Kanj

I know it’s just deflecting the point about Howe, but if he wanted Guehi or Tosin, you can’t blame him when you look at our CBs at this point. Kraft, Burn (hybrid CB / fullbacks) and Fab. Kelly who is the same as the former but new to the team.

Yeah, i don’t think he was in the best of form earlier last season (and to be fair, nobody was good in the early days) and as things started to turn — Sheffield away, and he FINALLY got his goal, he ended up being massively hurt.

Another point I’ll make is that let’s remove Eddie out of the discussion (in the Eddie thread, ha) he’s been let down by some absolutely criminal individual mistakes and errors by his top players, especially today. That’s Joelinton, Gordon, Bruno, Pope, Schar and Kelly, to just name some names. Those individuals can go in a huff and all that, and we as fans can question the manager for selections, but his leaders and gems and signings (+ contract renewal guys) made some critical / criminal errors today. I say this every season but individual errors like the ones we’ve seen from some of our best players are 100% on the players and they need to take responsibility. We as what I think are smart fans, need to also separate a player’s error vs. a coach’s.

yes mate, obviously he wasn’t in the best of form last season but as he started getting going he got hurt and his entire injury fiasco really crushed him (and us). Remember when the entirety of football were calling him Rolls Royce? Elegant, strong, great tackler, good passer, good in the air. He either swept up or he was able to push up and help us press. Dan Burn cannot do that role. Schar can do that role (see how decent we were with him and Jamaal) but I don’t think Dan Burn can do that. Our press needs Gordon running through a wall and in form (He’s not). It needs Bruno making his tackles and dictating play (he’s not). It needs out. Fullbacks making those interceptions (they aren’t) and our 8’s need to cover the pitch (they aren’t).

Win Tuesday, and play our very best 11 v City at home. The missing piece of Botman is so fucking massive I can’t overstate it, his interceptions high up the pitch at midfield allowed us to pin teams in over sustained periods.

I’ve never seen a middle eastern company move with any bit of swiftness as it relates to business decisions ( @McCormick ) would be best placed to confirm or refute that given he’s lived and breathed it more than anything on here (i think?) Eddie has to get this midfield right, he needs Botman back, and the GEMS we fought hard to keep need to fucking step up.

He and Bunce just look so bloody evil

Sure could use Wilson’s physicality in matches like today with Isak playing off him.

I do have some concerns with just how disjointed we look overall and when does it all get back into shape?

Isak maybe. Bruno is the foundation of the ball playing / keeping and he’s been the biggest culprit of them all.

Sandro, Barnes and Isak are non negotiable starters. We need Sven back asap.

Fuck sake. That’s a fucking joke.

Sandro has to be the first name on the sheet.

I still can’t quite believe Schar didn’t square that ball man

Willock false 9 and Gordon and Barnes as wide attackers.

like he’s French or something?

Think the press have a high level of blame in this recent debacle too - just angling for a story and angling for an issue.

should sort itself out when Botman is back - think Kelly has the makings to be very class for us under Howe’s coaching.

Much better. Is there a way to do a more "white" kit reversing that shirt?

Signing a new long term replacement of Fab doesn't sit well with me because I can't fathom an NUFC team without him.

Ya, we did some random Isak and Gordon interview in there too on Sky.

they did so on the peacock feed

The way he, JL, Trips, and Jamaal have supported Sandro is amazing as well. You see Bruno always around Sandro these days.

Lovely interview lady too

Only gripe with Eddie is that he's leaned far too into the athletic style on the touchline with a polo, track pants and all black adidas trainers