Well be alright. Each game that goes by we will get stronger. City last week against ushited were blowing out of their backsides, yesterday we were better physically.
So, that whole “false nine” tactic has been a complete folly? Someone should mention it to Messi, who has, in many ways, become the best player the world has ever seen by executing it to a tee!
So I take it we created lots of chances after big erl went off .
We only need Rodri to get fully fit and Reinjders to get up to speed really don't we?
Get the feeling, with what we saw from Kova after we changed the system 2nd half last season and just generally speaking how the new system plays to his strengths, that he might shock a few of us.
You misinterpret my point. I was happy with the approach (maybe a bit extreme at the end with the subs) because i thought we’d get beat if we tried to go toe to toe with them. Was pleasantly surprised to see Pep adopt our style. You’d have to be a bit deluded though if you think Pep would play that way if he thought we were on Arsenal or Liverpool level as a team.
You’re talking shite(shocker). We took off the 2 players that could break and especially the main one in Haaland
We didn’t have lots of chances while he was on the field, if you want to be pedantic or argumentative.
I’ll let that go.
Because it was clear as day that we were under the kosh, Erling was hurting, they were starting to pummel us, and we needed more defensive reinforcements as they added more and more attacking threat.
So we couldn’t afford to have one forward on the pitch as an outlet, a chance to counter for a 2nd or to hold the ball up and someone who the week before cleared more set pieces then the centre halves?
I wouldn’t go that far, I think he was largely disappointing until last season and isn’t on the level we have become accustomed to over the years. I also think he likely would have been sold if not for the injury.
To be fair Savinho is the furthest thing from a defensive reinforcement...
No one can ignore that we had only 2 days between games and traveled while Arsenal had 4. Not an excuse, just a statement of fact. We'll see once Cherki, and Marmoush come back and we get really comfortable with Donnarumma in goal who is on whose level come Spring...just sayin'...
He was determined to be the best attacking “outlet” on the bench.
