@MCFCTone This is a real hard away test. We are missing Rodri / KDB and Foden doesn’t seem fit yet. Gundo struggling but Pep picked a team to keep the ball. More worried about the Left hand side, they seem to get in a lot.
@MCFCTone That’s nonsense. Bad day at the office we have to accept the loss. Think mentally the players dropped off after the league win. Understandable as it was a tough battle.
@MCFCTone I think problem for Saturday is players will still be shattered. The likes of Ake / Stones / Lewis / Nunes / Kovacic / Alvarez / Ortega / Bobb will all have start.
@MCFCTone Akanji in Stones role and a team with Alvarez / KDB / Haaland / Foden / Doku just doesn’t work. Stones & Silva for Akanji & Alvarez will give us much more balance
@MCFCTone The annoying thing is. I thought 1st half we were good. Moving the ball around and looking dangerous. Then 2nd half we don’t seem to kill games. Think there is something to be said for focus on Club World Cup.
@MCFCTone Or people can see what it is. Defence as a unit has been poor this season, with Dias, Walker individually below standard. We look so easy to counter against. Our FBs don’t offer much in attacking 3rd. We don’t kill games and then seem to concede self inflicted late goals.