Feyenoord (H) | CL | Post Match Thread

[paulsimpson]

He was bobbins again. Pep constantly shouting at him from the sideline to pass the ball through the lines and slapping his legs in frustration when he didn’t. Then he played four of their lads onside for their third because he wasn’t concentrating.

But Pep puts him in the midfield and knows he's only a young lad who needs leadership. He did very well tonight except for that late mistake.

 

[svennis pennis]

Safe to say the lads confidence is shot to pieces. This is a team that isn’t used to losing games, certainly not two, three, four and five in a row.

They are very likely second guessing everything they are doing on the pitch right now. Extra touches, snatching at passes, they are a shadow of the team that goes on huge runs… but that side and team is still there, they just need to find a way and they will. Lots of work to do but they can and they will do it.

 

[Gray]

Oh my …

My God even school boys do better than that.

 

[Bluearmy]

Ake can't play 90 minutes and Dias has trained once.

Then shift Gvardiol to centre half’ and bring Walker on. Under the circumstances it was a rookie error…

 

[PragueBlue]

I think Pep needs a share of the blame too. He made two nonsensical subs. Debruyne for Gundo and McAtee for Ake. He didn't need to do that.

It was Simpson-Pusey for Ake really.

Plenty in the pre-game thread moaning about McAtee not getting minutes. If you can't bring him on when 3-0 up and in control at home to a very average side, then when can you? KDB needs minutes too.

McAtee and KDB didn't play at all well but ultimately it was poor defending from Gvardiol, Akanji, Ederson and Lewis that cost us the game.

 

[RayCTID]

Triple substitution with quarter of the game. Youth player in place of Ake, remove Gundogan who was controlling the game, and another youth player instead of Foden.

Not the first time we've lost control of a game with a triple sub.

Had to juggle with Sunday looming and looking in little danger. Subs aren't the cause.

 

[heslops barnet]

Oh my …

Rico what are you doing son?

 

[St.Pauli support]

When a team doesn't believe in winning when 3-0 up and are afraid of bottling it again - exactly that will happen. Against a Dutch side. At home. Oooff.

It's a sign for me that our lads are still some distance away from a turnaround.

Pep doesn't give them the psychological backing they need, it seems. Even his master tactics don't really help. Shame.

 

[super_city_si]

That's the spirit

Weve just conceded 4-2-4-3 in games against not the best teams. We are a defensive sieve. We never do well there anyway added to we are so fragile its a shock.

 

[MMA]

If they ain’t good enough then they can fuck as far as I’m concerned.

The fault of this is on Gvardiol for the second time in a week. He might be a decent attacking player but fuck me he has some glaring weaknesses as a defender.

Never a defender..

He's the guy who should be playing the pivot in midfield not Lewis..