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  1. I suppose at some point we have to accept, unless we magically are allowed Man City levels of spend, we can’t have everything. the tall clogger approach is working for West Ham but you need to go balls out for that approach. Our game is based around very quick buildup, an high back line, overlapping fast full back and exploiting the turnover. That doesn’t work with bulky, super physical players. The best we’ll get is the Morgan, Mings mould rotating into the XI who are super athletic but wouldn’t stand out in a West Ham type team. id we had Carlos available yesterday we’d have won a higher % duels but not to the point of a total blockout.
  2. Just plain and simple lack of height IMO.
  3. Strange game. Subs and tactical tweak with the second double sub made a massive difference. On the balance I genuinely think we were the stronger team and deserved to win - against a good (albeit negative) West Ham team. I have NO IDEA why West Ham and the commentators (Optus) were crying over that late disallowed goal. It was really obvious handball, also offside, also fouls in there. The female commentator in particular was willing on West Ham all game I had to mute her first half. Id have taken a point before the game so i’ll take that. With two of McGinn, Kamara, Ramsey, Costa, Buendia and Mings we’d have won that comfortably.
  4. IMO….get him off. Even if he looks like he can run it off. We’ve been here before and he won’t be as committed as pre-knock. Keep him wrapped up for WHU.
  5. Picking up on some folks comments re: how we started second half, I think more credit needs to go to Luton too. It is a game of two teams after all and IMO Rob Edwards is doing a fantastic job. Luton haven’t fallen into the trap of the promoted ‘10 in your own half’ approach and have a clear, physical, style, which I’m fine with. I’ll take a fortunate win today and it was truly a case of our squad depth and quality paying dividends today for a change. First half everything clicked, they seemed ticked by their injury. Second half we we were slow to adapt to their changes until the 4 subs. Watkins was superb today.
  6. Might be scraping the barrel but WBA were meant to be in advanced talks to bring Yann M’Vila in (ex. Sunderland and Olympiacos) on a free. If we just want an experienced, mobile body to sit in CDM and mop up he might provide a cheap option.
  7. So with Cash suspended, guess that means we’re back to Konsa RB which is a shame against United who struggle with teams going at them. I’d thought M Bailey and Diaby had clearly been working on pairing up in advance of the Sheff Utd game meaning we might be intending to play them together for a while - but Bailey will be an impact sub against Man U (with a day less rest). —————-———Martinez—————— Konsa —Carlos——Langlet—Moreno ——————Luiz——McGinn————— —Zaniolo————-Diaby———Ramsey— ————————Watkins———————— Anyone reckon we might see McGinn further forward and Dendonker in for Ramsey?
  8. I can’t imagine Emery is impressed by this.
  9. If Gerrard really is as bad as it appears (and everything we’ve since learned about his style) then it now makes sense why Beale was proclaimed as some coaching messiah under him. He probably just knew where the cones were.
  10. In fairness to him. He said a load of positive things and this quote is really out of context against all the other things he said.
  11. In fairness to Amazon. The entirety of the post game was about Villa. Martin O’Neill was one of the pundits. They were all gushing.
  12. Rashford pulling out of England. Might get his (deserved) call up?
  13. Chilean TV (where I am now) didn’t even give the goal to Ronaldo
  14. Just watched it. A surprisingly open and candid interview too in fairness.
  15. Im convinced the only reason Boris is running is leverage while he still has a decent wedge of support and knows he’d still win the populist members vote. Fully expect a deal to see Sunak in office and Boris given a well paid, cushty foreign office role while his investigation(s) are quietly diluted as well as some of his ‘backers/donors’ interests wound into Sunak’s plan.
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