Ernesto Valverde - V1

[Messigician]

Watching City right now and our "system" is so outdated, we would lose the final 5-0 unless they choke, how in the world did this guy land another year contract for himself, what a waste of squad.

Ye such a great side they got outplayed by leciester, newcastle and crystal palace

 

[clemente]

Ye such a great side they got outplayed by leciester, newcastle and crystal palace

And? best teams lose to worst teams, its football, we also lost to worst teams during our peak few years ago, but in the end its obvious we win those matches 99/100 times, same with city

 

[Total-Football]

L to anyone who still refuse to see the pattern here.

there is a reason why this limited fella doesnt rotate.
unless we start the best 11 with the best of all time we usually drop points.

 

[Givenchy]

L to anyone who still refuse to see the pattern here.

there is a reason why this limited fella doesnt rotate.
unless we start the best 11 with the best of all time we usually drop points.

hes not coaching our players, bunch of individuals out on that pitch.. were just lucky we have the GOAT to bail us out most of the time and thats WITH the best 11

credit for taking off Coutinho and keeping Malcom on but this is bad

 

[jairzinho]

Exposed big time. This clown consistently hides behind the gala XI.

 

[Joan]

Said they weren't interesting...

 

[Givenchy]

Said they weren't interesting...

EV is working that Zidane voodoo magic

 

[xXKonan]

Can't really blame rotations fully as some of our starters that were out there were just flat out horrible.

Oh well 8 points ahead and let us finish Atletico.

 

[MTL_Barca]

Well that was probably the last time we saw seniors benched this season

 

[serghei]

Can't really blame rotations fully as some of our starters that were out there were just flat out horrible.

Oh well 8 points ahead and let us finish Atletico.

Yep. Thing is that when you set up the way we did, defending and playing on the counters, much like vs Betis, you have to be defensively strong. And we aren't. Today Valverde should learn that our style is never the same one as Atletico Madrid. Atletico Madrid never goes 2-4 from 2-0 vs a team like Villareal.

We had poor ball circulation. This is something that needs to be improved.

 

[Aryagorn]

tbh the rotations were probably not too bad - except may be he should have played Pique instead of Lenglet considering they have not played together at all and both are lefties. Also, he should talk more to his players, too many give aways and can't believe the Roma game hasn't taught any lesson to the lads! And do not freaking play Coutinho in attack!! Not only was Coutinho not of much use (except of course for the goal) but the second goal was as a direct result of him losing the ball! The guy tries to come into the mid field to get involved in the game but the retardo still plays him only in the attack!

 

[Total-Football]

the selfish me is kinda happy we drew it means we will play messi vs atletico and i will be in barcelona.. still not sure if to purchase a ticket or spend stuff on alcohool.

 

[serghei]

tbh the rotations were probably not too bad - except may be he should have played Pique instead of Lenglet considering they have not played together at all and both are lefties. Also, he should talk more to his players, too many give aways and can't believe the Roma game hasn't taught any lesson to the lads! And do not freaking play Coutinho in attack!! Not only was Coutinho not of much use (except of course for the goal) but the second goal was as a direct result of him losing the ball! The guy tries to come into the mid field to get involved in the game but the retardo still plays him only in the attack!

Imo, these types of games happen to any team. The important thing is for us to be prepared so it doesn't happen at the worst times. City lost at home to Crystal Palace 2-3, in much the same fashion as we almost lost today. Defensive errors, lack of focus, other team trying harder, and opposition players being in a great day.

This happening once every 10 games in a league campaign in a crowded period ain't that much of a big deal. This happening in a CL game where everyone should be at 100% focused and sharp is a big big problem and is simply not acceptable.

 

[raki]

No game plan whatsoever.

 

[Horatio]

Serghei has dug himself in and is forced to be more apologetic because of this post:

3/4 of those defenders are starters dude. It's not rotation at fault. It's tiredness and complacency.

Also you seemed to have dropped the tiredness angle in your recent posts.