He's bang on though. It is Pep's job to motivate the players and he's failed miserably to do that this season.OMG. WHY do we need Pep when we have fans like you who know so much more. After all, Pep’s done f*** all since he arrived whereas you never stop supporting “your” team
We shouldn't be a team that only turns up in the second half-and its becoming a pattern this season, rouse them in the dressing room before kick and just maybe the team will get the atmosphere they deserve throughout the 90 minutes. The only game i can think of where we blew a team away this season at home was the derby.It has to be the team that gets the crowd going and tbf vice verca, something just doesn't feel right behind the scenes at the moment, it was evident in Peps reaction last night, Kev has a face like a slapped arse at the minute on the pitch for some reason,it seems more than just adapting to a new style of play to me.I'm glad Pep said what he said, it needed saying.
But there's also truth to what you say. The variety of side-to-side possession-based football that characterised the first half — and it was slooooooowwwww side-to-side, by God it was! — and has characterised so many other halves this season is not exactly designed to get any stadium rocking.
Might be wrong, but I think we had one actual on-target shot in the first half. And that was by our marvellous right back! Who is, so far, the single best thing about this season.
Just out of interest — I wasn't there, saw it on the telly, (can't get over at present, finances won't allow) — was the place rocking in the second half? Because if it wasn't, given what was going on, then I don't know what people want as a spectacle. I was doing my nut (and made a fool of myself in front of strangers…)
He calls some of our fans out and rightly so, we have always had a blue tinted percentage who would never call anyone out, even if it was right in front of their eyes.I see Pep doesn't get us has raised it's head again, i couldn't give a fuck if he does or doesn't he's not here to be our friend, he's here because he's a trophy machine.
I bet the players got a bit of a shock hearing Pep complain about their lack of passion, fight and desire. Considering they had just completed an amazing second half fightback.
Two bang average players.We need a nasty twat of a Centre Mid. A Craig Bellemy / Paul Dickov to kick off and grab ppl by the throat when needed.
It's something we not had in this era that I can recall and I honestly think it would go a long way.
yeah but he's ignited something in you hasn't he.
I’ve said this in a few other threads, but this is another manifestation of the shite officiating we have been getting.That I’ll agree with. Where was a Kompany or Fernandinho at that point. Only Jack seemed fired up. The older heads should have been protecting him big style at that point.
He obviously isn't talking about people who weren't there, he's talking about the 95% full stadium that treated the first half like a pre-season friendly.