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Crazy how a false narrative can take hold if some talking heads start spewing it. Was never a penalty shout, NEVER. His own players pushes Kasper in the back and then he clumsily falls all over Tyrone. Claimed everything in the air second half especially after Axel came on and we bunkered down for the last 15.

Did he? Let Barnes drift into acres of space then was slow to close down for the goal we conceded. Woke up and played much better after that but that is why the eye test is so flawed. Early mistakes get forgotten, especially if the player makes up for it later.

Installing a high press doesn't happen over night. You can see the press break down at times. Some large gaps open in our midfield when we don't press as a unit. Our slow start in general. Absolutely ace we are picking up points while going through the learning curve of installing a new system.

Douglas just isn't that quick. So he suffers a bit when asked to do the type of closing down McGinn/Ramsey/Buendia do with ease. Definitely tired in the 2nd half and was right to be subbed for Sanson.

I believe you because I did exactly the same . Had my GF at the time drive me to a game after an all nighter because I was worried I would be to tired to make the drive back. She slept through the entire 90 minutes and missed my game winning goal. Good times.

Can you point to a game where we have had a consistent 90 minute performance as a team. Seems like this could be said for anyone except for maybe McGinn.

2nd half he was all over Harvey. Kept him quiet whenever he received the ball near the touchline. Willing to deal with his aimless crossing if he puts in that level of effort every game.

What is even meant by this. Charles was one of the laziest players I have ever seen play for us. They have nothing in common.

Played well out of position. We are only talking about his miss because he was robbed by VAR on a goal that absolutely should have stood.

That save. Gets their so early he is able to just calmly palm it over the bar. Completely under control. Soon he is going to pull a one handed save where he pulls out it out the air Michael Jordan style. Unfair to be that tall and that quick. Unreal keeper.

For me Young is our starting LB going forward. If we are going to play this narrow we need boths our FBs to be capable of beating a man at times. Nothing against Targett but the requirements of our new system seem a step to far for him from an athletic perspective.

Man when some on here make their mind up about a player they really dig in. All attacking verve vanished once he was subbed off. Pretty sure that wasn't a coincidence. Yes, he is wasteful at times but to generate the amount of chances he creates (most on the team) you are going to try stuff that doesn't always come off.

Looked so much better once Young was able to get further up the pitch. At times we were crazy narrow when the fullbacks didn't push up. Having athletic fullbacks on boths sides of will be an absolute must going forward.

Love your hustle Ollie but if you aren't going to bury a clear 1v1 please pass to your wide open teammate.

Great team win. Everyone ran their a** off til the final whistle. UTV!!!

I highly doubt it's Villa who is dragging their feet on the deal.

Luiz was our best performer as a 6 for project restart and also was near the top for the first half of next season. He is a multi tooled midfielder who as he matures will be capable of covering all positions in the middle. Versatility is a positive, he has the skills to be both a 6 & an 8 given the opponent and formation the manager puts out.

You're holding him to a standard that just isn't realistic. I still don't get why him wanting to represent his country is such a sore spot for you. Visit the Emi Martinez thread and there are pages extolling his exploits while representing Argentina. No doubt his ranking as the 6th keeper in the world is based partially on his accomplishments with his home country. Why is Martinez granted this grace but you use it as a cudgel for Buendia. Seems unfair and honestly not really logical. To your other point. I mentioned other far more expensive players because you think the fee we paid somehow justifies the level of performance he should be giving us early into the season. Him being our record signing of almost £40 million pounds says more about our status as a club than Buendia. In the PL it just isn't that much. It's definitely not a value that guarantees quality right out the gate. So a certain level of patience is required and if you aren't willing to grant that it just comes off as you holding an agenda.

Buendia has 1G 1A. Sancho has one goal in league play. Lukaku -->3 goals. Grealish --> 1G 2A. All guys who cost 3 times as much as Buendia and have had slow starts to their season. 5 games to go to the half way point, 3 games into a new managerial appointment. Model pro, leaves everything on the pitch. If anyone deserves a little patience to come good it's this guy.

Brave guy predicting that the team bottom of the league when Dean took over would be relegated by season end.

Worried about the press from the front 3. Watkins is going to have to put in a massive shift for us there. With a bench this strong kinda wish we had the 5 sub rule. Helps keeps the press strong all 90.

Can't go wrong buying quality. I would get it if we already had that position sorted. After Ings we don't have 5 senior league goals between our back up options. That's appalling for any club trying to break into Europe. We had to upgrade there.

Feel for the little guy. Had to take off his fave Salah kit for a photo.

Was literally everywhere. Great job of of keeping the ball on the ground as much as possible which was definitely an instruction from the manager. One thing slightly worries me though. He had a wayward pass while we were still scoreless. The announcer said Mings apologized to some fans after he cleared the ensuing attack. I really hope he isn't get abuse for mistakes like that. Playing out the back, those types of things happens. Look how many times Brighton's CBs turned it over. I know things were tense after 5 losses. I hope, now that we got a win, we can stay behind the players as they adapt to a new system.