Pep Guardiola - 2020/21 Performances

[mosssideblue]

I have noticed recently when we are on BT and only on BT that whenever Sterling misses a chance or loses the ball then the camera cuts to Pep gesticulating in the dugout. This doesn"t happen with any other player( De Bruyne for example). If I was Sterling I would be naffed off.

Sterling should be more naffed off for giving them the ammunition.
Stop making fuck ups and the cameras wont bother him

 

[FantasyIreland]

Great post fella.

Straight to the point.

 

[Eccles Blue]

Yes. Throwing a hissy fit because you’re not starting and pointing the finger at other squad members is not good, especially when you’ve had more game time than the majority of the rest of the squad. Pep has taken the appropriate action and if Sterling responds in the appropriate manner we can all move on. The harmony of the squad is far more important than any single player so I’m 100% behind Pep in this.

Aha, I didn't know he'd pointed the finger at others. That is not a good thing to do ever.
I like Raz though, but then I'm one of those lucky (deluded?) ones who likes all our players and thinks they are all perfect ;-), and think Raz will be back as good as ever after a rest.

 

[Prater70]

Sterling should be more naffed off for giving them the ammunition.
Stop making fuck ups and the cameras wont bother him

Just saying. All the players make many mistakes. To be singled out won't help restore his confidence.

 

[mosssideblue]

Just saying. All the players make many mistakes. To be singled out won't help restore his confidence.

Dont know for sure, but it looks like he invited the conflict by moaning to Pep about being left out.

Now, for someone in such ridiculously poor form, its a bit rich to moan about not being selected

 

[Gray]

If Pep really has given Raheem a bollocking then well done that man.

 

[jaiguruKun]

The world is not against you or City

Why did UEFA pursued charges against City that had expired beyond their own statute of limitations, why did they leak each stage of the persecution to the press, why did CAS expose 9 clubs conspiring against us? Answers on a postcard please mate?

And now these clubs have tried and failed with everything they could do to try and stop us, the only thing their fans have left is to pretend they don't care. Sad.

 

[Man_City_Loyal]

Whoever’s posting about it on Twitter and Reddit.

they are claiming Foden is also included in it.

and KDB taking the side of Sterling

 

[OB1]

When i saw the starting lineups yesterday i went wtf, did he lose it? We can't be in danger of winning PL, that is bad. But then i realized it was a perfect thing to do.
Rest the players for the 3 difficult and very important games that are coming. We could afford not winning yesterday's game. And give confidence and some minutes to players like Kun, Torres etc that will be needed in this marathon.

3 January 2021 we had this year's 1st game versus Chelsea. Then, shcedule was:
06/01
10/01
13/01
17/01
20/01
23/01
26/01
30/01
03/02
07/02
10/02
13/02
17/02
21/02
24/02
27/02
02/03
07/03
10/03
13/03

21 games in 71 days.
That is 1 game every 3.4 days.
On a season that started late September. Insane!

So if we are gonna try for winning 4, a rotation like yesterday will be needed again and was needed earlier anyway.
Seeing the games from our TV with our comfortable couch we tend to forget these are humans that playing and this is a severe schedule for them.
It's not about injuries only, it's mainly about them being tired and out of form.

We were seeing this lately, that the team was tired after that crazy run. So it was a wise choice this big rotation. It worked thankfully. We have to accept the fact that we can't play great every time.

I think the possibility of mental fatigue is as great as physical. The concentration required to succeed is high anyway but the demands of Pep's system and the need to play with great thought and intelligence will be a strain on the brain.

And, every bloody game is tough at the moment. Some of the teams at the bottom of the league, like Fulham and Sheffield United are not that bad; especially defensively. Also, quite often, they get a week to prepare and work on a game plan to try and thwart City, whilst City have to play mid-week.

I won't put in the now fashionable emphasis but it's quite incredible what Pep has managed to do this season so far. The challenge to maintain it for the rest of the season is still huge.

 

[Man_City_Loyal]

Whoever’s posting about it on Twitter and Reddit.

they are claiming Foden is also included in it.

and KDB taking the side of Sterling