I don't believe that. I saw no lack of effort or hunger yesterday.
What I saw was a team lacking in direction and a lack of belief in the system they were being asked to play by Pep.
Same lack of belief I had we would win the Champions League final when I saw Pep's team selection.
Pep is second guessing himself, far too preoccupied with what the opposition can do, rather than what we are capable of as a team.
It translates to the lack of risk in our general play, one of absolute control until the final 18 yards, if we can even get there.
We really only have to look at the lack of saves we ask of opposition goalkeepers these days?
It's written all over Pep's face each time the camera loves to cut to him, he's getting no help from his bench.
We have lost at Spurs, Liverpool and United.
It's a mentality problem starting with Pep.
We don't need to hear that Kane is one of the best strikers he has seen in his life, or Liverpool are the most dangerous team he has seen in his life, or United are back to where they belong.
And we certainly don't need to hear him publicly complaining about our fans, Kalvin being overweight, wrong body language in training, Chelsea spending too much money or the four hour journey down to London being exhaustive.
C'mon Pep, you're better than this. Let us die on our feet than live on our knees.
Don't cut your nose to spite your face. This team is at the end of its cycle but we can still have a dream season if you trust the players who have taken us on this wonderful ride of success.
Release the handbrake.
