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Do something VAR ffs

First half xG was 0.27-1.92, IMO 2-2 would have been incredibly harsh. Also believe we could have created something in the second half too if it was needed.

Nice to see you back.

Hojlund may score many goals in the future but he'll never get to Isak's level. That majestic elegance is something you're born with.

He's been poor for ages outside that one season which got him the new deal but has still been a mainstay as a starter under every manager. I think it's clearly a positive sign that Amorim doesn't feel he's obliged to start him due to his mega contract and local kid status but is ready to instantly get rid of him (which won't be easy with that wage).

Turnaround under Howe wasn’t instant either, it’s ridiculous how many people are already talking about Amorim getting sacked. Him completely dropping Rashford is a good sign that he could be the one who finally realises that wholesale changes are needed and players not trying is unacceptable. And their performances haven’t even been as bad as the results.

Maybe he should get a bit more time before being labelled like this.

Man City probably have a better 3rd choice CB but are they the only team in the league to have BDB beat? Also good that we are in no hurry to get Botman back to the team before he's ready unless injuries happen.

How is this guy's terrible coaching career relevant to Eddie Howe during the 2024-2025 season after he's been brilliant for us for multiple seasons?

I know you'll be here then. He just turned around a run of iffy matches and you are waiting to see how he does next time ffs.

Shame.

This run buys him one, maybe two games after the next loss.

Yank owners would obviously love to have the closed shop model of most US leagues in European football too. Their teams are money-making machines and the split between owners and players is 50/50 while the valuation of their franchises just keeps going up and up. Financially healthy leagues mean players are still making a lot of money too. It’s never going to happen here and the optimal model in theory would probably be somewhere between those two. US owners make too much money from their teams but it’s also so much better for the average fan. If your bad team makes good decisions and has some luck for a season or two you’re not far away from actually contending for the league. It’s just naive to instantly declare Yank owners as bad. They’ve built a nice system in their own leagues despite all the All-Star, national anthem and cheerleader cliches which can be infuriating but simply harmless in the big picture. They love money but their product is better than the uncompetitive Premier League right now.

Americans have built massive leagues around parity and level field of competition. Fuck the Yanks though while constantly crying in the PSR/FFP/APT threads.

These must be really rare nowadays as I can't really remember any mares. Sometimes attackers go past defenders, doesn't mean anyone Isak has skinned is garbage.

Aye, history is been re-written here regarding last season. He only had like 3 'bad' games around Christmas and was very solid otherwise even at LB.

Such an unnecessary dig. Would expect him to start for most teams outside the big 6 tbh.

Where's the line between clearly missed offside and one you let go? You would just be moving the line and have even more controversy. It can be infuriating but it's the only way and relying on just the lino would be madness, it's an impossible job for a pair of human eyes.

Get in Barnes! Redemption.

Nice of him to remind us all he actually is on the pitch.

I would hope our management has more data to base these decisions on than how they looked in the last match.

"Fans"?

Huh, RW?

No idea how VvD walks from that without a red. Shocking decision.

Van Dijk should see red for that 10 times out of 10. Absolutely ridiculous, that’s a suspension in NHL ffs.