*** Match Thread | Newcastle v City ***

[london blue 2]

Injuries aren’t the reason we are dropping points to shit teams. Villa put that lot to the sword. We could barely create a chance.

Yes injuries are bad but our squad and that team we put out should be brushing the barcodes aside.

[Hazy2]

Luckily we have long term plans, still a pisser to see us so far off. Let's get behind the boys.

[ayrshireblue]

Beefy, we've easily the best squad in the league, one of the best in the world. And the best manager in the world. Injuries are part of football. Pep should be able to cope and so should the team.

I'm of the opposite opinion, mate. The injuries we have has are in key positions and them being out has lessened our ability to play through the parked bus. It's also brought our team effort down due to constantly having to play our secondary players.

Our team seems worn out, and after 2 seasons of total dedication, there has to be some give. This is what we are seeing now.

Pep was saying yesterday that we are losing goals because the counter attack is so effective against us. Yet he insists on playing Fernandinho out of position. While he hasn't played badly there it causes us problems in two ways. Firstly, the defensive shield from Rodri or Gundogan is not as effective so the back four are under more pressure. Secondly, Fernandinho gets away with fouls in midfield that are not dangerous but when he commits these fouls further back then we are again under more pressure. The answer is round pegs for round holes. Play a centre half at centre half whether it's Otamendi who Pep doesn't trust or Garcia who Pep says never makes a mistake.

[City64]

We have been way off it since we demolished Watford at home . Hopeless at the back slow as fuck in the middle and hopeless in attack . Yes loads of injuries but too many of fit regular starters way off it . Time to try a few younger players in the PL we will still finish top 4 comfortably if we lose another 4 or 5 games .

[carolina-blue]

We have been way off it since we demolished Watford at home . Hopeless at the back slow as fuck in the middle and hopeless in attack . Yes loads of injuries but too many of fit regular starters way off it . Time to try a few younger players in the PL we will still finish top 4 comfortably if we lose another 4 or 5 games .

Seconded ,
but he won’t do it
Stubborn fucker won’t put Fern back where he belongs and Play Garcia , now that the league has all but gone he will want the cups more than ever and won’t take the risks

[Harry Dowd scored]

Got a bad feeling we are going to lose the likes of Foden and Garcia eventually. This short term thinking may have already cost us without knowing it, yeas we have won titles, but have we mortgaged for the future!

[Mase]

Was it Rodri again that failed to close down the guy on the edge of the box that scores against us? Fuckin pathetic that guy.

[PeterParker]

Was it Rodri again that failed to close down the guy on the edge of the box that scores against us? Fuckin pathetic that guy.

He is shit.
Fucking crane. A bit better than Rodwell

[Beefymcfc]

Was it Rodri again that failed to close down the guy on the edge of the box that scores against us? Fuckin pathetic that guy.

He is shit.
Fucking crane. A bit better than Rodwell

After a few games into his City career?

Actually reminds me of Garcia and I'm not quite sure who he is.

[PeterParker]

Was it Rodri again that failed to close down the guy on the edge of the box that scores against us? Fuckin pathetic that guy.

He is shit.
Fucking crane. A bit better than Rodwell

After a few games into his City career?

Actually reminds me of Garcia and I'm not quite sure who he is.

He is super slow and super careless from day one.
I think he still thinks he is playing Eibar every week.

We’ve been spoiled by two of the very best box to box midfielders this competition ever had: Yaya and Fern.

[Dimples]

There is only one explanation that makes sense to me.
What you see now is prep for the CL.
Pep and the club waved goodbye to this year's PL a while back.

[PrezIke]

Well at least we have one less competition to focus on and care about. Maybe we can salvage the season by winning the cups

Do we look like we are a side that will win any of these now?

Something isn't right. My guess is it's a mix of factors.

Maybe we turn it around and win something, but at the moment that looks unlikely.

[Nick]

There is only one explanation that makes sense to me.
What you see now is prep for the CL.
Pep and the club waved goodbye to this year's PL a while back.

Prep ? Purposely playing wank since Watford? Weve been wank in europe. And likes of rodri gundo and dinho at CB are mainstays in europe.

[Sparklehorse]

Well, the way we played today would have won us the Champions League last year!

[carl_feedthegoat]

There is only one explanation that makes sense to me.
What you see now is prep for the CL.
Pep and the club waved goodbye to this year's PL a while back.

If anyone thinks we can win ANYTHING with this current set up is deluded - we are fucking light years away from last years form and unless we have a complete turnaround then I cant see any kind of comeback.

PeP has been found wanting this season - he persists with playing players who are just not on form and he will not change it.

[Mase]

Yeah, we're still massively enjoyable to watch. Anyone writing off the season now must be a reactionary mong who runs out of games when we're losing

I've enjoyed watching us this season.

[sheblue]

Well, the way we played today would have won us the Champions League last year!

This crazy idea going around that ah sure its ok we will just concentrate on the champions league.

That team playing that shite wont have have any chance of winning the champions league.
None whatsoever.
I know criticism of the almighty one is frowned upon but pep needs a good kicking for his management of the team in the last month or more.
He needs to be more pragmatic in his approach.
His errors are so obvious to most its unbelievable.

[Hazy2]

Relax FFS this will be a blip, yes League has gone. I am not convinced by Rodri but he came on with it won, Ferna fucked up, that's a fact and is getting targeted., Pep well he is frustrated as anyone I watch home and away, he is raging with the teams performing so casually. What is Catalan for FFS The passing is slow and mostly piss poor.

[zuricity]

^^^^^

Indeed ! Let's just get back to winning the next game philosophy. We can reel scouse2 in . Let's see how it looks after the Christmas games,

[Nick]

League isnt gone ffs sick of bottlers, same people that gave up under the other titles.

Pep needs to freshen it up. Burnley tuesday. He needs to.

My money is on exact same team but Silva for mahrez and otta for stones. BORE OFF any cunt can slightly rotate.

Have to start Garcia and foden.