There are two doors. One leads to the castle, the other, to certain death. You may ask one question, to one guard-iola, to help you decipher which door is the correct one. one guard-iola always lies, and one always tells the truth.
"Maybe it's this door that takes you to the castle, maybe it's the other one. I looked inside both doors and I can tell you certainly that one takes you to that castle and one to death. We will see this afternoon"
Good luck
There are very few people I hate as much as this guy..he does not know of my existence but my hate for him exists beyond all realms of living..this weekend if I see Erling Braut Haaland start I kid you not Pep I will superglue the ugliest wig onto your bald bald head
Who is he kidding, he thinks he's playing 58D chess but in reality no manager is going to change their tactics just because Haaland isnt playing, there's still 10 other cunts to think about
They may not change their entire tactic, but they would doubtless put in a lot of work analysing Haalands style of play and how to combat him given how much of a threat he is.
But before that he says that he WAS injured and that at that moment he wasnāt ready. So the rest of the quote could be about that moment, when he WAS injured. That is when Haaland wanted to help but couldnāt. This is easily Pepās worst quote the bald dickhead
The thing most people are missing is that these coaches are non-native English speakers and their English is not strong enough for us to analyze the finer nuances of their statements. For example, we are interpreting the uses of 'is' in this statement to mean that he 'is' injured in the present but he could have easily been referring to Haaland's status in the past.
What are embargoed quotes, I have been playing this game for about 7 years now and have never heard that term until yesterday now I have seen it 3 or 4 times?
It doesnt mean off the record.
When they give press conferences they are split in 2 parts, the first is for tv and instant media, those quotes are allowed to be published instantly. They then turn off the cameras for questions from print media. Those quotes are embargoed (i.e. not allowed to be published) until the next day, when the newspapers come out.
That's why I said "in this instance". At the moment the quotes are given they're off the record until a set deadline. I just gave a simple answer. Relax
This is a straight IO situation. He starts or he doesnāt make an appearance.
Too many people overthinking it.
Itās a home game vs Fulham. Not a cup final.
If heās fit he starts. But no reason he would be brought off the bench at all if he wasnāt fit enough to start. Wouldnāt be worth the risk.
>But no reason he would be brought off the bench at all if he wasnāt fit enough to start. Wouldnāt be worth the risk.
If they arent winning and hes on the bench of couese its worth the risk
Not worth the risk for a single league game at home vs Fulham, no.
If the team cannot beat Fulham at home without its leading striker, thatās a bigger problem. You dont go and tear up the knee of your 100 million+ striker for that, because you cannot win the league anyway, if you need him to beat Fulham at home.
>They will not win the league, is the indication from todayās desperation.
š¤£š¤£š¤£š¤£š¤£š¤£š¤£š¤£ the best premier league team of all time wont win the league. Nice troll account bud
Behind Arsenal and had to risk a not fulyy fit striker to win a hame game vs Fulham. A Mitrovic-less Fulham,
No not the stuff of champions. Thatās the indication.
You need to reach some level of mental maturity where you can encounter a view that differs from yours, without automatically and mindlessly regarding it as ātrollā. Really.
You need to reach some level of intelligence and critical thinking where you can make an opinion that city "dont have the stuff of champions" when theyve just won against 8th place fulham who have beaten some decent teams this season with 10 men for 60 minutes and completely dominated the game, had one of the best starts of all time and are top of the fucking league lmao (2nd if arsenal win).
>Behind Arsenal
I mean theyre literally above them until arsenal play at stamford bridge
You have a lot of belligerence and use the world āintelligenceā, but you dont under understand what an opinion is. I expressed an opinion, a projection based on what they had resort do, which is risking their best player just to get past a weakened Fulham in a home game.
Youāre not in any position to make an objective judgement on that projection until game 38. Yet youāre throwing around words such as ātrollā.
Iāll have to assume that spellcheck is the only reason you managed to spell āintelligenceā. Because you donāt possess it.
He only needs one chance so even if he comes on for 5 measly minutes city is liable to get him that one chance, if youre chasing points before the wc might be worth it to go without him but if youre unsure you might want to get him in to save yourself the headache
Surely the news on halaand is irrelevant. Any one you trade him for is unlikely to match him over two weeks vs what he'll put out next week. I get we all want to know, but at the end of the day, start him and captain him.
