Recent content by illotr

On paper, Garnacho's should be technically more difficult since the ball was going away from the goal with pace whereas in Rooney's case the cross was vaguely towards goal direction and much slowed down after the deflection. So Garnacho had to run back and made more adjustments to get in...

I don't know why some of our players, even the more experienced ones, would hold on to the ball for so long that they managed to evade the first challenge but eventually lost the ball to the second or third defender closing down, while there were obvious options to pass to. Is it because of the...

Transforming playing style takes time. We should be patient and do what Arsenal has done with Arteta. The manager definitely needs more support in scouting/buying/selling players though

Wondering how things would go if SAF vs Beckham happens in this era

I was very critical of him after the first 2 games but after today’s game I would be a little more patient. I could see that he’s working to transform our play especially in buildups and transitions. The players clearly are not used to the new setup due to injuries and new signings and they...

Have a feeling that if he and Casemiro both play we would be a very resilient counterattacking team.

Serious questions need to be asked if he cannot change the midfield setup quickly and make it balanced and functional. I can accept not winning games due to not enough quality in front of goal but this is not acceptable

I believe when all is done and dusted he will be the most achieved manager of all time. Among the greats it’s hard to say who is unarguably the best since they work with different players and player quality ultimately decides what the manager can achieve. Also Pep benefits from city’s football...

I think everyone can agree that how much a football coach can achieve depends on a) how good the coach is and b) the quality of the players at their disposal, assuming that they all start at a similar age. In the case of Pep, he is edging on becoming the greatest manager ever due to primarily...

Ten Hag reminds me of a kid being so happy with his new toy

He’s focused more on scoring these days but not that restricted. For one thing Ronaldo’s passing is criminally underrated. Who can we say is definitively better at crossing in this United team than him? I can’t think of anyone. And he can do it with both feet. In recent games when he dropped...

Good observation. Mentality plays a part definitely. There’s a team talk in All or Nothing when Guardiola said that the major difference between them (Man City) and teams like Real and Barcelona (top teams in Europe then) was that the top teams are f*ing believers. I think the mental...

Even with the squad starting the second half we should at least be able to progress the ball much better and have some control of the game or create real chances via counterattack. By the look of it they were not instructed how to move the ball forward at all! We can actually do that pretty well...

1st half was terrible. I think in 2nd half our build up was fairly solid given the circumstance. And that was due to Ole's adjustments and the players took it up a notch, probably also with Wolves intensity declining. As much as people like to attribute the goal to individual brilliance, the...

Feel the same.