Monaco - Post Match thread.

Pep's arrogance was about thinking our 4-3-3 could work in the first half when in reality he should have started the 4-2-3-1 that he switched to in the second half.
 
Marvin said:
Evidently Kompany is struggling

We had some great attacking opportunities last night and would have won had we been more efficient in both areas. That is the point. Guardiola is not going to compromise the way we play. If the players can't adapt, they will be changed.
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What do you mean by Company is struggling.....to regain full fitness?

Pep has said he is fully fit hasn't he?
 
simon23 said:
What do you mean by Company is struggling.....to regain full fitness?

Pep has said he is fully fit hasn't he?
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I cannot believe he would struggle to adapt to the system....its made for him

defensively he is the best one on one defender www have (and one the of the best int he world).;.......pep consistently talks about players ability in one on one situations bit defensively and attacking wise.

His passing has always been good.....he is technically very proficient......
 
simon23 said:
What do you mean by Company is struggling.....to regain full fitness?

Pep has said he is fully fit hasn't he?
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He has been back in training for a week or so following an injury in training,there is no conspiracy going on,until pep can be confident he can play a full game he won't be playing,it's that simple
 
Ok, we're all pissed off. Nearly every shot going in for most of the season, three massive players out long term, half the team are 30-odd and yet we have the fourth best defence in the Prem. What does that say about Maureen Monotone's half a billion pound squad - currently topping the mid-table 8 months in ? Enough about Maureen Monotone. Last night emphasised in no uncertain terms who is up to Pep standard and who isn't - just a bad day at the office for KDB (wrong game for that to happen). We lack athleticism at the back. Surely Pep will strengthen at left back and centre back ? What about right back - Maffeo is an exceptional prospect but he won't get much game time if we invest in stellar talent there ? In the end we had the chances to break Monaco hearts last night. Deep down, they know we had chances we normally bury.
 
OB1 said:
You are not convincing me that there is not a question to answer; especially when he produced perhaps the most significant miss of the season in the biggest game of the league season.

If Kev wins us the FA Cup from here, he might be able to stake a claim to have Yaya levels of mental strength.
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Remind me who scored the crucial second against Barcelona ? ;)

I think you're doing Kev of a disservice but okay i can understand why you might think he needs to step up. He was fucking terrible yesterday and the worry for him is that it was exactly 7 days after he'd been even worse against Stoke.
 
Just got back.Met Blues who had travelled from Denver and Toronto for that,poor sods.

Only players to have anywhere near a game were Sane and Sergio,despite his misses.

The rest were awful,crying out for Yaya and VK,hope its not another man management issue.

We cant keep on spunking money on spineless twats....not sure what we can do as an alternative.
 
BillyShears said:
Remind me who scored the crucial second against Barcelona ? ;)

I think you're doing Kev of a disservice but okay i can understand why you might think he needs to step up. He was fucking terrible yesterday and the worry for him is that it was exactly 7 days after he'd been even worse against Stoke.
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I don't know that I'm doing him a disservice as I am only questioning rather than concluding on his mentality but he definitely needs to step up if he is to make the most of his potential. I'd add that doing it against the big teams or in the big games is just one aspect of the right mentality, the ability to turn it on consistenly regardless of opposition is part of the equation. Every player is entitled to the odd off day but Kev is far, far too inconsistent. Maybe tiredness can be a factor in that but otherwise it has to mental cos it surely isn't lack of technical ability.
 
sir baconface said:
This thread is testament to how footballing values have become totally warped by silly money.

Strip out the verbiage and we're saying we need another £200m/£300m to outdo ragged-arsed teams like Monaco (and Leicester City).

And then we say "let's raid the fcukers of their talent". Why? Because we're minted and can't bring on our own youngsters or motivate our own millionaires or organise a defence. Don't blame the boss though. It's not "his" team until he's spent hundreds of millions.

Then finally we win a trophy (hopefully) and pay homage to the best shopper manager in the world.

This isn't a go specifically at Pep. But it's symptomatic of our club and several others.
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very good post. some of our fans just want instant success and if we aren't winning the answer is spend 200m every summer.
 
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