Said this all along, the media narrative was that 5 subs helps those with deeper squads. But in fact it helps defensive low block outfits to bring on fresh legs to run around when their starting jobbers are tired from chasing the ball for an hourI agree, but what I'm seeing is teams conserving energy against us in the period that we used to run the legs off them.
The 5 sub rule works against us in that respect, we can't run the legs out of people then smash them in the last 20 minutes like we used to because they can stay compact, then bring fresh personel on at the point when we used to step it up.
Utd did it, Spurs did it and now Forest have done it. In fact Forest basically turned the tables on for the goal, they past it through us like we normally do.
We don't seem to be able to capitalise on the subs, it disrupts us more than the defending team.
I'm sure they are working on it!
Keep the faith.
I didn't say that Palmer & Phillips should start every game, I was highlighting the fact that Pep seldom makes early subs or even uses all 5 subs.If you want to win the league, we won’t do it starting Palmer and Phillips.
Cooper the **** trying to make out they were hard done to with a reffing decision in the build up to our goal insinuating they should have won 1 - 0.
Normally that game should have ended about 5 or 6 for us and with him squirming in his seat trying to justify playing like a Conference side in the Cup at home, despite having Champions League players in his starting 11, with their goal being nothing more than a consolation for "having a go" in the last 10 minutes.
They didn't win because of either his tactics or his players resoluteness. They won because of our utter profligacy in front of goal, its gauling as fuck and he should take his point and pray to the football gods with thanks they didn't get fucking mauled, again!
10 minute football so poor from pep and teamYep if we haven’t killed teams off then they are quite happy to sit in deep, even with a 1-0 deficit, to try and make it a 15 minute game at the end.
Pep didn’t react to this obvious tactic until it was too late
Villa did exactly the same10 minute football so poor from pep and team
Totally agree, i thought our performance was one of the best iv'e seen in months. Just finishing let us down.One of those days, thought we were brilliant.
Would rather draw playing our way, than trying to suffocate a 1-0 win.
Told my lad it would probably end 1-1 the way it was panning out.
Get the being positive stuff but we were playing a shockingly shite team who couldnt hold onto the ball for longer than 5 seconds. So not buying that. Was poor and very irritating throw away of 2 points . . . againTotally agree, i thought our performance was one of the best iv'e seen in months. Just finishing let us down.
Precisely. But that is in keeping with Pep's normal behaviour since the introduction of the five sub rule.Doesn’t help when they make five subs and we don’t make a single one until the inevitable equaliser