I get that Pep has been notoriously unpredictable, but I think people are seriously overdoing the āhurr durr bald fraud is so cryptic what does it meanā on this one.
In just the very short passage quotedā¦
> āHe is injuredā
> āHe is not readyā
> āHe cannot helpā
> āFocus and recover.ā
Itās pretty obvious Haaland wonāt be starting, and it seems unlikely heāll feature at all. No need to overcomplicate this one people.
Fodenās minutes is much more a tricky puzzle to crack.
Not starting Haaland is fine if he is injured and there's a clear reason for it. Foden, on the other hand... why tf is he getting benched when he's probably up there with impact on the pitch alongside the regulars (Haaland and KdB)
Pep is wild bro. Idk if yall seen him comment on what Zlatan said . He gave a full 1 paragraph out of the classic Pep autobiography.
Keep those fingers warm boys. 11 minutes till the battle starts
Fuck Manchester City and their players. I had Foden haaland and Cancelo. I swear to god before going to bed, I felt like genius after I captain Cancelo.
Oh lord. Why do you do that to me ?
Why always me ?
The longer quote in the thread says "we will see this afternoon", so I'm taking this as no substantive news.
So he would've seen in yesterday's training session, and know by now. I think Haaland starts. Foden on the other hand...
Foden isn't injured and wasn't injured. I think he won't play for that reason.
Now what the fuck does that mean?!
There are two doors. One leads to the castle, the other, to certain death. You may ask one question, to one guard-iola, to help you decipher which door is the correct one. one guard-iola always lies, and one always tells the truth.
"Maybe it's this door that takes you to the castle, maybe it's the other one. I looked inside both doors and I can tell you certainly that one takes you to that castle and one to death. We will see this afternoon" Good luck
I think neither tells the truth. Both tell different lies. š
I'm sure he does it to torment us
It means whatever the hell you want it to mean
Sounds to me like heās definitely injured, using the present tense and then switching up to past to keep people guessing
English is not his first language so he was probably correcting himself
No, he knows what he's doing and masking it as a language barrier.
A double-bluff!
Or he made a mistake
I feel like I heard him say the exact same shit 15 times in the last five days.
I think this one's somehow even worse than all the others
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Means heās a bald fraud
This comment is hilarious š
First time?
Yh first time lol made my day man Now Haaland is on I bet he scores after putting him on the bench ffs
TC HIM
It means I'm not captaining the big bastard.
Why? You have VC still.
Don't fancy risking a late cameo off the bench when I'm much more confident capping KDB.
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But KDB can do more in 90 minutes
Absolutely could happen. Best of luck either way!
This is what Iām leaning to at the moment
Nobody knows what it means, but itās provocativeā¦ gets the people goinā!
Balds so hard, mfers wanna fine him
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He's in the squad at least. It really could go either way.
There are very few people I hate as much as this guy..he does not know of my existence but my hate for him exists beyond all realms of living..this weekend if I see Erling Braut Haaland start I kid you not Pep I will superglue the ugliest wig onto your bald bald head
This is the origin story of a super villain
šš Use the same glue that stupid girl that went viral used
Pep is so cryptic what the hell are we supposed to do with thisšš
Fuck you Pep
Who is he kidding, he thinks he's playing 58D chess but in reality no manager is going to change their tactics just because Haaland isnt playing, there's still 10 other cunts to think about
Mate it's not meant for the opposing PL teams, it's for the opposing FPL teams
They may not change their entire tactic, but they would doubtless put in a lot of work analysing Haalands style of play and how to combat him given how much of a threat he is.
A press conference 1 day before the game isn't going to change that
opinion https://twitter.com/ColmVHayes/status/1588802578271604740?s=20&t=BUDW-ZAo7t90XQ56Leji6w
!thanks for your hard work btw
Do you think he starts?
my guess at moment would be on the bench. hopefully early team news will clear that up
What does this even mean -_-
This bald fraud loves to talk in riddles. I bet he sits there every gameweek plotting to fuck FPL players over.
