My Sunday night finale and a reality check for you all..and this comes from the inside..and a highly valued insider...
1) Dembele is spent.
2) Dele is not the player he was because he believes too much in his past years "wake" - he's become, and I quote " a nasty little shit".who has gone backwards for believing his own hype.
3) We miss Walker. Trippier will never make the grade against top opposition.
4) Rose is not the same player he was.
5) Obviously we miss Toby & Wanyama. The cornerstones of our recent success.
6) The only 2 players we have that are worth their salt this season are Kane & Eriksen.
7) There are no foreseeable replacements and the squad is thin...top 4 will be a major achievement for this team in it current state.
8) MoPo does not currently know his a) Best system or b) Best players.
We're actually at a major point of transition and basically peaked last season....That is the reality.
Back to the drawing board for one and all.
https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...-manchester-city-problem-pochettino-guardiola