Matt Tiger

2 minutes ago, badaids said:

Not sure what the formation is here, Godfrey at fullback, young in right mod?

I honestly have no idea 

1 minute ago, Btay said:

I think Harrison could play centrally with Danjuma out wide mate

I’m not sure because danjuma prefers central or left wing and would have to play wide right.. if I had to guess I’d think danjuma would play central but wouldn’t be surprised either way.

Oof. Lineup not looking inspiring at all today. They are going to dominate the midfield…

fulham 2 - everton 1

DCL

Incredibly poor performance. I thought we were unlucky against Luton in the first loss, but this one was deserved.

Man we look embarrassing today. Not much else to say.

3 minutes ago, Boston Toffee said:

My word our passing as a team is dreadful. Just awful.  Led by Harrison.  He has been frighteningly bad. 

Yea he looks the part frequently but the quality of his passing is just not very good. 

Didn’t look like there was much in that shove to me honestly. DCL has to get a head on that.

Couldn’t figure out a way to watch in the states. Frustrating!

Yep, fair point. Thought we had another match and then a two week break. Happy this should be a more enjoyable match (hopefully)

Really hoping we give some key players a rest for this one given the uncertainly surrounding our standing in the table. Not happy about it but we have to prioritize the league.

I’ll take a point from that. Couldn’t pick a pass out all day. 

That’s an absurd yellow on tarks he didn’t do shit 

Not a great half but villa is prone to dumb mistakes and it could well be 1-0. This may be our worst passing display of the season which is quite a feat.

Fucking DCL….

I’m gonna go nuts watching our passing today 

Everton 3 - Villa 1

Danjuma for some wishful thinking 

I'd sure like to have him available Sunday...

Not sure he's been given a proper chance here, but given teh way he plays and his decision making (typically leaning towards going for goal rather than crossing / passing) his finishing just hasn't been good enough to warrant playing time. He has eyes for goal nearly every time he touches the ball. That's not inherently a bad thing, but you have to be able to finish or it mucks up the offense with no output.

Still unclear how that decision was made in the first place but I'll take it.

FFP is such a joke. Multiple clubs dont even know whether they've breached regulations. Meanwhile, the club operating most egregiously beyond its means, and becoming the most dominant club world football has seen in some time as a result, are just dragging their feet as much as possible and avoiding any scrutiny whatsoever by doing so.

The system is broken. Administratively it's a headache for everyone involved. And perhaps most importantly it doesn't achieve the desired result. It's incredibly tiring.

39 minutes ago, Romey 1878 said:

With Lille having a 20% sell-on clause that doesn't make sense for us. It wouldn't help us much with FFP at all.

Agreed... We would likely insert another sell on clause but given his age and the quality of side we'd be selling to I wouldn't expect any of that to come to us anytime soon. The fee needs to be 60m imo. That said, I also think I'm higher on him than most here so maybe 50-60 is more realistic.

39 minutes ago, Hafnia said:

Onana should be sold for the money that's been touted IMO, he's replaceable for less. I struggle with his application and think he's hyped. 

Branthwaite on the other hand needs to be kept - far more reliable, consistent, will be one of the best centre halves in the world in no time. 

I disagree, but I'd be ok selling in the Summer for the right sum but I think selling this window would be insane. He is an absolutely critical player for us currently and I can't see us finding a replacement.

There sure appears to be a lot of smoke here but this doesn't make any sense whatsoever...

I'm sorry, that's a red?!

FFS I just don;t understand.

Always great to see footballers support their family / partner through times like these. This situation seems harder than anything I’ve had to deal with so I can’t imagine what it’s like mentally. Regardless, he seems like a genuinely good man which shouldn’t be discounted.

As for his play on the pitch, I don’t really understand where the notion that he’s playing poorly is coming from. He had a poor start to the season but I think he’s mostly done well when you look at the season to date. And I know that stats aren’t everything but he’s combined for our highest output on the year. His lack of pace and right foot can be frustrating but I actually think he’s played fairly well.