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It's all confidence - think he'll play well when the team is playing well. He's not a striker that will create a chance out of nothing for himself, there are very few players around that can.

When would the new season start? Has it been released yet? Hopefully the quick turnaround will make us less likely to lose players. If we could sell Grealish and Mings for a good amount and reinvest £40-£50m of it on 4 quality players (Winger/ST, AM,CB,CM) I think we'd be in a good position

Nakamba needs to switch on

Strange footage on BT - Smith explaining his tactics and midfield three to Purslow in the tunnel with Purslow looking perplexed

Hopefully we keep it tight - Hourihane and Luiz pinning back their full backs and Nakamba disrupting. Play long to Davis and play off him. Forget playing out from the back. Would take a draw

I currently run 5k in just under 24 and have been trying to get it down over lockdown. Started running a few times a week around a month ago and first few times were around 25. I don’t think the progress is bad, but it’s not good. Any tips for getting it down? Also, what’s an expected improvement profile? Is shaving a minute off that with a months work possible, 2 minutes maybe?

Gotchya - thanks. Assumed this must have been the case but couldn’t find the answer - obv wasn’t looking hard enough!

Just on this - I was thinking of using the unlimited transfers in the next 24 hrs to get a decent team for the run-in, activating my FH for this GW and then hoping the team returns to the 'new' team that benefited from unlimited transfers. That way you make use of the unlimited transfers and can still play the FH - or will this not work do you reckon?

Mings's long balls are actually quite accurate for a CB. I think having Davis in the team purely so Samatta and Grealish can play off him and get us up the pitch when we're under pressure is worth it

Guilbert: “Now it's three months I haven't had an English lesson. It's difficult. I stay at home. I have a gym in my home. Every day I run and I do gym. It's not the same, we don't touch the ball or see our friends.” [Daily Mail] via @villareport Link (Villareport I know - probs not even true) You would have thought now would be a perfect time to learn English with a tutor? Club could have helped him out a bit here?

Think Leeds will struggle if restart happens - they rely on high intensity fitness levels. I doubt they’ll be able to get up to pre-Covid levels As a wider point, fitness is an interesting aspect upon restart. Will player fitness be levelled across teams and we’ll see more goals as everyone is generally less fit?

Great FIFA player

Article showing the problems with extending the season and not player contracts, albeit in rugby. May to Gloucester Ignoring my Tigers allegiance, it really does seem strange that May would be able to play for Gloucester if the competition was extended - it’s a fundamentally different competition. As the lawyer says though, a restraint of trade complaint would likely be made and any ruling challenged.

A tool from fantasyfootballscout - behind a paywall though so you'll have to trust me. In part due to us having a blank fixture GW28, but shows us having the hardest run over the next six. West Ham also have a tough run and Bournemouth's isn't much better.

Bit underwhelming isn’t he

Same team, but Reina for Nyland Tell Nyland if he applies himself in training he gets the final but we want to avoid the comedown performance like Man City

We do need a quality winger, but I'm hoping Samatta will improve the attacking threat of Trez and El Ghazi (and even Guilbert / Targett) Although some of their crosses are absolutely dreadful, I think they'll really benefit from the presence of a player who can head the ball

Agreed - but he's competing with Luiz surely? I don't think he should have started last night. As everyone seems to be suggesting, he's not match fit yet. He also doesn't seem to take on the role of the pivot like Luiz does, which limits our distribution. The number of times Luiz was level with our CBs to try and build play from the back was a noticeable difference compared to Drinkwater. I think he'll improve, but he needs to get sharper before he starts meaningfully impacting our play.

How is Danny Drinkwater starting? It’s **** stupid

'Get a striker' they say, 'Anyone will do' We get a striker... 'Not bothered about this one' SAMATTA WITH YOU ALL! (sorry if bin dunne)

We definitely are - it's that clear cut.

I agree - but there's two sides to this story I think. Marv yes, but I think Luiz is a lot better at it. He shows for the ball, receives it and looks then to distribute. When we play 5 at the back, there is such a gulf between defence and attack that he can only really pass to Jack or go backwards - when Jack is marked it's pretty difficult for him. If we're to play 5 at the back and retain the ball, the wing backs need to show for it a lot more, one of the wingers need to drop back slightly and Marv needs to improve. We're moving in the right direction with it, but a few tweeks are needed in midfield so we don't just keep inviting pressure. Prime example was when he got caught with the ball for their goal, he doesn't want to keep passing backwards, but nobody is showing for the ball.

He breaks up play but his ball retention and passing is really poor. That said, think he's just getting used to the PL - we'll see if he's any good next year, whichever league we're in.

Is he better than Douglas Luiz or Lansbury? Doubt it