meltonblue
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We are very very close to being a great team, need to sort the fullbacks and keeper out and we will be really formidable. I thought Delph had a very good game tonight.
I wasn't expecting to win tonight though and if people are just looking at results, they are going to be disappointed for a while yet as Guardiola isn't going to suddenly go pragmatic. We could go like Chelsea and also rely on being quick in transition, but that isn't the style of play we want long term (and rightly so, there's a reason Stamford Bridge is so quiet even when they are running away with the league - it's efficient but ultimately pretty boring football).
We have to keep playing this way, bring in the right players in the summer and keep kicking on. Seeing it more as that, I was actually quite pleased with how much we restricted Chelsea tonight when they did break.
I wasn't expecting to win tonight though and if people are just looking at results, they are going to be disappointed for a while yet as Guardiola isn't going to suddenly go pragmatic. We could go like Chelsea and also rely on being quick in transition, but that isn't the style of play we want long term (and rightly so, there's a reason Stamford Bridge is so quiet even when they are running away with the league - it's efficient but ultimately pretty boring football).
We have to keep playing this way, bring in the right players in the summer and keep kicking on. Seeing it more as that, I was actually quite pleased with how much we restricted Chelsea tonight when they did break.