O Reilly does nothing to change that game as he showed with that abysmal performance when he came on.I don't think people should be too surprised by that performance or result. As soon as I saw the starting XI with Bobb and Savinho, I knew we would be non existent as an attacking force. Could they both become decent players in the future? Maybe - but right now they'd be barely good enough for a side with Europa Conference aspirations.
No Rodri and No Nico in the starting XI was also a major blow. It meant we struggled on the transitions and gave away too many cheap chances.
Then you've got players like O'Reilly on the bench when he's previously added in more steel and grit to the side - which was sorely missing today.
I can't stress how important it is that we add quality wide options next summer. There were several people on this forum saying they didn't want Rodrygo because we had Bobb and Savinho. Utterly mental analysis. This is why you don't judge football on just stats.
Tell me how it isn't then? Silva and Reijnders in midfield, Nico and Kovacic sat watching whilst we got overran in midfield. Doku sat next to them watching Savinho sleepwalk his way through the game. Half time comes and goes, no changes, brings O'Reilly on, who looked like he was still asleep. It's all on PepFuck me, a bit early in the thread for the “all on Pep” comment.
He was far from the worst player todayWhoever pulled the plug on savios move to spurs needs sacking
But Hinchcliffe said they could have won by 3 or 4!Hugely annoying game we threw away with the selection. We dominated them once both Nicos came on. Still somewhat unlucky not to rescue a point. Other than the long range effort they scored from Villa created little.
It probably will be somewhere in that range!next two PL games Bournemouth home who seems to be flying high, and then Liverpool home , can see this anything between 6 points or 0 points.
Sad but I think I agreeWe aren’t. The league is mediocre and Pep is living on former glories. That starting line up really fucked us. If Pep couldn’t see that he’s an idiot.
Navas was better.It's like Pelegrini and Navas all over again.
It’s staggering that so many blues don’t see or want to see the drop off. It’s huge.If Haaland isn't scoring, nobody is scoring.
We have too many players who are okish, good in spells, but totally underwhelming most of the time and not clinical in the slightest or able to take the game by the scruff of the neck and make things happen.
We've declined so much over the last few years it's unreal.
Bobb is not a winger and Savinho is just shit when he's shit.The wingers are absolutely shite.
Yeah , you don't have to be very smart to see that this team is not good enough, for me the performance againast Arsenal,where Peps team has 32% possesion was a huge worrying sign for me, doesn' t matter we almost won it.I don’t expect us to win every game.
I don’t expect us to win the league every year.
But I expect to be able to call out a shit performance.
That was awful.
It’s The same problems we’ve had for over a year.
wingers who aren’t good enough.
A defence which looks weak.
For all the money we’ve spent the only position which has improved (no slight at Ederson) is the Keeper.
I don’t think the team is good enough.