Arsenal FA Cup SF Post-Match Thread

Pep Guardiola: "I don't have to tell them. They feel it, I think. We know the standards we need at this stage of competitions. Maybe we are learning, maybe now, we will see..." [via
@ManCity
Learning what? How many years do they need to learn the "standards"?

Pep, maybe some your players are not good enough for this "standards".
 
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After watching that tonight, and many other similar games this season, I don't think it's unbelievable to question the manager at all. Basically, about 25% of our games this season have been really poor and we're seeing a clear downward trend which is being disguised by individual errors on the pitch.

The team needs a major overhaul and the tactics need to change as well. The intensity of the players has dropped alarmingly - perhaps inevitably after such a successful two seasons, but the trend is continuing to my eyes - and Pep seems less able to draw big performances when we need them. If plan A doesn't work in the first half hour of games, the players seem to lose faith.

It's not far-fetched or hysterical to question whether the reluctance of the manager to commit beyond the next year is contributing to the decline.
 

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