He has played well at times with Haaland, Chelsea at home last season, where both he and Haaland played together. Pep's football has been boring and turgid for the past few seasons; he values useless possession over firepower upfront
They have lost a few games because of red cards. Both their 100 million midfielder look great, and with Palmer coming back from injury, they will be better.
Chelsea looks like a very strong team; their midfield can rival Arsenal's. Estevao looks like a special talent. The only area they are weak in is the CBs.
It’s impossible to play a two-striker system with Haaland in the team. He exclusively occupies the central areas. Álvarez and Palmer have both improved since leaving City. Pep was stifling their creativity; both of them are now specialist free-kick/penalty takers for their teams
He was playing till 25 in the Dutch league; he was bought on the back of just 1 good season. We need to buy a proper CM, Foden, Rjeinders, and Cherki are better in the AM role
. Once we go behind, I have no hope we will make a comeback. We don't score from corners or free kicks . When did we last scored a headed goal from a corner ( excluding Haaland)
Pep has been schooled tonight; it is not a smash-and-grab. Leverkusen has shown us how to play out from the back and play under pressure; also, they have defended very well.