We were talking about the FA cup final, have you short-term memory loss or something?
But using your logic, where was Echeverri, deemed good enough to rescue us in said final, only to be stuck back in the lost property box.
I still have great faith in Rico, as long as he's not playing a position he's unsuited for at this level. Then again, you quoted my positive assessment of KdB's performance on Saturday. What on Earth does my missive have to do with your response above, which is about Rico???
Damn, I'm sorry to be such a football illiterate. I bow down to your greater brain power and knowledge of this game. How will I ever recover?Again, you're using the logic of one game deserves another.
That's not how Guardiola works. He's been here 10 years! He works on trust that you understand and are capable of your duties to be that true starter.
You are watching a completely separate team, I think.
Damn, I'm sorry to be such a football illiterate. I bow down to your greater brain power and knowledge of this game. How will I ever recover?
Thank heavens you're finished with this.This is becoming amusing now.
So now you're saying Guardiola is at fault because he doesn't have a crystal ball and cannot tell what's going to happen regarding the players he's selected? Because Guardiola hasn't picked a player who had a "cracking semi-final", so this has created a domino effect on the rest of the 10 players?
I guess we'll never know how Lewis might've had a 'great half turn' and had a significant pass or a pass that didn't work or forced backwards or a shot that came to nothing or one that flew into the back of the net.
I guess we'll never know.
What I do know is Guardiola sees the players in training, day in, day out and so, builds a plan based on the form or actions of the players in training and, somewhat on their last performance.
Not in isolation.
Can he get the balance wrong? Sure, he's a deep thinker and, at times, overthinks.
Is he allowed to have a bad season based on aging players that he still trusts and is loyal to? I guess that's the case. I mean the tears he cried for de Bruyne tells us this story.
Guardiola backs himself to get stuff right and so do I after 4 Prem titles in a row and many cups, so I'll give him a pass.
I'm not frothing over Lewis. It's his task to make himself trusted and seen over a SEASON, not a third of it when he's in over an injury hit midfield.
Is that flowery enough for you? Okay, since it's 'against your better nature to respond', I think we'll leave it there.
Toodle pip.
You responded first to my comment about KdB, which had absolutely NOTHING to do with Rico. Are you having a stroke, or something? I so, call for an ambo and get off this forum until you've recovered.Maybe look back upon your own posts to me. You seem to be saying your response to me was about KdB to my point about Lewis.
Thank heavens you're finished with this.
You responded first to my comment about KdB, which had absolutely NOTHING to do with Rico. Are you having a stroke, or something? I so, call for an ambo and get off this forum until you've recovered.
No post I made contained any mention of, or reference to, Rico. You made the error in directing your Rico-based missive in a direct response to my post, which was solely about KdB. I don't give a rat's arse about your Rico position, which, by the way, I have already stated I mostly agreed with. Here is some advice for you: direct your response to those who are commenting about the subject you're arguing, not to the posts of those who have nothing to do with your argument. If you cannot wrap your head around that, you are either a troll or a fool. I pray for you that you are neither.I can't help you if you can't track the conversation.
Both Lewis and KdB were mentioned in the post that I responded to and YOU tacked onto.
You've been explained this a few times now.
So you also can end your conversation with me.
No post I made contained any mention of, or reference to, Rico. You made the error in directing your Rico-based missive in a direct response to my post, which was solely about KdB. I don't give a rat's arse about your Rico position, which, by the way, I have already stated I mostly agreed with. Here is some advice for you: direct your response to those who are commenting about the subject you're arguing, not to the posts of those who have nothing to do with your argument. If you cannot wrap your head around that, you are either a troll or a fool. I pray for you that you are neither.
Give it a rest you pair of toolsThank heavens you're finished with this.
You responded first to my comment about KdB, which had absolutely NOTHING to do with Rico. Are you having a stroke, or something? I so, call for an ambo and get off this forum until you've recovered.
So you have finally admitted that you misread my post. That's on you, mate, not me. It's not my responsibility to go back and supply my full post, nor is it my responsibility to go further than to simply indicate to you that you have misread my original post, which is what I did, several times over.Good grief...
For the last time, I was speaking about Lewis. Your opening salvo to me not mention KdB. If it does, quote or snap it it context to the conversation and I will apologise for misreading.
But, if you did not mention KdB, it's you that has made this consequential conversation go misaligned. I'm not going to check as this didn't fall on KdB critique in my responses to the other poster. So, that would make you the troll or the fool.
I'm going to leave it there.
So you have finally admitted that you misread my post. That's on you, mate, not me. It's not my responsibility to go back and supply my full post, nor is it my responsibility to go further than to simply indicate to you that you have misread my original post, which is what I did, several times over.
I'm not your errand boy.You're, literally, off the scale.
I asked you to prove I 'misread' your post by posting proof. You cannot.
So, jog on.
I'm not your errand boy.
Great post.I don’t think people should pay much attention to what Pep says in the immediate aftermath of a defeat. He doesn’t like losing and he doesn’t much like interviews. It would be fascinating to hear what really goes on with his team selection, as it has seemed bizarre at times this year, but it’s not about fairness. If it were, Philips would have had more of a go, Grealish wouldn’t be out in the cold, likewise now Gonzalez. My own view is that Pep just doesn’t feel like he has the tools he needs anymore, and he is constantly shuffling the pack, looking for the right balance.