Discussion: Manuel Pellegrini 2015/16

[Tugay One Cup]

Can anyone give any explanation for not using 2 subs and just watching while we failed to make a break through doing the same thing over and over again?

Yeah that was probably the most infuriating part by far.

 

[kupest]

Everyone was on about his XI today, but that XI turned out to be more than perfect. Should he have brought on Kelechi? Yes, but who do you take off? Sterling and Navas were stretching them like anything. You could take off Yaya/Fernando but thats not the easiest decision.

 

[buckshot]

Soooo Iheanacho then......

There is something beyond football as to why he doesn't use him. You need a goal, you have a player who scores goals, you don't play that player.

 

[Blue Smarties]

Manuel just said he's happy with our defending and attacking performance tonight.

 

[Dribble]

Got a horrible, horrible feeling he's going to start Yaya and Fernando in a 2 man midfield tonight.

It's never worked in a league game, the 4-1 home demolition by Liverpool was the last time he tried it.

Delph has to play tonight. Whether in a 3 or a 2, we cannot afford another disaster of the manager picking Yaya and Fernando in a 2.

No amount of "trust" will make those 2 have enough energy and legs to cover the ground required.

Looks like you were spot on fella.......... Where were you when I needed you on Saturday with the winning lottery numbers!! :-)

 

[buckshot]

Everyone was on about his XI today, but that XI turned out to be more than perfect. Should he have brought on Kelechi? Yes, but who do you take off? Sterling and Navas were stretching them like anything. You could take off Yaya/Fernando but thats not the easiest decision.

Navas doesn't really offer much when he starts. Everything down his side tends to die in the final third, he rarely beats the first man.

 

[01cravend]

Does he not rate Kelechi?...Because if it were Bony on the bench you could bet your life he would have brought him on.

 

[brian the blue]

He really is a clown. He's so inept it's beyond belief.

The frustrating thing about it is we are stuck with him till the summer.

Taken us backwards over his tenure. Impressive work Manuel. The best squad in the league the past 3 years and he's taken us from title winners to top 4 contenders.

 

[kupest]

Navas doesn't really offer much when he starts. Everything down his side tends to die in the final third, he rarely beats the first man.

But a lot of our threat also came from his side. That said he could have done that sub but its not a crime to not do it, it wasnt as easy an decision as its been before for him.

 

[ayrshire_blue]

Everyone was on about his XI today, but that XI turned out to be more than perfect. Should he have brought on Kelechi? Yes, but who do you take off? Sterling and Navas were stretching them like anything. You could take off Yaya/Fernando but thats not the easiest decision.

Stretching means nothing if they're doing fuck all with the ball. I could stretch them. Just run about the wing all night offering bugger all every time you get the ball. Not good enough. Kelechi should have been on from the start, and if not then at half time and if not then - the very latest 60 minutes.

To leave an attacking option like that sitting on his arse when we - despite dominating possession - rarely looked like scoring is criminal.