jpmoriarti:
You have to accept that not all squad members will ever get equal treatment. Some will definitely always play more than others while some will barely play. It is what it is.

jpmoriarti:
You have to accept that not all squad members will ever get equal treatment. Some will definitely always play more than others while some will barely play. It is what it is.

Kilishihunter:

I didn't want to comment before but I'll have to. Didn't the same talented and large Chelsea squad struggle under lampard that took them to the UCL this season. Even the players that you are even talking about each have one complaint or the other on the Chelsea thread. Tuchel lifted Chelsea not the other way round. Most of us have really cut some slack from koeman because it's his first season but what is wrong is wrong. Putting your ego and tactical ineptness ahead of your team's success is utter bullcrap. If not for Messi and dejong as you said maybe we'll have been fighting for the Europa league places. On the day those players don't turn up what's gonna become of the team? Imagine losing home and away to the worst Real Madrid team in years. Imagine conceding the group leadership to this juve side when you were in the driving seat to top the group. I won't even go into the psg tie. Who should be blame then? Bartomeu (He's gone now) or the players. He was brought him to salvage the situation not to help manage it.

homesteady:
The way JP is talking, you will think that Keoman is the only coach that inherited a troubled team.

Look at Tuchel that took over Chelsea mid season, are they not on their way to UCL final? Is he using the same players every match day?

The only thing Keoman knows how to do is to discourage performing players.

Kilishihunter:

It's a normal occurrence in every sport. But do you honestly think what is happening to Puig is fair to the extent that moriba is even starting ahead of him and very soon probably Nico Gonzalez from barca B if he renews with the club. You might want to make a case for pjanic or matheus Fernandes. But it's been very clear that koeman has an agenda against him and it was visibly exposed in the game against Granada. Look at pedri in the past few matches and tell me if he isn't burned out or looking bereft of ideas. No matter how talented he is he still remains a prospect at 18 same with moriba and even puig. But just because of leaked information he has decided to frustrate a player that the Barca b coaches said could fill the void when xavi Simons left for PSG. A player who the fans and even some board members endeared themselves to. Look towards the end of last season and in the little minutes he got this campaign and tell me if you didn't see a spark in his play. I'm not gonna be drawn in any pedri vs Puig debate as I think highly of the two but due to what has been witnessed so far this just shows koeman's ego and badbelleism in play

losprince:

Exactly, Tuchel and Lampard should be a case study as to what a competent and incompetent manager can do to a team.

abduleez1:

Who's asking for equality. It's obvious. All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.

What we're saying is let everyone play. Koeman only plays 12 players when a well functional team should play with at least 14-15 players.
If Puig receives at least 15 minutes per match, based on his creativity and what he has proven in the meagre minutes he has seen, I'm very sure no ONE would be crying victimisation.

How is football a team sport when only a certain few play all minutes and limits others development. The worst part of it all sef, some hardly bringing anything to the table.
The usefulness of players like Roberto I don't understand. Or the untouchable status Pedri gets. I see nothing special about him. Asides from short passes merchant and goal scoring phobia.

GrammarNazi1:

With all due respect, JP is too one dimensional. If we lost points against Granada it must only be because the coach rotated.

How about other factors such as not using proper replacements?

Not using a proper tactic?

Not adapting a tactic?

And if Pedri and others had played the earlier matches well, the loss against Granada would not be this costly, would it?

It's a good thing that Koeman didn't use Puig because if only he had used him and we lost, Puig would have either deservedly or undeservedly been the scapegoat.

jpmoriarti:
Tuchel can still go trophyless but Koeman has bagged himself a trophy already. You can't take that away from him.

Tuchel was sacked by PSG. There's a reason for that.

jpmoriarti:
To be honest, Puig never really impressed me. Pedri is miles ahead of him in terms of maturity with the ball and presence of mind in knowing what best to do at a given time.

losprince:

He didn't start the season with the team and has managed to turn the fortunes of the club around, let me tell you something, with Lampard in charge chelsea fans lost all hopes of winning anything this season and even finishing top four, but now, their confidence is so off the charts that they believe they can win the champions league, every single chelsea fan in the world right now believes that! Can the same be said about barcelona?

Last season Tuchel won the League 1 with PSG and took them to the champions league final, so his letting go was definitely not due to bad management. Are you seriously arguing now that Koeman is a better manager than Tuchel? Please take your medicine. Biko.

monerozi5590:
Bottlers FC. Always getting disgraced in the UCL. 8-2, 4-0.

monerozi5590:
Bottlers FC. Always getting disgraced in the UCL. 8-2, 4-0.

GrammarNazi1:

Are you just waking up?

monerozi5590:




7- 0 ... The highest aggregate score in a semi final against same Bayern.SMH

monerozi5590:




7- 0 ... The highest aggregate score in a semi final against same Bayern.SMH

losprince:

He didn't start the season with the team and has managed to turn the fortunes of the club around, let me tell you something, with Lampard in charge chelsea fans lost all hopes of winning anything this season and even finishing top four, but now, their confidence is so off the charts that they believe they can win the champions league, every single chelsea fan in the world right now believes that! Can the same be said about barcelona?

Last season Tuchel won the League 1 with PSG and took them to the champions league final, so his letting go was definitely not due to bad management. Are you seriously arguing now that Koeman is a better manager than Tuchel? Please take your medicine. Biko.

losprince:

The guy is obstinate.

BykeLaByke:
Ter Stegen has conceded 9 Goals from last 14 shots.


What the frack he's even worse than I thought.

jpmoriarti:
Well, Roberto Di Matteo took charge of Chelsea midseason in 2012 and won them the UCL. Where is him today?

Even at Chelsea today, not all players are enjoying. Tammy Abraham, Hodson-Odoi, Oliver Giroud etc are not having best of times. No manager can satisfy every single player.

Koeman should be punished for the way we bowed out of the UCL this season. Only a league title can save him. But I dont think anyone should punish him for not playing Puig, even though everyone wanted Puig to play.

Who said we cannot build a world-class best team without Puig?

Moura7:


He's not giving Puig a fair chance, just be honest about it. Dude has started just two matches and played a few games as a sub(& most of dem were when we were losing already or like 5 mins cameo) Yes, he might have made some mistakes but he's also been terrific too. Pedri has flopped in some games this season too but for some reason he still gets to play but Puig is not given the same opportunity.

abduleez1:

Make we better leave this JP guy and his Koeman sentiments. The guy always be Simping for Koeman it's like coachie dey give am share of salary.

Dude already has his mind made up from the start. Total waste of resources dragging this shït out repeatedly.

jpmoriarti:
I am a very pragmatic fan. I analyze events based on what I see. No sentiments, no emotions. It is what it is.

GrammarNazi1:
And it must be that what you see is always the truth.

Or it must be that others don't use what they see in their analyses.

Lol

ddippset:
Sevilla about to drop points?

jpmoriarti:
Jam bodi Atletic Bilbao no dey smile Hopefully, they also get some points off Real Madrid.