Douglas Higginbottom wrote:Pep seems to be getting the balance right between fielding a strong side and rotating. It doesn't help having only one striker of course but I thought last night's team was about right. 5 of our back 6 were second stringers and the other still isn't back to anything close to his best after injury.
Even so with better work in the last 3rd we would probably have win easily. We got into some great situations but just got the last bit wrong. As for Bristol showing other teams how to play against us then bring it on. It's one thing to press a reserve back line plus Yaya but a whole other thing to do it against the real team.
I thought Huddersfield showed everyone how to play against City by retreating to the last 3rd and somehow that hasnt worked either. Others have tried just kicking us off the park but we won those as well.
Can we really beat the dippers on their home turf? How good would that be!
iwasthere2012 wrote:I mostly agree with your summation Doug although like FIBD I feel having Yaya in the lineup as well is illogical to my mind.
He won't be here in the future and I think some formation without him that afforded an energetic youngster some game time, would be much more productive.
Foreverinbluedreams wrote:Yeah just swap Yaya for Fernandinho, keep the rest as is, although I'd play one of our two strikers if both were available too.
johnny crossan wrote:Foreverinbluedreams wrote:Yeah just swap Yaya for Fernandinho, keep the rest as is, although I'd play one of our two strikers if both were available too.
7 changes minimum needed from last night for Sunday, anybody who says different is a nitwit
iwasthere2012 wrote:johnny crossan wrote:Foreverinbluedreams wrote:Yeah just swap Yaya for Fernandinho, keep the rest as is, although I'd play one of our two strikers if both were available too.
7 changes minimum needed from last night for Sunday, anybody who says different is a nitwit
Agreed, but we’re talking about the cup not the league.
Give FIBD some credit.
Foreverinbluedreams wrote:Yeah just swap Yaya for Fernandinho, keep the rest as is, although I'd play one of our two strikers if both were available too.
fangsanalsatan wrote:We have had our fair share of shit players and ludicrous transfers, but this has to go down as one of the most appalling scouting jobs in the history of the sport.
bigblue wrote:fangsanalsatan wrote:We have had our fair share of shit players and ludicrous transfers, but this has to go down as one of the most appalling scouting jobs in the history of the sport.
He's certainly not good enough, but "most appalling scouting jobs in the history of the sport"? Ever heard of a guy named Bebe?
bigblue wrote:fangsanalsatan wrote:We have had our fair share of shit players and ludicrous transfers, but this has to go down as one of the most appalling scouting jobs in the history of the sport.
He's certainly not good enough, but "most appalling scouting jobs in the history of the sport"? Ever heard of a guy named Bebe?
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