The perfect fumble
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“City in crisis”
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Fourinarow
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The 80s that mateI'm blowing the dust off...
Prophet of Doom
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outside the top 6 come Xmas ??? We might be 5th by Saturday teatime !
Might be bottom half by Xmas.
Scaring Europe to Death
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On the plus side (and discounting the 7 COVID games) that's 77/77 European fixtures at the Etihad for me since TNS in 2003/04
Plus we'll probably still qualify, albeit for the Last 32 rather than the Last 16
On the negative side: everything else
Plus we'll probably still qualify, albeit for the Last 32 rather than the Last 16
On the negative side: everything else
IrishBlueSince92
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Does this mean every opposition manager and pundit on tv can stop referring to us as “the best team in the world”
Nothing needs to change though according to Pep - apparently its ok that we are dropping faster than shark shit as long as we stick to doing what once made us successful.
Well I'm afraid the players he has are no longer up to it, this will just go on and on until something changes.
The Norfolk Blue
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17 points to safety, that’s the first target for me …. whether the defence is up to it is debatable?
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Fordyboy46
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It is a crisis now and after Sunday questions will start being asked. I honestly don't see things changing anytime soon, we just don't have the personnel to change it round
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Might be going slightly out in a limb here and no doubt others will tell me I’m talking rubbish, but how much does Pep’s right-hand man have to do with the downturn over time? Maybe not a major reason, but perhaps a contributor nonetheless?
I don’t know much about Lillo but I do know that when he stood in for Pep for those few games he looked completely uninspiring, passive, glued to the bench the entire game, expressionless when we’re playing badly, devoid of ability to rouse the players. Same came across in his post-match interviews.
Compare that to Rodolfo Borrell, who I thought carried himself very well and presented an air of calm authority and competence. Our peak seemed to coincide with him then leaving.
Pep obviously trusts Lillo or he wouldn’t be there, but is he receiving the wise counsel and advice he needs? The players certainly need some inspiration from somewhere and he never looks like a man to do it.
I don’t know much about Lillo but I do know that when he stood in for Pep for those few games he looked completely uninspiring, passive, glued to the bench the entire game, expressionless when we’re playing badly, devoid of ability to rouse the players. Same came across in his post-match interviews.
Compare that to Rodolfo Borrell, who I thought carried himself very well and presented an air of calm authority and competence. Our peak seemed to coincide with him then leaving.
Pep obviously trusts Lillo or he wouldn’t be there, but is he receiving the wise counsel and advice he needs? The players certainly need some inspiration from somewhere and he never looks like a man to do it.