That the reason we got rid of zinchenko? first time I've heard that!
You could also easily point to the fact that he fucked up in both the CL final v Chelsea & SF v Real the year after. Not the only player to have suffered that fate after costing us in the CL in that period (sterling, Laporte, cancelo)
Really becoming detached from the club lately . What are they at . This year should have been a fresh start . It seems like more of the same .
Nobecause we lost a game?
Detached because you don't like the transfers or manager. Detach away then.Really becoming detached from the club lately . What are they at . This year should have been a fresh start . It seems like more of the same .
It’s weird you don’t understand his way is why we won what we have!
Any other manager when we won something 1 out of 13 games wouldn’t have got us to third for me it’s his way of managing his players that got us that record from January! Seems you panicking looking more at the negatives after one bad season than the positives of how Pep turned it around after losing our best player and our back line to injury!
Point taken, but there are more than enough legit explanations for why others shouldn't be playing either yet Pep keeps playing them. Just as an example, how many times are we going to see Rico Lewis at RB? One doesn't have to be Pep to see that doesn't work.I think you are talking about something different now. My point us that its not Pep's job to fit any player in. Its his job to put forth his believed best team to try to achieve the most success.
Now if the higher-ups think he isn't doing that, then their role is to fire him and find someone who they think will do the job better.
That aside, my point still stands, so long as he is manager, he is under no obligation to play any specific player.
As it relates to Gonzo specifically, while I like him personally, i don't think his lack of game time is some huge error. He has been the most dispossessed midfielder while playing the 6. Three different times. Some of those leading to goals or major chances. We are kidding ourselves thinking Pep isn't aware of this.
He fixed the error at 6 with a double pivot ( primarily Kova/Bernardo). So while i feel for Gonzo, there are more than enough legit explanations for why Pep didn't play him.
That poster was looking for Pep negatives way before one bad season.It’s weird you don’t understand his way is why we won what we have!
Any other manager when we won something 1 out of 13 games wouldn’t have got us to third for me it’s his way of managing his players that got us that record from January! Seems you panicking looking more at the negatives after one bad season than the positives of how Pep turned it around after losing our best player and our back line to injury!
Point taken, but there are more than enough legit explanations for why others shouldn't be playing either yet Pep keeps playing them. Just as an example, how many times are we going to see Rico Lewis at RB? One doesn't have to be Pep to see that doesn't work.
So in light of everything we've seen of Nico G. Pep is not playing him because he's been caught in possession 2 or 3 times? If that's truly the case then Pep really needs to give his head a wobble. I hope that's not true for everyone's sake.
What I struggle with is what are seemingly double standards in Pep's supposed judgment of players. In the case of Nico it is assumed Pep does not not fancy/trust him because he lost the ball a few times when playing the No 6 role. At the same time we all believe it takes a season for a player to adjust to Pep's style of play yet Nico has only been here for a few months. Compare his treatment to that of both Doku and Savinho who have both consistently failed to either deliver a cross or hit the target and yet get considerable game time. There offer in attack is limited and offer nothing defensively. Can somebody clarify for me.
I dont recall Pep or any of the coaching staff actually saying anything about why Nico (or most other players) doesn't play. All these opinions and guesses of motivation are just that - opinions and guesses. Obviously this is a discussion board but some of the discussions border on the bizarre. We don't know actually the plan for the net season - the only people who do are Pep and his coaching team and i am sure the plan will have been put together in what is their view is the best interests of the club.What I struggle with is what are seemingly double standards in Pep's supposed judgment of players. In the case of Nico it is assumed Pep does not not fancy/trust him because he lost the ball a few times when playing the No 6 role. At the same time we all believe it takes a season for a player to adjust to Pep's style of play yet Nico has only been here for a few months. Compare his treatment to that of both Doku and Savinho who have both consistently failed to either deliver a cross or hit the target and yet get considerable game time. There offer in attack is limited and offer nothing defensively. Can somebody clarify for me.
Given our inability to defend against a counter attack he should be!Yeah agree with this. Though I'd say Pep is less bothered with a bad cross in the final third than he is with someone giving the ball away in a deeper position.
True but we know from Pep's use of game time what his views on a player are eg GrealishI dont recall Pep or any of the coaching staff actually saying anything about why Nico (or most other players) doesn't play. All these opinions and guesses of motivation are just that - opinions and guesses. Obviously this is a discussion board but some of the discussions border on the bizarre. We don't know actually the plan for the net season - the only people who do are Pep and his coaching team and i am sure the plan will have been put together in what is their view is the best interests of the club.
We are very much in transition at the moment so it will be interesting to see what the transition is and how long it will take to work.
Pretty clear you're against Pep now and obviously only time will tell if you're right in some of these things.
Whichever way you look at it though, no other manager has won 4 in a row in this country. Ever. For all United's riches and spending, they couldn't do it and ferguson had to do rebuilds of his squad. Jose never had to rebuild a squad because he famously always failed and/or fell out with everyone in season 3.
So now Pep is having to do a rebuild. The game moves on, and it's a big ask but if it's successful, it will be an incredible achievement - probably bigger than winning any of his other titles.
Serious question - who would you replace him with?
Lol of course he did. He’s also getting rid of Kushanov because he made a joke about his bald bonceHe ditched Zinchenko because of something his missus said!