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Great work ethic. Cash was somehow allowed to foul him 5 times in the first half without a card. He worked his socks off and gave us something different. Great tracking back in the first half when Almiron’s gift put Watkins through on goal. Very important at that phase in the match.

It's pretty amazing we're able to field two entirely different 11s with some impressive quality throughout.

Why do teams give Trippier so much time and space on the ball?

Just looked up the numbers and Ba scored 29 in 54 PL appearances in a shit team. Pretty impressive.

Very excited to watch the Toon in Atlanta. Miggy's homecoming!!

Agree... target next year should be to maintain the top 6 with a respectable showing in Europe (be it UCL or Europa League). We need to build squad depth given the extra slate of matches. That likely won't happen overnight.

For me, it was 2003 when Jenas scored the opening goal vs Man Utd. That young team had so much promise (Bellamy, Dyer, Jenas, Viana, Woodgate, etc) and some very charismatic players (Shearer, Robert, Solano, Speed, Bernard, LuaLua, etc). Unfortunately, that team never fulfilled its potential, but I was hooked at that point. They made you think anything was possible.

Pulisic would provide good depth and another option, but I am not sure he would be first on my list. He does have a patchy injury record; he seems to be a bit frail

I recall Dyer missing a complete sitter at the start of SBR's final season (vs Boro?). It contributed to our slow start, bad environment, doubts about the team, etc that ultimately led to SBR's sacking.

To be fair that's almost the same team that we would regularly put out for much of last season. Aside from Joe / Bruno / ASM.

Thought he did his part. Was a physical presence up front that occupied the other side and opened up space for ASM, Frazer, and Wlilock. Also put in a shift defensively towards the end. The whole team plays like they feel the pressure on their shoulders and know how high the stakes are every time they touch the ball.

When Jenas thumped that screamer past Barthez in 2003

Atlanta United grievance affirmed by MLS, players to be compensated https://www.espn.com/soccer/atlanta-united-fc/story/4456078/sources-atlanta-united-grievance-affirmed-by-mlsplayers-to-be-compensated Heinze was a total disaster

Assuming this gets done, the probability of us being relegated is now significanly lower. Maybe 1:4 instead of 1:3?

Hard to imagine a team that has scored 25 goals all season can close a 9 point gap with 5 to play. Especially when we still have Sheffield @ home on the fixture list, and they don't.

Titus Bramble

He's not a LB. He's a left-footed CB that has a decent cross.

Shelvey will cost us a goal. He is so lazy defending the ball.

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I don't disagree with any of that. Not do i think Klopp is impossible to criticize. The point i was trying to make us that if VVD hadn’t been injured by a crap challenge, then they’d still be comfortably at the top of the table, in all likelihood

It wasn't though. Liverpool's problems have been in front of goal. (Quoted wrong post initially) I’d argue that they are a totally different team without VVD, even in the attacking half. He has such an influence / presence on the entire pitch

Still pretty crazy to think that one shit tackle by Pickford was the turning point in this season’s title race.

The lawyers won’t be free Arbitration for something like this will be very, very expensive. You still have to pay a legal team to prep, do research, discovery, hold depositions, etc. It's a massive amount of billable hours for law firms.

Also pretty strange to think that 4 of today's back five are out of contract in the summer. With Dummett being the outlier who is up in 2022.

Can't wait to throw on Carroll and lump balls to him and pray