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That's a dive from the argie with a terrible name.

Terrible from Almiron there, but Wilson was onside and should've scored.

Been long since I've seen Bruno this poor.

Honestly, what up with our midfield? Overrun completely.

Bruno lost the ball twice in midfield now. Our midfield looks a bit off. Might be shocked they're not getting around 50 seconds on the ball as they did last week.

Loads of people love Willock on here, but personally I find him absolutely underwhelming. Feels like he never imposes himself on the pitch. He has a good touch and obviously can finish, but he just lacks intent for most part. Might be harsh, but as a central midfielder I haven't seen him touch the ball more than once for 28 minutes now.

Trossard is a good player.

Worst part he's allowing everything to go on, but a high boot he calls before the boot is even high. Prick.

Shit isn't it.

Nah, Burn at LB.

This Brighton side is very well drilled.

Three goals and three assists in three games this season (2 CL qualifiers and 1 league game). Get him signed.

We expect Burn to keep Botman out of the side for much longer? I thought he was excellent at the beginning of his time here and then towards the end he started feeling like the weakest link in the backline so was very happy we signed Botman. That being said he was excellent at the weekend and if he keeps performing like that Botman will have trouble to break into the team .

Casemiro is an absolute beast.

You sound fluent in portuguese already.

I've always wanted to see more of him there for the national side. Tite tried him there a few times and he always seemed to excel. Some sort of box-to-box player in a way. He's not as creative as the absolute best in the world, but he has this knack for timing his runs in a way similar to (although far inferior of course) as Lampard and I think you get more from him coming from a bit deeper. That being said, his biggest asset is his versatility. Really wanted Tite to try him next to Casemiro until the emergence of Bruno. Now I don't care much for Paqueta, only for our Bruno

Yeah there's plenty of things Fred is better at tbh and I don't like Fred at all either, but he does get the end of the stick far more than deserved. Put him next to a functioning defensive midfielder like Casemiro and Fabinho and he is useful in many ways (not the way I'd like for Brazil to play, but they're solid as hell with him there). Put Big Joe next to McTominay or even Fabinho and Casemiro and both midfields would be worse off. Fred is inconsistent and at times even shocking (especially when he's played out of position such as yesterday), but he still got 4 goals and 4 assists last season as well as having the highest or one of the highest win percentages for a dysfunctional Man United last season and he's hardly their biggest problem. Oh, and I'm saying this as a Newcastle supporter (and being as unbiased as I can) who almost despises Fred because of the fact that he's not suited to the type of football I want Brazil to play and someone who would love if Joelinton keeps developing at the rapid pace he is, so he can be called up for the national side. But as of right now, he's not close at all, whether a Newcastle forum agrees with that or not isn't really going to change that. I agree

Joelinton is still far from being close to the having a chance to play for the national side, especially at the World Cup. Douglas Luiz as you mentioned had a chance at the Olympics as an u23 player, did well and was then called up for the national side again but hasn't been called up since (luckily) after a poor season. Fred is more of a footballer than Joelinton. Joelinton just isn't a fantastic footballer and in Brazil we absolutely detest having midfielders who aren't good footballers unless they're defensive midfielders and for that position we have two of the best in the world in Fabinho and Casemiro. The fit just isn't perfect for him (at least right now). However, who knows, a new manager after the World Cup might try him out at some point and if he keeps developing and gaining confidence he might, but for this World Cup it comes way too early. Bruno on the other hand has shown time and time again since he got here that he has to be starting for the national side next to Casemiro or Fabinho.

He should and will come knockout stages, but Im agraid Tite is going to insist with Fred at first.

Him and Trippier are two of the best footballers I’ve seen at the club. Just comes so natural to both.

What a start from Arsenal. Full of confidence.

Musiala looks helluva a player.

He's shown he can play at the absolute top, question is if he can do that consistently? He's good enough for their squad, but not sure he's good enough to start week in week out like Bernardo has done. That being said, he offers something different from the others for sure and can only improve under Pep if it were to happen.

Ward TAA James Cancelo Robbo Salah Rash Martinelli ASM Kane (c) Jesus For GW1. Taking a punt on ASM as well as Kane as captain.