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humanbeingincroydon said:
So, is it legal to state that Fraudiola bottled it...?
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If they blow the title, then is that the biggest bottling of all time?
12 points clear, two goals ahead in injury time in a Champions League semi-final, knocked out of the League Cup by failing to score against Wet Spam and utterly surrendered in the FA Cup semi.
Guardiola will have ****ed it up more than Mendy, FFS.
 
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PleaseNotPoll said:
If they blow the title, then is that the biggest bottling of all time?
12 points clear, two goals ahead in injury time in a Champions League semi-final, knocked out of the League Cup by failing to score against Wet Spam and utterly surrendered in the FA Cup semi.
Guardiola will have ****ed it up more than Mendy, FFS.
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The dilemma :

The Poool doing the domestic treble but losing the CL final
is IMHO best all round (especially for the Pep-tic ulcer it will make) .

However that probably requires Spurs to lose this week
(and after the B/B game eff-ups at least a draw is probably required) .
 
The RDBD said:
The dilemma :

The Poool doing the domestic treble but losing the CL final
is IMHO best all round (especially for the Pep-tic ulcer it will make) .

However that probably requires Spurs to lose this week
(and after the B/B game eff-ups at least a draw is probably required) .
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I'd be happier if Liverpool bottled it all, to be honest.
The pundits can continue to kiss Pep's bum and talk about Madrid's history, if they want.
Chelsea can even buy one more bit of silverware with their blood money.
 
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We never turned up v Liverpool in the CL Final and a barmy penalty didn't help. Could this be a special Spurs performance this time v a wound up red shirted team and crowd and,hopefully, an honest ref in charge!? Do your best Spurs!!!!!!
 
Citizen Kane. said:
Much as I hate to say it, Klopp is the superior manager by a country mile.
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Highlighted by the conclusion of semi finals.
Klopp’s substitutions turned the game around whereas Pep couldn’t have done a better job of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. Why take de Bruyne off?
And City’s defensive vulnerability when other teams have to push forward and attack them was illustrated again. Their full backs don’t stop crosses. None of their defenders like being pushed back and having to face their own goal. Pep’s so sure of his own team’s way of playing, he underestimates the opposition’s tactics, especially in these big European games.
 
littleDinosaurLuke said:
Highlighted by the conclusion of semi finals.
Klopp’s substitutions turned the game around whereas Pep couldn’t have done a better job of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. Why take de Bruyne off?
And City’s defensive vulnerability when other teams have to push forward and attack them was illustrated again. Their full backs don’t stop crosses. None of their defenders like being pushed back and having to face their own goal. Pep’s so sure of his own team’s way of playing, he underestimates the opposition’s tactics, especially in these big European games.
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As bizarre as it sounds, it's easier to make impactful changes when you're losing.
Things aren't working, so there's something to fix.
Hanging onto a lead means you have to make a choice: stick or twist.
Losing means that you have to go for it. Chucking on a forward takes little thought.

I don't want to stick up for Guardiola, but he was forced to remove his most important defender.
Walker was dealing with Vinicius, albeit with plenty of help at times. His pace virtually nullified him.
Removing him also meant switching Cancelo to the right and trying to add solidity with Gundogun.
It worked until injury time. Another couple of minutes and the conversation would be very different.
 
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PleaseNotPoll said:
As bizarre as it sounds, it's easier to make impactful changes when you're losing.
Things aren't working, so there's something to fix.
Hanging onto a lead means you have to make a choice: stick or twist.
Losing means that you have to go for it. Chucking on a forward takes little thought.

I don't want to stick up for Guardiola, but he was forced to remove his most important defender.
Walker was dealing with Vinicius, albeit with plenty of help at times. His pace virtually nullified him.
Removing him also meant switching Cancelo to the right and trying to add solidity with Gundogun.
It worked until injury time. Another couple of minutes and the conversation would be very different.
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It would be - and most of the time it is.
But it’s not as if it’s the first time. They’ve fallen short in these big games because there is a vulnerability, which surfaces when the pressure is on. Spurs have illustrated that - on the CL three years ago and more recently in the PL this season.
 
littleDinosaurLuke said:
It would be - and most of the time it is.
But it’s not as if it’s the first time. They’ve fallen short in these big games because there is a vulnerability, which surfaces when the pressure is on. Spurs have illustrated that - on the CL three years ago and more recently in the PL this season.
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This is definitely true and probably most easily illustrated by Lyon in 2020.

A one-off home tie against a mediocre French side and the genius switches to a back five.
Both Silvas, Mahrez and Foden on the bench and Fernandinho preferred over Stones at centre-back.
Absolutely batshit team selection and tactics. Awful.
 
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