Bewar3them00n
Well-Known Member
City have used only 22 players so far this season? The 3rd lowest in the league I believe, that’s why he tries to change it up in cup games, giving the squad players their chance to prove themselves, and for the most part, they have.
I fully back Pep’s methods in the cup games, our core players of Aguero, Sterling etc.... Must be protected for CL and the final run in for the Prem, especially with injuries to the likes of KDB and Mendy, meaning any more injuries to important players would seriously hinder progression on all fronts in the final 3 competitions we are still in.
Football is not an exact science, but Pep has narrowed the gap between science and art, and given us Delph and Zichencko, as LB, 2 seasons in a row, while Mendy has done more for instagram, than City, Pep has sprinkled his magic on 2 players, who have stepped up, massively ( both on the verge of being shipped out) and surprised everybody.
Also, this is “The FA Cup” cliches no doubt abound about “the magic of the cup” but with good reason, as we should know with the Wigan game ( yes, you’re not the only one who has tried to airbrush that one from memory)
Meaning , anything can happen, and it did, but City deservedly got back into it, and really, but for some heroic keeping, and dogged defending, should’ve won this far easier, and with much more time to spare.
Credit, where credit is due, Swansea rode their luck, took their chances, but City can now count Bernardo as one of its players of the season, ( with Sterling, Aguero and LaPorte) and one that can be relied upon to deliver when backs are against the wall.
Great result, a bit of luck, yes, but the right result!!!
I fully back Pep’s methods in the cup games, our core players of Aguero, Sterling etc.... Must be protected for CL and the final run in for the Prem, especially with injuries to the likes of KDB and Mendy, meaning any more injuries to important players would seriously hinder progression on all fronts in the final 3 competitions we are still in.
Football is not an exact science, but Pep has narrowed the gap between science and art, and given us Delph and Zichencko, as LB, 2 seasons in a row, while Mendy has done more for instagram, than City, Pep has sprinkled his magic on 2 players, who have stepped up, massively ( both on the verge of being shipped out) and surprised everybody.
Also, this is “The FA Cup” cliches no doubt abound about “the magic of the cup” but with good reason, as we should know with the Wigan game ( yes, you’re not the only one who has tried to airbrush that one from memory)
Meaning , anything can happen, and it did, but City deservedly got back into it, and really, but for some heroic keeping, and dogged defending, should’ve won this far easier, and with much more time to spare.
Credit, where credit is due, Swansea rode their luck, took their chances, but City can now count Bernardo as one of its players of the season, ( with Sterling, Aguero and LaPorte) and one that can be relied upon to deliver when backs are against the wall.
Great result, a bit of luck, yes, but the right result!!!