I’d be very quick to criticize Pep but he did well with the selection but unfortunately the officiating was terribly biased. It was always going to be a cagey affair hence people saying that we just had one shot on target should understand. Had we gone gung-go and conceded a couple, fans would tear the team managers apart.
I think we should have done better with management of the team when we went one up as players began to tire. Other than that and the **** of the referee, I think we did fine.
I am genuinely concerned about our attackers. I know Grealish had a great cameo but the issue has always been his ability to make sure that these kind of performances are not few are far between. This applies to Mahrez maybe to a larger extent. I thought he was very poor today as Malacia had him on toast. In previous seasons, Foden had been our go to guy in attack but he seems badly off now and the team is suffering from it. Sadly there’s no one who is holding down a position. Makes you wonder if Haaland was a good decision. I hope it turns out well but we need to do something really quick.
Was Gundogan going to be the Messiah or Laporte or Alvarez? If you say yes, you need to show me how because these guys have also been playing all season.