Southampton (A) - Carabao Cup | Post Match Thread

[Gorton_Tubster]

Can't say I'm that mithered about losing this game. By far THE most important thing this year is the PREM and CL. We've now cleared space for those things.

Not that mithered about the performance either tbh. It was a strange team with trying to plan and prepare for the utd game, it's a world cup season and most teams have been adversely affected with performances, it just seemed like an off night, for all our players.

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

Finally Gundo is being honest. Apart from fans who stick their heads in the sand most of us can see we are not at it this season. No hunger or desire to run the hard yards and creating fuck all. Shame as 3 in a row would have been a fantastic achievement.

Can see a few leaving as Pep does not do off seasons. So forget the tactics and formation as a group they have mentally checked out.

I think we're about 2 points off where we were last season around this time. I just don't see the soon and gloom you guys see. Not yet anyway :)

 

[warringtonblue]

Once again players given a chance to shine haven't taken the opportunity .
Phillips & Gomez are not good enough to play in a city shirt & should be moved on in the summer .
I also think we should move Grealish on if he cannot hit the heights expected of him .
I am glad Gundo has given an honest opinion instead of making excuses .
I think Pg & the players need to listen to them comments & take them on board .
Its not the end of the world ,hopefully just a wake up call .
Congratulations to southampton they deserved to win the game.

How many wake up calls do we need?

 

[give it to gordon]

2 foul throws. In one game. Just about sums it up. They all looked liked they'd had 4 or 5 pints and a carvery 10 mins before kick off. I've seen some shit in my time watching City, but that first half especially is right up there. 5 yard passes were going well off. And ones that were accurate, were pinged in at daft heights, was almost comical.

Christ we need a wake up call before Saturday!

To be honest I am surprised there arent more foul throws pulled up

 

[theres only one carlito]

Gundogan: “The desire and hunger is not as in recent years”

That’s a pretty big admission. This is where Fernandinho would gather the squad together and crack some skulls. Who’s doing that this time? Gundo is the fucking club captain and he’s seemingly just hoping blindly that we’ll rediscover it. Yeah, we’re fucked.

This is now Peps job to motivate the team and ignite that fire.

After last nights performance For the first time this season I doubt very much we will win the league.

We used to have these type of results and performance once a year. This season it’s becoming more regular and I think we’ve definitely got more of these type in us.

I don’t see Arsenal with it in them. Maybe one max and I think that will be the difference in the league.

I know it was a cup tie last night but that just shows it’s creeping in in every comp now and let’s face it last night was a complete mess from start to finish but especially that first half atrocity.

That inverted full back stuff should be binned for now. It’s sapping all our confidence and confusing the fuck out of professional players! Add to that the decision to put players out of position in a system that they can’t fukin fathom is quite frankly ridiculous.

I think the players hate that system and I think it shows. We look like we’re a pub team. Chelsea away first half, then last night first half. Were almost carbon copies it terms of tactics and application.

Get back to basics pep. What we are good at. Overlapping wing backs and hard work. What’s with this surprise tactics bollocks he’s got in store for the weekend? Wtf is he talking like this for? He sounds like a rambling buffoon.

Where has the humility gone?

 

[Saddleworth2]

Finally Gundo is being honest. Apart from fans who stick their heads in the sand most of us can see we are not at it this season. No hunger or desire to run the hard yards and creating fuck all. Shame as 3 in a row would have been a fantastic achievement.

Can see a few leaving as Pep does not do off seasons. So forget the tactics and formation as a group they have mentally checked out.

If thats the case it will be Pep that leaves at the end of the season. He said it from day 1, when the players stop listening to him he will go.

 

[wolviedinho]

I think we're about 2 points off where we were last season around this time. I just don't see the soon and gloom you guys see. Not yet anyway :)

I am only going off what the boss has been saying all season and now a senior player. We don’t create, we don’t run through brick walls and we can hardly pass the ball to each other. Pep had to introduce Rico to try and put some initiative into the team. Busted flush until the players who are not mentally ready return.

Players have decided they are having an off season. Might aswell be Liverpool -:)

 

[Dirty Harry]

Gundogan: “The desire and hunger is not as in recent years”

That’s a pretty big admission. This is where Fernandinho would gather the squad together and crack some skulls. Who’s doing that this time? Gundo is the fucking club captain and he’s seemingly just hoping blindly that we’ll rediscover it. Yeah, we’re fucked.

I’ve said it numerous times before at times this season that we need a ‘Fernandinho style’ talk, something to refocus and motivate a good majority of the players, we lost more than just a footballer with Fern (and Vinny), we lost someone who would say it as it is and lead by example, I’m sure we’ve enough players in the squad capable of that, surely ?

 

[Corky]

I’ve said it numerous times before at times this season that we need a ‘Fernandinho style’ talk, something to refocus and motivate a good majority of the players, we lost more than just a footballer with Fern (and Vinny), we lost someone who would say it as it is and lead by example, I’m sure we’ve enough players in the squad capable of that, surely ?

They will be doing it, just not showing off in the media which he was wrong to do.

 

[Dirty Harry]

They will be doing it, just not showing off in the media which he was wrong to do.

Who was showing off ?