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Embarrassment. Alot is on pep too, it's bonkers how nothing is changing what so ever. This was against a front 3 of trossard, havertz and martinelli, Madrid must be pissing themselves. Gonna take more than a midfielder, the style of our play is shite. Can't watch akanji or stones amble on the ball much longer.
 
This current team has lost its intensity and work rate off the ball. I do wonder if our style needs to evolve in the current time, pass pass pass backwards/sideways slowly without going anywhere is struggling against teams.
 
Teams all over Europe from every division have slowly been building teams and tactics against peps style..

We've had years of success with peps tactics but the reality is teams all over have caught up or passed us by...
We’ve been the yardstick, teams of every level now just fucking walk through us , we’ve been royally sussed out on a major level , two , three nil leads aren’t even enough anymore , we look tired as a team, it’s time for Pep to bow out at the top.
 
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Embarrassing, that.

For starters, I’m not sure why Arsenal fans don’t see the irony in how they’re celebrating today with the ‘stay humble’ stuff. They’re quite literally proving Haaland’s point - they’ve bottled another title race (3 in 3 years) but are happy with the small victories in games like this rather than looking at the bigger picture.

On us. So many passengers. So many cowards out there, dawdling on the ball. Backing out of tackles. No real urgency in how we play. Again. Just the same shit week in, week out with no apparent change of tactics from Pep but to flog a dead horse. Got players taking the piss against us. So easy to play against.

We dominated the ball when they were 1-0 up. Because teams are comfortable with us having the ball. There’s no real direction in how we attack and we rely on moments rather than genuine tactics it seems. An aimless cross into Haaland and hope we wins the header? Do me a fucking favour, man.

As soon as we scored, you knew they’d attack and you knew they’d score. But 38 seconds. Jesus Christ. Where’s the pride? The backbone? The fight to push on? It’s nowhere and has been lost for months.

Baffling. I’ll never turn on Pep. Never. But he’s had months to sort it out and hasn’t changed tactics at all since October. We’re wide open. So turn us into a counter attacking team. But then we can’t sit and defend. So put us on the front foot? Fine. But don’t push 8 of our 10 outfield players up so we’re 2v5 every time we lose it - because we will lose it - with no legs to actually get back.

It’s suicidal tactics and it’s criminal they’ve been the same for so long.

As for Arsenal. Fake cunts. From the manufactured song they’ve started playing and trying to claim as an anthem to the over celebration when they’re still miles behind in a title race. Stems from their block head **** manager who seems to alternate between playing left back and right wing depending on which way they attack.

Glad dippers will win the league.

Big Summer coming up for Viana. But before then it needs sorting on the pitch.
I can't actually argue with any of that, other than you saying that you're 'glad' the dippers will win the league (hate both clubs, but the rolling around and feigning injury of the arse makes me want them to win nothing and begrudgingly, by default the dippers to win it), much as I'd love to. We're poor and porous, but I've seen us much worse, hope we can rebuild and come back stronger next season.
 
Absolutely pathetic last 30 minutes.

Years gone by we equalise and we go onto win not concede another fucking 4.

Absolutely astonishing we haven't bought anybody for that midfield we don't have.
Kind of getting what we deserve for a lack of investment alongside dreadful squad planning. Half the team are done and for whatever reason Pep didn’t see it coming
 
Get back in the game and that lazy, half hearted, lack of concentration, lack of urgency pass on the edge of our own box is simply not good enough. Really angry with Foden for the first time ever in his City career. That was NOT GOOD ENOUGH!

Up to that point, we had done well. Probably the more dominant team with most control. Savinho was dangerous, Gvardiol was very good, Stones in control, good movement from Marmoush, Nunes a good out ball.

But stupid stupid mistakes like League 1 standard dross from Foden, Akanji shitting it for their first… Ortega shitting it for Havertz chance, balsa wood hand for LS’s goal, didn’t even try and save Nwaneri’s goal… he’s not good enough.

Gifted them the game.

Thankfully, it’s just one result in a bad season that doesn’t really have any impact on our season but there are signs there that some people need to pull their finger out, massively.
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Telling you pal. I'd fucking love a run in the Europa. We haven't won it and theirs some weird and wonderful teams to play.

12 years of absolute bliss watching us play. I'd have taken 12 days when we was shit.

The fucking entitlement in our fanbase is very sad to see.
I am with you on the Europa! Less pressure. Time to try out and bed in a team.
 

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