Sporting CP (A) | CL | Post Match Thread

[Gordyola]

Biggest concern for me is that Pep hasn't got a clue how to fix this

Of course he could but he refuses to compromise his principles, he won’t be pragmatic even picking a strong team for Spurs Tonight after we scored we could have retreated but he won’t do that lm sure he would rather loose than change

 

[red 2 hats]

According to the rag cunts at the bbc City were thrashed

We were, look at the score.

 

[Pingu the Penguin]

Opponent goes on the front foot, lifts the intensity, and suddenly we start shirking as individuals and wobbling as a team. Happened in the opening minutes at Bournemouth and the opening minutes of the second-half tonight. Coaching staff better get into them and have them better prepared before it’s repeated at Brighton.

It’s not even that. It’s we dominate the ball in their final third. We lose the ball. 3 of them bomb forward against 2 of us and they score. Every game. It’s totally tactical and can be fixed

 

[ken tali]

Think we have to go to a very rigid 4-2-3-1 after the international break and hope like fuck that we can keep everyone fit until January. Stones has got to partner Kovacic in midfield. No Grealish on the left means we lose all sense of shape and discipline while attacking. No De Bruyne means it's falling on Foden and Savinho to create absolutely everything. We definitely need another CM in January - just someone with a bit of energy who can put their foot on the ball.

As for the rest of the week, just get Brighton out of the way. Whatever the result. The lads are fucked. We've had to deal with eight injuries, which means the lads playing are overworked and not getting a chance to rest, which also means Pep's not getting a chance to rotate and try new things. Just need a bit of patience and a bit of hope that Pep can find something new that none of us have thought of. He's done it before, so many times. I'm taking some heart from the fact that 16/17, the beginning of 20/21, and the beginning of 23/24 felt so much worse than this.

We need goals from others.cant rely only on Haaland all the time ,he has quite a lot off games a season and need some other players to score those goals then and defending is at the LVL of Peps first seaosn or even worse.don't really know whats making us concede so many easy goals ,but something is definetly off

 

[chaddblue]

According to the rag cunts at the bbc City were thrashed

Are you watching on +1?

 

[Kippax77]

It reminded me of how big the gap was with the rags in the 1st half.
The English media rewriting their scripts about the 2nd coming arriving in Tameside... but now Pep and us as a club are ridiculed 10 fold, which we fuckin hate by that result

 

[Gumzy97]

With Peps obsession with control we've lost threat from the wings. Its crazy to say that we have Doku,Savinho, Grealish and none of them are consistent goal scorers.

 

[Barcon]

Didnt comment anything about bernies penalty and said sporting ones were penaltys, dont really give a f..k what you think or say...what team is a rag anyway ? Dont watch any football besides city anyway ,so back off

Shut the fuck up **** face. If I wanted any lip from you I’ll rattle my zipper.

 

[Withnail]

I know we have key players missing, but that midfield is so one paced and easy to run through. We are getting caught on the counter far too much and getting punished.

Defensively we are a shambles, time perhaps to ditch the high line temporarily and some how stop conceding.

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

While he didn't do much when he came on, the difference in approach from De Bruyne compared to those strolling around not attempting anything other than a safe pass was there for all to see. At least he's trying to make things happen.