Chairman's Interview

[RobMCFC]

The best team was the one 99% of supporters expected,the one that 'picked itself' and the one that would very probably have seen us as Champions.

The only decision to be made was Rodri or Dinho - the genius went with neither.......hence why we had our arse handed to us in a game of enormous magnitude.

It was a massive fuck up.

I would go further than that. This is no dig at Rodri, who is a good player, but I'll bet any other manager, any other pundit or any other fan (City or otherwise) would have had Fernandinho as the first name on the team sheet.

 

[Father Paul]

The best team was the one 99% of supporters expected,the one that 'picked itself' and the one that would very probably have seen us as Champions.

The only decision to be made was Rodri or Dinho - the genius went with neither.......hence why we had our arse handed to us in a game of enormous magnitude.

It was a massive fuck up.

Agree about that for sure. While I am not convinced we would have won with the obvious line up a narrative is starting to develop that we almost certainly would have had he just left things alone. This is very bad for the manager moving forward as he surely realises further tinkering will not be tolerated by fans and players alike. The end result may be even more over thinking leading to either insane decisions or tactical inertia.

 

[OntarioBlue]

Liverpool managed to do it between 2018-2020 playing the same XI each week.

True, but look what happened when the injuries caught up with them this season.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

The owners actions outside M.E. are modern and western. At city:
The womens team, gay friendly employer, support for Canal st. blues, etc etc. I have often wondered if this is a signal to conservatives back home. Am I being fanciful?

The same thought occurred to me. Must be part of the equation, albeit ancillary.

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

I would go further than that. This is no dig at Rodri, who is a good player, but I'll bet any other manager, any other pundit or any other fan (City or otherwise) would have had Fernandinho as the first name on the team sheet.

For all the sheer brilliant football Pep has conjered up thus far, he's sold us a few pups along the way. His worst ones are almost criminal, certainly bordering lunacy!

The term 'bald fraud' is almost a stigma and I think the only way he'd rid himself of that term (and redeem himself) is to win us the CL next season with our best 11. Not with bizarre team selections, not fancy formations and hard to fathom tactics that have cost us several very important games!

 

[alexmcity]

The best team was the one 99% of supporters expected,the one that 'picked itself' and the one that would very probably have seen us as Champions.

The only decision to be made was Rodri or Dinho - the genius went with neither.......hence why we had our arse handed to us in a game of enormous magnitude.

It was a massive fuck up.

Very naive reasoning.

What does 'very probably' is supposed to mean here? Chelsea had about 40 % to win no matter what. Their defence had conceded as many CL goals as ours. They have excellent players and being underdogs helped them big time, both tactically and mentally.

The notion that we have a best XI that we should start no matter the system and the strengths of the opposition in the final is not even naive. It's frankly stupid. Also, the view that Fernandinho was great vs PSG is clueless. First half our play was poor. Fortunately, they were without Mbappe. Also, Fernandinho was poor vs Chelsea at Wembley. Rodri lost form and was making mistakes every game, etc. etc.

Wish armchair geniuses stopped pretending they knew better than Pep what to do. They create a bad atmosphere around Pep and the club which may have negative consequences for next season and Pep's renaining year/years at the club.

 

[alexmcity]

The term 'bald fraud' is almost a stigma and I think the only way he'd rid himself of that term (and redeem himself) is to win us the CL

Here is another clown.

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

Here is another clown.

He's behind you!

 

[alexmcity]

He's behind you!

Only an idiot could believe Pep's a fraud.

 

[nmc]

True, but look what happened when the injuries caught up with them this season.

That Liverpool team was caffeine fuelled to the hilt - allegedly and on a cocktail of other stuff.... hence the asthma epidemic - its only safe to do that stuff for a couple of season so the huge drop off was widely predicted this season.