Re: Premier League 2024/25

by Thimmy Sat Dec 21, 2024 1:54 pm

Can't believe this is a Pep team. No one seems able to string more than 2 passes together.

by Thimmy Sat Dec 21, 2024 1:54 pm

And then Villa makes it 2-0. Was bound to happen

by Vibe Sat Dec 21, 2024 2:08 pm

Joy is gone

Sack this man

by halamadrid2 Sat Dec 21, 2024 2:32 pm

Savinho used to be an exciting player. Pep has sapped all excitement out of him

by BarcaLearning Sat Dec 21, 2024 5:46 pm

What another poor performance... dunno wtf Pep trying to do all game, overload the right side n then switch it to Grealish who everyone knows cant beat his man so at best makes a standard cross or back side, I mean wtf Very Happy

Still he doesnt change... definitely need some Jan. emergency signings... just change things up instead of doing the same old cos opponents clearly all know how to counter this current team every game now...

by Turok_TTZ Sun Dec 22, 2024 8:13 am

I thought Mourinho was the one trick pony. What's the hipster playing at?

Oh my mistake... They both are one trick ponies. bounce

utter lack of balance.
That's why you don't go all in on one aspect of football. City's defense or lack of it comes to the surprise of no one. The hipster historically focuses more on having players who comfy with the the ball than having defenders whom are supposed to... Shut that nonsense down by any means.

Imagine losing to Spanish Mourinho in Emery. Oof. Having said that I do respect Emery's work.

I know foden got the goal but he tried too hard to score when it should be haaland who should be the one finishing the plays. Why does the hipster enjoy starving his star cf of service?

by Myesyats Sun Dec 22, 2024 9:17 am

Turok_TTZ wrote:I thought Mourinho was the one trick pony. What's the hipster playing at?

Oh my mistake... They both are one trick ponies. utter lack of balance.
That's why you don't go all in on one aspect of football. City's defense or lack of it comes to the surprise of no one. The hipster historically focuses more on having players who comfy with the the ball than having defenders whom are supposed to... Shut that nonsense down by any means.

Imagine losing to Spanish Mourinho in Emery. Oof. Having said that I do respect Emery's work.

I know foden got the goal but he tried too hard to score when it should be haaland who should be the one finishing the plays. Why does the hipster enjoy starving his star cf of service?

If a lack of balance brings you 6 premier league titles in 8 years, would have 8/8 if he read Turok_TTZ Thumbs up

by Turok_TTZ Sun Dec 22, 2024 12:03 pm

Myesyats wrote:
Turok_TTZ wrote:I thought Mourinho was the one trick pony. What's the hipster playing at?

Oh my mistake... They both are one trick ponies. utter lack of balance.
That's why you don't go all in on one aspect of football. City's defense or lack of it comes to the surprise of no one. The hipster historically focuses more on having players who comfy with the the ball than having defenders whom are supposed to... Shut that nonsense down by any means.

Imagine losing to Spanish Mourinho in Emery. Oof. Having said that I do respect Emery's work.

I know foden got the goal but he tried too hard to score when it should be haaland who should be the one finishing the plays. Why does the hipster enjoy starving his star cf of service?

If a lack of balance brings you 6 premier league titles in 8 years, would have 8/8 if he read Turok_TTZ

Dominating the league of donkeys or leagues in general is hardly worth of praise. So has Juventus and inter at one point in Serie A history. You know what the hipster has in common with Juventus and to an extent inter? All are trifling in the CL. Dominating the league but being taught a lesson in the CL, all that means is your competitive league isn't really that competitive at the end of the day. But such is the league of donkeys . Overrated.

