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Wreckedpluto said:
I respectfully disagree, it made perfect sense, he didn't contribute anything to the game. The guy was useless tonight. Not that he had it easy being public enemy no 1. Alway going to be tough for him. Compare his contribution to that of Navas ,another Mr scapegoat and you'll find he was not our best attacking player
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Sterling was our best player in the first half. Didn't take much but he was beating his man and looked motivated. If anything was going to happen it was going to be via the space he created.

Not one bit surprised the dope in the dugout brought him off
 
An awful return over the last 2 seasons from Pelli.

He steadied the ship after Bob and really won a double that season with Bob's team that had a point to prove.

Since then apart from a couple of runs we've gone down and are showing no signs of being the top side we should be.

We've not had any luck with injuries but can't keep falling back in that, some effort would help.

The players although not covering themselves in glory are probably fucked, the fixture list has been unkind but if he'd actually introduced some kids from the bench over the last couple of seasons the onus wouldn't be on Dihno every game to hold it all together.

We've also had the shit end of the stick with officials but our record against any team that are in the top 9 is a disgrace.

Sub's last night reminded me of Dutch world cup football, when behind bring on loads of forwards as there'll be that many on we're bound to score.... Didn't work for them either.

Our tactics are a total confusion, high centre halfs, full backs who are also out of position overlapping and getting in the way of wide players, high balls up to the front men who give 12 inches to defenders....etc

It could so easily have gone tits up at Wembley and that win shouldn't be how Pelli is judged this season, we all thought his stubbornness shown to the keepers position is the same with his week in week out tactics.

I'm actually concerned about playing Villa at home now when really as a top team 'pushing' for a CL place we should be thinking of a hat full of goals and giving some players a rest except as above no kids have match experience....

Sorry Manuel, if the board won't turf you, as you are protrade as a honerable man, fall on your sword now.
 
Both Aguero and Silva should have been withdrawn as soon as it was obvious we were losing the midfield and that neither were particularly interested in attempting to rectify that.
Unfortuantely,with Pellegrini,it seems a case of one step forward.......
 
Silva_Spell said:
Sterling was our best player in the first half. Didn't take much but he was beating his man and looked motivated. If anything was going to happen it was going to be via the space he created.

Not one bit surprised the dope in the dugout brought him off
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Sterling wasn't our best player in the first half. He was shut down by that ugly **** marking him bar the odd nice trick to get past him and then when he had got past him he cut back and played it either inside, backwards or lost it. Oh plus he threw in the odd dive here and there and kept claiming for our ball when it clearly went out off him.
 
thyer64 said:
You really should stop slagging off bony, he was thrown out onto the wing at times when he is a target man. No supply to him whatsoever, what do you expect him to do? Take the ball, cross it and head it into the net himself, as well as organize the defense, take the throw ins and be in goal??!! Aguero, silva, zabba did no better than him today. If we disregard what players have given us in the past (as everyone does about yaya, despite every time not playing or playing in a wrong role we get hammered) then heavy words can be said for most of the team.
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Agreed, and then when he brought Kelechi on he stuck him out on the left wing and moved Bony into what seemed like the No.10 position! It was obvious we needed more than Aguero to aim at in the 6 yard box so Pellegrini sticks them anywhere else but there. Going to 3-5-2 would at least have evened up the midfield as well as giving us more presence up front, I had no idea what our shape was meant to be after the subs.
 
The refusal to play some of our younger players, apart from sacrificing them at Chelsea, is one of the most baffling and frustrating parts of our season. Every other team in the league uses theirs, some who turn out to be rather good when given the chance. Some fresh legs, energy and above all more motivation than you can imagine would do wonders for us. How about it Manuel, can we see a start for either of the Garcia's on Saturday?
 
bellsouth said:
The refusal to play some of our younger players, apart from sacrificing them at Chelsea, is one of the most baffling and frustrating parts of our season. Every other team in the league uses theirs, some who turn out to be rather good when given the chance. Some fresh legs, energy and above all more motivation than you can imagine would do wonders for us. How about it Manuel, can we see a start for either of the Garcia's on Saturday?
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I think Guardiola will make some very quick assessments of the lads in the EDS and if they are anywhere near in Pep's thinking they will get the opportunity. It will then be up to them to seize it with both hands and if they dislodge one of the old guard it's the way forward.
 
ell said:
4 defenders on the bench, are the midfielders in our EDS really THAT bad? Worrying times.
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I think it was the wrong game to bring a kid in. But if they'd had more opportunities throughout the year they could have been a good option.
 
I'm saying it all year long, I cannot wait until Pellegrini is turfed out. What an inept manager.

We're winning in spite of him, not because of him.
 
Baffled by last night

Why the fuck take Fernandhino off when we were over ran in midfield

Agree some of the kids should have been given a greater chance over the season but obviously Pellegrini doesn't agree
 
moomba said:
I think it was the wrong game to bring a kid in. But if they'd had more opportunities throughout the year they could have been a good option.
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Like Rashford scoring twice against Arsenal?

Hes had no faith in the youngsters ever since he's got here.
 
bellsouth said:
The refusal to play some of our younger players, apart from sacrificing them at Chelsea, is one of the most baffling and frustrating parts of our season. Every other team in the league uses theirs, some who turn out to be rather good when given the chance. Some fresh legs, energy and above all more motivation than you can imagine would do wonders for us. How about it Manuel, can we see a start for either of the Garcia's on Saturday?
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If Pellegrini had adopted a different approach this season with the young players, and given some of them a run out during the season, he would have an idea which ones he could trust later in the season. As is is he had no idea which ones might cope and which ones wouldn't.

The other advantage of strategically introducing younger players would have been to rest some of out top players. As it is what we are witnessing is clear evidence of player burn out. In a busy season this is critical to managing the squad in a sustainable way. There have been far too many games where Pellegrini has obstinately kept our top players on the pitch when he could have brought on a young player. Let's hope Pep adopts a different approach.
 
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