Saddleworth2
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The midfield is the engine room of the team. We need three or four new players. That’s a rebuild.
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Pep Guardiola - 2024/25
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Pep needs to deal with that his first plan to deal with Rodri's absence is failing, the all the control players at one approach. For me, if we see Kova-gundo-Bernardo again then pep is stitching those guys up to fail and take pelters. He needs to try some other iteration.
Barcon
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You what?Pep needs to deal with that his first plan to deal with Rodri's absence is failing, the all the control players at one approach. For me, if we see Kova-gundo-Bernardo again then pep is stitching those guys up to fail and take pelters. He needs to try some other iteration.
This place loses its fucking mind at the first sign of adversity.You what?
As if Pep hasn’t got some fucking credit in the bank, it’s painful reading.
Barcon
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I wish I could fucking read it mate.This place loses its fucking mind at the first sign of adversity.
As if Pep hasn’t got some fucking credit in the bank, it’s painful reading.
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Pathetic, isn't it ? We have some seriously entitled fuckers on here. Anyone would think we're second from bottom.This place loses its fucking mind at the first sign of adversity.
As if Pep hasn’t got some fucking credit in the bank, it’s painful reading.
Get a grip you daft cunts. We are the victims of our own success, right now.
Too many games. Too many injuries. There had to come a time where we'd hit a wall.
Would anyone trade what we've already won for a trophy this season ? Would they fuck.
We're about to go into transition and God forbid a bumpy road. There's also a possibility that we'll never reach such heights again.
Remember...
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.”
In short, fucking deal with it.
Charlesfarsbar
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He needs to find the solution to letting countless goal scoring players leave the club
We’ve got no goal threat out wide, where previously we had Mahrez , Sterling and Sane
We’ve literally got no back up to our main centre forward
Our goal scoring midfielders are over the hill
Haaland blows hot and cold depending on where he’s at with his fitness
Foden is a shadow of the player from last season, I think something’s gone on when he’s away with England , he’s not been the same since the summer he’s spent being ignored for every pass from his supposed teammates
I’m normally a believer but I think this seasons a write off
We need some heavy hitters to arrive next summer to replace some of our legends that have gone a season too far
We’ve got no goal threat out wide, where previously we had Mahrez , Sterling and Sane
We’ve literally got no back up to our main centre forward
Our goal scoring midfielders are over the hill
Haaland blows hot and cold depending on where he’s at with his fitness
Foden is a shadow of the player from last season, I think something’s gone on when he’s away with England , he’s not been the same since the summer he’s spent being ignored for every pass from his supposed teammates
I’m normally a believer but I think this seasons a write off
We need some heavy hitters to arrive next summer to replace some of our legends that have gone a season too far
he used to reinvent the team year on year, now I dont see whats the big idea really. tactically not much going on, new arrivals aint changing much either and the injuries even work like wrecking ball to what at least worked last season.
there will be quite a lot of games where we create fuck all for Haaland and his role is really not helpful in those games as off the ball he is not a threat. also who is there to punish defenders. do they double up on Haaland, do they double up on Savinho? ok who is there to then make a run into the box, move others away from the ball. nobody.
lots of passing between our defenders high up, Gvardiol, Dias, Akanji will not do the defence splitting passes(neither Kova), also move the ball quick enough. out to the left, back to Gvardiol. then we lose and a counter splits us. conceded quite a few goals like this already.
Gundo had this skill to arrive in the box in great rhythm, create panic,chances, assists, goals, but thats the Gundo of 21-22, 22-23. Barca sent back the Gundo of season 28-29. :)
overall this City team is a bit slower, less energy and just general tiredness and quite a few players badly out of form. bit of a worry in early November as the schedule just getting serious now.
maybe lack of proper pre-season is a factor, lack of new impact from transfers and lack of transfers in general but that is partially what was preferred by Txiki and Pep otherwise they could have done much more.
we had this before, looking almost poor early on then it clicks after January and we look unstoppable. never really did that tho without Rodri, and he is more than just a great number 6, his match winning goals, momentum and power in the middle, to drive us forward, its really missing.
there will be quite a lot of games where we create fuck all for Haaland and his role is really not helpful in those games as off the ball he is not a threat. also who is there to punish defenders. do they double up on Haaland, do they double up on Savinho? ok who is there to then make a run into the box, move others away from the ball. nobody.
lots of passing between our defenders high up, Gvardiol, Dias, Akanji will not do the defence splitting passes(neither Kova), also move the ball quick enough. out to the left, back to Gvardiol. then we lose and a counter splits us. conceded quite a few goals like this already.
Gundo had this skill to arrive in the box in great rhythm, create panic,chances, assists, goals, but thats the Gundo of 21-22, 22-23. Barca sent back the Gundo of season 28-29. :)
overall this City team is a bit slower, less energy and just general tiredness and quite a few players badly out of form. bit of a worry in early November as the schedule just getting serious now.
maybe lack of proper pre-season is a factor, lack of new impact from transfers and lack of transfers in general but that is partially what was preferred by Txiki and Pep otherwise they could have done much more.
we had this before, looking almost poor early on then it clicks after January and we look unstoppable. never really did that tho without Rodri, and he is more than just a great number 6, his match winning goals, momentum and power in the middle, to drive us forward, its really missing.
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Did you see the amount of messages immediately after the defeat? All saying how Pep can't deal with this situation, or how this is his last sesson, or how he lost the game because of no subs.This is really condescending. A doctor saying "you can only play 10 mins" also sounds like bollocks.
Of course a doctor has a huge saying in how long a player coming back from injury can play. From previous press conferences Doku was not expected to play until after the international break. Even more if you focus on his minutes, you see he didn't have his explosiveness and acceleration. He was being very careful.