What do you think is wrong?

[Bozzie]

Am I the only one who thinks that a cross one yard into the goal area should have had a goalie actually going for it and taking it rather than just watching it go past?

No.

 

[forevermancity]

this era will go down as the most important period since we began, it should be the golden age. its just a shame we have accrued quite a lot of players who are able to put in abject perfromances and not be bothered. no heart, no battle, no desire. it slightly marrs our achievements slightly (well for me at least)

 

[moenchengladbach blau]

No.

Thank you. I was feeling lonely:-) Joe looked like a statue from behind the goal, worse when I saw it first on tv and even worse from the camera behind the crosser.

 

[Burtonblue]

I think there are a number of problems, not just one.

Lack of desire: some players are more severely affected by this, namely MDM,Yaya and Kolarov. They lack the will to put in a full shift week in/out.

Lack of energy: this is especially evident when we don't have the ball. The one game when we did play to a high tempo was v Sevilla and it was by far our best performance this season.

Terrible injury record to our top players: missing Silva and Aguero and VK for over half the league games to date is a major factor.

Lack of ability: a problem largely owned by Fernando. He is just not good enough and gets played far too much by MP. Jury still just about out on young Mangala.

Apart from this, we are still in a great position in all competitions. If our injury voodoo stops haunting us anytime soon this team still has a chance of a very successful campaign.
Fingers crossed!!

 

[Deleted member 58678]

I think there are a number of problems, not just one.

Lack of desire: some players are more severely affected by this, namely MDM,Yaya and Kolarov. They lack the will to put in a full shift week in/out.

Lack of energy: this is especially evident when we don't have the ball. The one game when we did play to a high tempo was v Sevilla and it was by far our best performance this season.

Terrible injury record to our top players: missing Silva and Aguero and VK for over half the league games to date is a major factor.

Lack of ability: a problem largely owned by Fernando. He is just not good enough and gets played far too much by MP. Jury still just about out on young Mangala.

Apart from this, we are still in a great position in all competitions. If our injury voodoo stops haunting us anytime soon this team still has a chance of a very successful campaign.
Fingers crossed!!

Plus:
Playing too attacking away from home, especially when we aren't at full strength (why play four attacking players at Stoke when we have a half fit Silva and no Kun?).
Playing without enough bodies in central midfield.
Playing a high defensive line but with no pressing further up the pitch.
Asking four 30+ full backs to bomb up and down the wing all game.
Not taking into account what the oppositions strengths and weaknesses are.
Lack of adaptability when things aren't going right (it should be after 15minutes that things are changed when it's glaring obvious what's wrong, yet against Liverpool it was half time and against Stoke it was 63minutes).
Doing bizarre things like not playing with a striker at 0-0 at bottom of the league Villa for an hour.

 

[Tugay One Cup]

I don't know what all the commotion is about, we'll be fine once Vassell comes back from injury.

 

[Bozzie]

Thank you. I was feeling lonely:-) Joe looked like a statue from behind the goal, worse when I saw it first on tv and even worse from the camera behind the crosser.

Stood directly behind the goal on Saturday and said the same thing at the time. Probably shouldn't have got to that stage but, having done so, I thought Joe could maybe have done more.

 

[Sigh]

I think there are a number of problems, not just one.

Lack of desire: some players are more severely affected by this, namely MDM,Yaya and Kolarov. They lack the will to put in a full shift week in/out.

Lack of energy: this is especially evident when we don't have the ball. The one game when we did play to a high tempo was v Sevilla and it was by far our best performance this season.

Terrible injury record to our top players: missing Silva and Aguero and VK for over half the league games to date is a major factor.

Lack of ability: a problem largely owned by Fernando. He is just not good enough and gets played far too much by MP. Jury still just about out on young Mangala.

Apart from this, we are still in a great position in all competitions. If our injury voodoo stops haunting us anytime soon this team still has a chance of a very successful campaign.
Fingers crossed!!

