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[city2]

We have to concentrate on the league and fa cup, fuck this competition off.

 

[Fordyboy46]

Another absolute shitshow with a lot of players hiding. This will sadly carry on for the remainder of the season as well, and Pep has said when he feels he no longer has the support of this squad he will walk. The players are letting him down badly at present and he needs to start cracking the whip with several of them

 

[argyle]

I have to be honest, for the first time under Pep I'm starting to think we'd be better without him now... I'm giving him until the end of January.

wumming is against the rules

 

[Paulmcfc2703]

This is reasons of why the talk of Rodri calibre level of player can be done in January is just pure nonsense.

Signing a player of that Calibre is pure nonsense for us anyway unless they have a release clause.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Shite that is all.

Injuries or fitness....shite.

 

[madloaf]

I said about 4 games in we were getting away with absolute murder and looked miles off it and got absolutely slaughtered.

I said it after 3 games ;)

 

[ancoats]

Probably the same way if we had social media then, don’t forget back then it didn’t cost a lot to follow City back then, people have spent £100s to go abroad to see that shite which is the same as last week etc. At what point can they vent because we were shit 16 years ago, Pep needs to change the system for the players available.

The right question matey

Why when you have key players missing, do you still play the same old setup with players, if you are not good enough to replace the key players that missing in that setup why you still play it,

Tighten up the team in defence and pack the midfield play a false 9 and drop Haaland,
The inverted fullback in Lewis and Gvardiol centre back is a joke and Gundogan is not a holding midfield player.

Look we have over 20 odd players in the EDS and youth setup so bring them in, Can it be any worse than it is right now, If we lose with young players trying their hardest i would take it and understand ? But players that are happy to lose and smile and walk off after a little wave to the fans is a joke

 

[Kamaro011]

None of that should matter, if Pep would cut his cloth, according to what we’ve got available. Continuing to play that high line, with no pressing and slow ball is just suicidal.
Can’t we ever just sit deep, in a low block and attempt to play on the counter?

Football is not video game, you can't just expect the players that have been playing in certain ways for more than 6 years suddenly playing defense counter attacking playing style and being adept at it within weeks.

 

[Roachy]

Things are not going to be getting any better until we can get replacements in January, if they do indeed come then. I expect we just have to accept we are going to struggle to win any games in the next 2-3 weeks. Any points we get between now and then I’m taking as a bonus.

At this point I would just play the u21s ahead of Walker, Gundogan, Lewis and a few others as at least they will have some energy and let’s be honest they can’t be any worse.

This season is now about digging in and surviving somehow. We will probably be somewhere around 8th come January, but it’s totally doable to come back from there and still get top 4.

Decent players in Jan will be a problem, first acquiring them and then the old "it takes a season to adapt to Peps ways" routine.

 

[xgorton]

Another 2 games in the play off ? That's all we facking need.