If the rot continues what happens ?

[flook]

How about when we bought Ake for £40M from Bournemouth? I don’t remember any ringing endorsements of that deal, do you? Thankfully, he has done well when fit, but these players are all the same age profile, so they look like they all need replacing at the same time! Where’s the continuity? The changing of the guard?

I did, thought and said he was a brilliant signing and cheap at that price. He went under the radar at Bournemouth because of who he played for. THB is nowhere near his level and would be even further away had he stayed with us

 

[eyalluvitt]

Haaland and Foden have been the biggest disappointments on the pitch for me this season. Haaland had absolutely no impact on last night’s game whatsoever. None. Even when crosses were going in he was a beat behind. The heat is all going to players who aren’t all that experienced - Rico - or are ageing out - Kyle - with both playing in areas most affected by injury. Haaland and Foden have no such excuse. They aren’t scoring enough, simples.

Haaland looks like a frustrated figure, like me at five a side he's thinking I'm way too good to play with these donkeys

 

[GaudinoMotors]

You’re not wrong, how much worse can we be if we give 1/2 of them the odd game here and there.

We can be 3 nil up.

 

[M23 Citizen]

Ahem, two trebles.

Ahem, one quadruple and one quintuple.

 

[Len Rum]

Pep is the greatest manager I’ve seen in my lifetime. I have full trust he will fix the issue.

However, if he’s gone full Mourinho and lost the magic he comes across as a man who will do the best for the club.

He’s given us 5 titles, the Champions League and a treble.
He’s earned the right to choose when he goes after what he has done for us.

Six titles mate.

 

[Ribble73]

Getting top 4 and winning the court case would be a good season. With the CWC prize money it’s probably the ideal season to drop out of the CL if the rot continues.

Personally I think we need four key players in January and the summer. The spine of this team moving into next season should be Dias, Gvardiol, Rodri, Bernardo, Foden and Haaland. I think we need a proper right back, creative midfielder, holding/box to box midfielder and a wide player. Without sounding spoilt I’m talking players with the ability to replace Gundogan, KDB and Walker long To be getting term.

Potentially also a new goalkeeper as well and let Ederson go to Saudi

Pretty much agree on what is needed but the Guys we bring in should be of the quality of immediate starters -we’ve pissed away the option of bringing players in as understudies etc in the last few Transfer Windows. No more Nunés type signings.

 

[Coatigan]

Well, to be fair, I think things have gone seriously downhill since they agreed the contract.

Nuh-uh! We lost 4 games on the bounce before the contract extension, we won one and drew one since and lost two since. That's going uphill, right.

 

[daztrueblue91]

Pep is the greatest manager I’ve seen in my lifetime. I have full trust he will fix the issue.

However, if he’s gone full Mourinho and lost the magic he comes across as a man who will do the best for the club.

He’s given us 5 titles, the Champions League and a treble.
He’s earned the right to choose when he goes after what he has done for us.

Pep hasn’t lost the magic, he’s simply managing a squad past its peak. He’s extracted every last ounce of sweat out of most of these players and for some it’s a season too far.

Liverpool looked way off it a few seasons ago when they had Henderson and Fabinho in midfield. The likes of Salah, Van Dijk and TAA also seen their form drop off a cliff. Klopp replaced their midfield engine room and they look back to their best now.

We need an energetic defensive midfielder, creative midfielder and a rapid LB or RB. That will save our season and start the rebuild. There is potential in Doku and Savinho but we play slow predictable football which allows them to be teamed up on. We get some creativity in the middle of the pitch and it’s game on. A pacy full back and legs in the middle will also prevent the counter as well.

My worry is that we won’t be able to bring in the players we want whilst we’ve still got the likes of Gundo, Walker and KDB etc on huge wages.

 

[M23 Citizen]

Notts Forest will be kicking themselves that we beat them :)
Oh, the shame!!!

Chris Wood won’t be!

 

[Ribble73]

I’m not sure if it continues like this.
You can see the strain on his face and the toll it took on him against Feyenoord when he scratched his head to bits.
If it carry’s on I won’t be surprised if he walks.

I felt pretty much the same and my Bald Dome would also have been a mess but fortunately I had a hat on. What sort of complaints would there have been had he stood there shrugging his shoulders or laughing or similar? He’s intense and critical when we’ve just won 6-0.