2020/21 Carlo Ancelotti

[gazzaa2]

People criticising Carlo over that game are utterly clueless. The gameplan was the right one, and the only one that was realistic given our personnel issues. We would've got torn apart if we'd tried to attack them, as evidenced by the second goal when everybody had pushed up.

He's done well against the big teams this year and it's with that set up of backs to the wall and try and nick a set piece or a breakaway.

Problem is, there's no other plan.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

One of the world’s highest wages, one of the world’s most expensive squad but we can’t expect to win at home.

Dinosaur of a manager.

Should be under the same scrutiny that Jose is under.

He has had his day. Get him out.

He needs time, if we spend big in the Summer then we can judge him properly next season.

 

[davek]

To be honest mate I understand the frustration. We never looked like threatening them despite trying to play on the counter. A few times we won the ball back and then lacked any serious options to go forward.

Problem is these rats are different to anything else in the league. The chips are absolutely STACKED in their favour, they are in with a shot at winning everything purely because they have the one of the deepest and most expensive sides in history.

I dont think we can use that as an excuse. Yes, it matters a great deal. But we had a shot there tonight and didn't even get the bullets in to fire them.

 

[Lanolin]

Can’t argue with the set up etc tonight, we made it competitive and performed better than I expected. We need to find a way to cause teams problems though. I don’t know what the answer is, but we really have to find one.

 

[davek]

The punchers chance was a set play. It nearly worked with the one cleared off the line.

"A set play".

Read that back to yourself.

 

[Ring master]

BEIN SPORTS INTERVIEW

 

[McBain]

Chances 'plural'?

A header off the line. That was it.

There are many other teams that would have made more of a fist than we did tonight.

You're upset, we all are, but there's no way you go toe to toe with this City side and come out on top. Madness to think otherwise.

 

[davek]

There was a 15 minute spell before half time where we did ok on the ball - we were pushed back second half and you get more cautious/tired as you get closer to the end.

I’ve had my issues with our use of the ball this season- it should be much better than it has been but I’m not hammering them for that - they ran themselves into the ground against a far superior side who wheeled out a fresh mahrez and de bruyne off the bench

...and he made no subs.

 

[Magus]

Give him grief for the Fulham and Burnley matches but tonight was a good effort. They were the better team but we could have nicked it which was the plan.

I did give him grief for those games but we are even worse off now in terms of missing key players. It looked like he wanted us to frustrate them for the first twenty and then come out a bit, but it didn't work because we don't have the legs or physical presence. I was impressed with the overall discipline until the inevitable tired loss of concentration.

 

[davek]

You're upset, we all are, but there's no way you go toe to toe with the City side and come out on top. Madness to think otherwise.

Not saying toe to toe. I'm saying we could and should have had more to us than clearing a long ball out of defence ALL second half.

It was clueless. A Division Two team can do that.

Just woeful.

 

[blue to the bone]

What a forum.
The bells take over again.
Over and out

 

[Stephenlloyd]

He's done well against the big teams this year and it's with that set up of backs to the wall and try and nick a set piece or a breakaway.

Problem is, there's no other plan.

Amd what plan do you expect. A staring 11 & bench 220mil compared to city’s 800. They had 430mil on the bench.

 

[JMT]

I'm gonna log off but they brought on KdB we brought on Iwobi, That's the gulf in difference, We're on a depleted squad and Ancelotti did what he thought would work with the players he had.
The football is eye aids but lets be realistic also.

 

[grandjoeblue]

Big ask for any side that tonight. We just aren't good enough. Its not Carlos fault.

 

[Death]

Lads back the team and Carlo. We need to concentrate in beating Palace next.

What good is that to dangers that get endorphin highs from Carlo losing.