Mase wrote:PeterParker wrote:Mase wrote:Sick to death of this "players are tired" and "squad is small" bollocks. Weve got the same amount of players as every other team. He just doesn't use the squad. Would Mukasa have offered any less than Haaland today? No. Would a kid being brought on just to give us legs offered us anything less than Bernardo in the middle?
USE THE FUCKIN SQUAD, ITS WHAT YOURE PAID TO DO
But are they good enough? Lewis and Bobb have shown they aren’t, at least not yet. As for the others, it’s impossible to know. They’re glued to the bench week after week, never given a real chance. So yes, the squad is small. He experimented against Leverkusen, and we simply weren’t good enough.
We keep searching for explanations while dealing with the most stubborn man in football. For me, it’s quite clear: the players are exhausted because he’s run them into the ground: Rodri is the clearest example, played relentlessly until he broke down. The squad lacks quality depth because he chose it that way, just compare Arsenal’s bench options to ours. And finally, we have a team that feels made of glass, which, in my opinion, stems from the same approach he used at Bayern Munich. I don't believe in coincidences.
So ultimately, it is our own fault.
Are they any worse than a guy that has just stood there up front for our last two games?
Someone in midfield is needed just to give us legs. If we don't have a kid that can do that, we're in big trouble.
I would play them tomorrow, but our manager will not. So we are stuck in a circle because of a stubborn man.
Arguably, we have one of the best academies in the world, but aside from Foden, who has been too inconsistent in his career, we don't have anyone who has made a significant impact under Pep.
This loop will drag on until he steps down. We might win a league, a cup, but that is about it.
