Lyon (H) - Post Match Thread

[Silva_Spell]

Hopefully a wake up call. Not been impressed with us this season.

Arsenal - played them when they were putting on a comedy act at the back
Huddersfield - big win but began with a once a season type setpiece goal
Wolves - poor
Newcastle - Not great
Fulham - gifted the 1st goal/impetus by Seri. Wasteful
Lyon - piss poor

Dinho looks 1 year too old. Lethargic all season.
Too much creative burden on Silva without KDB, Gundogan plays like he's not arsed which is a huge shame because he was superb before his ACL, rather see Foden start in the 8 over him now.
Walker needs a rest.
Sterling and Delph on the left made no sense whatsoever. Sane should always start anyway imo but defo when Delph is at LB. No width otherwise.

 

[remember arthur mann]

Not unexpected, a Wigan team selection, if you want day trippers to pay their hackers, put a decent team out !

 

[simon23]

Worrying performance that. Nowhere near last years intensity

for me its been like that nearly every game...that performance has been coming

 

[Dazzle84]

Pep is a genius but most of you here just don't get it, the Cardiff , Oxford and Brighton are season defining games and would be tougher than the game we played against Lyon, Pep gave our best 11 the much needed rest they deserve.

What does Marhez do? He found Sane with a cross that he should have scored from but in everything else he was so slow. He just seems to pass it back along the line.

He cuts in on his left foot

 

[yeseye]

We play the next 7 games over 23 days.
More or less a game every 3 days now so it’s a critical month where there will be plenty of chopping and changing.

 

[Armaan]

Hopefully a wake up call. Not been impressed with us this season.

Arsenal - played them when they were putting on a comedy act at the back
Huddersfield - big win but began with a setpiece goal
Wolves - poor
Newcastle - Not great
Fulham - gifted the 1st goal/impetus by Seri. Wasteful
Lyon - piss poor

Dinho looks 1 year too old. Lethargic all season.
Too much creative burden on Silva without KDB, Gundogan plays like he's not arsed which is a huge shame because he was superb before his ACL. Rather see Foden start in the 8 over him.
Walker needs a rest.

Can’t believe we didn’t try replace Fernandinho in the summer, was always going to be a big gamble.

 

[Bluep*ss]

Will we manage to get 3rd spot and have a go at Europa League. ?

 

[kippaxking79]

Massive wake up call by all needed ASAP. We are miles away from anywhere near our best from last season. We've seen in short spells that it's there, but it's like we are playing within ourselves.

Pep again must be banging his head against the wall. Chance after chance after chance and most go straight into the keepers arm's. Whilst opposition punish us with half chances.

I'd love to see our chance to goal ratio over Last 5 years.

Lyon well deserved that tonight. Not taking anything away from them. They were at it from the off whilst we looked bewildered.

And Gab needs a rocket up his arse. Not offering much at the minute.

 

[nellyonthewing]

Really missing KDB to run direct and shoot..
If opponents snuff out an ageing Fern then we have no defensive midfield left. Gundog is just too slow and weak. Run at Laporte and Stones and they part like the Red Sea.
Up front Jesus is really ineffectual against a deep lying defense.
Only plus tonight was Sane who at least injected energy and pace.
The Dippers would have killed us tonight .

 

[CatMan]

We are in real danger of killing Mahrez as a player. Tonight's 15 minutes is pointless but worse still, when the fuck did Kyle Walker become a better option for free kicks?