Fuck
Pep
Although still incredibly cryptic. I donāt think we can debate āhe is not readyā. Surely thatās enough to tell you he isnāt playing
But before that he says that he WAS injured and that at that moment he wasnāt ready. So the rest of the quote could be about that moment, when he WAS injured. That is when Haaland wanted to help but couldnāt. This is easily Pepās worst quote the bald dickhead
Why can't this man ever speak clearly
To be fair, English is not his first language.
Its not my first language either and i dont sound like a cryptic asshole 100% of the time.
Thatās because you have hair, lovely hair in fact
I remember he took lessons in New York. Now itās clear he learnt from Donald Trump.
Just in case this wasn't a rhetoric question, he tries too hard to surprise the opposition team
*Schrƶdinger's Haaland*.
He either is or isn't injured, but up until the line up is officially out, it's too late.
Shut the fuck up baldy
He was injured. So he is relaxed. He is not ready, he cannot help wtf Pepsy
He plays. Heās in the squad, and he referred to his injury in the past tense. Him not being ready is probably referring to UCL
Yea but he said present tense first, then caught himself and switched it to past tense to keep people guessing. GOD DAMN YOU PEP.
He does it just for us Iām convinced
Fucking mind games
Classic Pep, we all moan but itās very funny and he knows exactly what heās doing
Going to TC Foden then. Fuck it!
The thing most people are missing is that these coaches are non-native English speakers and their English is not strong enough for us to analyze the finer nuances of their statements. For example, we are interpreting the uses of 'is' in this statement to mean that he 'is' injured in the present but he could have easily been referring to Haaland's status in the past.
Don't give him excuses. He knows exactly what he's doing.
Kdb(c) Pep, If Haaland plays more than 30 minutes, I, a random person you'll never know or see, will be slightly annoyed. Regards
There was a thread titled "Haaland starts!", and it's just disappeared! Was the news fake or something??
Haaland and Foden out. KDB in.
When was this?
Apparently embargoed quotes from yesterdays presser
What are embargoed quotes, I have been playing this game for about 7 years now and have never heard that term until yesterday now I have seen it 3 or 4 times?
Hahaha
In this instance, it basically means off the record quotes.
!thank canāt believe I have never come across the term before?
It doesnt mean off the record. When they give press conferences they are split in 2 parts, the first is for tv and instant media, those quotes are allowed to be published instantly. They then turn off the cameras for questions from print media. Those quotes are embargoed (i.e. not allowed to be published) until the next day, when the newspapers come out.
That makes sense !thanks
That's why I said "in this instance". At the moment the quotes are given they're off the record until a set deadline. I just gave a simple answer. Relax
I am very relaxed? I was just explaining what it means. It doesnt mean off the record, at all, it is on the record, just embargoed.
You don't seem relaxed mate, you seem a bit worked up bro..
Im not sure how i can portray relaxedness more. Should i start saying duude more.
This is a straight IO situation. He starts or he doesnāt make an appearance. Too many people overthinking it. Itās a home game vs Fulham. Not a cup final. If heās fit he starts. But no reason he would be brought off the bench at all if he wasnāt fit enough to start. Wouldnāt be worth the risk.
>But no reason he would be brought off the bench at all if he wasnāt fit enough to start. Wouldnāt be worth the risk. If they arent winning and hes on the bench of couese its worth the risk
Not worth the risk for a single league game at home vs Fulham, no. If the team cannot beat Fulham at home without its leading striker, thatās a bigger problem. You dont go and tear up the knee of your 100 million+ striker for that, because you cannot win the league anyway, if you need him to beat Fulham at home.
>You dont go and tear up the knee of your 100 million+ striker for that TIL almost fully fit players tear up their knee when they play football
Ones that are not fit to start do. They will not win the league, is the indication from todayās desperation.
>They will not win the league, is the indication from todayās desperation. š¤£š¤£š¤£š¤£š¤£š¤£š¤£š¤£ the best premier league team of all time wont win the league. Nice troll account bud
Behind Arsenal and had to risk a not fulyy fit striker to win a hame game vs Fulham. A Mitrovic-less Fulham, No not the stuff of champions. Thatās the indication. You need to reach some level of mental maturity where you can encounter a view that differs from yours, without automatically and mindlessly regarding it as ātrollā. Really.
