the mix, going for an unprecedented 4th PL title in a row. There is a reason it is unprecedented; because it's so fucking difficult.Except when he hasn't obviously. The extremes on here are pretty funny.
There was sod all reaction from the team after that goal as well. This team has got slack, there's absolutely no doubt.Go on get it off your chest, I went bloody berserk at the match when their first goal went in. The defending is bloody non-existent.
Yep. 2-0 up, can’t keep a clean sheet and we persist with full backs pushed up. Why? Madness. Go flat back four and bring on Kovacic and there is no way they are drawing that game.I thought all of those were okay for the first 65 mins - alverez was typically busy without any major threat, Grealish and Bernado productive and foden superb for the first 65
The problem was we clearly started to coast, having gvardiol play as a virtual winger and expose space on the back line is suicidal where there is no press, as all a team has to do is float a ball into full back space with a pacy winger and we are undone - happened 3 times in the first half, for their first goal and countless times this season… this is a setup and game management issue which I lay at the door of pep and the coaches
What's that line Joni Mitchell sang in 'Big Yellow Taxi' ? No, not that one...the other one.What ?
Sane and Yaya were battered on here for being lazy at times. Tevez fucked off to Argentina to play golf . Dzeko and Nasir were targets of the boo boys at many times. Don’t get me started on the abuse Raz used to get .And Gundogan and Mahrez ? Are you pissed ? The two of them received loads of flak and people on here only realise their importance now they’ve upped sticks.
Doku 50 /50 ?
WTF does that actually mean ?
To my knowledge I reckon he has saved 3 for us out of feck knows how many games. Just not good enough.Let 11 straight in. Saved 6 out of 56 career, not sure if that’s average etc
Let 11 straight in. Saved 6 out of 56 career, not sure if that’s average etc
There was one point second half when Foden, Alvarez and Grealish were so slow to get back in position. Are we not fit enough for the last 15 mins of games? Some players seem to be struggling with staying at it for 95 mins.There was sod all reaction from the team after that goal as well. This team has got slack, there's absolutely no doubt.
Excellent post. Sums up my thoughts exactlyYou know, it's not the losses I'm critical of. Villa are playing well, and they were well worth their three points. Furthermore, they'll bother more than one this season. Wolves was just one of those weirdo losses that we get every season. There's always one, and I'll give the lads leeway on that. Arsenal was a scuzzy defeat from a jammy deflected goal, which we absolutely did not deserve.
No, it's these draws from leading positions, and very late on. That's something quite new, and you actually have to go back to Pellegrini's last season to see that phenomenon happening this regularly.
It is doing my head in.
Obviously the season's not over, unless something very funny is happening with the calendar. But today has dented my confidence that we will be champions come May more than any other match. The weird thing is that it actually seems to do us good to go behind (as with Luton, as with Leipzig). Even the other night, against Red Star, we're absolutely cruising for nearly all the game, and suddenly it becomes Keystone Cops time.
Suppose I'll see it differently tomorrow. Better sign off from here, for my sanity.
So you think none of them players start today, ok pa lol. Might of got stick, but are a country mile better than most we have right now.What ?
Sane and Yaya were battered on here for being lazy at times. Tevez fucked off to Argentina to play golf . Dzeko and Nasir were targets of the boo boys at many times. Don’t get me started on the abuse Raz used to get .And Gundogan and Mahrez ? Are you pissed ? The two of them received loads of flak and people on here only realise their importance now they’ve upped sticks.
Doku 50 /50 ?
WTF does that actually mean ?
2nd post down:To my knowledge I reckon he has saved 3 for us out of feck knows how many games. Just not good enough.
0-0 Pen Saved v Palace new year eve 2017
Arsenal 3-0 win March 18 - saved from Aubamayang
Everton 5-0 last home game PL won May 21 saved from Richarliason
Don't think I have missed any - unlike the opposition who always score their pk v Ederson.
In the last 15 mins we seem to fall apart, lose concentration, whatever. Fix it Pep.It's too easy to score against us right now, if we don't fix it we'll win nothing this year.
Stop flogging the players would help. He's so fucking insistent on playing the same 11. He cried for 5 subs. Doesn't fucking make any.In the last 15 mins we seem to fall apart, lose concentration, whatever. Fix it Pep.
People can't have it both ways. They get angry when Foden or Alvarez turn and try to make things happen and turn it over but then complain about the style of play being boring. I don't necessarily disagree though.Our style of relentless passing to each other for no effect is boring as fuck, there I said it. Football is about entertainment and watching tip tap crap is mind numbing. Doku and even Hamilton could have got behind their defence and created chances. Foden,Alvarez,Bernie and Grealish offer no variety and are risk averse.
And Mike Summerbee was better than Sterling . You forgot that one. .So you think none of them players start today, ok pa lol. Might of got stick, but are a country mile better than most we have right now.