United (A) - Sat 14th Jan, 12:30 | Pre-Match Thread

[GaudinoMotors]

Whilst I’m no doubt envious of all the posters on here for whom life seemingly has no down side and every day is one brilliant success after another, with no bad days whatsoever, I really struggle to understand the negativity about this man and this proven group of players. Last night they lost their THIRD game of the season, out of 27 games played thus far. There’s more than a whiff of entitlement on here, the thing above all else, the rags and others are relentlessly criticised for..

Personally, I think getting challenged and coming through it, or not, is what sport is all about. Seeing this group challenged is something we see almost every season and they usually not only rise to that challenge but find a way to overcome it.

I also think that, whilst the idea of P38 W38 GF 114 GA 19 PTS 114 sounds brilliant, it’d soon get pretty tiresome.

Finally, if he were to play the team any of you have ’picked’ and they lose, you’ll no doubt be back on here telling us all how shit he/they are!

Sorry, dropped off.

Er Bingo! House!

Is "this proven group of players", ....proven?
As you correctly infer - everyone has an off day - but last nights was off the cliff awful - on the back of some less than impressive recant ones - trajectory and all that. Even "this man" (Pep) has admitted that.

 

[citytill1die84]

Uniteds mega run of results is really scary.....

Villa 3-1 L (Away)
Villa 4-2 W (Home) L.Cup
Fulham 2-1 W (Away)
Cadiz 4-2 L (Away) EL
Betis 1-0 L (Away) EL
Burnley 2-0 W (H) L.Cup
Forest 3-0 W (H)
Wolves 1-0 W (A)
Bournemouth 3-0 W (H)
Everton 3-1 W (H)
Charlton 3-0 W (H) L.Cup

We turn up, we beat them it's simple.

We've Stones & B.Silva to come back in, Haaland will be very motivated considering it's where Keane nearly ended his old mans career & KDB, Rodri From the start.

Come on City get your mad up :)

 

[Eric Hitchmough]

Uniteds mega run run of results is really scary.....

Villa 3-1 L (Away)
Villa 4-2 W (Home) L.Cup
Fulham 2-1 W (Away)
Cadiz 4-2 L (Away) EL
Betis 1-0 L (Away) EL
Burnley 2-0 W (H) L.Cup
Forest 3-0 W (H)
Wolves 1-0 W (A)
Bournemouth 3-0 W (H)
Everton 3-1 W (H)
Charlton 3-0 W (H) L.Cup

We turn up, we beat them it's simple.

We've Stones & B.Silva to come back in, Haaland will be very motivated considering it's where Keane nearly ended his old mans career & KDB, Rodri Frome the start.

Come on City get your mad up :)

Hope you’re right about Stones coming back in.

 

[citytill1die84]

Hope you’re right about Stones coming back in.

So do I lol

 

[Grealish’s Shinpads]

We’ll beat these then lose to Spurs on Thursday

 

[Claytop]

11.30am Sat on here could be fun...

 

[Tangled up in blue.]

I must admit I'm getting pissed off with the way we play out from the back these days, side to side, side to side, back to the keeper. Then we start again side to side back to the keeper. Its doing me fucking head in. Other teams bring the ball out and move it forward, then get on with play it about, I'd rather go route one than that side to side shit

 

[Tangled up in blue.]

11.30am Sat on here could be fun...

Can't wait lol

 

[FantasyIreland]

I must admit I'm getting pissed off with the way we play out from the back these days, side to side, side to side, back to the keeper. Then we start again side to side back to the keeper. Its doing me fucking head in. Other teams bring the ball out and move it forward, I'd rather go route one than that side to side shit

You are not alone,its soul destroying at times.

While we are lacking pace and directness in the squad,we should also be aiming to move the ball quicker and be more aggressive in our approach.Our players are set up to attack so it blows my mind that we are reluctant to do so for much of the game.

 

[Zenmanc]

Criticism is fine but suggesting the most successful Manchester City manager in history has suddenly lost the plot and is technically inept is laughable.

The amount of pressure that fringe and armchair coat tail followers of this club put on a coach when it is absolutely clear from the first kick who is the culprit is laughable.

Our players yesterday were to a man disinterested with a few possible exceptions. They were playing elitist "we'll win, you'll roll over because we are so great" football. You could have a team of world class coaches fiddling with the lineups and tactics for a week focused on one game but the execution and the determinations 100% on the players who lost it before the game looking ahead to the semis and the derby and overlooking the opposition.

Pep has his quirks- but it doesn't matter who was coaching that lot last night- we would have lost. The opponents were hungry and we had players taking up spots last night who would have been better off not even making the trip.

Even if you do try and play the "Pep is to blame" card if you have no vocal hard ass leader on the field who you are afraid to see int he locker room at halftime if you cock it up in the first half- a player who can pull the team into the fray- the coach's input is even less of a factor. Our leadership on the field is non existent. Gundo as much as I have come to respect him as a player is not a leader of men. KDB is not a leader of men. Not Mahrez, not Phil, not Cancelo, Stones nor Eric are vocal enough. Ruben is the only player in this team I'd give the arm band to and he's injured. I'd say Eddie as well as he is the player on the team I'd have walk with me in a dark alley as he seems the hardest guy on this team- but not sure I like a keeper as captain full stop as the message often doesn't get from the sticks to the front line.

You can well blame the coach for obvious errors- but in this case you do it as you are afraid to have a rummage under the hood and see that there are a lot of parts that are not working and a lot that will need replacing soon- blaming and replacing the steering wheel is much easier.