What Is lacking?

Pep did say in a recent interview that to stay relevant and challenge for the top competitions, the squad will need to be regularly overhauled. This season if you include Aguerro I see 4 players in and at least 4 out. I have a feeling next year could be Torres breakthrough season as I see him being used as a central ST. For me he could become the surprise player in our squad next year.
I also believe Pep will change his tactics too With next seasons team looking a lot different to this seasons team.
Hopefully Pep will fill the squad with 2-3 Academy players with Delap, Doyle and Palmer joining the squad.
Players out I believe could be from Mendy, Sterling, Mahrez, Garcia, Aguerro and Cancelo. 6 players out 3-4 in plus 2-3 youths. A new formation and we go again.
I don’t want to lose Mahrez or Cancelo but it could happen. The money raised added to the prize money for this season will help City sign at least 2 marquee players to freshen the squad up.
This is only my thoughts and I will probably be completely wrong lol.
 
JoeD said:
None of those, actually and some posters using the defeat to have a dig at the usual scapegoats frankly make me laugh.

That Harvertz goal would have never happened with Fernandinho or Rodri on the pitch, and by letting them on the bench, Pep not only weakened his defense but also his attack.

He tied up Gundogan, who's not a defensive midfielder, forcing him to stay deeper thus having less influence on the game and cut off the defense from the attack, making the transitions ponderous, hazardous even, and constantly exposing the back four to Chelsea's counter-attacks. I've rarely seen you so disjointed.

I still can't fathom why he chose the most important game of the season, a one-off at that, to mess with a proven, league winner, starting XI. The system with the false 9 worked perfectly. The players had their habits, routines and partnerships. Everyone knew what they had to do on the pitch. The second leg against PSG should've put to bed any discussion about who's going to start, except maybe Fernandinho/Rodri. So why for the love of God, change that? Why not simply play your football?

I honestly thought that he would rectify his mistake at half-time, yet he persisted until one hour has passed and with this Chelsea team known for being a tough nut to crack, it was too little, too late. I said before the game that it was vital for you to get the first goal. By the time Fernandinho came on the damage was already done and Chelsea had a huge psychological advantage. Combined that with their well organized team and Kanté in the midfield and you just know that that one goal would be enough.

This Man City team had enough to see Chelsea through, even if it was never going to be easy. Talking about mentality, lack of striker or lack of leadership is simply shifting the problem. It's really heartbreaking, because I wanted Pep and this team to win the CL and put a definitive stamp on this footballing era.

Seems we'll have to wait a bit more.
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Good post. TBH i cant see us ever winning the CL under Pep, everytime he cocks it up.
 
BlueBas said:
Got to remember no team has won champs league on first ever appearance in final. Whole team will learn from this. Get Haaland and go again.
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We should have been the first. With the PSG team on the pitch it could have got embarrassing for Chelsea.
 
burning blue soul said:
To be fair, he changed 1 player... just the 1!
Bizarre is not the correct word.
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It is where he played them is the deciding factor as opposed to the PSG game.

But in both games he played a true DM and won both games, he didn't in the final and we lost and that is the answer, the question really is why?
 
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