It's Not All Doom and Gloom

Hesh said:
After the debacle at OT last season there was similar widespread talk of us finishing outside the top 4 and Pellers having lost the plot yet we won the last 6 games to finish 2nd.

I think the situation's worse this time but if we somehow were to win 6 and draw 2 of the remaining games to finish 3rd and we also manage to reach the CL SF how would you rate this season. I'd have it as just about acceptable. Yes there are one or two big ifs in there but it's not a long shot by any means.

A lot can happen in 2 months. Finishing 3rd, reaching the CL SF and winning the League Cup in what could be considered a transitional season wouldn't be a disaster.

Chin up.
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We have the players to clinch third but I don't think we have the team.
I've seen nothing to suggest we have the fight required other than a semi and final against a couple of mid-table teams. I can't really comment on Kiev as although they were bloody awful at our place that could be because the tie was dead; they certainly made no attempt to rescue it. We looked good at their place but that could be because they'd just got back after a break. At the time I was hoping it was the performance to get us going again but it doesn't seem to have happened.
In theory we've a couple of weeks to sort things out before Bournemouth but international breaks are called "breaks" because they usually break our players. I'd take third place now (I think most would) but wouldn't be too bothered with 4th as the play-offs are not pre-season.
 
We have been shite for 12 months now, nothing will change until next season at the earliest. We cant defend and we cant score, its an absolute miracle we are still in top 4
 
Yes it fucken is, spineless players, brain dead manager, 8 points left for us, will finish 7th or 8th

Sack Pellegrini now!

At least we are in the Champions League, expect a thrashing from PSG, We will see no less than a humiliating 5 goal aggregate defeat!
 
jaigurugoat said:
We need a total rethink in terms of tactics and personnel but this senile old prick would rather lose than be disloyal to his favourites.

The man is beyond incompetent. What he did yesterday was unforgivable and he should be sacked based on that alone.
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I agree sack him now before it's too late, it may already be!
 
In some ways I'm not too bothered about yesterday. It sometimes takes disaster for change to happen, and we're close to that now. Another defeat or two and we can start preparing for next season.

It makes those tough decisions (Silva, Yaya, Zab) a whole lot easier.
 
Hesh said:
After the debacle at OT last season there was similar widespread talk of us finishing outside the top 4 and Pellers having lost the plot yet we won the last 6 games to finish 2nd.

I think the situation's worse this time but if we somehow were to win 6 and draw 2 of the remaining games to finish 3rd and we also manage to reach the CL SF how would you rate this season. I'd have it as just about acceptable. Yes there are one or two big ifs in there but it's not a long shot by any means.

A lot can happen in 2 months. Finishing 3rd, reaching the CL SF and winning the League Cup in what could be considered a transitional season wouldn't be a disaster.

Chin up.
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We were very poor last season but at least we were light years better than how terrible we've been this season.
 
De Bruyne is our most influential player.

Otamendi will be back and surely Pellegrini will have learned something from this game. I thought Utd really rode their luck.
 
We will finish 8th and lose 4 or 5 -1 to PSG.

Very poor side but injuries havent helped.
 
willy eckerslike said:
In some ways I'm not too bothered about yesterday. It sometimes takes disaster for change to happen, and we're close to that now. Another defeat or two and we can start preparing for next season.

It makes those tough decisions (Silva, Yaya, Zab) a whole lot easier.
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Zab, Silva are quality players which we would be mad to discard. Next you will be saying that the entire team including Aguero needs to be sold.
 
kiam06 said:
We will finish 8th and lose 4 or 5 -1 to PSG.

Very poor side but injuries havent helped.
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Other teams have got physically fitter and stronger whilst we've been swanning around the world on pre-season tours

The management of this club is antiquated and complacent
 
tonea2003 said:
not until the PSG thrashing, then they might relieve him of his duties and let kiddo have a few games
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Will be too late by then, we will already have dropped points away to Bournemouth and at home to West Brom.

The next two fixtures would then be Cheslea Away and Newcastle Away (scrapping for their lives)

I think we have let Pellegrini do enough damage already, now is the time to free ourselves before he destroys the club further!
 
Marvin said:
Other teams have got physically fitter and stronger whilst we've been swanning around the world on pre-season tours

The management of this club is antiquated and complacent
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Everything has been set up for Peps arrival which was agreed 3 years ago so I understand a dip in desire from the players, however this much of a dip is going to cost us CL football and shouldn't have been allowed.

The upside is come July we are about to enter the best Era any City fan has ever known.
 
Marvin said:
Zab, Silva are quality players which we would be mad to discard. Next you will be saying that the entire team including Aguero needs to be sold.
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No, I said there were decisions to be made over some of the older players. Not advocating getting rid of them, thought Silva was good yesterday and I'm a big Zab fan. But are they good enough to be first choice for the level we want to play at? Pep might disagree.
 
willy eckerslike said:
No, I said there were decisions to be made over some of the older players. Not advocating getting rid of them, thought Silva was good yesterday and I'm a big Zab fan. But are they good enough to be first choice for the level we want to play at? Pep might disagree.
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Yes they are. Zabaleta has gone backwards a bit but he has had bad injuries. Silva is suffering in a midfield that is very poor. He's on his own whereas the midfield used to be a proper unit with movement and quick passing.
 
Unfortunately it is all doom and gloom, for this season anyway

The players are totally lacking in confidence and this is most evident in front of goal where any chances are being snatched at and therefore missed.

This is a management issue and so the responsibility is firmly at Pellegrini's door. It is his responsibility to prepare the players to play and he is clearly failing.

If he remains I cannot see any improvement in our form and we will definitely slide down the table.
 
kiam06 said:
Everything has been set up for Peps arrival which was agreed 3 years ago so I understand a dip in desire from the players, however this much of a dip is going to cost us CL football and shouldn't have been allowed.

The upside is come July we are about to enter the best Era any City fan has ever known.
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I think we'll still make the top 4. We need a powerful midfielder like Imbula, the player Stoke bought in January.

I don't know how Pellegrini can carry on selecting Demichelis and Toure. The results are predictable every time we play. Demichelis is too slow and Toure just trots around - of course that has consequences. And it affects the play of other players too
 
I can't see us winning another game this season - we look like a team that is going down! In out last 4 games we've only scored v Aston Villa.

We are shite!!!
 
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