So, are Everton a big good or are City a bit shít?

[Sir C]

Perhaps it's true that the premerier league is simply much more competitive than Spain or Germany, and Pep is being liddle beet found out?

[Billy Goat Sverige]

Perhaps it's true that the premerier league is simply much more competitive than Spain or Germany, and Pep is being liddle beet found out?

His City squad is also quite a bit worse than the Bayern and Barca ones.

[Sir C]

His City squad is also quite a bit worse than the Bayern and Barca ones.

Is he really still playing Sagna and Clichy?

[Luis Anaconda]

Is he really still playing Sagna and Clichy?

Didn't see the game but read that he is playing Zabaleta in midfield, which also seems to be a bit mental. Their recruitment policy is very odd. Quite how any one saw Stones as a 50miilion pound defender is baffling (talented as he is). They've needed a new left back for a while

[SWv2]

Didn't see the game but read that he is playing Zabaleta in midfield, which also seems to be a bit mental. Their recruitment policy is very odd. Quite how any one saw Stones as a 50miilion pound defender is baffling (talented as he is). They've needed a new left back for a while

Zabaleta and Toure, worked a dream last week v West Ham. Less so yesterday.

Perhaps he sees PZ and he saw Lahm when he first went to Bayern.

They have a big hole where Fernandinho and Gundogan should be operating and not a lot of real options to fill it.

[Luis Anaconda]

Zabaleta and Toure, worked a dream last week v West Ham. Less so yesterday.

Perhaps he sees PZ and he saw Lahm when he first went to Bayern.

They have a big hole where Fernandinho and Gundogan should be operating and not a lot of real options to fill it.

Meh - cup games. As I said, their recruitment policy is odd and left them short in several positions

[Burney]

Perhaps it's true that the premerier league is simply much more competitive than Spain or Germany, and Pep is being liddle beet found out?

Maybe his dealer got nicked?

[Sir C]

Maybe his dealer got nicked?

Yes, and from the little bit of the Manyoo Liverpool game I saw yesterday, Herr Klopp seems to have found the recipe which brings the pep.

[SWv2]

Perhaps it's true that the premerier league is simply much more competitive than Spain or Germany, and Pep is being liddle beet found out?

Everton played well yesterday and took the chances they created. City were very poor I thought, noticeable at how often they conceded possession, Silva noticeably a few times given his talent.

They've spent an enormous amount over the years and still have deficiencies right through the middle of the side - a clown in defence, no real midfield cover for Fernandinho, the loss of Gundogan is huge.

I wouldn't really pile onto the Pep is not a very good manager bandwagon just yet.

[Sir C]

Everton played well yesterday and took the chances they created. City were very poor I thought, noticeable at how often they conceded possession, Silva noticeably a few times given his talent.

They've spent an enormous amount over the years and still have deficiencies right through the middle of the side - a clown in defence, no real midfield cover for Fernandinho, the loss of Gundogan is huge.

I wouldn't really pile onto the Pep is not a very good manager bandwagon just yet.

I didn't suggest that he wasn't a good manager; I meant that there were those who suggested that he doesn't necessarily fart lightning and **** thunder, rather that he simply did a good job with by far the best squads in the Spanish and German leagues, but might find things in England a little trickier.