That's absolutely right. Does anyone else think that the thuggery in the English game, resulting in such as Aguero's injury, is one of the reasons why English teams have not done better in European competitions ie. because they lose key players to injury to an extent that their rivals do not?
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Lyon CL QF Post-Match Thread
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That's absolutely right. Does anyone else think that the thuggery in the English game, resulting in such as Aguero's injury, is one of the reasons why English teams have not done better in European competitions ie. because they lose key players to injury to an extent that their rivals do not?
Unfortunately we have to expect to be screwed over, so all the more reason to go all out to crush the opposition - which we are well capable of doing, whoever they may be.3rd year in a row at the QF stage Var and/or officials have screwed us.
Oh give over - as the great man said, you cannot be serious.Unforgivable in so many ways. Poor performance by the manager, Sterling always chokes on the big occasion, dreadful defending again etc. We are a shadow of the side that won the league and as we lose key players and are unable to replace them due to ffp, we are heading in the wrong direction. The establishment were intent on stopping us and despite the CAS ruling, they have. I’ve been a ST holder since 1970, but I’m actually glad fans aren’t allowed back into grounds this year, because I haven’t missed it and I have the distinct feeling that I’ve already been to the top of the mountain. I’m thankful for what I’ve witnessed during the last 10 years after decades of garbage, but this has an air of the ‘end of the party’ about it.
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pep tried to be too cute, messing lyon's gameplan by giving them the ball and try to counter through the flanks and three center backs so one would cover the others mistakes. also, with wingbacks against its harder for a 3-5-2 to escape the pressing through the flanks. why do it against a bang average side like lyon i dont know, specially when your team is not used to play that way. it was a massive embarassment, its more than time for pep to stop tinkering in european ties, impose your game, make small adjustments only and believe on your players
Nah. I think he is just a shit cup coach. We win coz we are so far superior to the opposition that when he tinkers it's not enough to matter. Even in cups he is tinkering.Champion league maybe, but have you seen the amount of cups we've picked up over the last 3 years?
I expect better from you.
It just so happens we don't have the excessive talent advantage in CL.
He is a better year long coach. Has great philosophies and when his players are well drilled. They win more than they lose in the long haul.
But when it comes to cup games. He is awful. Even in the cups we won. We often started our shot due to some dumb new idea he put out and had to wrestle back to victory.
Mahrez helped to set up the equaliser. We have signed Ake, and a winger who from all accounts is a great replacement for Sane. Get over your emotional funk (mid-table, for God's sake?) and try taking a look at some facts.To me, this is the end of my love-in with Pep. Gundog always starts, 2 substitutions when we're up against it, criminally leaves Foden on the bench, when he will be one of the best young players in the country, but he can't get a game.
A blind man and his dog would have known that we need a Striker and a couple of good defender, last 2 transfer windows he's signed no-one. Jesus is just not that good a striker.
Rodri and Cancelo are sh*te, Gundog is useless, Mahrez turns up once every 6 games and does nothing the other 5. What did he do tonight when he came on? Jack sh*t as usual.
Thanks for the great 2 years winning the League Pep, but we have a squad that in a year or two without KDB and Foden we will be lucky to scrape mid-table. The players look tired of the tactics used and constantly overthinking caused us to lose so many games this season.
Can we get Poch? It's time for a change
Oh rubbish, there was nothing meek about the way we lost to Spurs last season - were you there? Utte tripe.Going to tell you why I *gag* respect the scouse cunts. They have a heartbreaking CL final loss, they come back and win the whole thing. They have a heartbreaking PL loss, they come back and win the whole thing.. I respect that. We have meekly bowed out of the CL every fucking year we have qualified, it's almost pitiful.
I will say I'm glad we won that CAS appeal though, can't wait to meekly bow out next season. It would have been a shit season if we couldn't meekly bow out of the CL.
To get it right: this comment is in my humble view UTTER tripe. So many crybabies on this forum tonight.Going to tell you why I *gag* respect the scouse cunts. They have a heartbreaking CL final loss, they come back and win the whole thing. They have a heartbreaking PL loss, they come back and win the whole thing.. I respect that. We have meekly bowed out of the CL every fucking year we have qualified, it's almost pitiful.
I will say I'm glad we won that CAS appeal though, can't wait to meekly bow out next season. It would have been a shit season if we couldn't meekly bow out of the CL.
LOL "the thuggery in the English game" you clearly never watched football in the 60s 70s and 80sThat's absolutely right. Does anyone else think that the thuggery in the English game, resulting in such as Aguero's injury, is one of the reasons why English teams have not done better in European competitions ie. because they lose key players to injury to an extent that their rivals do not?
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Nah. I think he is just a shit cup coach. We win coz we are so far superior to the opposition that when he tinkers it's not enough to matter. Even in cups he is tinkering.
It just so happens we don't have the excessive talent advantage in CL.
He is a better year long coach. Has great philosophies and when his players are well drilled. They win more than they lose in the long haul.
But when it comes to cup games. He is awful. Even in the cups we won. We often started our shot due to some dumb new idea he put out and had to wrestle back to victory.
Exactly. I am a huge Pep Guardiola fan but If we want to win the CL he is not the guy. The thing that terrifies me is that nothing's gonna change next season vis-a-vis CL. We will be playing breathtaking football at times and would probably win the league. But the CL nah!
If he is brought to win the PL well that's a club hierarchy decision but CL is essential for football dominance. But the insistent of Kaldoon and Txiki has always been CL despite of what our fans say so clearly there is zero progress there..
And this isn't 90s or 80's anymore. This inferiority complex needs to go. We don't get to say ,remember when we were in league 1 when billion dollars have been pumped into this club. Billion fucking dollars. This bonhomie between DoF and the coach needs to stop and we need to get more ruthless in our decisions and also in transfer market.
I am not an expert so I wouldn't mind Pep leaving or signing a 5 year extension but today was a big clusterfuck that needs changing immediately.