Originally Posted by
Steveo
We finished bottom of that mini league last season, and, that lack of a lock picker was the key culprit for me.
Yes because we were blessed with lock pickers in 18-19 and 19-20 when we won the Champions League and Premier League
Mane's slight loss of power and pace post Covid and no longer having that on our left was really the biggest issue
In the absence of lock pickers, a forward or forwards with the explosive pace and power to go past defenders from a standing start making a chance for themselves or others in an instant counts for a hell of a lot, it was actually Mane's slight loss of power and pace that was the difference for me
Some here have been prattling on about a lock picker for years when we were actually winning the only 2 genuine major trophies in the game then we signed a renouned one, and he can't pick a lock in the Prem to save his life as it turns out
Watched a fair amount of City last 2 seasons, there wasn't much lock picking going on in their games as they no longer play the style they did when we trounced them in 19-20 and we were better than them in 18-19 and 19-20 in both major competitions, with them playing their old style with lock pickers and they're a better and more consistent side since they ditched playing that way
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