The College Dropout

Very true.

Ba's movement is superb, for a #9. Gouffran is a second striker/inside forward so it suits our team much better. He, Cisse and Siss start from different areas and naturally make different runs. I hope Cisse can regularly find the back of the net.

Two of our better players are ineligible for the Europa which will make us stronger in the league. We should really attack the Europa. I said 7th at the start. Would take 14th and a real go at the Europa.

AVB will take it very seriously.

Would prefer he go to a team where he would start. Will he start for VBoro?

I thought Wigan would instead of QPR. Atm, i'm delighted to be proven wrong.

Tiote got done by a piece of movement.

IMO once your chest gets to a certain size, you lose some range of movement. Same thing with lats on your back. Get in the way.

I've added some bulk myself. My lifts at the gym have come a long way. I know i've lost a bit of agility, will look to do some yoga very soon as a result.

Aye, Gouff works extremely hard. I probably want Gouff running a bit less tbh.

Agreed.

He's good enough, it's more about form and fitness. A few years ago Toure and Valencia looked strong physically. Muscular. Now both look a bit too top heavy.

Often we don't. Look at their first goal I think it was. Crossed from deep, nobody near him.

I bet he does. Modern fullbacks need a full developed game. Debuchy is a great example. Bombs forward, great little player but rarely caught out of position defensively. Santon needs to learn that aspect of the game or show some desire to get back into his position.

It's not like. We are a standoff-retain shape team. Not a press high and hard side. It's often why we start so poorly from KO and HT. Closing down is not a strength.

Some didn't want to admit it but Simpson was great against Metalist. Yesterday, Debuchy took it to another level and I love it. Great going forward but DEFENSIVELY SECURE. Total package.

He's a defender. His work for the 4th was great but it only par'd for his AWOL activity for their second. Look at the best fullbacks, Ashley Cole, Evra on this season's form. Solid defensively first, then they attack. I like my defenders to defend first. I'd take cleansheets every time over defenders scoring/assisting.

The teams on or above 30 are safe, saving a massive run of bad results. 38 points will be enough to stay up imo. That's 14 points from 11 games for Villa/Wigan. 8 for us and Wham.

They also run back to defend. He was out of position and didn't really attempt to get back.

Too deep for the second.

Didn't notice Gouff breaking his neck to stop the cross for the second. Where was Davide?

When he goes forward, he jogs back... slowly.

Tbf we were put out away to Man Utd this season. The FA Cup was a different story mind, time and time again we go out to weaker opposition and some lesser club gets to the final. Didn'y Gosling start in the league cup? Swansea played their best tam in every round.

Sympathise with Dyer like.

Taylor regardless.