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If I had control I would make a complete overhaul, tried to be as realistic as possible
knowing tottenham, we’d do a complete overhaul and get worse
If I had control I would make a complete overhaul, tried to be as realistic as possible
I don't understand why Jose is taking heat for this loss. The players were fully to blame for that shit show. Epically incompetent defending led to all three goals for Sheff Utd. They did well to precisely open us up, but our focus was way off. We just let runners run, lost track of other players, and just watched the ball, instead of reacting. The whole thing was humiliating.
And when we did get into the final third... the amount of misplaced passes and idiotic decision making was hilariously predictable. Sonny flouncing around, scared shitless to put in any effort. Harry wasn't much better. Stevie B looked a bit bemused by the whole thing. And Moura was playing it safe. Then comes on Lamela, who kept running thoughtlessly into the abyss. Following that, Dele comes on, and did his usual pussy-footing around, without intent.
Even Lo Celso was off today.
Bottom line... I'm not sure how Jose is able to get these players to focus. Their mistakes are childish at times. Such as the inability to pick out a ten yard pass without over-hitting it or completely misplacing it. No tactics or strategy in the world can fix stupid. And that was how nearly all of our players played today... stupid. And as much as I can certainly understand how annoying Jose's negativity can be... today was not his fault.
So, you feel that the players who made mistakes and lost focus did so because of Jose's tactics?Rubbish mate, fully fit squad and 5 subs. He could have changed it or at least made us wideretc but didn’t do a lot - if anything
We dont know that for sure do we.Before lockdown I would’ve agreed with you but what purpose does a DoF serve now? We’ve got basically no money to spend.
So, you feel that the players who made mistakes and lost focus did so because of Jose's tactics?
Bang on. I'd add Dele to the list.One problem is this I’ve seen over the last few weeks people get on like lamela aurier sissoko Davies lucas are all smashing players .... they aren’t wake up and smell the coffee !!! This squad needs a massive revamp !!
I'm watching a proper match now (city Vs Liverpool). The difference is incredible. It's more enjoyable being a neutral fan I think.
How many times this season have either of them looked like they are far, far better than the rest of the players in the team? Gareth Bale played out of his skin to try to drag his teammates kicking and screaming into the Champions League before moving to Real Madrid. In a team lacking in quality, creativity and ambition, he won games single handedly, gave us something to cheer about and deserved the step up he got.Add in Son and Kane - both are far, far too good for us and it's never any use having an unhappy player around. The problem is that the bloke who'd be reinvesting that money bought Lindelof, Bailey, Dalot and Fred while selling Lukaku, De Bruyne, Bonucci and Salah.
Need a style of play first...
I remember when Liverpool appointed klopp. From day one you can see they believed in the system and the press. They're still doing it now and have their rewards. Poch was on the right track but then player sales, poor replacements and possibly player power saw that system stopped.
City play in Guardiola style.. any player who doesn't follow the system is out the door.
No point buying players if there isn't a style of play that the manager or players will follow first.
Agree that is a terrible record. But putting all the blame on him is a simplification. There's plenty of blame to go around. Don't you think the players are being a bit gutless and gormless? Hard to ignore just how shitty their attitudes are.1 win in 11.... Non existent clean sheets. Jose hasn’t got a clue
Before lockdown I would’ve agreed with you but what purpose does a DoF serve now? We’ve got basically no money to spend.
I'll give you that and whatever we think about Jose he's not going to get sacked so we are going to have to suck it up and hope he still has the nous and squad to move us forwardI saw a style of play today. I saw us put together alot of dangerous attacks that fell apart with poor final ball due to a lack of quality from the players. I saw good shape and then lapses in concentration for the first goal. I saw a really shocking decision go against us and instead of dusting themselves down the players give up. Common traits of this squad.
Yes, to your point about BVB Dortmund. I live there and my friends support them. We should have been selling Eriksen, Verts and Toby 3 years ago and buying a shit ton of promising youth. BVB are now flying high on that principle, having sold Aubameyang. We should do the same.