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Playing both Buendia and Coutinho is as dumb as playing Ramsey and McGinn.  Guess there wasn't any options though. 

At one point this season we've looked good and that was with Archer and Baily making runs with Buendia playing more centrally and a bit deeper. With Tim and Luiz sitting midfield. Was in a cup game. Never looked to take advantage of what looked like a very capable team, albeit against a championship team. 

We're looking worse and worse. He just doesn't seem capable to me. Hope he goes. 

The fact that he's spent such a long time realizing that a middle 3 of mcginn and Ramsey doesn't work is baffling. The sooner he's gone the better. 

Midfield subs, you fool!

2 minutes ago, NoelVilla said:

Swedish TV was quite fast to point out the problems as well

Together with 95% of vt the past month. Hopefully he'll be gone sooner then later.

Kamara trying desperately to marshal the midfield by himself. Ramsey and McGinn are so oblivious to any movement around them. They can't track players, have no positional sense, can't cover passing lanes, can't press as a unit, can't tackle. It's just hopeless. Get Luiz and Tim on.

1 minute ago, stewiek2 said:

Shocking from Emi. He used to hold balls, now he parries and punches. What's happened to him!?

Was a deflection of Konsa. Ball changed direction. Can't really blame him for that. Good reaction to stop the deflection from going in.

Feel sorry for Kamara.

Started well.

If this is to work McGinn and Ramsey needs to be in top from, sadly neither are. How stubborn can you be? Hopefully there's something in the system that will eventually click. Can't see it happening though.

Wish we'd see something like this

Archer - ------- - Bailey

----------Buendia--------

  Tim-Kamara-Luiz 

Shit tactics. Fails to see whats glewring obvious to everyone else. Get rid.

1 minute ago, daft said:

The way we have played.

By creating nothing against a terrible west ham side? 

We're look more balanced in midfield. Defence solid. 

But our attacks are toothless. Theres no one threatening the central areas. Looks likenthe tactic is, get the ball and players to the corner flags.

Just now, macandally said:

Enlighten me, why was the goal disallowed?

Ball over the line on the inswing.

We're crowding the left and right side of the pitch in attack. Fullback, Midfielder and Fowards. Pretty mutch splitting the team in half and putting each half  into a isolated confined area by each corner flag. Hopeless. 

Atleast Luiz is starting. Just need Baily Bunedia and Archer on top now.

22 minutes ago, omariqy said:

More excited by him than any other youngster 

Looks very tactical aware. His movement off the ball is superb. Especially when building from the back. Impressive 

I'm usually patient, but he fails to see things that's glearing obvious. Might be a victim of his own ego.

Look at that. Midfield capable of playing out and beating the press once McGinn got subbed for Luiz. What a surprise.

2 minutes ago, NurembergVillan said:

The front 3 are chasing shadows.  The two midfield two are nowhere to be seen.

Theres no coherente pressing in the team. Front three starts pressing, midfield is hesitant and starts pressing/pushing up as the front three press are dwindling. While both fullbacks push up. Poorly coached and very naive.

McGinn should be taken off. 

He puts us under so much unnecessary pressure with his poor passing and controll. 

Every attempt to play out of a press breaks down with him.

Half time team talk didn't help. Thats for sure

Our midfield is way to easy to play through.

McGinn asleep for that one. Lucky VAR

Been absolutely brilliant! Just lack a little on the finishing. Lloris has been playing very well as well.