Pep's contract situation | 2 year extension confirmed! (pg1817)

argyle said:
He was so, so happy with the performance.

Didnt see the handball and was so, so happy with his tactics which played to Spurs strengths and so, so happy with the timing of his subs.
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He wasn't exactly wrong about their first goal in his analysis when he said our defender can't follow Kane up to the ball, which Laporte did. Obviously can't plan properly for it with 48 hours of training, but that goal is on Laporte and Ederson not Pep. Pep knew what their strength was up front, the players just defended it poorly. Clearly the players were told about it, but it broke down on the pitch where it matters.

The alarming thing for me is De Bruyne continually highlighting the lack of pre season, and no break between games, the internationals etc. He's right but it's almost sounding defeatist from Kev now. It's not going to change so we have to adapt to it and man up, not continually moan about it. It's almost sounding like we have conceded we won't make much of the league this season cause of this factor and I do wonder if that train of thought is spreading through the players. Cause as soon as one thing doesn't go our way be it the early goal, or the disallowed goal we drop our bundle and fall away. Cause despite the opening goal the first half hour we were all over Spurs. That disallowed goal wrecked us and our heads dropped then we fell away in the second half.

I do agree with Pep that we aren't far off it, but if we keep dropping points by the time we get going we'll be to far back.
 
The blueprint to beat has been out for a while and teams know if they hold on we might make a mistake. Then concede loads of possession and wait for us to fade. Oh, and we’ll make some late subs that don’t change anything.

If only Pep might look to play a different way.
 
adam.marrett said:
He wasn't exactly wrong about their first goal in his analysis when he said our defender can't follow Kane up to the ball, which Laporte did. Obviously can't plan properly for it with 48 hours of training, but that goal is on Laporte and Ederson not Pep. Pep knew what their strength was up front, the players just defended it poorly. Clearly the players were told about it, but it broke down on the pitch where it matters.

The alarming thing for me is De Bruyne continually highlighting the lack of pre season, and no break between games, the internationals etc. He's right but it's almost sounding defeatist from Kev now. It's not going to change so we have to adapt to it and man up, not continually moan about it. It's almost sounding like we have conceded we won't make much of the league this season cause of this factor and I do wonder if that train of thought is spreading through the players. Cause as soon as one thing doesn't go our way be it the early goal, or the disallowed goal we drop our bundle and fall away. Cause despite the opening goal the first half hour we were all over Spurs. That disallowed goal wrecked us and our heads dropped then we fell away in the second half.

I do agree with Pep that we aren't far off it, but if we keep dropping points by the time we get going we'll be to far back.
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What? We’re fucking miles off it.
 
The blue phantom said:
I'm still basically asking who's good enough to take over from him as it seems a hell of a lot are pissed off he's staying.?
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Plenty of good managers out there. Loads of them.
When the players stop listening, as this lot appear to have done over the last 18 months, you either change the players or change the manager. We are Manchester City, not Pep FC. We were here a long time before the current incumbent and we will be here a long time after. He is not beyond criticism and he is not beyond getting the heave ho if he doesn't get his act together sharpish
 
hgblue said:
Anyone seen this game before? Bags and bags of possession, lots of pretty passing, not much work for the opposition keeper, and the opposition score with every opportunity? I hate to say it but we’re becoming predictable.
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Our stats belie our performance. Anyone looking at the performance stats without watching the game will probably be fooled into thinking we were decent today. Having the ball without doing much with it is definitely not fooling anyone who saw us today. We were not good enough against an average spurs.
 
BlueMoonRisin' said:
Our stats belie our performance. Anyone looking at the performance stats without watching the game will probably be fooled into thinking we were decent today. Having the ball without doing much with it is definitely not fooling anyone who saw us today. We were not good enough against an average spurs.
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Yep, the game plan for playing against City is out there. We’re one paced, pedestrian, not very dynamic and the work rate seems to have dropped off. Some of our best players are under performing and we don’t have the pace and power to worry a packed defence. Some players need moving on and replacing with some hungrier, younger, athletic players, but my worry is we already have one in Foden and Pep picks Mahrez ahead of him. I get that Phil is a youngster and loves the club, so is easier to drop, but the time has come to stop pissing about and to ruffle a few big egos. Is Pep up the fight?
 
Sorry lads for this intrusion. My loyalties are there for all to see in my past posts etc.

Hate Spurs and am sickened by the media love in that is to follow this week.

But as someone as a semi neutral let me offer the following:

1 Ederson is a much a liabilty as Pickford in his efforts.
2. Peps love of Marhrez is puzzling!
3. Bernardo Silva is busy but ineffective and has been off form for18 months.
4. DeBruyne needs a break from football for a couple of months.
 
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