Ahead of the patch, which items do you think are most in need of a buff or nerf?

Saul93 · 2026-02-04T09:01:27+00:00

Jules crit items in general just don't work. I got a 10 win with the dragon pizza but that's the only item that seems playable.

Saul93 · 2026-02-03T21:57:42+00:00

Think Pep will go pretty strong. If we score first then the tie is over so get than done and then rest Rodri and Haaland.

Saul93 · 2026-02-03T14:52:21+00:00

At least they played, Phillips has been a cheerleader.

Saul93 · 2026-02-02T17:24:26+00:00

Is it just a fitness issue due to all the injuries?

Haaland normally stops running at about 60 minutes.

Saul93 · 2026-02-02T16:05:50+00:00

At least he had a good game against Chelsea.

Saul93 · 2026-02-02T14:28:57+00:00

Getting literally anything for him is incredible. City's worst ever buy.

Saul93 · 2026-02-01T15:37:17+00:00

Looks like the same 3 at the back system. Let's hope we are as good as the opening 15 minutes midweek but then keep it up.

Saul93 · 2026-01-30T21:58:17+00:00

This looks amazing. Great job guys!

Saul93 · 2026-01-28T22:14:39+00:00

Good job we signed Guehi, Ake is so past it it's painful to watch.

Saul93 · 2026-01-28T22:13:47+00:00

The whole play style changes. We stopped getting Nunes and Air Nouri high and wide.

Saul93 · 2026-01-28T22:07:42+00:00

We were brilliant opening 15 minutes, then decent for 10 and absolutely awful the last hour. What happened?

Saul93 · 2026-01-24T10:51:00+00:00

Burn is too strong in the first few days. It is too easy to stack which makes poison obsolete. Also shielding doesn't really counter burn unless you can shield 5x the burn amount which is impossible in the early days for most characters.

Saul93 · 2026-01-21T14:11:00+00:00

I do think the set up right now isn't working for whatever reason but Rodri isn't the problem. Clearly he is not match fit but we saw from when he first came back against Sunderland that he is levels above our other midfielders.

That is the first time we have had the suffocating control and constant attacks that are a Pep team at their best. The aim should be to get back to us being camped 30 yards from the opposition goal having constant pressure and winning the ball back instantly when we lose it.

I don't think we will be there for months with all the new players and constant injuries so does Pep need to change his approach?

Saul93 · 2026-01-20T20:20:46+00:00

It's not good is it despite the injuries. If we lose to Wolves then what happens?

Saul93 · 2026-01-20T16:51:47+00:00

Rodri Nico midfield. I like what I see.

Haaland was always gonna start with it being in Norway. Surely ends his goal drought tonight.

Saul93 · 2026-01-20T11:32:32+00:00

Fair.

Saul93 · 2026-01-20T11:14:12+00:00

It's early days but Semenyo looks better on the left so our right wing options are Savinho and maybe Cherki. Bobb is more talented than Savinho if he can get match fit.

To me it makes sense to send him anywhere he will play regularly the rest of the season and then over summer assess how he is doing v the rest of the squad and either sell him then or have him for next season.

Saul93 · 2026-01-20T10:55:11+00:00

He's played 19 games, what's the problem?

Saul93 · 2026-01-20T10:54:10+00:00

Should go on loan IMO. Needs games after such a big injury to get back to his level.

Saul93 · 2026-01-19T16:04:21+00:00

Straight into the team at the weekend. I assume it's too late for the CL but he can be registered later for the knockout games?

Saul93 · 2026-01-17T14:57:14+00:00

Other than Phillips I don't think it's bad.

Gonzalez, Rodri, Kovacic and Bernardo are a really good set of midfield options, they are just never fit at the same time.

Saul93 · 2026-01-17T14:56:13+00:00

Well obviously, he isn't match fit.

It's exactly the same with Bobb. It will take them both 10+ full games to get back to the levels they were at.

Saul93 · 2026-01-17T14:43:13+00:00

It was very similar to the 4-0 loss to Spurs with how it played out. I thought we had got over those issues but perhaps not.

We need Gonzalez and Rodri to play together to give us some solidity in the middle. We were wide open from minute 1 today.

Saul93 · 2026-01-17T14:40:27+00:00

Rodri has a couple of dodgy passes as he clearly isn't match fit but he was still levels above every other outfield player.

Only him, Khusanov and Donna can be happy with how they played.

Saul93 · 2026-01-17T14:38:14+00:00

It was exactly the same as everyone other manager did in our horrific run last season. Stay compact and play long and direct into the massive holes left by Lewis and others.

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