2020/21 Carlo Ancelotti

[ForeverBlue92]

He needs better players. Matches are 90 minutes long and this team cant perform for 90 minutes. Both cup quarter finals they came up well short when it matters. Good players win games in the last 10, bad players lose games at the end.

Agreed but we have said this the past 5 years now - at what point does the recruitment actually get done right?

This summer is last chance saloon for the club really - Leicester started their rebuild post Ranieri not too far after us and look at the difference in squad quality and overall structure/implement of a style of play.

Its just boiled pish every weekend at the moment be it Man City or Fulham.

 

[Frenk]

The problem is that for us to get anything out of that tonight we had to have a full first choice side. People are going on about the players they brought on when it's the players they never that tells the story. About 300m+ worth sat on their arse.

Agree with that, 9 times out of ten we are never going to win against that city team. Problem is this season we have seen games too often against teams in the bottom half where we also never looked like winning. And no, I do not want to get rid of Carlo.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

We can judge him now. Poor.

We can criticise his tactics etc at this moment in time IMO, we judge him next season though.

 

[Death]

Carlo was always doomed either way. It was a dream night for the sewer dwellers. Get smashed playing the way they would want us to play they'd be in here grilling him. They are probably angry they don't have thier 6-0 stick to beat him so they are giving the meager negative tactics stick all they've got.

 

[gazzaa2]

Yes, but just give it a go FFS.

Did anyone here think it was a good tactic to get 11 behind the ball and pass the ball back to City for that whole second half in order to get a result?

How does anyone come to the conclusion that it was tactically astute?

Looking at the two benches it was obvious City would benefit the longer the game went on. We had Iwobi and they had De Bruyne and Mahrez.

City didn't play well until they brought them on, so our best bet was probably to try and get our noses in front before then and then try and see it out. We had opportunities to get forward and put them under pressure, but we were clueless unless it was a set play.

 

[davek]

If we played that way second half with something to hold on to and defend, ok. That can be accepted. But we just handed City 45 minutes to pulverise us to find the winner.

Please dont tell me that was a great tactic. It was a recipe for what we eventually got: two late goals against us and out of the cup meekly.

 

[billyblue80]

Yes, but just give it a go FFS.

Did anyone here think it was a good tactic to get 11 behind the ball and pass the ball back to City for that whole second half in order to get a result?

How does anyone come to the conclusion that it was tactically astute?

Open up we would have been in for a hiding this was our only shot with the personnel in my view. No James and Doucoure is much of legs and creativity there.

 

[Saint Domingo]

Yes, but just give it a go FFS.

Did anyone here think it was a good tactic to get 11 behind the ball and pass the ball back to City for that whole second half in order to get a result?

How does anyone come to the conclusion that it was tactically astute?

Its not always down to our choice. They suffocate you. They can do that because they have pace and power everywhere. When we get the ball (if we can get it back) there’s not many good passing options available.

I just don’t understand this idea that the players choose whether or not to ‘have a go’ against top opposition. As if we’ve just let them have the ball for 60 minutes but we’ll suddenly flip the whole game and start bossing possession and building attacks. It’s not going to happen regardless of how much effort we put in. Even far better teams than us like United and Liverpool’s struggle to attack against them.

It’s not a case of ‘not having a go’. We’re not good enough to have a go, and until we make the necessary investment in the level of player required to go into the first team and on the bench then these sort of games will continue to happen.

 

[davek]

Looking at the two benches it was obvious City would benefit the longer the game went on. We had Iwobi and they had De Bruyne and Mahrez.

City didn't play well until they brought them on, so our best bet was probably to try and get our noses in front before then and then try and see it out.

How do you do that by getting all your players behind the ball and launch your possession straight at City's defence to bring forward again and again and again?

 

[tirion]

Wonder if @tirion will make an appearance after his vile behaviour last week

did you enjoy the match bro?

 

[blulouie]

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.

Blimey

This really is a new GOT low....even from you.

 

[Death]

I've supported Ancelotti from day one, so you fell at the first fence there.

If that's how you support Carlo wouldn't like to see how you treat our rivals. Oh wait, I've seen you in the witch hunt. Carry on ha.

 

[blulouie]

did you enjoy the match bro?

Bet you did sad sack.

 

[nsno-chris]

did you enjoy the match bro?

Oh hi tit

Yes I did actually

 

[davek]

Its not always down to our choice. They suffocate you. They can do that because they have pace and power everywhere. When we get the ball (if we can get it back) there’s not many good passing options available.

I just don’t understand this idea that the players choose whether or not to ‘have a go’ against top opposition. As if we’ve just let them have the ball for 60 minutes but we’ll suddenly flip the whole game and start bossing possession and building attacks. It’s not going to happen regardless of how much effort we put in. Even far better teams than us like United and Liverpool’s struggle to attack against them.

It’s not a case of ‘not having a go’. We’re not good enough to have a go, and until we make the necessary investment in the level of player required to go into the first team and on the bench then these sort of games will continue to happen.

Because we committed two to every open play move we had going forward.

We had to gamble at points when we recovered possession and add more to the attack. City were never pressured like that.

They'll be in their dressing room and laughing at how clueless we were. And I wouldn't blame them.