82 | Rico Lewis - 2024/25

[Stiff Little Wingers]

Kyle stood watching their player pick the rebound up and never moved toward him. Criminal

Wasn’t a rebound it was another shit Gvardiol pass

 

[red 2 hats]

I'm sorry but you're talking bollocks.There was literally no-one else who could have played LB tonight.

What about every other game he's been selected in before the injury crisis, it's a Pep experiment, he's not at our required level and never will be, that's not bollocks it's fact.

 

[Dawsenna]

He's not a ball winner
He's not a creator
He's not one to cover counter attacks
He's not a goal threat
He's doesn't dictate games

Yet he plays in positions in which being good at at least a couple of these would be massively beneficial to the team. So more a case of not really doing anything right rather than wrong all the time

He’s 5’4 but not even fit or quick. Strangest footballer ever

 

[Jonas.shaffer]

Fair point, but who else can play? We had 4 senior defenders fit tonight, and they played in a back4

Literally, anyone. Play Nunes there. Go back three and play Savinho/Doku/Bernardo as a wing-back. Anything.

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. It's inexcusable that Pep continues to put Walker out there when he's cost us for two seasons now.

 

[applejuice]

Literally, anyone. Play Nunes there. Go back three and play Savinho/Doku/Bernardo as a wing-back. Anything.

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. It's inexcusable that Pep continues to put Walker out there when he's cost us for two seasons now.

Agree with you.

This forum acts like this situation is unique. No almost every team especially teams in the middle of the table have situations like this often. You don't have enough numbers of fit defenders to play the ideal shape then u just twist the shape trying to get a result.

 

[Jonas.shaffer]

Agree with you.

This forum acts like this situation is unique. No, almost every team, especially teams in the middle of the table, has situations like this often. If you don't have enough fit defenders to play the ideal shape, you just twist the shape, trying to get a result.

Someone else said it, but the fact that Pep was criticized in past seasons for changing things too much when we were winning, but now, when we can't stop losing, he's sticking to the same setup is baffling and hard to wrap your head around.

 

[Beanhead]

Just back from my office Christmas party and watching the replay. Jesus Christ.

This boy is sooo bad. It’s a joke he even got through the academy. Call me harsh but…

 

[applejuice]

Someone else said it, but the fact that Pep was criticized in past seasons for changing things too much when we were winning, but now, when we can't stop losing, he's sticking to the same setup is baffling and hard to wrap your head around.

Not only stick to the same set up.

The only game we won we ditched the reverted fullback bullshit and put Gundo Grealish double 8/6.

Then he could not help to play Rico reverted again and again lost one drew one now.

In the 2nd half he should take Rico off but nope he just moved Doku Grealish and Bernado around thinking it the problem with the wingers not the problem at the base!

 

[Beanhead]

We don’t win games let alone draw
them with this guy… useless!

 

[ninjamonkey]

You can very clearly see the lack of confidence in his defending that the rest of the team have in him. They all know he needs constant back up because if you leave him 1v1 to defend he's toast. That's a big problem for whoever plays inside of him.