If the rot continues what happens ?

The rot will continue until we sort out midfield and full backs. Unfortunately we have had injuries at the wrong time in the wrong positions all at the same time.

Rodri’s injury made us even more vulnerable to transitions. We have also lost energy in midfield with the decline in Bernardo and KDB and Gundogan’s age.

What is another huge factor is the massive decline in Walker’s pace, he used to be a safety blanket covering quick counters but his pace is declining and he’s doing dangerous things to compensate like sitting deeper which has destroyed our offside line. On the other side Lewis is being outmuscled every challenge which is a major issue.

If we were to get Akanji and Ake or Stones back we will improve defensively. Kovacic will also help in midfield but we desperately need reinforcements in midfield and in defence.
 
argyle said:
That's not good enough for some though...
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Don't get me wrong, it is a very bad run just now. There is no denying that.

But honestly, I would be more disappointed if we did something drastic just now and bounced back immediately (however long that might last), than saw a slower return to normal, which I am concinced Will come.
 
Hopefully we have better luck with injuries as the season goes on.
Doing business in January feels essential now
 
We laugh about the rags and their emergency green and gold clobber behind the break glass... But at what point do we break out our Cole Palmer Chelsea shirts?

If you could all give me a heads up so I'm not left behind that'd be great cheers!
 
decmancity said:
Overreact, ok pal.

A bad two months quickly becomes six and longer
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it won't be that long, it does however take time to fix our issues. We all want an instant solution and to start winning again but there isn't a sliver bullet in this case and we're going to lose a few more yet before it gets better. Let's not think that Pep and the management team do not know this or haven't done some forward thinking on when we will see an improvement
 
CC1 said:
When Pep plays youngsters & it goes wrong, he gets slated for that too. Can’t do right for doing wrong for some fans
We have to ride the storm - & not just for a few weeks
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I'm not slating pep I'm 100% behind him I just think if some players are really that fatigued what good is it to continue to play them??? Isn't it only gonna lead to a bad injury?? I'm 100% certain that pep will find the answer.
 
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decmancity said:
Overreact, ok pal.

A bad two months quickly becomes six and longer.
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Maybe, maybe not.

Doesn't tarnish the (I honestly lose count these days, happy to he corrected) 16ish trophies won, the centurions season, the domestic quadruple, the treble, the 4 in a row plus two new trophies, back to back titles before that, the football played, the defence of the club through uefa/cas cases, through the 115, and just the general last decade.

I'm sorry, it just does not.

If it does for you, than that's a damn shame and highly unfortunate. For your own sake pal.
 
chiswick blue said:
it won't be that long, it does however take time to fix our issues. We all want an instant solution and to start winning again but there isn't a sliver bullet in this case and we're going to lose a few more yet before it gets better. Let's not think that Pep and the management team do not know this or haven't done some forward thinking on when we will see an improvement
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How do we know it won't be?

There is no instant solution but as it stands, he's not trying any possibilities.
 
ayrshire_blue said:
It's form, though. We need to stop being so reactive, especially towards a group of players and manager who have given us so much.

If we have a shit season, so be it. They've plenty credit in the bank and a few transfer windows to re-build. We can not become entitled, it's a bad look.
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Tell that to the owners , fans aren’t entitled the standards have just been raised and especially been raised by our owners. Khaldoon saying 5 in a row , Soriano saying he expects a trophy each season and for us to be the biggest brand /club in football. Expects us to challenge for the league each season

You can’t say we can not become entitled when the standards have been raised interviews are coming out from the people on the board. Expecting trophies. Those interviews which are seen by fans of the club. The fans are going to expect those standards if the top people are expecting those standards.

I don’t mind having a transitional season. I’ve seen worse seasons than this supporting city, But there will be a group of people not just fans but board members that feel entitled to win the league / trophy each season as those are their standards

From Soriano himself when he first came in

“I would say I want to win five trophies in the next five years," said Soriano.
"That may mean we win no trophies one year and two in another, but on average I want one trophy or title a year."
 
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