we've gone from an English interpretation of Guardiola in 17/18 to him trying to batter a Spanish version into us and it's bobbins.
We had the peak, all we needed was a couple of players with some bottle for Anfield away and execs who would do whatever it took to prevent the Dippers taking a grip on the political side of football. We failed on both and our era is done years before it should have been.
Athletic CBs who are also technical, a defensive midfielder who is athletic and can win the ball back first then pass it wherever it's wanted, 2 wingers down the sides with terrifying pace who goal hang at the back post to tap in crosses and the 3 in the middle who can run their arses of, trick their way into space within half an inch and bury it whenever asked.
Instead it's plodding, unbalanced, inside forwards galore, nobody in behind, no shape in defensive transition, no pace in attacking transition and weak minded squad players dragging us down and stopping us progressing to where we need to be.