900+m spent but only 1 cl in x years to show for it and a fortunate one at that... Doesn't sound very dominating does it? Sounds comical if you ask me. But sure buddy. Whatever helps you sleep at night.
But know this, it's precisely that lack of balance that CL has been a good reality check for the hipster and why he's restricted to just one since joining city.

by Myesyats Sun Dec 22, 2024 12:44 pm

1 CL trophy, one final, one semifinal that's still more than other English teams in the past 8 years

bar Pool who had 1 trophy + 2 finals

overall imo still exceeded expectations, everyone said he wouldn't dominate the league (knowing he would be allowed to spend a lot)

by Glory Sun Dec 22, 2024 1:55 pm

Rashford not in the squad again. An exit plan is ready it is looking more and more likely. cheers

by the xcx Sun Dec 22, 2024 3:46 pm

Ngn not looking great for Man United at this very moment. Amorim came in a bad time

by BarcaLearning Mon Dec 23, 2024 9:15 am

Man 0-3 is yet another embarrassment, yet another flop of a new manager already? Very Happy

by Turok_TTZ Mon Dec 23, 2024 9:50 am

Myesyats wrote:1 CL trophy, one final, one semifinal that's still more than other English teams in the past 8 years

bar Pool who had 1 trophy + 2 finals

overall imo still exceeded expectations, everyone said he wouldn't dominate the league (knowing he would be allowed to spend a lot)

by everyone did you mean the epl propaganda machine? Imagine taking such muppets seriously, couldn't be me bounce

City was already winning league titles before the hipster showed up so he just made them more consistent doing so. I suppose mission was accomplished with the token 1 cl at the end of the day. 900m+ government subsidy to achieve it though. Biggest kek for me is out of that 900m+, 150m was spent on three fbs in the same summer. Are any of those fbs still even at the club?

Glory wrote:Rashford not in the squad again. An exit plan is ready it is looking more and more likely.

Your donkey rashford been talking about new challenges and newer pastures. I trust he is training with the reserves now?
Such unprofessionalism. Forget donkey, rashford is a doughnut. Just when manutd return to the mudshow with their latest loss to Bournemouth too.

Feel bad for amorim tbh. But he should have known what he was getting into.
When taking a seat for the mudshow, one must expect getting hit with mud before the shows over.

by Myesyats Mon Dec 23, 2024 9:53 am

BarcaLearning wrote:Man 0-3 is yet another embarrassment, yet another flop of a new manager already?

maybe the team is simply shit?

by BarcaLearning Mon Dec 23, 2024 5:21 pm

Theyve had over a decade to rebuild this so called team Very Happy

Mostly while being the richest club in the world title too Very Happy

Amazing achievement Very Happy

by Glory Tue Dec 24, 2024 6:02 am

Nah we will be fine. There will be more embarrassments like this, lots more banter material for rival fans to celebrate before the season ends but we will get there eventually. This is the price for dicking around and not pulling the plug with ten hag in the summer. Especially when the new manager was going to deploy a totally new system with the same old overpaid shite low iq players.
My confidence is based on having a structure above the manager for the first time ofc and the manager himself showing enough evidence that he is well worthy to be put faith into. Latest reports from Ineos that Amorim can do whatever he wants with Rashford and other underperforming dumb idiots further helps the cause.

by Vibe Tue Dec 24, 2024 7:51 am

City players visited a childrens hospital today

"It was difficult seeing their precious faces with no hope" - said one of the kids.

by BarcaLearning Thu Dec 26, 2024 4:34 pm

No hope indeed... another 2 pts dropped n looking dire with no idea how to attack n again vulnerable defending... I guess now top 4 is the target then? Lucky apart from the front 3 there dont look like a 4th team thats good enough to really worry Man C still...

by Arquitecto Thu Dec 26, 2024 6:35 pm

City are dire and no one is buying into the Guardiola sad thing as if this isn't down to his control as the manager of a billion dollar team. Haaland really does just strike when things are going for the team otherwise I cannot remember a time he goes against the grain and drags them to victory. Mental midget.

LFC will win the title for sure I predict for us but I admit this is more City handing us the title then. anything else.

I dont consider any other team a threat not even Chelsea.

by Thimmy Thu Dec 26, 2024 7:09 pm

I think the rigidity of his current, positional role under Pep doesn't quite allow him to do much on his own, which is why I was a bit surprised when you predicted that he would be the catalyst to turning the current situation around for Man City.

