The old ones have not only lost their legs but also the winning mentality and desire
Not convinced all of the younger ones have it either
In pretty much any big game against decent opposition this season, or involving the slightest bit of pressure or consequence, we’ve generally wilted or collapsed.
Even cack like Orient and Plymouth were beating us
We can all laugh at arsenal, but the brutal truth is that we have been the biggest bottle jobs of the entire season
It should have been stopped mate. He did make a great save, which doesn’t happen often enough from him, but it was a pathetic attempt at his near post to stop that.simple?
Eddy wasn’t the ready we lost.
He was the reason we weren’t already 1 down
I’m not his biggest fan as a shot stopper but he isn’t to blame today.
You ok with that performance then ?Pissing myself at the wums, rags and city mardarses posting in this thread.
Honestly it's social media at it's very best.
Bravo the lot of yous.
Fernandinho will sort that out.Just zero goal threat in the team bar Haaland who we never find.
Wingers offer us absolute nothing, no end product or goals between them, no goals from midfield as Foden seems to have given up since his POTS.
Most worrying for me is what looks like a severe weakness in our coaching staff. We have lost quite a few assistants over the years and Pep used to be able to take a player, and hugely improve them but in all honesty who can you say has improved in the last few seasons. Haaland is not the same player he was in his first season, movement esp in getting in front of a defender seems to have vanished, Doku has not improved his final ball and our finishing and set pieces are criminal.
Yet another game where our opponents get more shots on target than us with a lot less attempts.
Last season's run in to win 4 in row has cost us this season along with a few ill timed season ending injuries this time around.The old ones have not only lost their legs but also the winning mentality and desire
Not convinced all of the younger ones have it either
In pretty much any big game against decent opposition this season, or involving the slightest bit of pressure or consequence, we’ve generally wilted or collapsed.
Even cack like Orient and Plymouth were beating us
We can all laugh at arsenal, but the brutal truth is that we have been the biggest bottle jobs of the entire season
i'm not trying to make the next set of fixtures seem as hard as possible, i'm just pointing out that we haven't won any of the reverse fixtures and iv'e seen nothing to suggest we're going to suddenly turn our form around no matter how much you think they are easier fixtures, i'd absolutely love us to win em allHowever much you want to make the next set of fixtures seem as hard as possible, we’re playing weaker teams than we’ve just played.
We might not have done well against them earlier in the season, but that was then and this is now.
We’re much better than we were in December, but miles off where we were.
Surely that’s not as bad as 9 losses in 13, with only 1 win?15 losses in our last 30 games , I doubt it will change for the remainder of the season.
The league is bang average this season despite 3 clubs looking like making the last 8 in the Chumps League.
Every other player bar him and maybe Haaland are putting in stinking performances week in week out and yet nothing changesI agree, another superb performance and he didn’t deserve to be on the losing side …. unlike several of his teammates.
Gvardiol much more to blame and again like all season showing what a complete liability he is defensively giving the winger the freedom of Nottingham not even get close to stopping his shot.simple?
Eddy wasn’t the ready we lost.
He was the reason we weren’t already 1 down
I’m not his biggest fan as a shot stopper but he isn’t to blame today.
No, not at all.Yeah, you've described a pretty decent defensive performance for most of the game! considering those two things happened after the 70th minute.. wouldnt you say the opponent not entering our box for 70 minute is decent defending?
He is an absolutely shit full back. At least one error in him every single game. Why he gets lauded on here I don’t know.Every other player bar him and maybe Haaland are putting in stinking performances week in week out and yet the manager most label
Gvardiol much more to blame and again like all season showing what a complete liability he is defensively giving the winger the freedom of Nottingham not even get close to stopping his shot.
I’d say amateur defending but that’s being a bit unkind to Sunday league level players. It’s beyond a fucking joke how that happens at this level.
Agree, I don't think it's lack of effort, they just aren't capable of the high levels required anymore. I don't think they lack desire either, they still want to win but they are hampered by age, injuries and out tactics.We’ve got old. We need a squad refresh. That’s begun, but we cant do anything else before the summer.
We’re going to lose some of the games between now and the end of the season. It’s probably best to make peace with that.
What I won’t say though is that they’ve given up. They’re struggling physically, not because of effort, it’s just lack of mobility and it shows how much Rodri did for us.
He’ll get moved on if he doesI think a few of the old guard need to be pushed out, no disrespect but even if we sign a new midfielder or new defenders, I think Peps loyalty to the old guard will make him play the old / his players over the new incomings.
I might be wrong but I don’t think Pep has had to say goodbye to a group of players that have served him so well and won loads of trophies. Peps normally the one the leave before that has to happen at Bayern and Barca. Even if we get Wirtz I think Peps loyalty to the group he’s coached for years would make him choose them.