Pep Guardiola - 2022/23

Status
Not open for further replies.
Bluesince1979 said:
Its like we are disagreeing , but we arent!
Its just a very different type of possession.

Wheres the cutting edge? Wheres the sweeping moves that takes us from our own area to a scoring a goal in seconds?
Wheres the pace in attacking?
Why does our shining light foden? Why has he started playing safe always rather than having a go? Is that him or pep?
Click to expand...

We have scored 46 league goals in 18 games, 70 in all comps so not sure why you think we have lost our cutting edge?
 
Last edited:
jrb said:
Once again KDB was man marked, this time by Fred. Everywhere KDB went, Fred followed him. That was Fred’s only role in the game, bar the odd tackle here and there. I think Brentford started it when they won 1-2 at the Etihad. Everton did the same thing. Managers have cottoned on. Stop KDB and that stops the balls coming into Haaland from the sides, which KDB was doing constantly at the start of the season, when Haaland was scoring for fun.

As for Haaland. He’s being man marked by both centre halfs. ATM he’s too static. Walking and pacing around upfront on his own and getting frustrated. But when he does get free, makes the space, runs forward, the balls aren’t being played forward and through to him. Instead the balls and passes keep on going side ways and backwards. (Pep’s keep ball and control the play tactics)
Click to expand...
Astute summary and I agree.

This makes it key to play Jack as he will make things happen especially when he picks up the ball in midfield and runs
 
We are very, very lucky to have Pep Guardiola as our manager. He's not only one of the best managers in history, but also an outstanding human being. Most of us couldn't stay calm after what happened yesterday. He was thinking about Spurs...Huge personality.
 
nellyonthewing said:
So why is he stuck out wide left .Bizarre
Click to expand...
Here’s Grealish’s heat map from his last season at Villa:
D071A2F7-933D-4111-A4EF-AF0B102B083C.jpeg

And here is his heat map from last season, his first with City:
AB55A442-0B59-481E-B6A0-AA478ADB72B0.jpeg

He’s as stuck out on the left wing at City as he was at Villa. Albeit higher up the pitch as we attack from higher up than Villa did where he will have picked up the ball in counter-attacks more around the half-way line. Whereas at City our defence and Rodri are the ones who have the ball on the half way line and we provide Grealish with the ball higher up the pitch.

In order to provide Grealish with the ball on the half way line more would mean we as a team would have to be playing deeper. But even with the differences in the way City and Villa play, the amount he’s on the left is similar for the majority of the time.
 
Psychedelic Casual said:
Here’s Grealish’s heat map from his last season at Villa:
View attachment 66072

And here is his heat map from last season, his first with City:
View attachment 66073

He’s as stuck out on the left wing at City as he was at Villa. Albeit higher up the pitch as we attack from higher up than Villa did where he will have picked up the ball in counter-attacks more around the half-way line.

But the amount he’s on the left is similar for the majority of the time.
Click to expand...
Interesting that but he probably didn't have 8 men in front of him at Villa
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Unread Posts

Don't have an account? Register now and see fewer ads!

SIGN UP
Back
Top
✖
  AdBlock Detected
Bluemoon relies on advertising to pay our hosting fees. Please support the site by disabling your ad blocking software to help keep the forum sustainable. Thanks.