Gundo and KDB helped nothing out of the ball. no pressing, no track back. their energy levels are not great I understand that, but can we carry them and expect rest of 11 players work 200%...
not pulling one of them off was bad, for Phillips for a defensive option or Alvarez who might add something upfront (pressing and the very least). if anything move Foden inside and get Mahrez on for right side.
he was very vocal and talked a lot in the presser and having these sidegames with media "oh if I put Bernardo to LB and we lose I am not a good coach, if Bernardo plays well at LB and we win I am a genius" why the fuck he discussing these things with fucking vermins, shills, paid propaganda clerks who want nothing but us to lose and create tension in squad etc.
and guess what after beating Arsenal with Bernardo playing that role well now we conceded a suckerpunch from the left side of our defence, if we had a proper LB or even Ake there maybe positioning is a bit better overall and might help us to stop that attack.
we need to be proactive with the subs, as subs can change games. sometimes they dont help, sometimes they make things worse sometimes they win games or just help close out games. the risk is always there to concede or not scoring but reduce risk or improve chances to win must be proactively actioned...
i do think he needs a more vocal right man hand after Arteta and Lillo left him. Arteta is a pretty good manager overall, you can imagine what a duo they must have been with Pep.