Juventus (A) | CL | Post Match Thread

[Beanhead]

The best sides understand when they can’t compete anymore and readjust their squads.. hopefully we are one of them.

If not, bring back the Pearce :)

 

[chaddblue]

Nunes has legs but I would never fancy him in a 50/50 which atm we are truly dreadful at.

Nunes is shit

He’s had loads of chances to prove himself and failed miserably

An absolute waste of £50m and a complete panic buy after not getting Paqueta

 

[Goldust]

He had a 5 minute cameo against Wolves where he showed more physicality than the rest of our midfield bar Kovacic all season.

Physical in running yes, but not in the challenge. Attitude is questionable as well.

 

[JewelZee]

I'm fine with people being annoyed. I'll let things go at the game, honestly. Emotions are high, it's a release for all of us.

But fans of every age need to realize that supporting even the most successful club in football involves more pain than success. You can't win a trophy every season, if it was easy then many clubs before Man City got money would have done it.

If this is an off season for us then it's an off season for us.

Agree. It is an off season. But who says these younger supporters should be happy about it, right? Someone has to voice their displeasure. My own long experience in sport is that the majority of supporters hate to lose and will go after anyone they deem to be responsible for their displeasure, lol...it's the nature of the beast. I could be wrong but for me the grief hoisted upon players and managers and such is all a part of earning insane amounts of money. As long as it doesn't become personal which unfortunately at times it does. I love my club. If someone takes a bad touch and it costs us, shit happens. But if someone pulls out of a tackle, watches a ball be played in, and it costs us I'm not having it, no matter what that player has won in the past...everyone has their way of looking at stuff...

 

[Bluearmy]

Nunes has legs but I would never fancy him in a 50/50 which atm we are truly dreadful at.

Xavi and Iniesta were never 50/50 ball winners but put themselves in the right positions and closed down players with pressure. Look at the state of both goals tonight when they broke. This is embarrassingly bad. Sunday league level stuff (thats being kind).

Theres no one within 20/30 yards on both occasions….

 

[Legal Alien]

Needs must for 4 on bounce champions. Fuk me what a load arrogant bollox. Please play the kids not weak past it players

I ain't arrogant mate, i'd luv it if he gave Wright a chance, but he should've done two weeks ago. But Pep ain't doing it, so Gundo plays.
We have to hope Kovacic is fit for Sunday to play alongside him.

 

[Chak19]

Physical in running yes, but not in the challenge. Attitude is questionable as well.

He made a tackle that allowed us to counter and win the game, he's not Rodri or Kante but still defensively better than our current midfield, attitude questionable ? how ? look at Kyle Walker if you want to see rotten attitude and he's the fucking captain.

 

[Paulmcfc2703]

I don't think you can reduce it to the club wanting to be net spend champions.

I think they have been conscious over the shit thrown at the club, that all we do is spend money etc, and the club has proven them all wrong, again.

This is our first extended bad period in near 10 years. So the club can't be criticised over their decisions too much.

But this isn't a bad period which has issues that can't be foreseen.

Even last season for something as simple as needing to score a goal we would have Alvarez as another option. We sold him and went with 1 striker. It's hardly great hindsight that if you sell half the strikers you may struggle to score goals at certain points.

Defensively you have 5 cbs needing to play 3 positions as you don't have a left back. 2 of the cbs are always injured for at least a third of the season. If Dias, Akanji or Gvardiol get injured too you are fucked.

Both defence and up top were a problem just waiting to happen

 

[wolviedinho]

I agree with you there, so what normally happens when the players down tools ?,
As i said forever greatful to the guy but nothing lasts forever

The players get sold.

 

[Great Kompany]

With all this great qualities - Pep insistence on not playing youth is driving me crazy. And this has been for last 9 years.
Foden is a generational talent but still needed a lot of convincing for Pep to play him regularly. Others not so much


Before when we were winning everything it was easy to say that hey the standards are so huge so no academy player would be able to play regularly but now!
7 loses in 9 games. I would prefer to lose 7 matches while playing academy lads like Mactee or O Reilly then whatever shower of shit that gets played every single week.