Pep Guardiola - 2024/25

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

Not really the point, we can only add 2 players to the current squad,only 1 if Echeverri is registered. Shoulsd we ,yes, but 1 or 2 players is hardly going to be a huge difference. The difference will come in the summer when some of the older players are replaced.

one more if Rodri comes off the CL list (i assume he will)

 

[Bluewars II]

Then he would have fitted in with BM :)

Hahaa nice!

 

[Bluewars II]

Not really the point, we can only add 2 players to the current squad,only 1 if Echeverri is registered. Shoulsd we ,yes, but 1 or 2 players is hardly going to be a huge difference. The difference will come in the summer when some of the older players are replaced.

Yes, this my point really, a full squad of good/top players (not elite, because who is elite these days?)

So players like Nunes, Kova should be replaced, Walker for sure, question marks over Stones, Ederson and Grealish.

 

[argyle]

Pep Guardiola on the fixture calendar: "It made me reflect that maybe you need a squad of 25 or 30 players. It would be more difficult financially for the club, but today we are going to play the Club World Cup in summer for three weeks, start again the Premier League, and maybe we have to have more depth of squad..."

Ffs!!! Well duhhhhhh!!

Ffs.

His idea of having a small squad has delivered us the most succesful squad of the last decade.

Now we've had a bad two months, suddenly you think he should have come round to your thinking?

 

[argyle]

Watched the game again and I start to question if Pep has lost (part of) the dressing room.

lol.

 

[Bluewars II]

Ffs.

His idea of having a small squad has delivered us the most succesful squad of the last decade.

Now we've had a bad two months, suddenly you think he should have come round to your thinking?

New decade mate, our squad is ageing , imagine that!

Our core squad that consistently won titles is performing at a significantly lower level, whether it be due to age/injuries or fatigue.

Kdb huge drop-off/recurring injury
Ake, consistently injured
Stones, less said the better.
Bernardo, looks disinterested and fatigued.
Gundo, legs have gone
Walker, fooking shite.
Akanji, being overplayed.
Rodri, career threatening injury, needs 6 months after returning just to get back to his level( going to be stop-start for him next season)

So yes, it was clear that the increased fixture list would take its toll on an ageing squad, and we should've been better prepared.

 

[argyle]

New decade mate, our squad is ageing , imagine that!

Our core squad that consistently won titles is performing at a significantly lower level, whether it be due to age/injuries or fatigue.

Kdb huge drop-off/recurring injury
Ake, consistently injured
Stones, less said the better.
Bernardo, looks disinterested and fatigued.
Gundo, legs have gone
Walker, fooking shite.
Akanji, being overplayed.
Rodri, career threatening injury, needs 6 months after returning just to get back to his level( going to be stop-start for him next season)

So yes, it was clear that the increased fixture list would take its toll on an ageing squad, and we should've been better prepared.

New decade? Did I have a longer sleep than normal?

Could have sworn we won the league last year, and the three before that? Also winning a treble, 100 points, setting record after record.

All with a small squad.

But now after two bad months, where injuries have affected the team, you suddenly know more than Pep.

Oh, and Walker is not fucking shite, your posts are.

 

[blueparrot]

Yes, this my point really, a full squad of good/top players (not elite, because who is elite these days?)

So players like Nunes, Kova should be replaced, Walker for sure, question marks over Stones, Ederson and Grealish.

Yes. but that's more balance and quality than actual squad size.It needs addressing but it will mainly be done in the summer,not next month, because we need players to leave which will be the summer.

 

[blueparrot]

one more if Rodri comes off the CL list (i assume he will)

Most likely he will be left off,unless the club believe he'll be available April /May.

 

[Bluewars II]

New decade? Did I have a longer sleep than normal?

Could have sworn we won the league last year, and the three before that? Also winning a treble, 100 points, setting record after record.

All with a small squad.

But now after two bad months, where injuries have affected the team, you suddenly know more than Pep.

Oh, and Walker is not fucking shite, your posts are.

"New decade? Did I have a longer sleep than normal"

Probably did, your take is awful.

Pep has now admitted that a small squad can longer work, and im saying the signs where there at the beginning of last season.
Why was there only one DM in the squad? Why wasn't Rodri protected, KDB had injury issues last season (our main creator) Why didn't we look into a similar player to bring in? Paqueta deal went dead and we signed Nunes, wtf.

Club-world cup, two years running, carabao, expanded UCL and Pep is crying "I can't wait to have my players back" blah blah blah. They're getting injuries because they're playing to many games! How hard is that to understand.