They would have had a better chance if just two had started rather than all four. Bobb started really well but then became invisible. I really want him to succeed but think he is struggling with senior football. In his case maybe a loan is exactly what is needed.
D'you know I hadn't even accounted for that - spot on sir.
I think you're right about three of them but I'm of the opinion that Marmoush can play a bit. He needs game time and service. In the first half he made plenty of runs but none of his team mates picked him out....
Soriano is still with us - it was Txiki Begiristain who left (Sorry for being pedantic)
Ancoats, I’ve spoken to many City fans, some my family, over the past season or so and they’re most certainly aren’t so called Glory Hunters, they too have questioned whether Guardiola has run his course at City. Not because of one or two defeats, but several matches of no plan b, wrong team selection, not owning up to being in the wrong, like last night. I wouldn’t say I’m in agreement with them but I don’t think he’s barred from criticism.
We are better than that, Glory Hunters are welcome but should never be heard
He said “Maybe”. Then he said the starting eleven players were exceptional. Laugh a minute. Yes, I still haven’t got over it.
I agree. I sat in the south stand last night cold and pissed off at what I witnessed. All on the manager for me. He picked that starting 11, then did nothing to change it even when it was clearly not working. And then finally to leave Savinho on the whole game was ridiculous. I can take not winning(started supporting us in the mid 90s), but what really hit home last night is just how much money has been wasted. Trafford, savinho, Marmoush. Khusanov I think has something, but we massively over paid. Ait Nouri I know it's early days but he's looked dreadful every game he's started, same with Reijnders barring Wolves away. Nico G has improved, but hes still way below the standards of Rodri, Fernandinho and even Gareth Barry IMO. We have no chance of winning this competition this year so as annoying as that result was it probably has no baring on the season as a whole other than we'll probably have 2 extra games in February, it was just a real eye opener to how much dross is in the squad.
I would like to think we could take care of Leeds regardless of last night's shenanigans. I have to agree though, he has hopefully learned a lot about some of the squad. Some aren't up to it and a few need to get a grip and start showing up. We haven't enough quality players up pick up the slack of others like we had in seasons gone by.
Totally this. We've lost our way, we're just a bit mediocre? I fear we will become a bit like Chelsea have been these past 10-years, sort of 'thereabouts' without ever really being 'in it'? Maybe this is inevitable after such a period of sustained success but the drop-off in squad quality & depth and performance is quite staggering.
It was a 2nd XI. The first XI beat Liverpool and Man Utd comprehensively.
Those players definitely got a bollocking last night both at half time and full time. I think that he was trying to say that without throwing them under the bus.
Have we in any era been able to field a 2nd XI and get away with it at this level?
I would not expect a midfield of Reijnders, Gonzalez and Rico to dominate Leverkusen. Pep threw us all under the bus and the really maddening thing about it is that no one can figure out the why. Pep's own explanations about being fair to the squad are ridiculous and unbelievable.
Probably took pity on the crowd, who had suffered enough.
