They look scared to play forward passes. That sounds bizarre but that’s how it looks. Pep seems to have confused the shit out of them. I think we had possession for like a solid 2 minutes and slowly regressed to our box before playing Spurs in. It’s fucking weird
I’ve said for ages he needs a strong number two. I think next season he needs to put that right.
Yet again he just flailed at a scuffed shot, no feet movement whatsoever, I’m one of his biggest fans but this notion that we need him to start off our amazing football (when we’re playing like stiffs) is very questionable, wouldn’t be against Ortega getting a run, but that’ll probably lead to another sulking player
Haaland isnt the direct problem but Pep is trying to counter act the fact that previously playing with a false nine gave him huge control in midfield where we would smoother teams and we had complete control....now with Erling we have the one less in midfield and Pep is trying to find ways to still have that control....and its not working.
In fairness most managers speak nonsense most of the time following a shite performance. He knows we have been playing crap too often this season.
I’ve been telling most of you on here since we signed him, he is shit.
What he should do is write down his team and tactics for spurs away……..then rip it up and do the complete opposite….or have someone challenge his selections and point out we haven’t even scored at their new ground let alone got a point.
Because of tap ins..ive said all along (like many others, well ALL my family. Old frlla and our kids Nooooooo not Haaland) not his fault but our team and pep is buolt on rotation of front six players ..getting to by line and cutting back to one of four deep mids attacking the box late. Looked beauiful. Was effective now we are fucking awful. I started supporting and going to Maine Road when i was 6.5 yrs old..'74 / 75 season, had some cracking players, Bell at his best. Even Law looked up for it. Book was savvy, it was then a roller coaster as we brought back big Mal (2nd stint, fked ys over big time) ups and downs. Takeover. Just mad, three diff m'ngers winning the league. Now we have Pep the best of the lot but you can't keep winning. Pep, have a rest abd ty, players..you've earned great money, move along now. Lets have c another...'pheonix rising'
Got to agree we've been found out by other teams
Think it’s more a case of spurs defending deep when they play us, taking away all that space in front of the D. Less about us not playing well and more about their nullifying football and shithousery, particularly on the flanks, given the green light by the ref. When they play Arsenal they go for it a lot more and leave the gaps. Spurs v city, same as Everton v arse yesterday. Hopefully teams will now start to do that against arsenal (and against the rags as well).
