Sporting CP (A) | CL | Post Match Thread

[wolviedinho]

I actually think this will galvanise Pep and khaldoon.

Losing hurts and pep won’t be taking it lightly going forward. He has stayed too loyal at times.

Honest discussions needed.

Can we all stop throwing players and manager under the bus?This is football, we take the punches and get back up.

 

[Pingu the Penguin]

Another game where we played well for 35 minutes then fell apart like a cheap suit.

As soon as we get put under any sustained pressure we collapse spectacularly.

We lack pace at the back. Ake and Akanji looked like they were running with lead lined boots on. Pusey was hung out to dry by the 2 of them.

Rico is very limited as a footballer. Love his energy but he is not the answer in defence or midfield.

Kovacic is either a solid 9 out of 10 or barely deserves a 5 rating, which is more often than a 9.

Bernardo looks absolutely lost at the minute, and Gundogan has been awful since his return.

We have got zero end product on the wings. Doku and Sav really need to start creating more and actually trying to find men with their crosses.

Nunes has been a highlight the last half dozen games but shows he's capable of throwing in shitshows as well.

And then you have Erl up top missing chance after chance and blazing penalties over the bar.

Add that to the mix of all the injuries and you can see why winning any silverware this season is going to be very very hard.

The squad has been neglected over the last few years. As a club the execs have rested on its laurels.

Football evolves and we as a club need to evolve to keep our grip on the trophies we have fought so hard to win!!!

I fear it's going to be long hard season for us. I just hope that someone like Villa or even Chelsea can surmount a challenge to keep those red shirted bastards off our trophy.!!!

….yeah….but apart from that :-)

 

[PragueBlue]

Another game where we played well for 35 minutes then fell apart like a cheap suit.

As soon as we get put under any sustained pressure we collapse spectacularly.

We lack pace at the back. Ake and Akanji looked like they were running with lead lined boots on. Pusey was hung out to dry by the 2 of them.

Rico is very limited as a footballer. Love his energy but he is not the answer in defence or midfield.

Kovacic is either a solid 9 out of 10 or barely deserves a 5 rating, which is more often than a 9.

Bernardo looks absolutely lost at the minute, and Gundogan has been awful since his return.

We have got zero end product on the wings. Doku and Sav really need to start creating more and actually trying to find men with their crosses.

Nunes has been a highlight the last half dozen games but shows he's capable of throwing in shitshows as well.

And then you have Erl up top missing chance after chance and blazing penalties over the bar.

Add that to the mix of all the injuries and you can see why winning any silverware this season is going to be very very hard.

The squad has been neglected over the last few years. As a club the execs have rested on its laurels.

Football evolves and we as a club need to evolve to keep our grip on the trophies we have fought so hard to win!!!

I fear it's going to be long hard season for us. I just hope that someone like Villa or even Chelsea can surmount a challenge to keep those red shirted bastards off our trophy.!!!

Ake didn't play!

 

[stan bowles]

Perspective: We lose our first league game in 2024. We lost a league cup game that 99% of us would have written off given the injury situation, we lose a Champions League game in a new format that noone is used to that under the normal group stages we wouldn't have cared too much about.

Yep, 3 straight defeats is definitely grounds for optimism.

 

[Lavinda Past]

Aye. That's not what you said though. And he's wasted the way we play this season. Completely wasted. And has still scored 11 goals?

I was referring to tonight

 

[Don Karleone]

I bet half of them still go on international duty

 

[Tolmie scores]

Lets face facts this is not down purely to Rodri being out as some claim. As has been demonstrated since late last season teams with pace just run by us. Walker used to bail us out but he's done.
Pep should have recognised the decline in our squad and the ability to hold the ball, defend and score goals.
We hold the ball when our opponents don't want it so our possession is meaningless. We need multiple chances to convert one goal. As soon as we lose possession we get screwed for pace and strength and concede.

You can get away with a hell of lot (skill wise) at top level now IF you have immense power and pace - you see this in the prem every week - pace is the winner - your better off trying to be very direct get the oppo defence turning and have half your team charging forward at pace - one square pass = goal...we concede soo many like that - sadly without the ability of Rodri to cajole players into position and also cajole them into trying we look incredibly easy to play against - Sporting ...scored 4!!! and they are average

 

[Gone for a Burton]

Why cant people moan and criticise ? That was fuckin awful and every player and pep needs digging out.

Doesnt make you a ‘massive blue’ to say the shit you just said

It makes some people massively entitled and raggish to read some of the unnecessary tripe on here tonight.

 

[AliBobbyJ]

Remember, remember the fifth of November,
No gunpowder, reason, or plot…

Let's hope Pep doesn't Fawkes off too.

 

[jrb]

On the plus side, we have a new £350mill North stand.

I wonder if that’s where the £100mill+ profit transfer money went towards?