What's the problem(s)?

[PragueBlue]

Our pressing after 20 mins was almost non-existent. Coupled with our defence playing deeper, this left a huge amount of space between our lines for Leeds to exploit. Poor tactics and lack of fitness.

 

[alexmcity]

Injuries, covid, new players, no pre-season.

Even Pep needs time to create a team without the legends of last decade. We are still in transition.

 

[HaalandEffect]

Need a defensive trainer so we can get the best out of the defence.

 

[Del_Bosque]

Rodri was our best player today.

He was completely overwhelmed

We had to sacrifice a forward to get Ferna in to help him

He’s been a shocking buy

 

[hertsblue]

Think the best teams are now pace and power, we are slow and small

 

[Damanino]

I said it last week, if we only press hard for 20 minutes, we only should play high line for 20 minutes.
Otherwise balance is off and panic sets in.

Liverpool seem to have better fitness level, but they cannot press for 90 minutes either.

What they do have tho is a hard working defensive midfield line of Keita/Fabinho, Henderson, Wijdaldum who do the dirty work of stopping counters, helping out wide areas in transition while robertson, TAA are leaving space behind when joining attacks (and scoring, assisting goals every game basically from fullback position), dropping between defence if needed and generally protecting the defence.

We have Rodri for all these at City when press if dead.
and Mahrez, Sterling strolling around upfront while they build quick attacks from the back...
(Mane, Salah, firmino also work very hard pressing high up the pitch, Mahrez would not survive long under Klopp...)

What is incredible how many times does it need to happen for Pep to change tactics.

 

[K-Bo]

IMO losing david silva and ferna through non optional rotation means our control of the ball in midfield is dropped times a million.

 

[kaz7]

Two of them played today. And as for the third one, most on here wouldn't have him in the team anyway.

They have had even less of a pre -season than the others so they are not fit , they are all getting match fit on the job

 

[FantasyIreland]

I'm guessing you don't agree, maybe it's David then ? Haha.

The biggest problem today was the City players who couldn't pass to other City players, the City players who were constantly getting mugged of the ball by players who were in the championship last season, and greedy twats who think it's all about them and not the team.

Once over that white line, not a lot the coach can do about those things, other than make changes obviously which he tried.

The vast majority that played today were piss poor, and that is what was wrong, all quite simple for my eyes (see last Sunday).

Pep could have made changes much sooner,he let the game go on far too long without addressing the problems.As for the lack of effort from one in particular,that was also predictable in my eyes,and that player should not have started.I think some others were poor because they are knackered.

We need a striker who keeps the ball and buys us time to recover.

 

[MeatHunterrr]

Injuries, covid, new players, no pre-season.

Even Pep needs time to create a team without the legends of last decade. We are still in transition.

KDB might as well request a transfer.

He simply has not got any years to waste.