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I literally can't stop thinking about Kepa's size, @Vesper It becomes more apparent each game.

I was just about to say that. Abysmal.

It's more on Chalobah . Why is he running out wide when James is there? The former has to be part of the exodus in the summer.

I don't understand for the life of me why there are a host of players in the matchday squad who have no future here. Shots of D. Fofana in training yet nowhere near the squad.

It's to be expected when Fofana is the only regular out of the bunch. No rotation at all.

Sterling's chance and Welbeck's. That sums up our main issue. Badiashile has been dire too.

Sterling's sole contribution today.

You've summed up my thoughts exactly. We need certified starters going forward. I'm all for the direction the club has gone in by going after exciting talents, but we need a squad that will be able to compete now rather than one that pins its hopes on those individuals flourishing in years to come. If we didn't have someone (Broja) in whom I still hope will deliver, Hojlund would seem like a reasonable choice.

Kepa as captain?! Just goes to show there really isn't any leaders amongst the squad.

We don't need another "project".

It didn't end that way 😄

The goals we've conceded are ones you'd expect to see in League 2. Tie is probably over.

I have to wonder how Kovavic is actually offering, as he certainly isn't helping us in midfield. Zakaria should be playing DMF allowing Kante to play further ahead. It was more than an error, though. A decision that almost anyone could see would come back to haunt us from afar.

He decides to bring Chalobah on NOW. Inept manager.

Simple longballs have done us on numerous occasions. It's shameful.

Lamps doesn't even trust Chalobah. Unreal!

Need a CB and Badiashile is stuck at home. I'd love to know who actually selected the squad for CL KO. He looks shot. Can't take his man on or run back to help.

Vini is having the time of his life down our right. Lampard has to change something before we concede another or Fofana gets sent off.

Bayern as a whole have been far too reliant on certain players for years (Neuer, Muller, Lahm while he was there, and the list goes on) and haven't been able to replace key individuals during that time. All the attackers you mentioned have the same issue: consistency. None of them have it, which is why they've been passed around during their careers.

I want to give Lampard credit for his willfulness to make changes, especially upfront. Enzo, Kante & Kovacic starting.

The last thing Bayern wants are players with egos.

The comments below have nothing to do with Europe in the slightest, and they are what I had issue with. Messi didn't win the WC singlehandedly. Additionally, Scaloni won the Copa America the year before. Whether or not you consider these accomplishments deserving is solely on you. As I stated above, my issue was with your description of the club. Discussing each candidate's credentials based on their history is valid.

That's where we disagree. Leaving Muller on the bench for almost 80 minutes when you don't have a natural CF invited pressure on them and made things even easier for City. I favoured City over them prior to Nagelsmann's sacking, so I'm not saying he'd have miraculously gotten the better of them, but the tie on the whole wouldn't have been a blowout after the first leg either. They bought Mane, de Ligt, & Gravenberch a matter of months ago, so it clearly isn't the same squad. The issue is the failure to bring in a natural replacement for Lewy, which is why they've been linked with Kane and, more recently, Osimhen. I partially agree with the points you made about their flaws in midfield. However, on the flip side, they had Gravenberch on the bench; he would have offered more of a presence than last night's duo combined.

That train of thought doesn't make too much sense since they had a perfect group stage record, which included one of the other CL quarterfinalists & the impending La Liga champions. The manner of their defeat has more to do with Tuchel's poor selection, tbh.

European experience is one thing, but the bolded is pure ignorance. Had you heard of Scaloni prior to him doing the double with Argentina (they've only lost five games out of 59)? To the surprise of many, football exists outside of Europe, and River Plate are amongst the biggest clubs around. That aside, I wouldn't personally advocate for him; we know what happened with Scolari.