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I don't have words for that again. El Ghazi taking two mindless shots, Targett sitting on the ground and not bothering to prevent the ball going past him, and the Luiz with an absolutely moronic tackle. And all this after we had just been gifted a one man advantage. I've had enough.

How dumb can we be?

Ok, so now it's officially over for us. A red for them.

The only way for this team to win is by being on the front foot and letting Jack do his thing. We couldn't be further from that.

El Ghazi in for Jota, and I'd be fine with the selection.

Jack's in - we have a chance.

We so need to be on the front foot to get the best out of Jack. If we're not, our best weapon is not used.

That's the plan You're right, but Konsa/Hause were not supposed to be in this position at a crucial time of the season, and CBs are generally more experienced, so that's why I brought this up regarding Konsa.

Felt real good when Finnish pundit Pasi Rautiainen was raving about Grealish during, and after, the Norwich game. He was saying how this kind player is a rarity nowadays, how he is somehow old-fashioned in the way he plays. Calves, socks down, and the hair, mentioned everything. We all know this, but Finns wanted Norwich to win and it was all Pukki otherwise in the studio, so the above made me feel good.

I like Konsa a lot, just wish he had more time to get accustomed to PL. Same goes for Hause. Now they have to learn together, which is a big ask.

You're right, he'd be good at defending, but Dean wants offense from his full backs...

Somehow it feels like writing here should have a meaning, like how would I make us better ... instead of "just" settling for things as they are and cheering. If so, it's natural most posts are negative in nature, even if they are meant to be positive. This creates a negative feeling to the board. This goes whether we're winning or losing, it doesn't matter. The language used to express this is terrible, I wish people would tone down, myself included. I think Match thread is different from player threads. In Match thread emotion takes over, and that's ok in my opinion. Player threads should definitely be more balanced, it would be nice to read some supportive posts there. Even if they don't feel necessary.

Heaton, Grealish, and a moment of magic from Hourihane. That is our recipe. As for the others, I don't know. Our defense looks awfully underwhelming, even if Hause/Konsa played well Thursday. Let's hope they continue that way.

Yes, don't start him, but make sure he gets decent minutes to make a difference.

In my mind you play either Luiz or Nakamba, and right now it's not a contest - Luiz all the way (doesn't mean Luiz has been great, Nakamba's just a passenger and has become dangerous in our own end with his total lack of confidence).

Fred will stay on the bench until Elmo has a mare.

Tony Moon! I want him back!

Farke explains just how the incident happened today. https://bit.ly/34Z3atx Well done Elmo.

I'm sure everyone saw how he tried to bring the ball up from our defense onlyvto be chased down and lose the ball. It happened twice, and in bad places. He was so slow both times, not knowing what to do ... I was just screaming at him.

Who are "they", and do they know anyone else of that kind?

With McGinn out, Conor must play a lot. He just may score, or give a final pass to a goal. Nakamba has no room in the team for me.

Well we should sell him and buy the players we bought in the summer again. That'd be swell.

There's a first for everything mate

Can't believe I'm saying this, but I'm almost wishing for Taylor to get back in. Targett is a terrible liability that we cannot afford.

I meant the "play close to each other" bit.