He doesn't drop deep, make runs behind the defense, or make himself regularly available for passes, like he did at his former clubs. With how little influence he has in this tactical setup, he's not very likely to make things happen on his own, like he did on a relatively regular basis for Dortmund. If anyone's going to do that, it's the midfielders.

A missed penalty and wastefulness with two passes from Foden in this match is definitely down to his own lack of performance rather than the usual being starved of possession, which he was with his 0 shots against Aston Villa in their last match. I don't think I've ever seen Foden this generous with feeding him passes, so it's a shame that he squandered them. That said, it's going to take a lot more than Haaland re-discovering his clinicality, in order to sustainably drag this team up from the mental and physical ditch that they're in.

I'm watching Man United against Wolves now. I think Bruno's first yellow was harsh, but I laughed my ass off when he got sent off. I just can't synpathize with him Laughing

by Firenze Thu Dec 26, 2024 7:13 pm

we are genuinely in a relegation battle

by Vibe Thu Dec 26, 2024 7:30 pm

So many sack watch threads to update

by Arquitecto Fri Dec 27, 2024 1:19 am

Thimmy wrote:I think the rigidity of his current, positional role under Pep doesn't quite allow him to do much on his own, which is why I was a bit surprised when you predicted that he would be the catalyst to turning the current situation around for Man City.

He doesn't drop deep, make runs behind the defense, or make himself regularly available for passes, like he did at his former clubs. With how little influence he has in this tactical setup, he's not very likely to make things happen on his own, like he did on a relatively regular basis for Dortmund. If anyone's going to do that, it's the midfielders.

A missed penalty and wastefulness with two passes from Foden in this match is definitely down to his own lack of performance rather than the usual being starved of possession, which he was with his 0 shots against Aston Villa in their last match. I don't think I've ever seen Foden this generous with feeding him passes, so it's a shame that he squandered them. That said, it's going to take a lot more than Haaland re-discovering his clinicality, in order to sustainably drag this team up from the mental and physical ditch that they're in.

I'm watching Man United against Wolves now. I think Bruno's first yellow was harsh, but I laughed my ass off when he got sent off. I just can't synpathize with him

the above argument by you reminds me a lot of when I defended key players I supported but it fell on deaf ears simply bc ppl would see it at face value so i will choose to believe this but also Haaland isn't necessarily a difference maker nor he needs to be. he is extremely prolific and causes havoc with his pace strength and movement and that's enough for a team that is 11. this isn't NBA where one player runs the show why I dont see Basketball as a very in depth sport as a whole comparatively.

by Arquitecto Fri Dec 27, 2024 1:19 am

Vibe wrote:So many sack watch threads to update

by Thimmy Fri Dec 27, 2024 4:32 am

I don’t think I’m defending him for the sake of it. I’ve followed him through 3 clubs now, and there’s quite a stark contrast between how he plays for Man City and how he played at Dortmund and RB Salzburg. He’s scoring more goals in this system, but the ball involvement and creative expression have been stripped down a level where I sometimes he forget that he’s on the field.

He doesn’t utilize his pace, strength and movement with any regularity at Man City, so that’s currently not a part of his repertoire that he relies on. He did so during the first half of their treble-winning season, and I do think he and Bernardo carried the team on their back at that point in time, but ever since he supposedly adapted to the team’s tactics, he’s largely been a fox in the box that doesn’t really see the ball for large portions of a typical match.

Part of his role in the team is to drag defenders wide and create space for the midfielders. Those midfielders would usually be the star of the show at Man City, but all of them are currently out of form.

by BarcaLearning Fri Dec 27, 2024 10:52 am

Not watched Liverpool much, but I woulda thought they together with Slot deserve much more priase than they are getting still? When basically no one thought they would become this good so fast after Klopp left? 42 pts from 17 games thats 2.5 pts per game, Im sure thats high historically in the league?

One thing apart from the good transfers theyve doing over recent yrs, the fast pace football, etc., must be how they keep all the stars happy. I mean often in big clubs even today, when u got so many attacking stars who would walk into most other teams warming the bench, rumours would inevitably start with them being unhappy, but dont ever seem to be the case with Liverpool... all this with a relatively balance wage structure n all that? Very impressive...

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