I seem to recall we beat the Rags 2-1 in the swamp in September.Average. The result away at Monaco, not beating the rags in either the league or cup, and the SF loss to arsenal rather took the shine off things.
For me this season has proved two things, we need VK fit, and we need a VK replacement.
I thought we beat the rags in the league ??? and we played the B team in the cupAverage. The result away at Monaco, not beating the rags in either the league or cup, and the SF loss to arsenal rather took the shine off things.
For me this season has proved two things, we need VK fit, and we need a VK replacement.
At homeI seem to recall we beat the Rags 2-1 in the swamp in September.
Yep, and pep vindicated by results in the following week for putting the b team out - pragmatic, but still a shame to hand the rats a pot.I thought we beat the rags in the league ??? and we played the B team in the cup
Ah another realist, I had us down as between 2nd and 5th and that was a worry at christmas so you can understand my joy. cannot decide wether its rags, people easily led by the media, or just loons who think we should have done better7.5 out of ten.
Predicted on the "where will we finish" thread early in the season that top 4 would be an achievement given the metamorphosis we need to undergo so I'm more than happy with 3rd.
Ah another realist, I had us down as between 2nd and 5th and that was a worry at christmas so you can understand my joy. cannot decide wether its rags, people easily led by the media, or just loons who think we should have done better
The scum have had a better season than us, says it all really
Good summary, hope you get over to enjoy many more matches.Putting a rating on this season seems to be near impossible. In terms of trophies obviously it was disappointing, but in terms of style of play I thought we were given an absolute treat this season. I, like the majority of supporters was completely consumed by the untamed expectation levels when Pep was announced but looking back that was hardly fair.
The bigger picture is we have gone from a side who plays a set 4-4-2 to a side who experiments with inverted full backs and false 8s. And obviously this takes some time to learn, especially with many aging players at the end of their careers struggling to adapt. But yet again we were all aware of these problems at the beginning of the season, however I think all of them being in the final year of their contract made them impossible to move out.
For us to move forward I think Willy, Zaba (confirmed), Sagna, Clichy & Navas need to be moved on. And if Pep isn’t going to give them a run there is no point having Fernando or Nolito on the books. This with the probability of selling Hart, Mangala, Nasri & Bony means the wage budget for incoming players looks very juicy.
The young signings we made were absolutely incredible. Gabriel Jesus is almost too good to be true at that age. And Sane is quickly becoming my favourite player, every time he gets a sniff of a 1 on 1 he has you on your feet in anticipation. Stones took a little longer in a struggling defence but still think he will come right. The way Gundogan was playing and adding goals from midfield you can only imagine the difference if he had been able to stay fit the entire season. Sterling looked the kid we bought for 49mil and was clearly our best player the first half of the season. Aguero having his best goal scoring season should definitely go some way to convince him to believe in Peps methods as well.
The highlight as a South African fan was obviously getting to come over and watch us dismantle West Ham at the Etihad. And will be the first of many games I make the trip to watch.
All I can say is if Pep gets who he wants we are in for a massive year next year!
Absolute bollock that.The scum have had a better season than us, says it all really
3/10 on a team finishing 3rd.3/10 based on a 5 average.
There's been positives in terms of player development and especially tactical complexity/understanding.
But we didn't put up a fight in any major competition, there was no focus on developing Academy players and we yet again had problems/drama in the squad that was thought to be a thing of the past. For a club of our ambition that is not good enough.