Bernardo has had a below par 12 months by his own standards but the guy is absolutely mustard.Yes he was fantastic but he is not the same player. Currently he is not good enough and should not be in the team. Can’t fault his effort but he does not influence games. One good season does not give him a pass.
It is looking like another bad buy unless he can turn around this 12 month slump.
Enlighten me. /
Which is why we don’t need the Messi bandwagon to compound the problem, as much as it’d be great to have him in the PL.
Maybe this is why Pep keeps statingbhe should stay-put, because he knows that he just wouldn’t fit in this late in his career.
The squad has regressed markedly in the past two seasons as well , not an excuse for the lack lustre performances against teams we should be beating easily but our midfield is very average now mid table standard and that means fewer opportunities and good ones in the box.I am not saying pep has to change his philosophy as we all know he won’t. He needs to tweak his tactics to deal with how teams are beating us. It is that simple but he is too stubborn and is adamant we can play through this bad period.
He blames injuries.
He blames not having enough substitutions.
He blames having to play too many games.
He blames everything but the simple fact that he is setting the team up to fail because he won’t tweak his system to counter this new approach teams are taking.
For the good of the club he needs to adapt.
He can rebuild like the best managers do.Resigned to a dire season. I don't think there is much Pep can do.
Silva was gone anyway. Too many players way below par.1.Poor recruitment (mahrez,Bernie,rodders)
2.We need a 30 goal forward.
3.No David Silva nor Fernandinho replacements
Kev is not being utilised in his best position. He is being run ragged trying to make things happen and not as effective.
The press is gone.
The passing at pace is gone.
One touch is gone.
The patient game is gone without Dave.
The counter attack is causing huge problems without Fern.
The transition from back to front is gone.
Teams sit back and wait they don’t press us anymore so that tactic is useless now.
Pep has been talking rubbish for months. We have regressed at an alarming rate and the management need to take responsibility and figure out how to beat this new system teams are using so effectively against us.
Dias,Ake,torres and Foden, Walker are the only positives this year. The rest of the players look beat as soon as we don’t score the first goal.
We are stuck in a loop playing the same shit now each week. Someone needs to take charge. The players need to step up.
Honest discussions needed and Pep needs to change it is that simple.
Have to agree. Although I think we all knew as fans watching Kompany, Fernandinho, Silva, Aguero ect all these are one of a kind and to replace this calibre of player is a huge huge task.The squad has regressed markedly in the past two seasons as well , not an excuse for the lack lustre performances against teams we should be beating easily but our midfield is very average now mid table standard and that means fewer opportunities and good ones in the box.
KDB is ineffective currently.
Kun is no longer a feared threat and needs replacing as does Ferny.
Significant recruitment needed over the next 2-3 windows to get us back to the level of even near it of 2-3 seasons ago.