Feyenoord (H) Post-Match Thread

ninjamonkey said:
As a fixture we got everything we wanted from tonight. We won, topped the group, rested several key players, Foden got his debut, KDB got the booking he needed and it didn't appear as though anyone got injured. So in that respect it was a perfect night, the performance was disappointing though. That team should have produced a much better performance, we need more from the players that came in tonight, particularly Bernardo, they're going to be needed in crucial league games over the next few months and they'll have to up their game. Back 4 wasn't really tested but i thought they did fine, Mangala and Danilo both had decent games. Gundogan looked a bit off the pace as did Yaya who i think needs a run of regular game time before he gets upto the standard. Great finish from Sterling but he is half the player when he plays on the left.
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Disappointed with BS and YaYa, although in YaYa's case it's understandable..
The Mangler looked dodgy with balls played to feet - worrying.
Kun well out of it very dissapointing.
Still we won, dead rubber before we play the Scum.
Result.
 
Final ball let us down tonight , expected more creativity from Bernardo and Gundagon , and now yaya just slows the pace of the attack down , beautiful finish by Sterling and a great assist from Gundogan. Foden slotted in seamlessly did not look out of place and always showed for the ball , defence was OK but they werent really tested and a couple of hairy moments in goal for Eddie . Its job done and we can now rest players for the derby game and the winning streak continues , we have set such a high standard this season that tonights game was a little disappointing but thats 5 champs league wins on the bounce in a fairly tough group it shows we have come a long way and are genuine contenders for the Champs League. We could draw Juve,Real or Bayern but i bet they wouldnt be too happy if they draw us either , with the 2nd leg at home , we can beat anybody.
 
Feyenoord defended with a great deal of tactical nous, skill, energy and when that didn’t work, fouling.
Taking pep at his word, that wasn’t our B team. Those on display tonight are part of the squad that train together and should be as a au fait with systems and tactics as anyone else. There should be no reduction in individual talent and no drop off in performance. That is what Pep is aiming for and based on tonight we are some way off that as an ideal. I thought Eddie was very good but his distribution was disrupted by a lack of familiarity. Yaya and th3 back 4 didnt give him as many options as he would usually have. Mangala lacks confidence on the ball and got shaky at times. Danilo isnt a left back and we really missed John’s calm leadership. I think we will get away with it as long as we keep Vinnie in cotton wool for the Rags and Spuds. Yaya is a big drop off for Fern at this stage of his career and we lacked the dynamism and energy in the DM position. I was looking forward to seeing Gundogan and Bernardo start but was pretty underwhelmed, particularly by Silva’s performance. I think Pep will have learned quite a bit from tonight. Great to see the two youngsters get their start and a very positive outcome of the night with us winning the group. We also gave a good rest to some of them that needed it. I think I might persevere with Mangler and Ota for Sunday in the hope that playing will help their understanding and confidence. I’m afraid I can’t see past Kev, Dave, Raheem and Leroy starting every game and give them a rest when the game is won. We can’t afford a similar drop off of performance in the PL.
 
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