Btay

You haven’t seen us play lately then

Iwobi will be away at AFCON. If Rondon starts I just hope he has Dobbin running off him as he looks a real live wire.

Same, I think he’s a quality centre half and seems like an alpha in the changing room but we can’t afford his wages for what he produces.

League has to be priority however the kids showed us against chelsea we can rely on them. I’d keep Pickford in however. Probably a good chance to give the new signings a run… Pickford Patterson Holgate Brainthwaite Myk. Gbamin Gomes Onyango Gordon Simms Dobbin Cant see Rafa starting Simms over Rondon unfortunately. Lacking depth on the wings and don’t want to over use gray. I hope Brianthwaite is fit/recovered.

I like Digne, we signed a player that stepped into the role that Baines mastered and it was seamless. However, he has definitely declined after a stellar first season - various reasons why, we all know there’s a star player in there. What I don’t quite get and apologies if it’s mentioned is - I assume we are skint still with FFP but if we had the room for the money we have spent now on the 2 young fullbacks ( seeing as we have bought before we have sold ). Chelsea are looking to loan Digne to cover Chilwell, could we potentially loan him for 6 months for a stupid loan fee say 8 million and then sell him for 30 million, he will undoubtedly look a much better player in their team. It’s a risk but it could really pay off.

Agree - Romagnoli aswell from Ac Milan. Regards we need a calm presence in the back which I don’t think Keane, Mina, Godfrey or Holgate are. Branthwaite from the glimpse’s we have seen has that potential perhaps. Also if we go big for a centre half they need to be English speaking otherwise there’s no point as our defenders needs a bit of guidance.

Anyone think this one will be done before the next game? Only so we can play 3 right backs in the starting team as 2 just didn’t cut it last time out

I agree with a lot of what you are saying here. I guess for me I’m at a point where I’d rather we move both Mina and Keane on and try find another solution that we can move forward with.

Seen something that he has arrived for a medical - happy to see us targeting younger players, just hope they can manage the environment they are coming in to.

Well they have to be Southampton this year and Leicester the other year when he made his shit touch and vardy went in on goal. Problem is I can remember walking away from many, many games since he’s been here thinking he’s at fault for goals.

I think they only label and error leading to a goal as a very very clear cut error - ie Southampton this year. He makes so many though and just doesn’t deal with strikers well enough. Neil Maupay - who nearly every one turned their nose up at when we were linked with him gave him an absolute run around. Headed clearances - one thing to win them but please try and watch how many uncontested headers he “wins” but just lobs 15 yards forward to their players instead of trying to find a man (like good center halves do in this league) As for free pass mentioned earlier, people still clearly think he is an acceptable defender for us which clearly I just cannot understand. Secondly he gets a ride because his confidence must be low ( happens each season ). We need centre halves who dig in when things get tough, find that extra level and pull us through for results - he simply falls apart.

I’ve never seen a player get such a free pass as him before. The first couple of season he was young enough to forgive the mistakes as he could potentially learn and become a solid centre half - fast forward a few years and he still makes the same mistakes just more frequently. I can’t stress enough how much I don’t see us improving until he is gone.

As long as he is any where near our starting team we will be bottom half of the table.

Rafa’s tactics and Keane’s shithousery cost us any chance of that game. Embarrassing

So shit.

Great ball by DCL

Bringing on Rondon - fuck right off

Hasn’t just been under Rafa - it’s been the last 3/4 years

We are so shit. Top clearance from Keane, put him down for all 3 goals

Well he has kept trying. Wasn’t pretty but it’s a goal.

It’s literally like us playing Hibbert as a wing back. Same for Coleman - he can barely cross with his right foot so we’ve stuck him on the left and he just slows everything down. Deluded, shit tactics.

Maupay has rinsed Keane that half - I honestly don’t know how people on here don’t see how utterly shit Keane is. Tactics/system are non existent- it’s like an under 14’s team that give it to their best player ( gray ) and just hope he skins the whole team.

Cannot believe how shit we are. If this same team comes out for the second half I’ll be in utter disbelief.

Keane’s marking is non existent.

Surely a pen