I think Unai will sort this out and we win this leg 2-1. need more movement off the ball and need to pass more quickly with pace. everything else will come.
we have not been frantic or scrambling trying to keep up with their intensity. we have been very controlled. Now it's time to crank up the pressure. We'll be fine.
i don't think the ref is a cheat. i just think he's not very good. too big a chip on his shoulder. has no feel for the game. Doesn't understand tactics of play.
they are playing 4 across the front so our pasing around the back is not productive. Youri or Doug need to show, receive and then carry it forward about 30 yards
one of the many failures of the US is how insulated we are from the rest of the world. I've never watched an hour of french TV before. Guys drinking in the news room. T-shirts on panelists. it's quite refreshing how (in some ways at least) they are unpretentious. Oh and the city center looks lovely. Maybe a french vacation is in order.
While i really want your nerves and mine to be happy...... i supect Emery will set us up to do as you admit we "should." 0-0 and we're golden. (and either drunk to numbness or a puddle of anxiety on the floor - - i'm aiming for the alcohol numb. Cheers!)