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And the worry over new contracts is release clauses quite possibly way under market value.

Are we including contract extensions like? Since 2020 man. Get your point though.

That's my 3.

Hard for a winger to hit the ground running when we are trying to bed in a CF who's not really a natural CF and the support for the winger hasn't been so great. Trippier apologised several times to Elanga for missed opportunities to pass or passing "behind" him or just not getting the pass away early enough. It will get ironed out and come together at some point.

It was a bit like our game yesterday, general play was not a drubbing but the number and quality of the chances was very one sided.

Its the fact that he didn't anticipate it why hes at Sunderland and not Barcelona.

We would defo benefit from an unbroken week on the training pitch however most of the first team will be on international duty.

Tell Julian Dicks and Alvin Martin that.

There were at least a couple of occasions when he had the run (once wide and once between LB and CH) for the ball through or over the top and it didn't come from Trips for which he (Trips) apologised both times. Also times when a slightly quicker ball into his path to mo e on to as opposed to playing to his left when hes out wide. Not to worry, we are still a bit bitty at times as players get to work each other out, I suppose we shouldn't whinge with it because its great we are in so mamy comps it doesnt really give time on the training pitch.

Schar didn't at first, it was when he was bedded in and knew the games/runs of his team mates. It may well come in time for Thiaw.

And Tino.

We'll get them back, go on the run we know we can do but too late to achieve anything and be left dreaming "if only".

Far too early.

And no doubt group 1 would get more money.

Might be a bit short notice if he wasn't already supposed to be coming.

My mam will be distraught, she had a right soft spot for him. Lovely bloke as well, met him when he was a player then in his various other roles. I scored 2 past him when I was 14 and he didn't just let them in. I'd love to see how some of today's keepers would cope without gloves ?

Euphemism ?

Murphy would do well with Wissa you'd think but if the plan is to play Woltemade and Wissa then its unlikely to be 433...... which Eddie has alluded to a few times ie he said he wanted to play Isak and Ekitike. Fwiw I don't think Eddie has a final ideal as in a best XI in general but a best XI for each individual game and thats what we are working towards.

I'm not sure Gordon does have the intricate interplay. From what I saw of Woltemade in Germany it wasn't that sort of interplay by others as much as him laying off for them or him on his own. Also you have to have more to your game than that, think Kane and the variety of goals and chances he gets.

Oooh I think you know.

Not a pen. Maybe worth a look but it wouldn't have been given.

I've money on Man Utd so thats swung it.

Even Sesko scored.

For me it depends on how we see Miley as the drop off from Bruno and Tonali is huge. Assuming Miley bridges the gap there's still one to cover. Also could Woltemade be an evolution, moving away from 433 ? Long throws have made a comeback, could 442 ? Eddie said he wanted Ekitike to play alongside Isak.

Didnt realise hed been called up.