chalkpie

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He took us to 7th last season, it's a fair improvement from the previous two 11th places. Having said that, this is a make or break season for Koeman for me personally. If we slide down the table, then I will have major doubts. If we continue to climb the table at the conclusion of 17-18, then I would say it's working. Big year for him and the players. Do all of these guys have what it takes (management included)? We shall see (said the blind man).

Mike, what are your thoughts up until now honestly? Where is this team headed?

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Holy crap we are amazing!!

It's not a case of missing Rom either, we can't even seem to feed the forward.

I don't mean this with any disrespect, but at the moment we are more akin to a midtable Championship side than a top PL side fighting for a top 4 place. The positive I can take away from the past 3 matches is that our defence seems to be somewhat tightened up , albeit we haven't faced true attacking prowess either.

I'm genuinely worried tbh. This goes beyond preseason jitters or rustiness or whatever. We came out like lightning, now it's more like direction-less sludge.

Sandroooooooooooooooooooooooaaaaaalllllllllllllllll!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Holy fuckin shit!!!

Besic ever gonna play again?

At 70:00, just close up the fuckin shoppe and don't fuck it up. Easier said than done.

Not impressed. Wasn't impressed last week either. Weak final 1/3 and the build up isn't stellar either.

The sideways/backwards stuff was irking me - which harkens back to the Martinez era somewhat. I always say to myself - would they be pussyfooting with these passes if there were 5 minutes left in stoppage time in a level final or semifinal? I hope to see more incisive passing/running and more direct play next week. Having said that I'll take the bloody WIN.

Bainesy

Great post. Agreed 100%

Little harsh, no?

Wow.

I hope we get Gylfi out there soon.

Besides the lack of creativity and pace, we look absolutely stellar. ?

Got ITV4 on Mobdro...bring it on! Wish I were there!

Not what I was hoping for

Not seeing ITV4 on here?

So excited for this! I'm hoping to catch it on Mobdro, although it might not be in Olde Englishe