Kanj

I'd also go all out for Marcin Bulka as our eventual Pope replacement. https://breakingthelines.com/player-analysis/marcin-bulka-nices-penalty-specialist/

Sandro, Sandro, Sandro. Just play Sandro there.

Edin Terzić would be my my choice if they ever do the unthinkable and have to move on from Eddie.

@KaKa @Ikon Kang-In Lee would be ideal imho. Rw/attacking mid. Takes set pieces. Left foot is great. Brilliant passer of the ball and close control. Could be the right wing player we’d need most or could drift in and play as an attacking mid.

I’m perfectly fine with him on the bench. It’d be nice if he could reinvent himself as a withdrawn striker or play right side or something. You almost feel Barnes running in behind thru balls or playing off of Isak or Wilson would be good for him. He has really good close control, a decent short passing game and the ability to pop off shots.

^ yep. i think he should play at the base, with Bruno dropping into a 2 defensively and in the first phase of build up. When we progress up the pitch Bruno should cover that RCM/free role he likes to get where he covers left and right of the pitch. Willock should be the other LCM and be overlapping/underlapping that LW side.

His chance actually looked more difficult on replay, needed to be a dink or needed more air on it.

Was it not a header to Bruno who’s back was to the on rushing defender who stole it? Bruno had 0 chance to keep that ball. He wasn’t even standing, was in the air. So either he’s fouled or it’s stolen.

His pass for the offside Isak goal was stuff of dreams.

we’ve been insanely wasteful in front of goal

the two of them would seem suited to building out of a double pivot with Bruno then getting a rcm / free role and Tonali at the base to push the ball quickly and recycle the quickly. Allows Bruno to do his thing once we leave that first phase, but also lets Tonali get far more involved in all phases. Willock should be LCM doing his thing. Joelinton and Gordon wide.

How many goals has he scored, ruled offside because of that shoulder of his? (I know he was legit off today)

God I miss Krafth and Jamaal….and Botman. And Pauly D.

yep that’s where I am. It’s why I’m not too upset, it’s growing pains.

Is there a football player out there who offers willock’s ball carrying, more fit often and is better in the attacking third? That’s probably the evolution.

Not buying in? Idk about that brotha. Boys looked bought in the last several games.

Everyone does it and everyone boos it. Christ it’s not that serious. It’s a natural agro home fan reaction.

Shite day in the office and the last 30 mins was utterly bizarre but thankfully he’ll study it and sort it.

Really can’t be too mad, tbh. We had the chances to level it, didn’t. West Ham gamesmanship was on from minute 1 and it never was going to drop for us. Thought the subs were shite, Kelly had some moments to forget too but this is football and the story of our season. Inconsistent.

Hypothetical strongest bench of: Dub, Burn, Kelly, Trippier, Miley, Longstaff, Barnes, Murphy, Wilson

What is mad is that at some point, you'd see Kelly, Targett and Burn competing for 1-2 spots on there when Botman is back.

Bruno the RCM, Tonali the 6 and Willock the LCM with Big Jow LW

In my mind's eye, @manorpark took a photo off his phone of some random VHS he has of some random TV show; all part of his war chest archive.

NFL’s model seems to work for the US where there are Amazon, Fox, CBS and ESPN sharing the general TV rights love with NFL itself selling “Sunday Ticket” where you can watch every Sunday 1 or 4p match and then an additional channel of Red Zone coverage that jumps all over the place to keep people interested without having to watch full matches. You could easily share the rights amongst your usual groups and PL could pump out (via their world feed they operate anyway) a package that allows people to see their favorite club or follow whatever they want. I am convinced there are enough people out there who will go see see live football of their favorite club no matter what is on TV

I don’t know why, but i seem to recall being shit scared of that match and worried that Best playing meant we were going to be turbo. We were ruthless that day and i thought his finishes were absolutely class.