What's the problem(s)?

[argyle]

Every team is built on the defence.

I think we might actually have done a job in the window in bringing in Ake and Dias.

I like Ake because he's a really honest team player. I would like Pep to find a place in the team for him although Laporte / Dias look the most secure positions.

City's squad has so much talent in it. If we can get a settled defence out on the pitch, the rest will come good.

It's our central midfield which is the problem.

The defence is too exposed and teams just cut right through with ease.

 

[Neville Kneville]

We used to created chances at will, incredible pace on the flanks, Sane and Sterling devastating, amazing creativity in the CM, silva, Bernardo and KDB.

We look devoid of ideas at times and the sparkle has long left this side.

We may soon have a defence for the first time in a long time, so getting back the creative spark may be what determines the season.

 

[Blue Hefner]

It's our central midfield which is the problem.

The defence is too exposed and teams just cut right through with ease.

Yep. Too slow

I don’t want to bang in about it but Rodders is a fundamental problem as he simply cannot run - and we aren’t pressing from the front and having full backs caught high up the pitch

 

[Neville Kneville]

It's our central midfield which is the problem.

The defence is too exposed and teams just cut right through with ease.

Yesterday though, Leeds actually made a few moves which were worthy of being called 'difficult' & barring Mendy stopping absolutely nothing at left back, we defended most of it successfully. It was a keeper mistake which cost us.

I can't remember the last time a team asked us genuine questions defensively & we came up with an answer.

Usually they do the most obvious, basic, shite & run straight through.

I think we are close to having a defence.

 

[bobmcfc]

Lack of passion, ambition, focus and I think some of our players don’t give a fuck.

We are all over the place sadly

 

[Keeper!]

Walker has been one of our most consistent players since he was brought in so I can't really agree with this.

He did make numerous mistakes during the lockdown period I agree but I'm satisfied Pep and the club will have dealt with it internally and I'm happy with that.

In a time when we can look at the majority of our full backs currently and have major questions, Walker shouldn't ever be in the equation of whether we should get rid. People point to the lack of attacking output, the occasional brain fart but I would be genuinely interested to hear which RB or LB in the world doesn't come with their weaknesses.

Walker is a very good player, consistent, passionate and never hides.

 

[wayne71]

Before we do anything else pep needs to sign a new contract or inform the club of his intentions.

If he can't or won't we need to start looking for a new manager and installing him asap.

Stability starts at the top, all this dithering about will Messi come, will pep/aguero stay needs to be put to bed.

 

[SublimeSane]

Gundogan has been missed . The most underrated player in the league

 

[Neville Kneville]

Walker is a very good player, consistent, passionate and never hides.

If we had two more players who covered as many areas as he did, we would have won easily.

 

[Keeper!]

Well you're a little ray of sunshine aren't you.

I tell it how I see it, after the CAS the result last season I expected this club to come out fighting, guns ablazing.

We have seen the opposite, the poor performance from all involved in Portugal against Lyon the bollocks from the media, hesitation in getting our targets in early, and a general feeling of change has fallen over the club.

We have become meek and mild on and off the pitch and the we are disrespected off it alarmingly.

And the biggest worry on the latter is the lack of a fight back from the top of the club.

 

[SublimeSane]

Yep. Too slow

I don’t want to bang in about it but Rodders is a fundamental problem as he simply cannot run - and we aren’t pressing from the front and having full backs caught high up the pitch

In fairness it's the overall system that leaves him and the defence exposed . Lack of killer instinct upfront is only highlighting it as an issue now

 

[Keeper!]

Yep. Too slow

I don’t want to bang in about it but Rodders is a fundamental problem as he simply cannot run - and we aren’t pressing from the front and having full backs caught high up the pitch

Rodri is a class player, one big positive yesterday for me, but he needs pace alongside him, put Bernardo and KDB with him and we have a quality midfield.

 

[Kippax77]

There are plenty of problems at the moment, but our finishing is costing us badly.
23 attempts only 2 on target seems to be a reoccurring theme from last season.
I think pep thought we could probably win this game 5-4 the way we went about it,
but sadly our finishing isn't there to be outscoring our opponents again.

 

[Marvin]

I tell it how I see it, after the CAS the result last season I expected this club to come out fighting, guns ablazing.

We have seen the opposite, the poor performance from all involved in Portugal against Lyon the bollocks from the media, hesitation in getting our targets in early, and a general feeling of change has fallen over the club.

We have become meek and mild on and off the pitch and the we are disrespected off it alarmingly.

And the biggest worry on the latter is the lack of a fight back from the top of the club.

MCFC is a football club not a commando unit. Txiki & Ferran's job is to get the players in, and the criticism ebbs and flows based on results of the squad they have acquired.

 

[SublimeSane]

Rodri is a class player, one big positive yesterday for me, but he needs pace alongside him, put Bernardo and KDB with him and we have a quality midfield.

Bernardo was a huge positive from yesterday

 

[Marvin]

In fairness it's the overall system that leaves him and the defence exposed . Lack of killer instinct upfront is only highlighting it as an issue now

Is Aguero any good? What's his record like?

 

[Blue Hefner]

Bernardo was a huge positive from yesterday

I was pissed by then......

 

[brian the blue]

The problem is that the damage is done already.

We can realistically afford to drop points in 6 games if we want to challenge for the title, we've already dropped points in 2 and we're only 3 games in - non of which have been against a top 4 side.

Yes, we've been unlucky yet again with injuries to key players, but why is that a surprise? We have injury prone players.

To say "wait til Liverpool have our kind of injuries" is stupid as well and is just a way of avoiding blaming our set up. They don't get injuries. People should just accept that and stop moaning about how unfair it is.

The posts in this and the match thread are not an over-reaction, we need to stop comparing ourselves to 2017-19, this season just looks like a continuation of last season, with the trajectory heading further down, not up.

 

[Keeper!]

MCFC is a football club not a commando unit. Txiki & Ferran's job is to get the players in, and the criticism ebbs and flows based on results of the squad they have acquired.

Ferran the CEO the guy that is invisible when the whole world takes the piss out of this club.?

This club does not get respect, respect earnt, do you agree?

Would you agree it's the duty of the CEO to fight back ?

 

[Marvin]

Last week after Leicester we had a problem. The window was shutting and one year on from Kompany's retirement we had still to replace him.

Perhaps we've at last addressed the achilles heel from last season. If we have, that's it. This squad when its fit does not have a problem scoring goals. We score 100 a season.