Bodo/Glimt (A) | CL | Post Match Thread

[rice10]

So to add to the good mood do you know what I think, Rodri will not sign a new contract and will ask to leave in the summer.

Just an opinion from KFA

 

[Ban-jani]

Yes but the team needs your support now. This is when you matter.

They don’t deserve our support

 

[fathellensbellend]

lol

The club is in a lull, the energy that was once there is a distant memory

 

[Fordyboy46]

Nunes alleged rumour, Pep leaving or is the 115 verdict about to be released. Summat ain't right

 

[makinghistory]

First CL win ever for the side that were 32nd in the table before tonight.

They beat a pub side, but good look to them.

 

[GLBlue1995]

again, to be replaced by who?

Have people learnt nothing from our rag neigbours over the last 12 years or so...

this aint Pep...

The players arent good enough

No coach makes Rico Lewis and Reijnders into better players.....and there are others on that list as well

It can be both. Some of the players aren't up to standards, but it is up to Pep to figure out how to maxmize what you can get from them, and he doesn't seem to be willing/able to do that. Not providing more cover tactically for today's back four, for example, is a mystery.

And you can't tell me there's not an academy kid that take Lewis' minutes at this point.

 

[Shirley]

I blame that kit…

 

[Blue and still suffering]

Well he is done isn't he? this is his last season with us

If it is there is no way that we are getting £100M for him.

 

[Groke]

What complacency to start a left back in a right wing role and to essentially play two young guys on their own at the back against a counterattacking side. Such a poor set up from the start, This is ALL in the coaching staff, not going to blame any one player.

Absolutely - we haven't got a shit squad, despite the knee-jerk reactions; but we haven't got the players of five years ago either, therefore, more horses for courses / pragmatism is required in certain games. On Saturday we should have sat back more protecting a weakened defence and hit those cunts on the break. Easy to say in hindsight, but the high line has caused issues for our much better back fours over the years.

 

[oldius]

we just need fullbacks who will defend and stay defensive....

we need drive and legs along side rodri in midfield.....and we dont have that solution in the squad.....

Reijnders can go back to Italy now for all I care and take Rico Lewis with him - both are not anywhere near the level for one reason or another.

I don't agree with your last sentence.
Nor do I agree with your first, to be fair.
I absolutely agree that we need athleticism alongside Rodri.

 

[micky_blue]

One thing that worries me after the past couple of performances is that Maresca is looking for a new club

 

[fil w]

Without being reactionary, I think there's serious problems within the camp. Losing is one thing, but in the last two games we simply haven't competed, having been run all over by two average sides. We look void of ideas, interest and effort, with the players looking disheartened. As for Pep, what he has achieved will likely never be replicated, however, if his heart isn't in it anymore, maybe he needs to call it a day. What I will say is in Pep's defence is that he has gone from having elite players, such as David Silva, Vincent Kompany, Sergio Aguero, Kevin DeBruyne and Illkay Gundogan, to players that are nowhere near the level required to perform at the highest level.

 

[ArniArason]

Haalaad was a joke tonight.

Haaland is getting ZERO service, he's an out and out goal scorer. There is little suprise he is pissed off. It's dead simple, get lots of balls over the top or from the wings to him and he will score loads. Don't and he won't score many and get frustrated

 

[SamBlue]

Pep is done. I don't care what pelters I get.

Why pelters, you are saying the thing some of us have been saying for some time now. He had created this team, he had won us the shitload of tropheys and then he destroyed that team for some reason.

 

[Eaststander1]

Weird from Pep. Two young centre backs and goalie left totally exposed, again, for the entire match, again. We seemed to play with a two man defence whilst the full backs were trying to be Vini Jnr. Incredibly naive tactics.

Alleyne had a nervous nightmare, and needs to get his act together.... he might just about get away with it tonight, but Pep won't stand for that on a frequent basis.

Wouldn't surprise me if he's kaiboshed his chances of playing against Wolves.

 

[simon23]

Regardless of how crap our defence were, our attack was an absolute disgrace. Haaland, Foden, Cherki and Reinjders.
Lewis bought nothing to the game neither defensively, offensively or control.
And Rodri, the should be experienced head in that team, well..
Just an absolute shambles for the second time this week.

whod of thought that Lewis would bring nothing

oh wait a minute.......

but he is lifelong blue after all

 

[normskih]

The kit looks great under floodlights in UCL games.

I'm really struggling for anything else positive.

I couldn’t tell one player from another in this kit. Except Haaland.

 

[Blue tiger]

We'd still have lost, but Rodri should be ashamed of that red tonight. Slight glimmer of hope snuffed out by a moment of lazy stupidity by our captain and most experienced player out there. Love Pep and will defend him til the end, but tonight is the first time I truly believe he's started to lose um in that dressing room.

 

[pudge]

What results do we need tonight to not be completely in the shit then?

 

[GOULDYBOBS]

I had laser treatment on my eyes this morning but it sounds like the players needed it instead.

You should have waited until tomorrow