Don’t get that logic. We could give 20 min run ours with more games and end up better off. Also I think we peaked a bit early last year and in the business end where cup semis and key league games come up look not quite on it. I’m spoiled tho!IMO we recently seem to get back into training later and have less of a preseason than competing clubs / extend our players holiday by an extra week or so. No surprise that leaves us less than match sharp at the blunt end of the season but IMO we get our rewards for that at the end of the season.
Toady wasn’t good but I’m leaning heavily on it being due to our using a system them will mop up honours at the sharp end.
Or Cancelo didn't do his job to make space for Grealish. Grealish needs an overlapping LB to enable him to flourish. Not his fault the club still haven't bought one. Pep needs to work out how to use Jack properly. Pre-season games it looked like progress was being made on this front. This game back to the same old problem of Cancelo occupying the same space as Grealish too often.Same old shit from the dippers, Nunez is world class, Haaland is shite.
Just a bad day at the office, we looked a touch off pace but Liverpool as always are absolutely desperate to get one over us whenever they can. Just means we owe them one now this season.
On pitch, Grealish cut inside too much for my liking. He stifled Cancelo down the left hand side. And Mahrez seemed to do everything he could to keep the ball away from Haaland. Foden and Alvarez looked good when they came on. We’ll be back.
This. I honestly dont see Jack on LW. But if there is a proper LB he can do a lot for him.Or Cancelo didn't do his job to make space for Grealish. Grealish needs an overlapping LB to enable him to flourish. Not his fault the club still haven't bought one. Pep needs to work out how to use Jack properly. Pre-season games it looked like progress was being made on this front. This game back to the same old problem of Cancelo occupying the same space as Grealish too often.
While I'm on the topic of these two: Jack lost the ball 6 times (least of everyone) and Cancelo lost it 22 times (most of everyone). Cancelo gets a big pass from this fanbase for being a pretty shitty defender.
Yes it didIt needed its own thread to say it though, right?
Agree. Cancello against the best teams is a weakness. We absolutely need a natural FB. Our left was targeted todayOr Cancelo didn't do his job to make space for Grealish. Grealish needs an overlapping LB to enable him to flourish. Not his fault the club still haven't bought one. Pep needs to work out how to use Jack properly. Pre-season games it looked like progress was being made on this front. This game back to the same old problem of Cancelo occupying the same space as Grealish too often.
While I'm on the topic of these two: Jack lost the ball 6 times (least of everyone) and Cancelo lost it 22 times (most of everyone). Cancelo gets a big pass from this fanbase for being a pretty shitty defender.
It's football fans in general thesedays. Social media has taken them for fools and sold them a fools lot of gold and they beg for it every single game.So many fucking Fannies on this forum. Sort your heads out you gimps
Ironically an overreactionIt needed its own thread to say it though, right?
Yes. Yes it is.is it pep's instructions that makes the players miss sitters
It all depends who's your rival and who the media use to rub your face in it. If Liverpool and Utd switched form etc for the past 5 yrs we'd hate them just as much, more, obviously.Yeah, the banner, the banner. History, and I’m sure if we had Gary James here he could take us back as far as the 1880s and list all sorts of grievances and injustices that would stir us all up with plenty of (well justified) ill feelings towards them, but what I’m taking about is the here and now.
Your last sentence is the key one for me.
The media are sycophantic cunts, half our supporters have the backbone of a jellyfish, just sit back and enjoy it at the end of the season.Yes it did
Nois it pep's instructions that makes the players miss sitters
If pre season matches mean that much why did we only play 2 and fly out to the other side of the world...who organizes these things?They had a longer pre-season and played 2 games more. We'll be at the races soon enough. I hate to say it, but Nunez looks pretty good..
City seemingly deliberately have a lighter pre-season than most so that we finish strongly.If pre season matches mean that much why did we only play 2 and fly out to the other side of the world...who organizes these things?
Doubtful tbhYes it did
I fuckin wish we were mate!!! shoulders would be back, re-mortgaged house on the bet & smashed it would be :)I love the bravado but we’ll be lucky to make top 3. Bet we’re 100/1 for the title :-)
Shoulders back, smash it.