Next season it’s time to admit

We tried to make history by going for all the comps and that can only be commended that our great club was the one trying to achieve such a feat

That said next season, I think we should look to concentrate on the league title along with the CL and like mentioned above let the youth play their part in the domestic cup comps
 
I seen teams going for the quad and seen all of them fail.

The press /media made it a thing . Embarrassing we had a quad thread on here, winning ONE of the major trophies was the important thing.

Nonetheless we had a brave tilt at it, it may be our undoing though.
 
This year was especially difficult to play across four competitions because of our injuries. If Kevin and Mendy weren't out for as long as they were, we would've stayed solid during that period where we were dropping points and letting a gap grow between us and Liverpool. Zinchenko and Bernardo getting injured when they did was a terrible add on and had a huge impact on Pep's selection for the first leg.
We'll get more support in the form of a Fernandinho replacement and LB cover. I really hope we don't lose anyone because everyone in the squad has proven what their role is and each role is important to a team that aspires to win all four trophies.
Tbh, I don't like this attitude of picking and choosing which competitions to go full force into. You plan and play to win the game regardless.
 
WesthoughtonJohn said:
That's the problem though - specifically with the League cup

The League Cup makes a congested point of the season worse IMHO. Teams have got QF and SF games around an already hectic Christmas period, coming off the CL group stages. I'd rather players had the rest for the league games

Any trophy is an accomplishment, but at this stage of the ongoing evolution of the club we do need to prioritise
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We played burton in the semis lol hardly doubt it fatigued the squad that much.

And we have a huge squad,we need to do well in the cups to give them all game time.
 
The problem with the theory of sacrificing cups in the way Liverpool have this season is you could still end up with fuck all. There is a good chance Liverpool will do just that, not sure many would want to bet on them winning the semi against Barcelona, and it at best 50/50 for the Prem.

It actually took quite a combination of disasters to see us fall short last night capped by a goal that went to VAR but was allowed when it should not have been. As it happens I have a feeling that Barcelonas name is on it and we would have struggled to beat them in a final. If we go on to win the title and the FA cup and become the first team ever to do the domestic treble then I see no reason why we should not go for the lot again. We have the squad depth and really and truly if we had sacrificed the domestic cups it would not have stopped something like last night taking place. Only City could have stopped that by not fucking the first leg up to start with.
 
Looking at the first leg against Spurs Pep made some poor decisions before we even consider who was picked. He could have moved La Porte into left back and benched Delph with Kompany in the middle. He could have played Sane instead of Mahrez but none of us know what the problem is there (or if there is one). He could have brought on the big guns 10 minutes earlier and given us a chance of an equaliser. This wasn’t a case of playing our second choice players but Pep made some fundamental errors in how to maximise the squad he had.
 
mac said:
Give over with Pep fucked up. Can he not make mistakes. Bring back Clark or Coppell. I still gave them totalsupport.
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Wow Copps. Pep does tend to make mistakes in Europe and you could write a book on that topic. But lets see what we have in the press come May 18th shall we.
 
The quadruple was something the media were pushing so that when we failed they could beat us with not winning it.

It is possible, but hard, to win it. You need that bit of luck we didn't get on Wednesday but you need that more than once.
 
purplenose said:
The problem with the theory of sacrificing cups in the way Liverpool have this season is you could still end up with fuck all. There is a good chance Liverpool will do just that, not sure many would want to bet on them winning the semi against Barcelona, and it at best 50/50 for the Prem.

It actually took quite a combination of disasters to see us fall short last night capped by a goal that went to VAR but was allowed when it should not have been. As it happens I have a feeling that Barcelonas name is on it and we would have struggled to beat them in a final. If we go on to win the title and the FA cup and become the first team ever to do the domestic treble then I see no reason why we should not go for the lot again. We have the squad depth and really and truly if we had sacrificed the domestic cups it would not have stopped something like last night taking place. Only City could have stopped that by not fucking the first leg up to start with.
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And if they win the double and we end up with just the League Cup?

This season we got lucky with the draw and so Pep was able to put out an 80% team if the draw hadn’t been so lucky he might have been tempted to put the first team out
 
jay_mcfc said:
That the quadruple isn’t going to happen and play reserves and youth players in the two domestic cups. It’s been a heck of a ride and something the club can be extremely proud of.

But we cannot put ourselves in a position again where we play a full strength team in the FA Cup one day and have to rest players a few days later in a CL quarter final.

I know how some will react to this post, especially those that dislike the CL. But when domestic cups become detrimental to success in bigger competitions then something has to give.
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City changed team selection and tactics at Spurs away. Pep has said this repeatedly so the original poster has a point. I believe we would still be in the Champions League now if we had been KO'd from the FA Cup but it's not straightforward, we could 9 times out of 10 have got through this tie with the team and tactics we employed.

The potential glory of 3 or 4 trophies (or call it 4/5 if you are Pep) is worth fighting for. We can still make history.
 
City have been fcked over ever since they first qualified for the champions league, and will continue to be next year, personally I want the premier league over this corrupt organisation each year.
 
Marvin said:
City changed team selection and tactics at Spurs away. Pep has said this repeatedly so the original poster has a point. I believe we would still be in the Champions League now if we had been KO'd from the FA Cup but it's not straightforward, we could 9 times out of 10 have got through this tie with the team and tactics we employed.

The potential glory of 3 or 4 trophies (or call it 4/5 if you are Pep) is worth fighting for. We can still make history.
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We were only really a penalty kick away from progressing in the CL.i don't think the cups were a problem ,the draws have been kind to us this season.
 
deafmanstevo said:
We were only really a penalty kick away from progressing in the CL.i don't think the cups were a problem ,the draws have been kind to us this season.
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They were. I think if we had not have played in the FA Cup semi-final though, we would have played a different game, with different players at Spurs, where the tie was lost. We'd have also had a better chance had the league not been so tight. Pep felt compelled by pressure to change tack. I am not criticising his call.

We should be very proud of everything we have done so far. Let us hope luck smiles on us tomorrow.
 
city2 said:
City have been fcked over ever since they first qualified for the champions league, and will continue to be next year, personally I want the premier league over this corrupt organisation each year.
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That's not really true tho is it, many on here are saying Liverpool are getting all the decisions in the perm, so what do you say to that ?? Don't worry we will definitely win the CL one day mate
 
MillionMilesAway said:
I thought the Spurs first leg was partly chosen in view of de Bruyne coming back from injury, and not risking losing him for the run-in. Add in Bernardo being injured, and Mendy only just playing again, and I'm not sure what else there was.
The delay in bringing on de Bruyne and Sane was poor though.
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The problem with KDB was selecting him v Brighton rather than Spurs. The delay in bringing on the subs was a stranger decision though.

It shows Pep’s not infallible but, fcuk me, he’s giving us a hell of an exciting season.
 
Marvin said:
City changed team selection and tactics at Spurs away. Pep has said this repeatedly so the original poster has a point. I believe we would still be in the Champions League now if we had been KO'd from the FA Cup but it's not straightforward, we could 9 times out of 10 have got through this tie with the team and tactics we employed.

The potential glory of 3 or 4 trophies (or call it 4/5 if you are Pep) is worth fighting for. We can still make history.
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I know what Pep said and it's bollocks. Tactics would never have you pick Delph at left back and KDB on the bench. Never, ever, ever.
 
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