Match Thread | Nottingham Forest vs. Man City (08/03/25)

[MichaelFrontzeck'sBathroom]

I don’t think we will. We are shite.

It’s bad, at least we know what to do in the summer now

 

[Wellsblue21]

Pep has had all week to plan for this game and today has got the starting lineup wrong then we lost control of the transitions once Kovacic and Lewis came on - Kovacic has created nothing and when we get the ball wide in space not one of our wide players has picked out a telling cross. We are miles away from being back - only positive is Kusanov who is showing up a lot of our other players. Gvardiol has gone from being one of the best defenders in world football to someone who has no idea what he is supposed to be doing.

For me you have to look at which players are always in the team when we play poorly and lose - Lewis, Kovacic and Bernie are the constants ion Pep's teams.

So if Nunes or Nico stay on and get a second yellow, how many of the same people would be berating pep for not removing them

 

[vicblueman]

Kovacic ans lewis were disastrous

So was the manager
Fuckin ego his problem

 

[madloaf]

We were slightly the better of the sides in the first half but didn't really test Forest enough (although they were organised.)

Lol. You don't really think that do you? I know you're top number one happy clapper but at some point be fucking honest.

 

[Eric Hitchmough]

Needs a big clear out in the summer,and I don’t think Peps that bothered at the moment as well

Really?

 

[Bluearmy]

Might not get top 4 at this rate

Only need 5th most likely. Very very lucky if so

 

[pbueno16]

He absolutely had a choice on what to trust.

I would trust Nico to avoid a second yellow over us avoiding conceding with kovacic on.

The evidence all season has been clear.

That’s on Pep for thinking Kovacic isn’t crap and can be trusted

 

[Rodri’s ACL]

Why take Nico off?

 

[CΛL]

Got to be said that our style of play no longer suits the players that we have, or the strength of the squad.

Honestly think we win every game if we play a little more reactively, rather than trying to control possession high up the pitch.

Constantly killed on the break this season.

 

[Matt Diablo]

Tippy tap shat on da cat

 

[levets]

Cant really blame gvardiol but that was very very poor from ederson

You certainly can, miles off his man caught in no man’s land. Lack of awareness

 

[Gazza]

Gvardiol just isn’t a left back. Plainly and painfully obvious

You don't have to be world class to know that you have to close a player down.

 

[madloaf]

They weren't until the subs.The subs killed us.

Nope. Shit before. Shit after.

 

[Stumpey]

Started out with the wrong 11 in the first place

 

[Gordyola]

It won't change mate.
Fans think new players are going to fix it.
It won't.
It's tactics that need changing.

We could play like Forrest I guess park the bus at home have 30% procession

 

[CΛL]

Kovacic should never wear the shirt again, never good enough, wasn’t for Real or Chelsea and certainly isn’t for us.

 

[bluemonkey71]

They only had one good chance and Gvardiol just stood off him.

 

[MMA]

We could play like Forrest I guess park the bus at home have 30% procession

Why not.

 

[DenisLawBackHeel74]

Pep just can't change games for us anymore, his subs killed that

I think the problem was mobility in MF from the off. Foden and Silva have been poor all season and were incapable of holding up the ball….and when we did manage to get the ball out wide, both wingers were doubled up on…..but pep saw all that and still did nothing

 

[Haaland94]

Gvardiol is not to blame for the goal, it's 100% on Ederson. He had to save it.