carl_feedthegoat wrote:Harry Dowd scored wrote:Looks to me like Pep is only happy when he has the best players in the world in every position on the pitch. If any of the positions is undermined either by bad form and or injury, he is not happy and rolls out the excuses.
The other point I think is evident here, is , we have become victims of our own success.
Correct on both points.
If PeP is to be recognized as a true ALL ROUND great manager, without some star players available, then he should be able to turn this around and get us to a level that is acceptable to us fans -if he cannot then hes no different to most managers out there.
Given the current climate , Ive accepted we will probably finish in 3rd and wont win any cups....I'm at peace with that....for this season at least.
Pep has never really been one for youth.He is the very definition of a Cheque book manager give him a few hundred million and he will build you a side and win Titles.
To be fair he has achieved that.
At this moment in time though,he has to earn his Corn and manage what he has at his disposal better.
For me he looks like he dosent have a fucking clue what to do when Plan A dont work.Sure Plan A will work against most sides in the Premier League.When we come up against fast paced sides with half decent strikers he has no idea what to do.
Defense is virtually none existent.
Even the shit sides have figured out they can stick 10 men behind the Ball and hit us on the counter.
I dont even think we have the Team for his Plan A anymore.we are not playing fast expansive football this season.We are playing slow possession based football that breaks down in the final third all to often.Pointless his Balls in to the Box.He must be coaching them to do this.
He can moan about his lot all he wants.Our owners have givven him a lot of money to spend on our side.He signed Angelinho,Cancelo for £100,000 000.It was he signed Mahrez who we didn't need,i still dont rate him.
Surely we can pick up Prem proven players for less money.
To sit there complaining at not being able to compete was taking the Piss.