Having watched the full game again I think you're being a tad harsh here fantasy - the entire balance of the side was wrong until the last 30 mins but even when we were struggling he was the only player who was trying to close them down. I thought he looked very fit last night.Lethargic and poor.
Looking like a player in his early 30's where fitness doesnt come naturally.
He'd be far better as an incredible impact player from the bench
You're not serious here, FI, surely? He's fit as a butcher's dog. He has games like that where nothing comes off. It comes with the territory because he's all about killer deliveries. But he's the first name on the teamsheet for every game unless he needs a rest. Cometh the hour cometh the man, and you can bet your bottom dollar that whenever we have a big game he's the best player on the pitch.Lethargic and poor.
Looking like a player in his early 30's where fitness doesnt come naturally.
He'd be far better as an incredible impact player from the bench
Where are you when he plays well ?Lethargic and poor.
Looking like a player in his early 30's where fitness doesnt come naturally.
He'd be far better as an incredible impact player from the bench
He was average last night but not because he was lethargic. If anything he was trying to force it too often. Think it's something we're going to have to get used to - he's got a striker to aim for again so he's going to look for passes that aren't on sometimes. Plus Dortmund were really well organised and he couldn't drift into those half spaces he likes to do. His form is fine, he's contributed to 7 goals in 9 games.Lethargic and poor.
Looking like a player in his early 30's where fitness doesnt come naturally.
He'd be far better as an incredible impact player from the bench
HahaLethargic and poor.
Looking like a player in his early 30's where fitness doesnt come naturally.
He'd be far better as an incredible impact player from the bench
I would disagree, Kev's game is incisive and risky. Therefore the rest off the team risk propensity is reduced in order to facilitate Kev incisive and often risky passing thereby keeping the risk level at a level at a level that Pep accepts. Kev is the cutting edge where as the rest of the team bar Halaand take more pragmatic and often less glamours roles.Kev suffers when he is not 100% on his game. When not on his game his simple passes suffer and then he forces it and looks even worse. He can still pull out something brilliant when playing like this but last night was not one of them. In fact I would say Kev is the least "Pep" player we have because he takes so many risks.
I thought he was the only City player, in the first half, who was anything like. Second half he wasn't as good. He has been OK so far this season.Having watched the full game again I think you're being a tad harsh here fantasy - the entire balance of the side was wrong until the last 30 mins but even when we were struggling he was the only player who was trying to close them down. I thought he looked very fit last night.
Kev thrives on space and movement ahead of him - when the subs came on he was allowed to do what he does best. I believe sometimes he actually tries to do too much - when we have a balanced lineup Kev is the very least of our worries. I'd only be worried if he looked poor when we have our first choice team out there - ie on current form one including Kev, Bernie, Phil, Rodri, Haaland & Alvarez as the front six.