2020/21 Carlo Ancelotti

[sageyefc]

Can’t criticise him for tonight, only so much you can do against one of the best sides in the world when your hands are tied behind your back.

 

[kenada_blue]

The subs can be used to add energy and a change in formation can make them think a bit. Grab a goal and hang on.

Is that not a better tactic than what we witnessed? Waiting to be dispatched like a turkey at Christmas.

Lob Broadhead on and change things up against the best side in England you mean?

He put Iwobi on. And as we've gathered Carlo may as well put his boots compared to him.

 

[sageyefc]

Letting Newcastle do the double over us though, that deserves a few questions

 

[kenada_blue]

Reactive instead of proactive?

Pep looks at his bench...sees De Bruyne, Mahrez, Aguero.

Carlos looks at his bench...sees Broadhead, John, and two under 18 goalkeepers.

 

[ToffeeTim]

It was the failure to commit numbers to attacks. That wasn't an accident. The manager wanted bodies behind the ball.

Richarlison and DCL were swamped when they got a touch. They needed overlapping players. They had no chance up there AND doing their defensive duties.

It was a terrible set up.

We cant commit lots forward because this squad haven't the mobility to work back. The gameplan today was ok, our composure on the ball wasn't good enough. The players need to be far braver and take responsibility to play forward.

 

[kenada_blue]

Letting Newcastle do the double over us though, that deserves a few questions

Wholeheartedly get behind booing that

 

[ToffeeTim]

Letting Newcastle do the double over us though, that deserves a few questions

Maybe the game up there yeah. The game at Goodison was entirely the players. The effort levels were appalling in that game.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

Pep looks at his bench...sees De Bruyne, Mahrez, Aguero.

Carlos looks at his bench...sees Broadhead, John, and two under 18 goalkeepers.

The point I was sort of making was that it was a one off game so did we have to park the bus and hope to nick one?

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

The point I was sort of making was that it was a one off game so did we have to park the bus and hope to nick one?

Yes, basically.

 

[GwladysBlue]

I’m actually cringing for him trying to justify that display tonight.

This fella isn’t going to lead us to anything.

Average in the cups, average in the league and just dirge football on offer.

 

[Death]

From a valiant effort, but when City put their big guns ones needed fresh legs Carlo ? Did nothing.....

Had nothing to.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

Yes, basically.

If it had been a league game I can understand it, but a one off cup game why not get in their faces from the off and have a go, at the end of the day we have a go and get beat 2-0 or 4-0, it makes no difference we're still out the cup.

 

[Joey66]

Had nothing to.

His usage of subs bothers me never makes a tactical change at half-time etc....

 

[Coggy]

If it had been a league game I can understand it, but a one off cup game why not get in their faces from the off and have a go, at the end of the day we have a go and get beat 2-0 or 4-0, it makes no difference we're still out the cup.

I can understand that view , even though I have a different perspective. Who knows mate ?

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

If it had been a league game I can understand it, but a one off cup game why not get in their faces from the off and have a go, at the end of the day we have a go and get beat 2-0 or 4-0, it makes no difference we're still out the cup.

Because if we'd gone out there and tried to play attacking football against City, we WOULD have lost 4 or 5-0. They're unbelievably good.

Trying to keep it tight and nick one was our best bet at getting a result. The fact that it didn't work doesn't mean it wasn't our best option.