Pep Guardiola - 2020/21 Performances

[samarasra]

It's bollocks, the players that didn't start and weren't brought on (Stones, Sterling, Jesus, Rodri, Cancelo) have been playing a shitload of football.

Read it in the Stars, it was Moonchester.

 

[The Fat el Hombre]

Turns out it was the pitch!

 

[mccity]

He's probably thinking that the Chumps is beyond his team in the knockout phases with the squad he has available to him.

- A GK that is useless at saving pens.
- A RB that has brain-dead moments creeping into his game.
- A RB that is more effective floating in MF.
- A CB that is now third choice and errors creeping into his game.
- One functioning LB without a reliable backup.
- A DM on his last legs.
- A RW who can blow hot or cold.
- A world class MF slowly being nursed into action.
- A world class striker slowly being nursed into action.
- An offside striker that is more effective on the left.
- A rookie as an emergency striker.
- A front man who's touch, goals and form has deserted him.

Other than that, its looking good for the PL title.

This is possibly the best bait I've seen for a while. You've really reeled in a haul with this one.

 

[come-on-barney]

Heard last night that there had been a bit of a dressing room fall-out with a player before the game, which might go some way to explaining his tetchy mood. Pretty sure the overall performance and scandalous refereeing didn’t help either though!

If that’s true then that player should not play again this season, and be out of the door in the summer. I think some are playing down very strong comments from Pep. Whoever the individual is really got to Pep.

 

[Ric]

If that’s true then that player should not play again this season, and be out of the door in the summer. I think some are playing down very strong comments from Pep. Whoever the individual is really got to Pep.

Steady on! I’m sure these things happen a lot in dressing rooms, and will have been sorted out by now.

 

[come-on-barney]

Steady on! I’m sure these things happen a lot in dressing rooms, and will have been sorted out by now.

Agree with that, but never such comments by Pep before. He normally won’t comment and keeps everything in house. Not sure about that, more to it I think and that was before your post.

 

[domalino]

I wonder if it was Cancelo or Zinchenko....something mad must have happened for Pep to give Mendy a run out.

 

[Ric]

Agree with that, but never such comments by Pep before. He normally won’t comment and keeps everything in house. Not sure about that, more to it I think and that was before your post.

I think it was probably just the perfect storm: a dispute with a player, followed by a below par performance, then a shocking refereeing display. He was probably just caught in the heat of the moment after the game. I was still fuming about the Foden decision the following morning! Team selection tomorrow will be interesting though.

 

[FantasyIreland]

I wonder if it was Cancelo or Zinchenko....something mad must have happened for Pep to give Mendy a run out.

Maybe as simple as impressed in training?

 

[come-on-barney]

I think it was probably just the perfect storm: a dispute with a player, followed by a below par performance, then a shocking refereeing display. He was probably just caught in the heat of the moment after the game. I was still fuming about the Foden decision the following morning! Team selection tomorrow will be interesting though.

It could well be and really hope so. We don’t need anything rocking the boat at this stage of the season. So pleased Pep called out what he saw and interesting that he has
so far not been charged. I suspect that is because they know the FA would be ridiculed even more if they did.