Nottingham Forest (H) | Sat 23rd Sept | PL | Post Match Thread

waspish said:
Every club fans base in the history of the game have always had a scape goat it's sad but it will never change! Philips did have a run of games end of last season he did ok but the results performance did drop! Pep has watched him in training coached him now for over a year and has hardly played! Now the best manager ever must see something in him he doesn't trust? He will play in the cup game midweek but I expect him to be benched for the Wolves game..
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That’s not the point though is it? When the results dropped off (I assume you mean Brighton and Brentford) Pep made wholesale changes, not just Phillips. The players also had their minds in bigger fixtures, all of them. I agree Pep clearly isn’t keen, but my point is Phillips did ok yesterday yet still he is the one people slag off. Godri got sent off, Erling missed a sitter, but a lot of people just want to dig out Kalvin. He did ok yesterday
 
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Watching the match back, and paying closer attention to Forest and their chosen way of stopping the best team on the planet. I now see that City players were getting a real kicking, right through the match. Shortly before his red card, Rodri was absolutely clobbered from behind. Taylor was letting far, far too much go.
Those two goals are among the best you'll see at any stadium on earth. Same thing for that final save from Ed.
Really proud of this team.
Fuck Forest.
 
BringBackSwales said:
He did prove you wrong. He did as well as anyone in midfield or attack when he came on yesterday. He also did well for England. People just need to take their “Phillips is shit” blinkers off. He wasn’t shit yesterday
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Not saying he’s shit
He’s just not shown the level required by this team
He doesn’t go looking for the ball or making himself available in the way Rodri does
At the end of the day we are entitled to our opinions and they can differ…
 
CC1 said:
as the saying goes - you can only play what's in front of you .... he hasn't let anyone down. He needs a proper chance. You don't go from being a starter for the england team and a respected defender to being a flop
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A small thing I’ve noticed in each of the last four games is players trying to control a pass that was clearly not intended for them but for a player farther away. It’s often led either to a loss of possession or a break down in our build up. It’s not something we saw last season as the players then were all on the same wavelength and used to playing with each other. As I say, it’s not a big thing but it is indicative of a team whose players are still getting used to each other.
 
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