No…..I mean the four centre centre backs
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Pep Guardiola - 2023/24
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Correct, we don't have a fixed one in any game, it varies depending on attack or defence, we mostly attacked first half, and defended second, people get fixated by formations, because they don't understand Pep imho.Formation doesnt matter.
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For me hung rodri out to dry today .:+(
the akanji change was fine and akanji has been very good this season. the alvarez starting change was insanity, playing someone who loses the ball every other touch against a team that feasts on counter attacks is borderline criminal. kovacic should have started, since when does pep not like control?
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I approved of the change defensively, akanji was the right call in my eyes and I think he was proved correct in his performance today where his pace was essential but his decision to have us vacate the midfield entirely and refuse to use haaland more were both shit decisions and were his shit decisions. I don't think he's nailed an approach to a top 4 game all season and that needs to change now otherwise we're done. Pep needs to step up more than any player now if we want silverware again.
that experience really missing from wings which we had with Mahrez, Grealish. ball is sticking to them, rarely misplaced passes, even hard too take balls away from them without a foul. one thing Grealish is good that he has the ball he can win a freekick or keep the ball.
compare that to Alvarez wingplay today, within seconds he had the ball it was going to a Liverpool player or got himself in a harder situation by being slow and allowing Pool players to surround him, few times he did this on his own half facing his own goal. cost Rodri a yellow too.
add to all that Gundogan's calming role and setting the tempo he was perfect fit last season with ability to control speed, influence attacks, roam forward, get into the box even scoring some hugely important goals at right moments (FA cup final double, Aston Villa brace last round 21-22 at 1-2 down coming off the bench...), some assists on top.
a squad refresh was needed after a treble win, but we had experienced players leaving, bit of a messed up transfer window (Bellingham to Rice to Paqueta to Nunes..., from plan A to plan Q), incoming ones nowhere near matching the outgoing players level.
compare that to Alvarez wingplay today, within seconds he had the ball it was going to a Liverpool player or got himself in a harder situation by being slow and allowing Pool players to surround him, few times he did this on his own half facing his own goal. cost Rodri a yellow too.
add to all that Gundogan's calming role and setting the tempo he was perfect fit last season with ability to control speed, influence attacks, roam forward, get into the box even scoring some hugely important goals at right moments (FA cup final double, Aston Villa brace last round 21-22 at 1-2 down coming off the bench...), some assists on top.
a squad refresh was needed after a treble win, but we had experienced players leaving, bit of a messed up transfer window (Bellingham to Rice to Paqueta to Nunes..., from plan A to plan Q), incoming ones nowhere near matching the outgoing players level.
wolviedinho
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Stuck on alveraz and it’s fucking up the midfield control. Haaland up front means we need extra bodies in midfield to keep us compact and able to press.
Needs to find away out of this no control in midfield which is causing us huge problems.
Still the man tho no matter if we win nothing ever again -:)
Needs to find away out of this no control in midfield which is causing us huge problems.
Still the man tho no matter if we win nothing ever again -:)
I think one big thing that bothers me, besides the personnel and where they were, is simply our press.
Most big teams we have played this season, the 424 press has been woefully found out.
And everytime a good team easily bypasses the front 4, the midfield gets overran easily.
And sometimes the press is like a 415 with Rodri on his own.
I think the 424 press is fine against most weaker teams, but the likes of Liverpool and Arsenal know how to use their goalie to bypass to the midfield too easily.
Most big teams we have played this season, the 424 press has been woefully found out.
And everytime a good team easily bypasses the front 4, the midfield gets overran easily.
And sometimes the press is like a 415 with Rodri on his own.
I think the 424 press is fine against most weaker teams, but the likes of Liverpool and Arsenal know how to use their goalie to bypass to the midfield too easily.
Alvin-blue-qhd
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I like 442, old school!I think one big thing that bothers me, besides the personnel and where they were, is simply our press.
Most big teams we have played this season, the 424 press has been woefully found out.
And everytime a good team easily bypasses the front 4, the midfield gets overran easily.
And sometimes the press is like a 415 with Rodri on his own.
I think the 424 press is fine against most weaker teams, but the likes of Liverpool and Arsenal know how to use their goalie to bypass to the midfield too easily.
Shit the bed yet again at Anfield, brilliant start then the dippers changed tact and had us over.
We were overrun in midfield and constantly looked vulnerable at the back, Haaland/Alvarez invisible, and Rodri on his own.
Also Bernardo, love this guy but FFS he is running round like a headless chicken this season, he is so much better than that.
Kovacic had to be on for me and his version of Haaland in big games is a passenger, sometimes we look far better with a false 9 in the tough games.
We were overrun in midfield and constantly looked vulnerable at the back, Haaland/Alvarez invisible, and Rodri on his own.
Also Bernardo, love this guy but FFS he is running round like a headless chicken this season, he is so much better than that.
Kovacic had to be on for me and his version of Haaland in big games is a passenger, sometimes we look far better with a false 9 in the tough games.
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