Nothing of the sort. Stolen from the playbook of the equally brilliant Pulis and Allardyce - it was the discipline Mou demands - which is why Pogba's absence disappointed us. Sit back and defend in numbers will always suppress our counter attacking front 3. Long ball down the field was the only goals you scored, the other should-have-could-have opportunities applies to us equally.
I don't understand the last line?
The long balls countered Liverpool's press...Every time.
Pep played right in to Liverpool's hands by City attempting to pass their way out from the back, allowing the Liverpool press to catch them deep in their own half. That goal rush in the second half was all about hitting City early in their passing movements, often as early as the first defender got on the ball, as they tried to work their way out.
Mou completely killed it by having de Gea bypass the defence when distributing the ball. Ofc people whine because they didn't allow Liverpool to play their game and it is unattractive, but Mou won 2-1 and Pep found himself down 1-4. It is clear which manager got it right. Pep let Liverpool play their game and paid for it.
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