Dias yes, Walker no no no and no. Walker has always had great athleticism and pace which meant that if he made a mistake he could always recover because he was never the sharpest upstairs. He’s no longer as quick or able to recover soon enough from any sprints. His performances this season show he’s done at the top level.Tempted to say that was rock bottom but that probably arrives on Sunday when Liverpool ping 7 or 8 past us. Catastrophic subs by the manager, & leaving a team out there with zero leaders whilst Dias & Walker sat there as it all collapsed is unfathomable
Top 12 CL sides would not concede three in the last 15 minutes against this Feynord team, subs or no subs. This team needs a team of psychiatrists, Pep most of all.Lets be honest when Pep made those substitutions on the 70th minute when we were 3 up, i wouldnt think there was a City fan who didnt think it was a good idea to give a couple of academy lads a few minutes and rest a few for Sunday
That was hard to watch.
Defensive errors aside, what concerned me most was seeing our players’ heads drop after we conceded the second goal. It was like they were resigned to throwing it away again..
I know we have enormous injury concerns but the form of a large numbers of our players (Gvardiol, Foden, Bernardo in particular) is deeply worrying.
I get that yes. But then again, what pep did there is leave a gap where the 6 should be. You've taken Gundo off for Debruyne. KDB isn't going to play the 6, he's going to play the 10. So if Pusey is going into Ake's spot, then that means either Lewis or Akanji have to move up or Nunes or McAtee have to drop down. From the last goal, Lewis and Pusey were back. Akanji was up. Gvardiol needed to step hard with that inswinging pass and he didn't. I don't think Lewis can play in the middle anymore. He starts out on the right, but then drifts inside. Its not working.No, I get that, but that's where he should have been. He wasn't brought on to play defence. He didn't come on to take Ake's position is what I mean, he came on to take Foden's.
If you're a DOF and you see Pep doing that you might be inclined to give him the benefit of the doubt.If you were a DOF and you see the manager staring, head down at the ground for nearly a minute when his team is leading 3-1 and they need some guidance and inspiration to see them over the line after FIVE consecutive losses, you may think the manager isn't doing his job properly.
I think the most important stat is after 95 minutes it was a draw. It doesn't matter who's the best for 70 minutes or who has the most chances.We were in control for 70 mins. Very good overall performance. They didn't get much joy until after the subs and then the silly mistakes. If he starts the same team at Anfield as he did tonight we can get something there.
The last 7 years says you are wrong !!