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Doucoure at his best there.

Simms hold up play is decent.

There’s always going to be chances especially with the team we have. If we can hang on until 20 minutes and get through the initial storm we could get something for a corner or free kick

Newcastle rumoured to be targeting Mina for £17 million… snap their hand off. He’s our best defender but we can’t carry his wages for the amount of time he is injured. No doubt where ever he goes he will be fully fit though

Rafa has said he was in the starting 11 but has had to withdraw him for illness. The issue is - I just don’t believe he is telling the truth.

That midfield is going to be pretty hard to crack in to. It’s just a real shame because I really wish we could we’re going after that profile of player. He would be a real fan favourite here with how hard he works.

Yeah just the thought of any of the guys you mentioned playing as a RWB scares the shit out of me. If we play some shoe horned back 4 while Digne sits on his arse I’ll be fuming.

Seriously can’t believe how thin we are. If Digne doesn’t play I’m just about done with Rafa given our injuries, especially after all his team first talk Pickford Godfrey Holgate Keane Digne Allan Gomes Gordon Doucoure Gray Rondon If there’s a time for Gordon to step up, or Gomes to remind people why barca signed him or even Holgate to replicate even a shred of form that had us nervous about Man City this wouldn’t be a bad time. And if we really want to push it, Iwobi might come on and look like a footballer.

Agree. His form has dropped right off. Shame though because we are thin

We should go all out for him, quality little player who works his ass off every game.

Just that he was pretty much had it won - I haven’t mentioned anything about rules.

I don’t like to see the chop and changing of managers - but I don’t enjoy watching us. It’s Big Sam all over, it’s hard enough to get up in the middle of the night but even more so now. There’s reasons why we are shit but I just don’t like the style of play one bit.

I didn’t mean his 11 second lead was taken from him because of the rules - merely he was so close to a near perfect race. You can’t control safety cars and such but the events that followed gave a serious leg up to Max and completely shifted the balance.

Yep. Hindsight is brilliant but this would have been much better.

Except the rules haven’t been followed hence the confusion which is the shame. Such a good battle and it really deserved a clean result, I understand the variables and such but it just feels like a bitter result.

Well what should have been a great moment is tarnished. I still feel like Hamilton had it ripped from him. 11 second lead gone like that must feel horrible for him.

Can’t believe that finish. For starters that turn 8 incident max had no intention of making the apex again - just dive bombed into the corner and lewis was forced to avoid. Seocndly - the finish was a complete cluster fuck. I think Hamilton was screwed there, I’m not a fan of either but feel really sorry for him.

Well maybe Rafa does hold a grudge…

Rafa could completely mix it up with 3-5-2 ( sorry @Romey 1878 ) Pickford Holgate Keane Godfrey Coleman Allan Digne Gomes Doucoure Richarlison Gray

I don’t think Rafa will hold a grudge though and hopefully this has been the rocket up Digne’s ass he has needed. We all know his quality and know he hasn’t been at his best for some time. If this gets Digne back towards his best and more consistent then it’s really top top Managment from Rafa.

I don’t even think he is that good to be honest… would rather someone younger with real energy and presence.

Understandable but he has made quite a few of them and made them fairly. Huge difference between him timing a tackle and Holgate for instance.

I think the tackle at the on tomiyasu set the agenda for the day. Absolutely quality, full blooded challenge.

Just said it was half volley on leg with no swing. He’s a right wanker is Warnie

How’s Warnie though, he hates Mitchell Starc so much he even tried to rip on him for getting a wicket first ball of the innings