Pep knew all of this was going to happen of course....Personally I was sad to see the reaction in the pub in Wembley when the team was announced.
Lewis lost possession once, beaten in a challenge twice, played a range of accurate passes, and quietened 38000 Forest fans.
I am not sure why People question Pep, Do they really think he would play a pony in a Stallions game.
Pep knew all of this was going to happen of course....
Lewis has been crap this year, he's not alone but nearly every other appearance has seen him anonymous in the game and bullied on and off the ball. He's barely kicked a ball in the past month so you might forgive other fans for thinking wtf is Pep doing in a cup semi against a very strong forest side.
He looked good in the role that he should play for us moving forward. Not quick or strong enough to be a right back or an 8, but he has shown promise when he drifts forward from those positions and we're moving the ball around on the edge of the opposing box. He's not going to be our first choice 10, but could be a good rotation/sub option.You are entitled to your opinion, and I am sure you were moaning in front of the Tele, "Lewis fuckin shit", " WtF" " "Pep fuckin he'll, cost us the game"
But after 2 minutes were you spouting the same nonsense, or did you think
" Fuck, Pep might know something about football."
He's a boo boy , good and proper.
For a section of football fans they need one. Makes them feel better, especially if they can get the support of their mates.
Did you think Lewis was fantastic on Sunday ?
I find this perspective about a 20-year-old player absolutely bizarre. In world football, there are so few players of his age playing at the highest levels, with years of development ahead of them. Even if we just take strength, players at 25 are, generally, significantly stronger than they were 5 years earlier.He looked good in the role that he should play for us moving forward. Not quick or strong enough to be a right back or an 8, but he has shown promise when he drifts forward from those positions and we're moving the ball around on the edge of the opposing box. He's not going to be our first choice 10, but could be a good rotation/sub option.
Yeah, my view pretty much. I certainly don’t “need a boo boy”, but I have been consistently critical of him, simply because I’ve not seen him play very well very often. But after the weekend, and if he keeps that up, then as you say as a midfield utility squad player he might have a role. I do think judging him off that one game against that opponent, or the odd game earlier in the comp against lower league opposition, is insufficient evidence.He looked good in the role that he should play for us moving forward. Not quick or strong enough to be a right back or an 8, but he has shown promise when he drifts forward from those positions and we're moving the ball around on the edge of the opposing box. He's not going to be our first choice 10, but could be a good rotation/sub option.
Obviously still early for him, but I just don't see him as a PL right back given how ruthless and physical the wingers can be. I think he's better suited not having to worry about tracking up and down the flanks and his tidiness with the ball in tight spaces suits him better further up and in the middle.I find this perspective about a 20-year-old player absolutely bizarre. In world football, there are so few players of his age playing at the highest levels, with years of development ahead of them. Even if we just take strength, players at 25 are, generally, significantly stronger than they are 5 years earlier.
He looked good in the role that he should play for us moving forward. Not quick or strong enough to be a right back or an 8, but he has shown promise when he drifts forward from those positions and we're moving the ball around on the edge of the opposing box. He's not going to be our first choice 10, but could be a good rotation/sub option.
Your first five words are spot on.Obviously still early for him, but I just don't see him as a PL right back given how ruthless and physical the wingers can be. I think he's better suited not having to worry about tracking up and down the flanks and his tidiness with the ball in tight spaces suits him better further up and in the middle.
Your first five words are spot on.
Almost anything is possible. He is already skilled, with good technique, tidy on the ball, good in tight spaces and has demonstrable leadership skills.
He could develop his physical stature - pace and strength. He could be more decisive in front of goal.
As @asahartford1 says, he is a blend of strengths and development areas, like most young people.
He is also being judged in a 'failing' side, one that features other 'failures' including KDB, Bernardo, Gundogan, Dias, Grealish, Nunes, et al.
If I had his strengths, at 20, I would be walking about the city like Kind Dick.
Indeed. He was captain of the U18 squad when he was 15 - that's not usual.The underrated leadership skills were so evident Sunday, and clearly reveal a deep understanding of peps philosophy at a tender age.
I was at the game, thanks. Maybe you were sat on your arse in front of the TV.You are entitled to your opinion, and I am sure you were moaning in front of the Tele, "Lewis fuckin shit", " WtF" " "Pep fuckin he'll, cost us the game"
But after 2 minutes were you spouting the same nonsense, or did you think
" Fuck, Pep might know something about football."
He's a boo boy , good and proper.
For a section of football fans they need one. Makes them feel better, especially if they can get the support of their mates.
Did you think Lewis was fantastic on Sunday ?
I was at the game, thanks. Maybe you were sat on your arse in front of the TV.
I understand why he's saying it, though. The other guy claiming that people get a hard on bullying players online or need to do it to feed their egos is just as ridiculous.Making it sound like you were putting a shift in. Thanks for getting us to the final, I guess.
I understand why he's saying it, though. The other guy claiming that people get a hard on bullying players online or need to do it to feed their egos is just as ridiculous.
That said, decmancity is objectively right about everything else. People are now acting like Lewis single-handedly carried us to the final. Yes, it was a fantastic goal but let’s be realistic. We didn’t play well and were lucky to come away with a 2–0 win.
This is maybe better written, but it's still a lazy take that leans on insulting posters instead of actually engaging with the points being made.No offence intended to decmancity, just the wording tickled me.
I would usually say the hyperbole on both sides doesn't help anything. But here's the thing though, not one person has said Rico Lewis single handedly carried us to the final.
Whereas the regular dollop of tedious twats on here have actually been digging him out week after week after week, even off the back of a game like Sunday, where his goal did, in fact, play a fucking monumental part in taking us to the final.
"Worst player is the league" is the kind of shit that has been said about Rico in recent months. And some of the cunts on here love it.
I know he's had a shit season, you know he's had a shit season, he knows he's had a shit season. There's valid criticism and praise for the lad but this has just turned into one of "those threads" where certain people are trying to feed their egos.
One of the main detractors on here has been slating Rico since he first appeared for ten minutes in a preseason friendly against Bayern when he was 17. And he got called out for it. Since then he's been like a dog with a bone.
And that's why this forum has gone downhill. It's predominantly a bunch of attention seeking, lonely old men trying to bait people, as well as a revolving door of narcissistic johnny-come-latelys, who will claim to know more about football than not only this entire forum but Pep Guardiola himself, despite never setting foot in any football stadium, let alone ours.
And the worst part is they're entitled to be cunts but we're not entitled to point out that they are cunts. Their cuntishness just sits there as something that could be perceived as vaguely representative of what our fan base thinks or feels.
So, yeah, I'm rambling. But, in short, Rico had a very good game (his first in a long time) and had a direct impact on the score. If you want to debate specifically how good his performance was then go for it but the important part, for me, is that it's a potential turning point in the young career of an undeniably talented player.
Dunno what game you watchedI was at the game, thanks. Maybe you were sat on your arse in front of the TV.
Yeah you're right, I was thinking wtf is Pep doing playing a lad with zero form and game time in the past month in arguably our biggest game of the season. Not a single person but him in their starting line ups and it's for good reason.
Pep isn't infallible you know.
After 2mins, I saw him score a good goal. What more is there to say?
"fantastic"
hahah, give it a rest.
The closest any City player came to that was probably Kovacic.
We weren't good on Sunday, let's be honest. On another day Forest might put three or four past us whilst we created fuck all, did Selz make a save of note other than kicking one off the line?