Philips always looks like he's laughing his socks off.Hopefully Pep can take the positives from the game such as Stones, Rico & Alverez cannot be part of a midfield 4. I bet Phillips was laughing his socks off!
we got what we deserved and I think we are in for a tough Winter without reinforcements.
That's the kind of stat that should be in our favour on Sunday22 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
Looking at him sometimes after he makes a run, you can tell he's mad. I realize that its a 50-50 ball and that is not how Pep plays. But we need to start taking chances here. The Villa game is no doubt going to be a blueprint for other teams going forward.Without KDB, non of our players have either the vision, or the will, to kill a high defensive line with passes behind through to Haaland.
Drive's me mad, because Haaland is the perfect striker to play against a high defensive line. We've played against a few lately, and the lack of service into him is a joke. He's making the runs along the line but the pass never comes, I'd be fuming if I was him
Its a stunning stat!! I bet we werent ever that bad during the dark days of the 80’s and 90’s…..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
Negate haaland ? He missed a total sitter last night ( and the second chance ) and 2 v spurs. We are justnin a rut , 1-11I still think we'll win the league. I think the break for the World Club thing will do us good. Teams have worked out how to play us and negate Haaland more than last year but I have faith in Pep. We just need to hang on in there and use our experience to claw back the points on the home straight.
That’s the spirit!And they replaced him with who? Alvarez, Kovacic, Rico, you? The midfield 4 that won the treble was KDB, Gundo, Rodri, and Stones. Today it was Rico, Alvarez, Akanji, and Stones. If you let someone of his status leave you make damn sure you have a viable replacement if you want to maintain your level...
BTW, I could give two fucks about Gundo's wife...
we do nothing with them when we get oneWonder the last time we didn't even get 1 corner in a match
Apart from KDB, I think the only other player with the vision and ability to pick a forward pass into Haaland is Foden, but it means playing him as a 10 and not out wide. He'd also have to be given license to play that way.Looking at him sometimes after he makes a run, you can tell he's mad. I realize that its a 50-50 ball and that is not how Pep plays. But we need to start taking chances here. The Villa game is no doubt going to be a blueprint for other teams going forward.