madras

Man City league cup game I think and once in a friendly in Japan.

Gordon would go there when Barnes is back or even Gorson over there again with Willock/Joelinton doing their lefty bromance.

I've said similar re Hall moving further forward a bit in a low risk game, as much to satisfy my own curiosity as anything else. He seems to have the skill set and we have tried him in midfield a couple of times but before he settled up here.

Should hell have a capital 'H' ?

I mean if he was, say 22/23. Looking at recent England squads and the options for wide right haven't had great seasons.

If he was younger, on this seasons form, would he be pushing for an England place ?

These guys have still got to be in the mix.

I just think that in situations like that it's difficult and he probably done the right thing in staying with Onuachu, playing percentages staying with the tall striker. The more I've watched it the more I get annoyed with Joelinton.

He's actively trying to cover 2 or 3 attackers. Shown more awareness? He's attempting to cover all bases If it's a deeper cross to the 2 he's covering then he can make a stronger challenge but for some reason you don't question why he's left alone with 3, Joelinton seems to follow Bednarak a bit then stops at the edge if the box, Tonali never attempts to get goal side or close to a man. It was a massive collective failing of which I'd say Tino was least at fault.

Rewatch the goal and tell me what on earth Joelinton is doing.

He was on his toes for the other two attackers he was left to mark. Making the adjustment leaves you flat footed. You kind of hedge your bets in that position and he gambled on the two attackers with him as opposed to the one who strode through unmarked. I'll add in he ends up with Onuachu on his back

Even their allowed goal I think is being ultra critical of Tino. As the ball is played he has 2 attackers, no one track Badnerak. If anything he's caught a bit flat footed, naturally as he's also covering the other two. More so it's a massive Joelinton failing

I've just watched it back 3 times and you are saying he have gambled on Schar leaving it ? You see Tino step up as much thinking Schar will play it as playing offside. Don't get the Tino criticism here, it's all Schar in my eyes.

Caught between two stools. Tino comes in and the cross is deeper then he's criticised for that. For the offside goal he played the offside itself perfectly and probably wasn't expecting Schar to leave it and no was was he getting anywhere near their scorer. Sometimes all you can do is stand and hope.

Re earlier conversation going on.......The real world ? Wtf does that even mean, everyone is in their own real world, psychotics undergoing an episode are in their real world.

Our fans need to drop the "you've seen United" shit unless we are playing Man Utd.

Again

Excellent from Murphy !

More or less the same side that was very impressive before that.

A lot of the time its not lack of IQ but lack of education.

Don't throw 'deserves' in there if we are talking upwards of 200k for playing football.

Tbf it's not just Man Utd but that cartel of clubs. It would have been a similar conversation had Liverpool or Arsenal been down there. But it's symptomatic of how sports media works, it's also a self fulfilling prophecy by focusing on a certain few clubs, keeps them bigger in the public eye for sponsors, advertisers etc and many fans who don't support their local clubs and aren't drawn to other clubs.

Both can be true.

The quality is poor but as a spectacle for ups and downs and intrigue it's great. Probably the most interesting division in Britain and probably Europe.........but God no, I wouldn't want to be in it.

It's not explained at all and nor will it when AUP's are kept private. Any idea why that would be ?