I thought this up to a couple of weeks ago. Now I really don’t see them being a threat in the latter stages. To be honest I don’t see any as being a threat. And I’m normally/used to being a ‘glass half empty’ blue!
I kind of understand why he picked Mahrez as I think he holds the ball a bit better than Sane but I'd have brought Sane on after an hour rather than 75 minutes. Or maybe I'd have started both Mahrez & Sane and left Sterling on the bench.
Sane does very little defensively compared to Sterling. Had we have started with Sane on the left, I feel we will have struggled down the lhsSane seen as he went on the left instead of sterling
Was intrigued to see how narrow Stones/Ederson/Laporte kept it yesterday. Normally, the two defenders peel out quite wide and stretch the opponent, but yesterday they went to the line and sometimes even stayed within the box to keep it much tighter. Given that they haven't had time to practise doing that in matches, it was a brave and highly accomplished performance,
I never said start with Sane! I would have took Mahrez off, put Sterling on the right, and Sane on the left...neither Sterling or Mahrez were playing that well and not once in the game did they swap wings and have a go at a different full back, which I thought they might have done at least once for five or ten minutesSane does very little defensively compared to Sterling. Had we have started with Sane on the left, I feel we will have struggled down the lhs
I agree neither were playing well but Sterling does track back a lot more willingly than Sane.I never said start with Sane! I would have took Mahrez off, put Sterling on the right, and Sane on the left...neither Sterling or Mahrez were playing that well and not once in the game did they swap wings and have a go at a different full back, which I thought they might have done at least once for five or ten minutes
Yes he doesI agree neither were playing well but Sterling does track back a lot more willingly than Sane.
What was?Lmfao what a load of bollocks