oakiecokie
Well-Known Member
I can say without any problems that had it been any players from the Rags or Dippers you would have slagged those individuals off without any concern about the trust .Can't say I'm concerned about tonight, at City he trusts his keeper, tonight he had Pickford, who's distribution is little better than Hart, in midfield he had Delph, who he mostly used, Barkley (see 3rd goal), at City he often has Walker and Zinchenko from FB, Laporte, Fernandhino, Gundogan, KdB, 2 Silva's, Foden, and Delph, every one of them comfortable with their back to a player.
He was hesitant tonight because he doesn't trust those around him, even Walker is not ahead of him when passing it out.
Southgate wants to play this way, but has inferior players to do it, its easy to slag Stones off but look at the rest, that midfield tonight was awful, no control whatsoever.
Lets just be honest and say our defeat was down to stupid individuals errors AKA .. City errors.
Had this been a "Match Day Forum" guess which players would have found guilty ????