Everyone played shit yesterday. Not a system issue IMO - they created fuck all apart from the two goals, which were gifts. We should have had 2 or 3 in spite of how toothless we looked.
Not personally willing to write off the new signings after one bad game, we've seen what they're capable of already at the CWC and last weekend.
Everyone knows we need a new right back. Everyone knows Lewis isn't the solution there long-term - including Pep and Rico himself. But he's doing a job for the team. No point going on about how much you don't rate him.
Just as it was premature to claim we were going to win it all last weekend, it's premature to say we're not going to be anywhere near this weekend.
We'll see what happens this week. I expect Ederson to leave and Donnarumma to come in. I expect Savinho to leave, but it might come at the death and we may not sign a replacement. I wouldn't rule out a right back either, especially if Akanji goes.
Exactly, Marmoush missed 3 easy chances prior to their first which coculd have seen acompletely different outcome and Haaland a header that should be going in at both 1-0 and 2-0
Another day we may have fluked a result.from a below par performance, bit we didn't which is what football is, random and sometimes dissapointing
OUCH !
No he didn't. One was a great piece of goalkeeping and another was a great piece of anticipation and narrowly missing from a tight angle. The real problem is Haaland. You could certainly put a fair montage of his glaring misses together over the past 18 months. When he doesn't score he's a liabilty. Marmoush is possibly our best presser from the front. That horrendous (attempted) pass from Haaland yesterday will take a lot of erasing from my mind. It seems Rico, Doku, Savinho and Trafford are fair game for criticism but Haaland is exempt.Exactly, Marmoush missed 3 easy chances prior to their first which could have seen a completely different outcome and Haaland a header that should be going in at both 1-0 and 2-0
Another day we may have fluked a result from a below par performance, but we didn't which is what football is, random and sometimes dissapointing.
Next week we could come out and win. and this will be a memory (until lthe next loss of course)
This is quite the takeWe really should have gone with MGW in our midfield to start with. Displays like today from Reijnders really makes you wonder why we chose a player from Serie A over a younger player that we know can handle the physicality of the PL.
At this point, I’d rather Pep try something like that this season with the right back position and basically make it a third center back role / 6 position.Personally, once Gvariol is back, I'd put Stones at right back and use him as as an inverted right back. Play Doku right wing to give us width on that side.
Absolute bullshitHe makes our playing out from the back suicidal. He is also very poor at c9mkng for crosses.
I think people are getting way ahead of themselves on this...there are a number of bigger problems to solve than the keeper.
Two well known facts about DonarummaAbsolute bullshit
I just thought as he has previously.Nunes does have interest from Saudi.
He's an international, champions league winning beast. NextTwo well known facts about Donarumma
1. not good with the ball at his feet - he has made numerous mistakes like the one trafford made yesterday
2. he is no good under the high ball and almost refuses to come for crosses
So where is the bullshit?
YupWe don't have the right pieces right now to win any league or the big prizes we are in transition. I agree with Tolmie our era of dominance is over and sooner we accept that the better.
Whose manager openly admits he needs a different style of keeper...NextHe's an international, champions league winning beast. Next
Couldn’t agree more.Two well known facts about Donarumma
1. not good with the ball at his feet - he has made numerous mistakes like the one trafford made yesterday
2. he is no good under the high ball and almost refuses to come for crosses
So where is the bullshit?
Edit
Bigger problems - fullback areas, CDM area with a lack of physicality
Ha, shame the post has been removed. Not hard to guess who it was aimed at!OUCH !
This is what I am not grasping, I think.Exactly, Marmoush missed 3 easy chances prior to their first which could have seen a completely different outcome and Haaland a header that should be going in at both 1-0 and 2-0
Another day we may have fluked a result from a below par performance, but we didn't which is what football is, random and sometimes dissapointing.
Next week we could come out and win. and this will be a memory (until lthe next loss of course)
Very well saidNo he didn't. One was a great piece of goalkeeping and another was a great piece of anticipation and narrowly missing from a tight angle. The real problem is Haaland. You could certainly put a fair montage of his glaring misses together over the past 18 months. When he doesn't score he's a liabilty. Marmoush is possibly our best presser from the front. That horrendous (attempted) pass from Haaland yesterday will take a lot of erasing from my mind. It seems Rico, Doku, Savinho and Trafford are fair game for criticism but Haaland is exempt.
Also, the tactics that have been well and truly been sussed by every other team. Until we get some real, genuine, pace and physicality in the team we will struggle.