Brentford (A) | PL | Post Match Thread

[Chak19]

100%.

Brainless going forward and defensively. Can’t pass, can’t shoot, can’t tackle, can’t press and just about anything else you need to be able to do to play for city.

And yet we’re relying on him.

He can run and cross, and he's not played in his natural position all season.

 

[meltonblue]

Benardo

Wouldn’t disagree with that.

 

[OntarioBlue]

It’s almost as if we don’t have any proper fullbacks!
Gvardiol, the most sought after CH in Europe. City get him and try to make him a left back. Never happening in a million years.
Walker now a full back in name only. Really only ever in for his blistering pace and now that’s gone….
Nunes. Enough said.
Lewis. 5ft 7 is just never going to cut it as a full back.

Sadly, it looks like we’re not going to bother getting fullbacks in this transfer window either..

Ake is a very good left back. Gavardiol is actually a centre back. Switch them. Not hard is it ?

On the right, when Dias is fit play Akanji at right back. Four big, strong guys in the back four. I know it’s radical but it might just work.

 

[LangleyBlue1970]

Gundo
Silva
KDB

Ah, so the combined age of 97 who won the treble two years ago in 5 months time?

 

[Ajm1985]

These takes on Nunes are hilarious. Tbh, I doubt the narrative would be different even if Haaland had finished that cross. Worst signing since Lee fucking Bradbury. Jesus.

 

[cleavers]

it was great recovery tackle same as Gvardiol's in second half

Whilst I agree about the defender, the 10 seconds before that he could shoot completely free, he took one touch he didn't need, the defender was lucky he did that.

I thought Nunes played well for the most part tonight, that apart.

 

[SWPISHOME]

I'd love to see Gvardiol been played as a centre back, Obviously he offers alot going forward but we have to go back to basics and find our way again.

Akanji RB, Ake LB both incredibly good in duels, One of the main reasons we won the Champions League was due to these lads as our full backs.

 

[Blue2202]

It’s top 5 if we’re top 2 performing counties in Europe.

Is that through every European competition being taken into account?

I could just about bare Chelsea winning the conference league but other than that I don’t want to see any other English sides do well in Europe.

And it’s looking highly unlikely we’ll be automatically qualifying through to next round of CL either.

 

[knuckles]

These takes on Nunes are hilarious. Tbh, I doubt the narrative would be different even if Haaland had finished that cross. Worst signing since Lee fucking Bradbury. Jesus.

I thought Nunes was pretty good, and has been in the last few games he's played. There are far worse problems than Nunes to fix, like left back, defensive midfield, extra striker, play makers.

 

[cookster]

Is it ? Nobody else is playing particularly well. Every team is dropping points atm.

Lets check-in after our next 10 PL fixtures.
Happy to be wrong.

 

[Blue2202]

He can run and cross, and he's not played in his natural position all season.

Because he’s not good enough to.

Pep would be playing him in the middle if he wanted him in there.

 

[OntarioBlue]

I'd love to see Gvardiol been played as a centre back, Obviously he offers alot going forward but we have to go back to basics and find our way again.

Akanji RB, Ake LB both incredibly good in duels, One of the main reasons we won the Champions League was due to these lads as our full backs.

Ha,great minds! Read my post just before yours.

 

[Chak19]

Because he’s not good enough to.

Pep would be playing him in the middle if he wanted him in there.

Yeah mate because Silva and Gundo have been superb in midfield haven't they ? give over, Pep is too stubborn and has his favourites.

 

[jimharri]

Did we deserve any more than what we got? Definitely not. You could say there's an argument about whether we deserved the draw. However; when you go into the last 10 minutes of a game 2 goals to the good, you really shouldn't be not winning the game.

 

[SWPISHOME]

Ake is a very good left back. Gavardiol is actually a centre back. Switch them. Not hard is it ?

On the right, when Dias is fit play Akanji at right back. Four big, strong guys in the back four. I know it’s radical but it might just work.

Are you looking for an assistant by any chance :-)

 

[Mr HJ]

Tonight showed why we are bringing in 2 centre backs this window - Johnny is too injury prone, Ruben from being a beast physically is struggling now. Manu has been unbelievable value at 15m and is a decent player but this year he has lost all dominance in challenges. Maybe injuries? so big credit to him for playing through them same with Ake. He looks like a player Dortmund were ok to let go whereas last year he looked like a 50m player.

At least we didn't lose but when Erling struggles to score we are a team that needs twice as many chances to score a goal.
Onward and upward hopefully with 3 young players coming in this week.

 

[Mcfc1.9.8.0]

Should have been 4 wins on the trot and confidence starting to come back. Unfortunately with a result like that we are back to square 1

 

[argyle]

Unjustified faith in Gundo again I'm afraid and Bernie just shouldn't be out there given his form. Pep living in the past.

We didn't draw the game because of Gundogan.

We drew as we kept missing chances.

 

[Big Yaya Wilko 12]

We’d have lost that had Gvardiol not got that great block in

Shocking take. All it takes it a turn of pace or a half decent passing move and you're running at the defence.

The complete lack of a competent midfield is killing us.

Agree. But in terms of defence: Gvardiol doesn’t know when to close and stand off, doesn’t shout at his winger to track and cover. Akanji is stood 2 yards off his defender in the 92nd minute facing a cross… inexcusable. Gundogan can’t close down the ball for the first goal. He was only 3 yards away. So shit.

Mad that we’re two weeks into transfer window, known we’ve needed a dm for months and not one link.

 

[Blue Mist]

Anybody know why Bernardo is still playing full matches, offering fuck all of late. Doku and Savinho on the wings all day long

Because Pep is loyal, blind but loyal.
Bernie has been my favourite player for years but sadly he's past it.