Plus:
Playing too attacking away from home, especially when we aren't at full strength (why play four attacking players at Stoke when we have a half fit Silva and no Kun?).
Playing without enough bodies in central midfield.
Playing a high defensive line but with no pressing further up the pitch.
Asking four 30+ full backs to bomb up and down the wing all game.
Not taking into account what the oppositions strengths and weaknesses are.
Lack of adaptability when things aren't going right (it should be after 15minutes that things are changed when it's glaring obvious what's wrong, yet against Liverpool it was half time and against Stoke it was 63minutes).
Doing bizarre things like not playing with a striker at 0-0 at bottom of the league Villa for an hour.

Do you two think De Bruyne is being played in his optimal position for us?

 

[Deleted member 58678]

Do you two think De Bruyne is being played in his optimal position for us?

No, i don't even think he was when Silva was out and now he's back he's got no chance.

 

[Sigh]

No, i don't even think he was when Silva was out and now he's back he's got no chance.

Where do you think KDB ought to be played?

 

[Burtonblue]

Plus:
Playing too attacking away from home, especially when we aren't at full strength (why play four attacking players at Stoke when we have a half fit Silva and no Kun?).
Playing without enough bodies in central midfield.
Playing a high defensive line but with no pressing further up the pitch.
Asking four 30+ full backs to bomb up and down the wing all game.
Not taking into account what the oppositions strengths and weaknesses are.
Lack of adaptability when things aren't going right (it should be after 15minutes that things are changed when it's glaring obvious what's wrong, yet against Liverpool it was half time and against Stoke it was 63minutes).
Doing bizarre things like not playing with a striker at 0-0 at bottom of the league Villa for an hour.

Agree with all that.
It is frustrating to see how long it takes MP to make tactical switches in games when thing aren't going right. Plan B is always too late. It's the complete opposite of Mancini....

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Agree with all that.
It is frustrating to see how long it takes MP to make tactical switches in games when thing aren't going right. Plan B is always too late. It's the complete opposite of Mancini....

He actually showed signs of tactical ability against Watford when his changes did make a difference. It didn't last long.

 

[Burtonblue]

He actually showed signs of tactical ability against Watford when his changes did make a difference. It didn't last long.

I agree it takes some guts to hawk a player off after 30 mins. It's an admission of failed tactical selection by the manager and it doesn't half piss the player off.
Nevertheless admitting one's mistakes is the mark of a great manager as it implies an ability to learn from them. We never hear about mistakes in selection from MP in the post match analysis, there are always other reasons for the team not delivering. It is this lack of insight that has convinced me over time that it is time for a new manager. Shame cos there is lots I like about Pelkegrini but I don't think he can take us to the next level.

 

[greasedupdeafguy]

The whole backline apart from Kompany and Otamendi is a mess. While he is solid, Sagna isnt anything special paticularly going forward, Demi has been a great for the past two seasons but his legs are gone, Mangala is wank and Kolarov has been on borrowed time for years but his odd goal and assist keeps him here.

Zaba...........Kompany.............Otamendi..............Clichy

Would like to see that back four once all fit but even if we got a few clean sheets with them Pellegrini would just rotate

Centre mid has been a problem position for years. Fernandinho aside, no one who is near Yayas level has been brought in since the takeover which is why we constantly get over run in Europe. What do we in the summer? sign bloody Delph and keep Fernando

Dont think the three attacking players behind the strikers is really functioning at the moment but on paper thats the fourth best attacking line up in the world although Sterling has been a bit of a dissapointment, he is still very young though. Would personally like to see him in a few other positions than left wing.

Bony is just fucking shit think everyone is agreed on that. I feel for Kelechi, Pellegrini has had plenty of chances when we've been in comfortable postions like last season against southampton or against West Brom at the beginning of the seaso nbut has rejected that and puts him when we're all at sea against Stoke away. Dont know what the club will do as Aguero just cannot seem to stay fit and how can you accomadate two top stikers when you have three forward midfielders like Silva, KBD and Sterling who all want to play.

All the foundations are there for us to absolutely dominate league but its just some absolute baffling decsions in the transfer market and by the manger which is keeping us tied down.

 

[peoffrey]

I was very pleased when we signed Mangala but he simply hasn't stepped up. Pogba will be the long term replacement for Yaya Toure. I'm starting to believe that the players no longer believe in Pellegrini's tactics.