Pep Guardiola - 2024/25

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Our passing has turned to shit for one. So many loose passes again today particularly from the defence and midfield.
Big reason. Because of the poor passing, no one is brave enough to try and split the lines and so its sideways and sideways again. All very safe and predictable until we get pressed and either lose it or go backwards.
 
I think a lot is overdoing it a bit. The first half was good but once we missed the pen, heads once again dropped a bit, energy levels were poor at times and overall, there were still some very poor moments in the match.

Our passing has turned to shit for one. So many loose passes again today particularly from the defence and midfield.

The other is that we are not challenging for loose balls hard enough (Doku on first goal for example) and are allowing crosses and shots to come in too easily by not closing down quickly enough. Happened 3/4 times today again.

It was an improvement on the dire second half against the rags and awful second half against Villa but it’s still nowhere near where we need to be to get ourselves into a top 4 position,
Whilst I agree with all that you said I still think we were a lot better, especially in the first half. Admittedly being better today isn't difficult as we have been really poor in the last two months.
 
Big reason. Because of the poor passing, no one is brave enough to try and split the lines and so its sideways and sideways again. All very safe and predictable until we get pressed and either lose it or go backwards.
Its turgid to watch , many other sides are far more entertaining that us with lesser known players and supposedly less ability off the pitch as well.

Love Pep to bits but he is having a shocker of a season and its reflected in the performances and the results.

if you are one of those who back against us its a money pit these days.

We might not win a game until we are underdogs and its high time we were.
 
This was hard to read

His injuries are bad but the players and squad he HAS is not even close to 1 win in 13 games

Other teams have worse injuries and they've faired better with worse players
To be fair we've come 'close to winning ' on several occasions , switching off and making stupid mistakes saw we didn't
 
This was hard to read

His injuries are bad but the players and squad he HAS is not even close to 1 win in 13 games

Other teams have worse injuries and they've faired better with worse players
Who has had worse injuries? This season we have injuries to nearly all the squad apart from Haaland, Bernie , Rico, Savio, Gundo and possibly Ortega. The injuries have been horrendous and to really important players in really important positions.
 
I thought the same thing at first and believed Kova could be the backup though I still had major doubts but it's obvious now that he's not, he may have the good game here and there but he can't do the job consistently, he's simply not a 6, like I said knowing how long this season was going to be the club should've been proactive and brought in a true DM because there was no guarantee that Kova could've done the job, obviously no one was going to better than Rodri or even close but we just needed someone who could be consistent and reliable.
Like who, which 6 that was any good would have wanted to play second fiddle to Rodri. May still be behind Zubemendi still seemingly not that keen to come.
 
Its turgid to watch , many other sides are far more entertaining that us with lesser known players and supposedly less ability off the pitch as well.

Love Pep to bits but he is having a shocker of a season and its reflected in the performances and the results.

if you are one of those who back against us its a money pit these days.

We might not win a game until we are underdogs and its high time we were.
MAde another 50 on the draw. Going same again Sunday. Hopefully I’ll lose it.
 
A false supporter, that’s funny one just saying. Just the 50 years a supporter.
Interesting. I made a general statement. If you support Pep above the club then that's on you. If you don't why get so bothered? I assume you might not know who the great Joe DiMaggio was.
I'll keep it simple. One never knows who is watching you perform for the first time. Pointing to one's resume is never an excuse for performing so terribly.
You said you could give a fuck. Apparently you're not the only one.
How about Pep and these players hold their collective hands up and admit they've been terrible? Let everyone else point to their glories.
This has become a joke...
 
Like who, which 6 that was any good would have wanted to play second fiddle to Rodri. May still be behind Zubemendi still seemingly not that keen to come.
I don't know I'm not the sporting director nor a scout that's their job, did they even try to buy somone ? no they didn't so of course we don't know who would've wanted to play second fiddle to Rodri.
 
I don't know I'm not the sporting director nor a scout that's their job, did they even try to buy somone ? no they didn't so of course we don't know who would've wanted to play second fiddle to Rodri.
Out of interest as you have admitted your not the sporting director, how do you know what they did or didn't do ?
 
Out of interest as you have admitted your not the sporting director, how do you know what they did or didn't do ?
Because if they tried to sign someone we would've heard about it, like when they tried to sign Kane, Rice, Koulibaly..., things get out you know.
 
this rot needs to stop before we get to the PSG and Brugge CL games. we simply cannot finish outside top24 in this new format. great CL run no matter how unlikely it is can save the season in some way. but not getting to KO stage will put extra pressure onto PL and FA cup.

Pep never not reached KO stages in CL before. it would be a brutal new low for him. and PSG away can be a loss putting us in a make or break game for the last game Brugge (where they might be OK with a draw even)

teams found us out in the PL, it will take a long time to rebuild ourselves. 1-2 January transfers aint gonna be enough. and those need to be high quality transfers not the ones Txiki brough in recently.
 
Like who, which 6 that was any good would have wanted to play second fiddle to Rodri. May still be behind Zubemendi still seemingly not that keen to come.
Not play behind Rodri, replace the old Gundo who used to fill in admirably when Rodri was out and also play in a box to box role as an 8 in the same team with Rodri. I'll name you a dozen guys who could have filled that role...What are we doing here?
 
MAde another 50 on the draw. Going same again Sunday. Hopefully I’ll lose it.
I don't back against us as a rule but I would have won a mint if I went with my picks in the past 13 games.

We have been so under the odds its absurd.

For some reason I thought we would not lose to Forrest don't ask me why but I have picked us to lose every game since we lost Spurs in the CC and unfortunately City are not giving me any reason to change my mind.

A draw is the best we can expect against Leicester IMO.
 
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