As much as none of us wanted those PL results we’ve seen today, it was important the rags had plenty to play for going to Anfield, I don’t Mind admitting I’ll be cheering them on Tuesday, we will need them to drop points to win it.With all the other PL results, it's been the Easter Saturday from hell.....
Something was definitely up that day, equally I'd say Mancini wasn't the best man manager so as much as we want to blame the players for that I think there was a bit of both involved there.bobby was chucked under the bus by the players that day, i'm not saying i'd rather have him than pep though
Some "Chelsea fans" bottled our coach on the way out from Wembley. Luckily it only smashed the outer pane of the double glazing. Cunts.
Needs must mate, and we need it.As much as none of us wanted those PL results we’ve seen today, it was important the rags had plenty to play for going to Anfield, I don’t Mind admitting I’ll be cheering them on Tuesday, we will need them to drop points to win it.
Mancini never had the players he actually wanted to make a proper campaign in EuropeYeah I fully agree that Pep is definitely not the best in Europe, no where near in fact, but Mancini didn't exactly convince me in Europe either.
Well, I remember the feeling being that we hadn’t yet played full strength against them and it would have been a different story in the finalNo we didn’t, far from it
Have to agree with that post. I was all for leaving De Bruyne and Walker due to the injuries and shouldn't be risked. All the rest were fit and could have played. The league and champions league remain now so possibly 10 games to go no fucking about play your best team every game and bring home the trophies!That time of year when Pep needs taking to one side for his and the teams own good. This team ain't winning anything with his and a large chunk of this forum's, obsessiion with "tiredness" and "resting" instead of form at a crucial juncture.
Yep makes you wonder why we bothered in the other rounds at times doesn't it?How many more FA cup semis are we going to squander in the foreseeable future? Might as well just stick with our forte, the Carabao Cup and let the kids play FA. We really should be doing better in this competition but since we last won, it's been back to back to back underwhelming and half-arsed performances in the semis.
"Laporte would have taken care of Konate at corners."This is spot on.
We have to win one of the remaining two we are in. If Liverpool do the quad then Pep will be slammed for today. Our best 11 would have won today as I don't think we would have conceded. Ederson would have saved two goals and Laporte would have taken care of Konate at corners.
Its a massive gamble from Pep.
Next year play the kids from the start and let them go all the way in the domestic cups
Love pep and he is a great manager at league level as his record proves.
He isn’t however an elite manager in the manner of Ferguson of Klopp.
Too many instances of hugely important one off cup games being fucked up either by poor team selection, head scratching tactics, baffling use/non-use of substitutions or a combination of all three.
The true elite managers can get their teams over the line in difficult circumstances and in one off must win games. Often by sheer force of will and personality.
Peps record in these sort of games is pretty woeful.
I almost hope we get knocked out by Real as if we make the final we will be schooled by Klopp again and that doesn’t bear thinking about.
Great manager, super guy, but a long way from elite and we will never ever win the CL with him at the club.
I think they maybe made the mistake of thinking it was over by half time. First half we were utter shit. The worst I have seen us play for a long time.No denying we certainly weren't at our best and Liverpool deserved to win. But the Dippers didn't exactly pepper our goal, they did enough to win, but with our full team out I am confident we would perform better.
Maybe because back then there was no guarantee we’d reach the ECL semi or be in a fabbo position to win the league.Yep makes you wonder why we bothered in the other rounds at times doesn't it?
Pmsl..Klippperty has won fuck all compared to Pep ..Love pep and he is a great manager at league level as his record proves.
He isn’t however an elite manager in the manner of Ferguson of Klopp.
Too many instances of hugely important one off cup games being fucked up either by poor team selection, head scratching tactics, baffling use/non-use of substitutions or a combination of all three.
The true elite managers can get their teams over the line in difficult circumstances and in one off must win games. Often by sheer force of will and personality.
Peps record in these sort of games is pretty woeful.
I almost hope we get knocked out by Real as if we make the final we will be schooled by Klopp again and that doesn’t bear thinking about.
Great manager, super guy, but a long way from elite and we will never ever win the CL with him at the club.
They won’t be fella the fa cup final is one game . When we are on song we can beat those hands down . Our second team is not good enough to go to toe with Liverpool and pep shoukd know that . Even though steffen was poor and he was total shit it was our so called strikers who once again fucked us over in the big game with the big chances . Mahrez coming on sooner could have took us into extra time in a match we didn’t deserve to win but raheem sterling has played an absolute shocker of a game there and he should be blasted for wasting a free kick when we needed it .Come chumps league final and dippers will be running on empty.
Fixtures will pile up and all things going well we might win the league on cup final day