Pep Guardiola - 2024/25

[Chak19]

The difference obviously being that Foden was a talent that was good enough to get minutes while the likes of Rogers/Lavia/Delap was not.

No that proves that Pep didn't make the same mistake with Foden that he did with Palmer, Lavia and Rogers.

 

[CWMCFC]

Grealish had cash on toast and as soon as he’s booked we stop giving Grealish the ball

It was genuinely baffling. Villa definitely changed the way they played in the 2nd half to shore things up, but there was no reaction from us.

Just the same old madness, expecting a different result.

 

[super_city_si]

It has worked pretty well over his years here, I agree. Treble winners, PL win after win after win after win.

That was then and of course it did. But we weren’t persisting with tired/past their best 30-34 year old players for 90 minutes were we?

Please tell me what you expect to change with the same tired, shot players on the field every game all game?

Oreilly? Just give the lad some minutes. He cant, and that’s not a guess, be any worse than what was out there. Plus it gives a completely knackerd bernado or similar some rest. And you know what, if falls flat on his face then we learned something. We are learning nothing new just doing the same.

 

[Ajm1985]

If O'Reilly and McAtee aren't good enough to get any minutes then they shouldn't be in the squad and Pep shouldn't have been happy with the squad going into the season. Particularly when we carry a small squad, with some older, injury prone players (KDB, Stones, Walker, Ake), others who are overplayed (Bernardo & Rodri), and some who are overplayed & injured going into the start of the season (Rodri).

 

[super_city_si]

It was genuinely baffling. Villa definitely changed the way they played in the 2nd half to shore things up, but there was no reaction from us.

Just the same old madness, expecting a different result.

No we changed. Lewis went to inverted left back which killed the left side. Grealish was getting loads of the ball first Half because of Gvardiol.

The inverted fb has to stop. It just kills which ever side it’s on and adds nothing to the midfield or build up.

 

[Blue_Lightsaber]

If O'Reilly and McAtee aren't good enough to get any minutes then they shouldn't be in the squad and Pep shouldn't have been happy with the squad going into the season. Particularly when we carry a small squad, with some older, injury prone players (KDB, Rodri, Walker, Ake), others who are overplayed (Bernardo & Rodri), and some who are overplayed & injured going into the start of the season (Rodri).

Is it possible that the PL has evolved to a much faster, taller, bigger league & there is no more room for soft or old players anymore??

I mean we miss Rodri and Rodri is 6'3" FFS. Is that the blueprint for the center of midfield going forward??

 

[Blue Maverick]

Grealish had cash on toast and as soon as he’s booked we stop giving Grealish the ball

They doubled up on Grealish so he couldn’t get at Cash, they should’ve brought Doku on he’s quicker than Grealish and would’ve caused them more problems

 

[kaz7]

Rogers shitting all over us today for example.

You have no evidence to back up the idea he would be a success with us or help us in anyway , same with the other kids . It is easy to wreck their confidence at their age , they are gone and i am pleased some are doing well but just not here . You can keep battering pep with it every minute but it is pointless

 

[Mcfc1.9.8.0]

They doubled up on Grealish so he couldn’t get at Cash, they should’ve brought Doku on he’s quicker than Grealish and would’ve caused them more problems

Doku for Gundo put Grealish in midfield

 

[super_city_si]

So we just wait for Rodri to come back.

Hahaha :)

I think that is the plan.