Stoke post match thread

[george22]

Missed the match for work
Sounds like I made the right decision
A lot of frustration to go around...
Oh well....
Let's moan and move on
Oh one more thing can we please consider the "need new fullbacks " topic covered
Describe the poor play all you want but you're not breaking any new ground with the fullback thing

 

[PragueBlue]

yes he did put in some good crosses but that intelligence to get a favourable situation either by beating his man and venturing into the box or making a low pass after clever play rather than just hitting a cross into the box and hoping knowing that your CF isn't the tallest of guys is always lacking

And when he plays them low, he gets stick for it hitting the defenders shins. Nobody really played well, especially first half but we have had quite a few poor performances/results at home this season even with a full strength team, so I'm not sure it's entirely down to team selection. We just don't seem to have found an answer to dealing with packed defences.

 

[bluemonkey71]

Turgid

 

[jared]

Sane & Sterling have been bang in form, especially when they're linking up with eachother - I agree with posters who are disappointed in resting Raheem.

He's been our most consistent player all season and them two have particularly been on fire recently.

It wasn't a bad decision. You always have to be careful with youngsters to prevent burning them out. Sterling had a so so performance last match so pep might have thought he could rotate him. Besides we should have enough quality in the squad to rest sterling and silva and still handle stoke at home. It's just that our main attacking players like aguero and kdb didn't play well today. Hindsight is 20/20.

 

[MarsLlama]

De Bruyne hasn't actually looked a world class player for months. I'm very worried about him.

 

[Chi-town blues]

He kept getting in the way

Look at the team performance and every individual. Can't single out one player when entire team was shit.

 

[daztrueblue91]

Sorry mate, Clichy was bad tonight, but no

Both poor players in my eyes.

Bridge is hated because he had the audacity to see his contract out. I dislike Clichy because as a footballer I think he's a coward.

People are entitled to disagree. But I'm basing my opinion on Clichy over the past 3 seasons.

 

[Len Rum]

Very poor first half ,could have gone behind. KDB not doing the business in the middle of the park.
Second half Silva comes on and we're transformed.
Enough chances to have won in that half,but as per didn't even take one of them.
So do we have to play Silva against both Boro and Monaco? Because at the moment without him we're fcuked.

 

[BuryBlue1977]

Think it will be easier to score against the dippers, the arse and the chavs. At least they may want a game of football. Very frustrating tonight but need to keep our heads up and not act like a bunch of rags. In Pep we trust!

 

[Bluemoonie92]

Better as soon as silva came on but fuck me that was dire. I'm all for this pass from the back shit but when we just fuck about with it for 45 mins and then have to chase the game it seems pointless and we don't have a plan b. Tonight proves that even when we rest a couple of first team players we are half the team.