PEP SAID BEFORE THE GAME THAT PHILLIPS W AS TRAINING WELL, BUT STILL CANT GET A GAME, PISS POOR PEP.
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Taking up a place in the squad for no reason now.PEP SAID BEFORE THE GAME THAT PHILLIPS W AS TRAINING WELL, BUT STILL CANT GET A GAME, PISS POOR PEP.
Painful as it was I re-watched the game this morning. Interesting that Pep made a few tweaks at the start of the second - mainly dropping John to play alongside Ruben and for 15 mins we looked more solid at the back. Ruben looked more like his old self - then we reverted back to John having to dive into the space in midfield, Akanji moving to completely the wrong position and Rico caught in a space too high up without pressing anyone and we lost all balance and they basically ran us ragged, eventually getting the winner.
I hope they see that on the analysis today and think we need to return to having the same back four we had during the last third of last season. One thing is clear though without Kev, Rodri, Jack we have a very ordinary midfield that is easy to bypass and press. Shape and balance in the midfield is our key and having the extra body being able to move easily into the middle either from fullback or centre has been our ace for the last few years.
Oh and I truly believe we would benefit from Kyle being rested for a short spell- he looked lost last night and when they got on top looked like a rabbit in the headlights.
I hope they see that on the analysis today and think we need to return to having the same back four we had during the last third of last season. One thing is clear though without Kev, Rodri, Jack we have a very ordinary midfield that is easy to bypass and press. Shape and balance in the midfield is our key and having the extra body being able to move easily into the middle either from fullback or centre has been our ace for the last few years.
Oh and I truly believe we would benefit from Kyle being rested for a short spell- he looked lost last night and when they got on top looked like a rabbit in the headlights.
Blue Til Death
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I know …. As do most Blues, we are reffed completely differently to all other teams…!!How he didn’t get booked for the assault on Stones I’ll never know ridiculous
That foul on any other team player and it’s a yellow all day long…! It fuckin sucks but it ain’t gonna change anytime soon..
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What the fuck does that even mean?PEP SAID BEFORE THE GAME THAT PHILLIPS W AS TRAINING WELL, BUT STILL CANT GET A GAME, PISS POOR PEP.
Is it the case for the previous season and a half he wasn't? Think Peps taking the piss here
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Not necessarily. Many other players have taken time to settle in under Pep. The benefit they had though was that with players like KDB, Gundo, Silva, Rodri all present and in good form, they could be eased in. The issue now is that we either don't have those players, or they're injured or not in great form. Putting players on occasions like yesterday and expecting them to change games isn't realisticSo the wrong signing then.
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We may be making a rod (no pun intended) for our own back with midfield signings. We are saying to players in their prime ' come to us and let your season stall for a year or two and we'll see if you fit'. I know quite rightly Txiki is lauded for his recruitment but there is a disconnect between what Pep thinks he needs and what Txiki is signing. Kalvin, Nunes and Kova are all really good players - leave them where they are if they aren't a fit. Then you have players who go past their sell buy date with us, early lime Marez, Laporte, Raz etc.
I would think other players should start to consider this before they sign for us.
I would think other players should start to consider this before they sign for us.
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22 shots against 2 in favour of Villa
Depsite everything that's already been said, about tiredness, the treble, our form
That stat above is actually embarrassing
No matter how bad we are, we shouldn't never have our opponents hit 11 TIMES the amount of shots we had
Depsite everything that's already been said, about tiredness, the treble, our form
That stat above is actually embarrassing
No matter how bad we are, we shouldn't never have our opponents hit 11 TIMES the amount of shots we had
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1st half against Leipzig comes to mindOutfought, outplayed in every aspect. Most of the team looked knackered and they pressed so high. I can’t remember a game under Pep where we’ve made so many individual errors. Fair play to Villa because they put us under so much pressure and forced the mistakes
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Hats of to Villa. I looked at their team sheet beforehand and was concerned. They have quality in every position and McGinn is so
Underrated . They brought their A game and with us being out of sorts and missing players it was no surprise.
I’m still quite relaxed, let’s see where we are after 25 games. Just need to get back to winning ways starting with Luton and start to get some momentum. I trust Pep but I do think we’re very light weight regarding our squad size. We need KDB back and firing and with a little luck no adverse reaction from his operation.
Phil looked shattered last night, over reliance on him at the moment. Dias had a solid game . Lewis got overran last night which is going to happen whilst learning his trade in this team. Gvardial has not impressed me so far , I know he’s young and we need to give him time but he looks cumbersome and error prone in that left back position . Alvarez form and confidence has dropped and clearly not a midfielder.
We need to get some balance again and I’m sure we’ll be fine . We need to gain some perspective and realise there’s always going to be a dip after what we’ve done. Could be a step too far for the league this year but we know Pep and City won’t go down without a fight .
Underrated . They brought their A game and with us being out of sorts and missing players it was no surprise.
I’m still quite relaxed, let’s see where we are after 25 games. Just need to get back to winning ways starting with Luton and start to get some momentum. I trust Pep but I do think we’re very light weight regarding our squad size. We need KDB back and firing and with a little luck no adverse reaction from his operation.
Phil looked shattered last night, over reliance on him at the moment. Dias had a solid game . Lewis got overran last night which is going to happen whilst learning his trade in this team. Gvardial has not impressed me so far , I know he’s young and we need to give him time but he looks cumbersome and error prone in that left back position . Alvarez form and confidence has dropped and clearly not a midfielder.
We need to get some balance again and I’m sure we’ll be fine . We need to gain some perspective and realise there’s always going to be a dip after what we’ve done. Could be a step too far for the league this year but we know Pep and City won’t go down without a fight .