Spurs (A) | PL | Post-Match Thread

[coolcity]

Most people here are idiots or extremely emotional/reactionary. Spurs away has always been challenging for us, and today it was a close match and I would say we were better. Bar Rodri's mistake (our player of the season so far) we cobtrolled the game (we weren't that dangerous either).

Anyway, it's still a long way to go, and even with no PL, we are still in for 2 trophies

Almost agree but I don't understand what you mean by "no PL". If you're suggesting we're out of it then you're no better than the people you refer to in the first sentence.

 

[OB1]

So the answer is?

Let Pep figure it out and change some of the players to give him different options to those he currently has. The team needs to evolve and Pep can do that: he already has at City.

 

[coolcity]

I am over the result already.

Being honest,we have looked Miles off being Title challengers this season.

Finishing top 4 will be some achievement if the rumors of unrest in the dressing room are true.

Cancelo shipped out to Bayern at the last minute. Rumors of possibly another 5,6, players having fallen out with Pep also.

If it is true it isn't going to be conductive to good football is it.

Meaning we had to go in to a Big game against Spurs with an unhappy dressing room.And our manager fielding a team of players based on who he has not "Yet" fallen out with.

My fear is Pep is unraveling again.

When he popped off at the Fans i thought it was a bit out of order given what he has served up this season.

Tixi might need to call a meeting to sort this all out.Let everyone air their grievances in private.Something needs to change.

We can not let it continue.Something is obviously wrong on,and off the Pitch.And it needs sorting now.

Are you following some City team in a parallel universe or something? I've seen some over-reacting on here in my time but that's bordering farce.

 

[ancoats]

If Pep continues with these less than ideal line ups and tactics there's no way on Earth we get past Leipzig.

the 2 games vs Leipzig are the key to the season and pep future,
the way things are ? if we don't win the Champions League this season, where does pep stand

a new build in the summer by pep will only happen if pep stays for another 3 to 5 years, why spend big on new players if you are only here for one more season, also the fight is getting harder and are we still big spenders to match the others like Newcastle and Chelsea,

but the biggest thing in all this is Pep, happy enough to stay for another big build and see it bear fruit,

 

[Bigga]

To those that argued with me about Bernardo's inclusion in the midfield; do you see what I meant now?

Good as he is, he's not a game changer at this stage of his time with us; he's a game controller. He doesn't advance the play, but he'll help control the mid, to some degree.

I would have rather seen Perrone partner Rodri and maybe we'll see him against Villa, maybe partnering Gundogan or Philips? It's worth a gamble at this point, to get his feet under the table.

If Dias and Foden are fit, get them in, keep Alvarez in dropping Mahrez and the other choice in attacking mid is De Bruyne or Gundogan.

Don't think there's too much to change, it's more the combination.

The summer will be interesting.

 

[Benarbia’s Backheel]

I have to admire your optimism. I can't see us winning anything. I wish I could, but I just can't. Arsenal may stumble and make it worse by giving the title away to ManUre.

That’s the danger. Maybe it’s wishful thinking but I can see us going on a 9 or 10 game winning streak and I think that might get us over the line this season. I am probably very wrong though

 

[City Raider]

He’s probably the deepest thinking manager out there. Maybe ever. Thinkers change things otherwise what’s the point. It’s who he is and always has been. Surprised some are still surprised.

 

[ancoats]

Personally I don’t think this is “all on pep”
The players are always playing fucking shit regardless of the tactics. They all need a slap.

I also think we are right to boo them, until they stop being useless and play like we know they can. At least when they were booed they started playing properly

I think it's more about pep's setup than anything else ? it's like having a top end sports car, and you let your mum drive it, it's time for pep to take the keys back and drive the fucking shit out of it

 

[Gus Fring]

Lol things are actually much worse than they seem. We’re 2nd and the media still thinks there’s a title race, yet the reality is there’s no race and we have a broken dressing room with players that the manager is refusing to play, for reasons which can only be bad. The season is a write off.

I’ve said the same Trev, it sounds like I’m being bitter but the league is rammel this season and it’s masking how poor we’ve really been, it’s like nobody can be arsed after the world cup. (proven by that Arsenal side taking over 50 points in the first half of it)

I genuinely believe even at 50% of some of our previous seasons we’d be clear despite how well they have been playing.

Unfortunately looks to be a ‘Leicester season’ I think Arsenal will win it by 10+ points as I’m not confident we can even capitalise on this so called slip they are going to have that still hasn’t happened.

Can’t win ‘em all but fcuk me it needs to improve going forward.

CTID

 

[Lavinda Past]

There is only one answer that isn't Pep right now and that is Thomas Tuchel.

I think there's something lurking in his background that isn't widely known, but enough to make Chelsea get rid as soon as they had a chance.
A bit of digging fir City to do before taking him on possibly? Due diligence and all that!