Yep it was very telling
I can only hope he isn’t fully fit. I know he shouldn’t play if not 100% but going at half speed to get back suggests not fit?
Because no matter the score our gameplan doesn't change. We play the exact same if 1 down or 5 nil up and that is the biggest problem from Pep. The slow boring build up isn't the way to go when you can smell blood from a team whilst one up, it is also not the way to go when chasing a game either but we seen it both winning and losing. I imagine it is then hard for the players to kick on and go up a gear when instructed to play so passively to begin with
The next derby could be El sackio, Amorim is on dodgy ground if we batter them the knives will be out but likewise if we roll over then questions will have to be asked about Pep. Like everyone we all appreciate what he’s done but he comes out with the same old shit very press conference, he said he’s not changing his philosophy well we’ve slagged Amorim off for not playing a style to suit the players he’s got, the same could be said of Pep, we are levels off what he needs in fact I’d say worse than his first season. Anyone expecting anything different next week is sadly mistaken all the players will not be back until a few days before the derby and I guarantee Stones and Rodri come back with knocks to rule them out, both those players should be nowhere near international games at this time anyway.
Atleast kolo was up shouting instructions against Brighton not just sat on hands
Rebuild on the rebuild needed!
Think Brighton got inspiration from last year they were awful till 4 subs and nothing to lose energy and effort fortunate pen / poor defending and game changed you could see us sleep walking into it . Atrocious from players attitudes
It wasnt a tactical masterpiece he basically saw City flagging, no preseason, had nothing to loose so he put 4 subs on fresh legs and got lucky, credit to him for trying something, with the pen. Pep made the strangest decision to put Rico on and not Nico maybe a slip of the pen on the first letter :-D We then lost control and Kush got a knock leaving no pace to recover from dare I say it? another John Stones cock up, got away with one in the first half, looks a shadow of his former self maybe its lack of games?
Happens every year if I remember rightly and then guess what, we go on a run and detroy all that lays before us, or something like that. 3 Games. stop flapping.
Monopoli money. Whilst real footy have to make hard decisions with finances so as to be able at them games. Not to forget time spent.
