Lyon CL QF Post-Match Thread

[twosips]

Sorry for linking to my own tweet, but easiest way to share the image. I really can't get this lineup out of my head if we *had* to play the way Pep set us up. Looks vastly more suited surely...

 

[ctid1894]

The pedestrian midfield has hurt our game so often this season. That first 40 mins was criminally bad ending up with so many long balls,
Pep really did get it badly wrong and what was worse was that he didnt actually play our best wing backs who are Cancelo and Mendy. They played that role well around the New Year- why didn’t he do that?

It made no sense. Cancelo and Mendy are both great going forward if they have limited defensive responsibility, Walker is dogshit going forward and was wasted as one of the wingbacks last night. Cancell was wasted as well because he's not naturally left footed.

 

[chickaroon]

Sorry for linking to my own tweet, but easiest way to share the image. I really can't get this lineup out of my head if we *had* to play the way Pep set us up. Looks vastly more suited surely...

Agree, this is a much better line-up.

 

[hilts]

It does.

You are I have just checked and only players that go to clubs that have been in a competition for more than 10 years can win it. It's actually in the rules. If you have a manager that has won it with a different club it doesn't matter.

To make matters worse as soon as you put on a shirt from such a club and step onto grass an invisible aura surrounds you that prevents you from playing to a standard you do in the league(this is because we have been in a league for many many years)

Yes sir a team of players cannot win it because the club weren't in it a decade ago. This is perfectly logical and is absolutely correct.

 

[CrownPointBlue]

We should’ve stared with the same back four & front three as agin Franco FC with Bernardo replacing Gundogan.

Playing a flexible 4 3 3 would’ve provided more creativity, pace, width and interchange & flexibility.

It would still have left all necessary sub options when needed.

It seems to some on here that Pep has gone from Master Class to Master Bator in seven days....not so, but last nights decisions were utterly baffling.

 

[chickaroon]

Think you might realise how much of A genius this guy is when he leaves
Look at the swamp in last decade

We will miss him for sure.

 

[ctid1894]

Where does this bollocks come from?

Did you not see the Arsenal game where we got done by a team using exactly Lyons tactics and formation? Did you not see the Norwich game, Wolves, Spurs, United, Southampton?

Lyon are better than all of them. There's every chance we lost just as easily in a 433.

Pep doesn't make these changes for a laugh, he does it because we've got massive weaknesses that good teams have exploited all season.

I cannot understand the deluded arrogance to think we would have been untouchable in a 433 when we have seen its not true all season long.

Summed up perfectly and that's why I can't understand how strong the criticism has been in relation to team shape and formation. Player selection (Gundogan, Rodri and Fernandinho in combination) all in the same team, is just adding to our problems when we have Foden and Bernardo on the bench.

 

[Cotswold Knight]

I know I’ll get slated for this but have read what Chris Waddle has said on bbc website and everything he says is spot on

 

[CWMCFC]

Sorry for linking to my own tweet, but easiest way to share the image. I really can't get this lineup out of my head if we *had* to play the way Pep set us up. Looks vastly more suited surely...

Agree with all of this and thought your video this morning was bang on. The Rodri/Gundo experiment has to stop, it's been the route of so many of our issues this season.

 

[JimmyNJ]

Whether or not some players had a good or bad game is secondary to the fact that you DO NOT PLAY A NEW LINEUP IN THE LAST AND MOST IMPORTANT GAME OF THE YEAR!!!!