london blue 2 wrote:City64 wrote:johnny crossan wrote:City64 wrote:london blue 2 wrote:On the Mendy issue, from early second half you could see he was isolated on the left. I was surprised Pep didn't make an adjustment to support him.
Play with 2 left backs because he is shite ?
He didn't get much help with Traore from Sterling, who looked unhappy when he was pulled.
I was unhappy Sterling wasn’t subbed earlier because it was another one of “those “ performances from him frustrating as fuck at times . Mendy got bullied and was clueless in a couple of situations with Traore 2nd half , it’s “those “ situations that cost us points and hard earned wins . Mendy is a fucking liability not matter how anyone sugar coats his 2nd half performance last night he is and has been a liability for us .
Thing is, Mendy got booked early door for fuck all. So he was in a position where he could barely make a challenge. Pep/Razza didn't provide much support so he was isolated against their most dangerous player for 65 minutes.
Yep, that booking fucked him up, solid until that point. They created nothing on that side when Torres came on, surprised and frustrated Pep didn't make that change earlier.
I do think Mendy has lost that athleticism that set him apart following those injuries. Traore did him for pace a few times, which tbf is half expected, it was when Neto did him on the outside that I thought fuck. It's messing him up going forward too as he doesn't have that burst of acceleration to go down the line as much as he had.