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I think the reason Pep played such a team was because quite a few of those players won’t feature at all in the next two games and so they he wanted to give them all as many minutes as possible.
 
Bluemoon2393 said:
I'll do one better. Benjamin Mendy. He cost a little more and was never match fit (Injured all the time). And his off the pitch troubles.

Phillips has lacked confidence and self belief it seems. He was brilliant under Bielsa but I think he exhausted him out (With the injuries he suffered) and hasn't recovered to his best. Pep has done his best with him but it's sadly not worked out the way he would have wanted.
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God I have tried so hard to erase Mendy from my mind that I totally forgot about him!!! Yeah Mendy definitely the worst ever. Phillips seems like a top bloke so let’s hope he has a much better 2nd season (if he is still here).
 
Sorry everyone, this one's on me ; last night I forgot to put on my City aftershave before going to bed. Every time I remember it, we win.
 
geek24601 said:
God I have tried so hard to erase Mendy from my mind that I totally forgot about him!!! Yeah Mendy definitely the worst ever. Phillips seems like a top bloke so let’s hope he has a much better 2nd season (if he is still here).
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I know that many will disagree. Phillips is a decent player - always impressed for England and is a good stand-in for Rodders. He would play every week in any other Prem team. But he's up against the best in the world in trying to get into our team.
 
Tb1981 said:
Pep is playing a blinder here
He knows his staring line up and he has rested everyone he can in readiness
At the same time he now has the rest of the squad at match fitness
We will fly at then next Saturday with a full, fresh team
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This is what I think also - not easy to work out the best strategy after the league finished like it did - but I'm sure he'll have them as ready as they were for Madrid. We have to believe it and give them the same level of support.
 
Foden was our best player by far and I am not sure how MEN gave him only 6. He was doing exactly what people wanted heim to do in the MF. I checked some pages here and I just don't understand moaning about Gomez, Phillips and Palmer when they barely featured in any of the serious games this season. I can see Palmer only getting better with more games played. Ederson distribution was bonkers though, I thought Pep would have a heart attack at one point in the second half and Mahrez continued with really poor form.
 
geek24601 said:
God I have tried so hard to erase Mendy from my mind that I totally forgot about him!!! Yeah Mendy definitely the worst ever. Phillips seems like a top bloke so let’s hope he has a much better 2nd season (if he is still here).
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Before he got injured, Mendy was showing early signs he was going to be a tremendous signing. He was effectively keeping Sanè out of the team on occasions because he was doing his job as well as his own.
 
HarrytheBlue said:
I know that many will disagree. Phillips is a decent player - always impressed for England and is a good stand-in for Rodders. He would play every week in any other Prem team. But he's up against the best in the world in trying to get into our team.
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Struggling with the good stand in for Rodri bit .
 
Most of team on their holidays. They know unlikely to feature in the next 2 games hence tge lack of intensity.
Will only feature for majority if we are struck with a number of injuries
 
Laporte and Foden were brilliant yesterday, Foden despite being repeatedly kicked by the new Wimbledon. Referees let teams get away with murder against us.
The biggest let down for me in the last two games has been Mahrez. He looks like he is sulking because he is not in the first team currently. Made no real effort to get involved, when he should have been a leader in that line up.
The jury is out on Palmer still, sadly not on Philips from my viewpoint.
It was underwhelming, but understandably so.
 
Pep's starting 11 yesterday did its job in getting it out of the way, the league won, the trophy was on display at home, Yes Squad players will feel used a little bit but that's part of the job when called for,

I think it's been giving Pep's nightmares in the last 3 games and what else can he do than give protection to his best 11 players, Yes question will be asked about the starting line ups, but in the 3 games nothing really was on all 3 games for both clubs, Chelsea was midtable, Brighton had already got European football, Brentford would have missed out anyway of Europe,

Thank God we did not have to play a team in the bottom 4 or a team getting a top 4 place or 6th place

NOW its time for the fun to start

 
HarrytheBlue said:
I know that many will disagree. Phillips is a decent player - always impressed for England and is a good stand-in for Rodders. He would play every week in any other Prem team. But he's up against the best in the world in trying to get into our team.
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I don't know whether Phillips is a good player or not, frankly, but I think you're absolutely right, people completely lose their perspective. That he can't get into the best club side in the world at present — I say that coolly, level-headedly and unironically — does not mean that he's crap.
 
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