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[MOTHERDUCKER]

I do agree with this.

Essentially because you are giving yourselves a smaller and smaller space to play into and score in by pushing up so high and really the easiest way of scoring is actually nicking the ball high up the pitch, negated in England as everyone plays a lot of long balls/passes.

If you recycle possession to that extent that Pep's Barca (bit different from Citeh to be fair) did you stop crossing the ball in regularly or even taking long-range shots or even taking throw-in's that go forward. Less long passes, even down to the keeper taking long kick outs.

His ideal team was football by numbers. City do tend to cross the ball in because their best players like De Bruyne that is one of his strengths.

That Barcelona team reminded me of when I was at kid we took part in this zonal football trials over a few weeks for some bright spark in youth footie development or something.

Zonal football broke the pitch up into defensive, midfield, and attack and you couldn't cross into the different zones like Netball, ffs. There would be a slight attacking overload I think it was 4 attackers vs 3 defenders for example. Depending on how may kids turned up for training. It was soooooo boring. I am sure it would have made all kids more technically able if it was rolled out across the country but it was so incredibly dull. We done it for a few weeks and kids didn't even rock up for training for the second session.

I always imagine Guardiola is a bit like that. Obviously the players are grown men professionals but at the end of the day it's a game. I doubt anyone really enjoys playing for Pep outside of Barcelona players.

Pretty much yeah.. and I mean he turned a pretty fast paced/counter attacking side in Bayern with wingers like Roben and Riberry into a slow barca lite side that got dismantled in Europe

I just don't see the style working in English football..

LVG had us with 70% of the ball most games with slow build up.. we would constantly struggle to break down teams.. and get hit by a counter or set play

Now United under LVG didn't have the players barca did in Peps "prime".. but then again City certainly don't either

Chelsea in ruins?
Conte knows what he's doing and who has united bought already?
If man united wants to go for top 2 they better buy a new backline too.
And they need a decent striker,united's like arsenal,nobody wants to come and play there.....

United just agreed terms with Morata man.. betmen has been raving about the dude for ages

[The Ox]

Also Peps style is completely outdated at this point and he will not win the league.. no matter how much he spends

This man speaks the truth.

Pep is a fraud, got it easy at Barca and Bayern but now he's in a proper league. They'll be lucky to make top 4 tbh.

[EL_GRINGO]

It was Mourinho one of many dumb decisions after his return he preferred old Eto'o over Lukaku and actually wanted a Rooney Eto'o pairing at Chelsea

And De Bruyne too couldn't get a minute ahead of Lampard and Willian under Mourinho and Bertrand , Mata etc
Bringing back Mourinho was the dumbest move chelsea made in years

Still I don't see Chelsea buying back Lukaku for the amount of money rumored now , maybe after the world cup next year

1st,Mourinho is a major tool,United can have him,i agree big mistake to get him back

2nd Conte has told Costa he's not needed anymore at chelsea,Solanke off to Liverpool and Batshuayi possibly going to Monaco,who will be chelsea striker then if Lukaku doesn't make the transfer?
Morata is alledgely close to an agreement with United.

3rd and unrelated,i hope Charly musonda get playing time under Conte this year at Chelsea,he's staying and at his loan spell at Betis he was electrifying,brilliant player

[EL_GRINGO]

United just agreed terms with Morata man.. betmen has been raving about the dude for ages

I was just saying that to Phenom,that's a great transfer for you guys and congratulations if it's signed,i was wrong,obviously nobody's as bad as Arsenal

[F l i c k e r]

Tammy > Solanke.

All I gotta say is if Chelsea let Batshuayi go, it's just another mistake in a long line of players who turned out to be absolute class.

I'm still not sold on Lukaku either. I am big in the fact that he is a Chelsea fan and wants to be a Chelsea player but I don't think his style of play fits the #9 at Chelsea. Added Lukaku doesn't seem to show up against the top sides either. Scoring in batches on minnows of the league.

Would be a steal if we got Icardi if we flog off all of our strikers over the age of 23.

[EL_GRINGO]

Tammy > Solanke.

All I gotta say is if Chelsea let Batshuayi go, it's just another mistake in a long line of players who turned out to be absolute class.

I'm still not sold on Lukaku either. I am big in the fact that he is a Chelsea fan and wants to be a Chelsea player but I don't think his style of play fits the #9 at Chelsea. Added Lukaku doesn't seem to show up against the top sides either. Scoring in batches on minnows of the league.

Would be a steal if we got Icardi if we flog off all of our strikers over the age of 23.

Do you think Musonda will get game time now that their competing in more competitions this year?

[Sparked_26]

Musunda looks tiny.

[Mr Ehrmantraut]

Thoughts on Morata?.

Doesn't seem too score many.

[Phenom]

Thoughts on Morata?.

Doesn't seem too score many.

£60M is seen as a bargain at United now days if true it's a great signing I thought Chelsea will be in for him after selling Costa to China

[JJRod]

Thoughts on Morata?.

Doesn't seem too score many.

Been hearing PSG is gonna sign James Rodriguez.
Didn't you say he was assured at United?
And Morata to me is a small club player. Don't think he'd do well with United.