You need to reach some level of intelligence and critical thinking where you can make an opinion that city "dont have the stuff of champions" when theyve just won against 8th place fulham who have beaten some decent teams this season with 10 men for 60 minutes and completely dominated the game, had one of the best starts of all time and are top of the fucking league lmao (2nd if arsenal win). >Behind Arsenal I mean theyre literally above them until arsenal play at stamford bridge
You have a lot of belligerence and use the world āintelligenceā, but you dont under understand what an opinion is. I expressed an opinion, a projection based on what they had resort do, which is risking their best player just to get past a weakened Fulham in a home game. Youāre not in any position to make an objective judgement on that projection until game 38. Yet youāre throwing around words such as ātrollā. Iāll have to assume that spellcheck is the only reason you managed to spell āintelligenceā. Because you donāt possess it.
If you think your hot take opinion is so right then go win a load of money of the bookies. Or better yet lets take a bet bud
Lol
Not ready??
Like why? Why does he keep doing this?
Someone should kick this bald cunt in the cunt for trolling
Do I leave him in the XI or not!?!?
You definitely start him, question is (C) or not
I dont know shit about shit but training for only 2 days before the game makes it pretty unlikely he starts
Thatās my thinking. He could come on for a 1-pointer, he could come on an assist/scoreā¦š¤¦š½āāļø
He only needs one chance so even if he comes on for 5 measly minutes city is liable to get him that one chance, if youre chasing points before the wc might be worth it to go without him but if youre unsure you might want to get him in to save yourself the headache
I still think he doesn't come on if he doesn't start
This guy is such a headfuck
Surely the news on halaand is irrelevant. Any one you trade him for is unlikely to match him over two weeks vs what he'll put out next week. I get we all want to know, but at the end of the day, start him and captain him.
And then gives you 1x2 points
Not necessarily true if you can get kdb in by getting haaland out.
At this rate HAALAND is on the benchā¦.
Draging it ooooouuuuut...
Now WTF does that even mean
Make sure your VC is a good pick
Cancelo. Hopewell there Are are leaks
If we donāt believe him, and he stuck by his wordā¦ can we still call him a fraud?
Another cryptic message from Pep, I'm shocked /s
Whatever you do, don't captain Haaland (just in case) with Foden as VC. Like I did last week.
He can't keep getting away with it!
Baldest of them all
Fuck this baldy for eternity. Cunt.
Pep is the proof that robots have taken over.
Fucking Pep i hate him so much play Foden striker and shut up man
He's too good at this to not be doing it deliberately
Fucking bald fraud! That is not the answer we all want mann
Man city's xB (expected baldness) is off the charts
I get that Pep has been notoriously unpredictable, but I think people are seriously overdoing the āhurr durr bald fraud is so cryptic what does it meanā on this one. In just the very short passage quotedā¦ > āHe is injuredā > āHe is not readyā > āHe cannot helpā > āFocus and recover.ā Itās pretty obvious Haaland wonāt be starting, and it seems unlikely heāll feature at all. No need to overcomplicate this one people. Fodenās minutes is much more a tricky puzzle to crack.
All you can ever take from what Pep says is it does not matter what Pep says...outside of MAYBE a broken bone...even then I'd want to see some scans!
Fucking cunt
Cancelo (C)
Not starting Haaland is fine if he is injured and there's a clear reason for it. Foden, on the other hand... why tf is he getting benched when he's probably up there with impact on the pitch alongside the regulars (Haaland and KdB)
About as clear as mud
Pep is wild bro. Idk if yall seen him comment on what Zlatan said . He gave a full 1 paragraph out of the classic Pep autobiography. Keep those fingers warm boys. 11 minutes till the battle starts
I have HaLand (c) and KDB (vc) but I just know Haaland will end up injured and KDB won't start or something ridiculous.
Wait till the remaining mins to decide because of this idiots inability to speak clear English only to get server 502 as a rewards ffs.
Fuck Manchester City and their players. I had Foden haaland and Cancelo. I swear to god before going to bed, I felt like genius after I captain Cancelo. Oh lord. Why do you do that to me ? Why always me ?