West Brom (h) post-match thread

[Skybluezoo]

Jesus pen, no?

 

[roy.or.r]

we win a couple of games and we are right near the top of the league. Ridiculous post from a wet lettuce

Yeah if we win. We are going nowhere near the top playing this way. What makes you think we will suddenly get into form?

 

[The1nvisibleMan]

This is wank. Its just wank. No glossing it, no saying yeah but its not the 80s or Stuart Pearce so what are you moaning about. This is total wank. We know what we are facing every week yet every week is the same tactically, practically and everything else. Its wank.

I’m sure breaking down 11 men behind the ball is tough but why don’t we learn how to utilise set pieces for the extra advantage? We have a few taller ppl these days

 

[cookster]

Cancelo???? Which game were you watching, he was terrible.

Correct. We've got one decent fullback at the club.
Cancelo, Mendy and Zinchenko are average at best.

 

[wattle]

I tried to be patient with mendy cos injuries are tough and all but holy shit is he abysmal. Two new left backs needed... great ahead of the curve recruitment we’ve got

Yet he was no where near the worst full back on the pitch tonight

 

[DenisLawBackHeel74]

Saving ourselves for the CL in Feb......

Seriously, someone throw the drowning man a float....top 4 at best

 

[Ribchester]

FFS = Fukin Fraud Sterling

 

[knuckles]

Playing a double pivot against West Brom. Fucking West Brom.

Just don't get 2 DM in a game where we know they will park the bus, with that said Gundog was our most dangerous player. Again no pace, no courage to take players on, just scared to lose it so side to side passing

 

[lionheart]

We definitely missed John Stones with his long raking passes. If we somehow beat Southampton, all will be well.

 

[Ban-jani]

Imagine a prime David Silva instead of Rodri in this game. Would’ve been a 3,4 goal win. No one operates in Merlin’s area any longer

Give Bernado or Foden a run there and keep them on the pitch over Rodri.

 

[Bobby Heaton Moor]

The Season is over.

Roll on the summer and make some proper changes to the first 11.

3-4 players need sold.

3 quality players purchased- CF,LB, AM.

No point looking at the table each week.

The attack is broken and will not be fixed this season.

That'll be the narrative coming out of the club like it was last summer. An "aggressive" window only to prick about and end up with none of our top targets

 

[ScottSinclair]

The only logical explanation I can think of is it’s CL or bust this year and we’re good enough defensively to make top 4 so why tire ourselves out.

Or some fucking horseshit like that.

Haha yeah we are certainly gonna win the CL with this overthinking, coward of a manager when he failed so spectaculary with our squads with actual good players despite getting handed the easiest draws imaginable on a platter.

Our stars have left the building, the passengers remains. Top 4 this season would be a miracle, and maybe if we actually don't paper the cracks and have a complete disaster of a season finally Txiki and his recruitment might be looked at. We will finish under United and that absolute clown of a Norwegian PE teacher this season for the first time in 8 years, and nothing is being done about it. We are lucky if we get 2 subs out of Pep after watching shit-on-a-stick walking football for 80 mins, and the only thing that actually works atm is our defence and even that he is hell-bent on destroying by completely changing it up every chance he gets.

 

[Blu1]

The steal & spine of mancinis team has fully gone & you can see it. It was those players that won us all the trophies

 

[Bluesince1979]

They

Not good enough for sure but it is difficult when teams defend like that and then get a spwany goal.

People will complain no doubt about the two holding midfielders but Gundog was our best player.

The players have to do better more often with the final ball and their finishing but that's not a new story.

We need a new striker and a holding midfielder who can do the job on his own but in the meantime, the current players have to up their games.

Not good enough for sure but it is difficult when teams defend like that and then get a spwany goal.

People will complain no doubt about the two holding midfielders but Gundog was our best player.

The players have to do better more often with the final ball and their finishing but that's not a new story.

We need a new striker and a holding midfielder who can do the job on his own but in the meantime, the current players have to up their games.

They cant ‘up’ their games. They arent good enough. This is as good as they are. Very average.

 

[vin]

Can see us losing to Southampton on Saturday

No shame in that, they’re a good side with a proper identity. Their forward players actually look dangerous as well. If only the same could be same for us. Embarrassing the amount of money that’s been spent on that team to look so fuckin lethargic and devoid of ideas.

 

[bluemonkey71]

Disappointed Foden was hooked while Rodri played a statue all game

 

[MCFCFanTX]

Uninspiring boring team. Toothless forwards across the pitch. No hunger nor any sense of urgency for the majority of the game. Gundo was the best player on the pitch for us.

 

[Ithryn Luin]

As someone who watches with a certain amount of detachment I would proffer that Ake, Cancelo, Mendy and Rodri are not good enough for a team of Citys calibre. DeBruyne needs a break and Stirling and Jesus are out of form.

Having said all that better finishing and or decisions and final pass would still have seen a winner. I simply cannot understand why City have to wait until the final 15 minutes to play with more urgency.

 

[plongo]

Sick to death of Pep's "respect" for other teams - fuck that, strike fear into opponents that was GPC's mantra

 

[Champions Again Ole Ole]

we win a couple of games and we are right near the top of the league. Ridiculous post from a wet lettuce

We're not beating west Brom at home. He's playing United and Liverpool and not creating anything. We're scoring 1 goal vs teams like sheff Utd. But yeah, we're gonna go to Southampton and Chelsea and win.
He won't play Torres, won't play Bernardo, setting Foden up to fail, playing 2 holding midfielders at home to West Brom. Pep has to go