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West Ham should be a bit less of an attacking threat without lingard. Like the midfield pair of rice and sousek, very sturdy. If we get off to a good start we have a couple of winnable games tbf. Only worry for me is our centre midfield, can they step up a gear?

3 goals in 19 games, doesnt get me worked up. Could be one for bruce to develop into a superstar...??

I thought Pickford was really nervous all night and transmitted this to the defence. i really wish he would calm down and play the short passes as his kicks further than 30 yards are awful. You could see the defense shouting at him all night to cool it... Liability last night...

Same here, Rice looks very pedestrian tbh, phillips has a different energy to him...

Brought a tear to my eye. The phrase "World Class" fits perfectly to this gentleman...

Then again: walker---stones---maguire---shaw Mount----Rice-----Foden Rashford----Kane-----Sterling

I honestly think that we are more suited to a 3-4-2-1 ------Walker --Maguire --Stones------ James-----Rice-------Mount------shaw --------Rashford----------Foden---- ----------------Kane-----------------

OGS is a decent manager going on results since he has been in that position. The one thing that would be worrying for me if I were a Man U fan is that he does not seem to have his own footballing "template/philosophie", I really don´t know what "type" of football he wants his teams to play... With Manu he seems to like to counter-attack more than anything, but when they play lesser teams they are not so good at breaking them down and their possession and first press is nothing like the "elite" managers of the moment are employing. Not decided on him, if he is given cash in the summer he will have to deliver silverware next year.

Is cathro being considered for the managers job at wolves? Always thought he would go on to greater things

Well done Graeme!!! Just goes to show what all of us have been thinking since the upturn. Disgrace that Bruce gets recognition for manager of the month. Do you think he had the dignity/humility to give it to jones?

He he he he, giggling here at the thought of Bruce being called up to help England, can you imagine?

Hear hear!!!

On the nail, very good article and describes most of our feelings about Brucie Bonus...

Against Man City he defended really well, especially against sterling, and was one of the players capable of playing it out of defense. I think he has played better in the wing-back position than as a winger, the team as a whole seem to play a lot better with the 3-5-2 system or 5-3-2 system (whatever your perspective is). Like said before, would rather Murphy than Jonjo/Hendrick, he seems to have stepped up a notch and hopefully will keep progressing (under another manager? yippee)

P.S. Almiron is irreplaceable for me at moment. Nobody in the whole squad puts in a shift like he does

Taking into account Bruces´quotes the other day, looks like we won´t be getting many new players this summer as he was on about bosmans... Damn right about a new midfield needed. I would probably leave hayden and old longstaff tin as they have been good at times and with a new manager (dreams), they would probably do a lot better.

Kante (and Perhaps Nezema) were the two players on the pitch who were "world class" last night. Kante did everything, stealing, pressuring, cutting off pass lines and his attacking intent was awsome, he was involved in 90% of the decent chelsea attacks. Benzema´s movement off the ball was unbelievable, I don´t think he was dispossessed at any time. Had a fizzer come off the post and buried a quarter chance at best. Unreal! Timo werner is like our own Joe, how the hell is he worth 40 mill? His off the ball work is horrible, on numerous chelsea attcks he should have gone wide (draw defender) or diagonally inside (bunch defenders and leave space on outside) and he did neither. In the second half you could see the other atttackers unwilling to give him the ball (with reason). Enjoyed it, and hope Madrid get stuffed becuase their "mr burns" president is the wart on the beautiful face of football...

West ham are playing very well at the moment. Solid team and lingaard has given them a breath of fresh air up front with the tank. We would have to be at our very best to get something from this. Can only see Sheffield and Fulham as our possible point sources... 6 points would keep us up. Burnley´s run in is very hard and they are only a point above us.

Kept harry maguire out becuase he really is a plodder, doesn´t live up to hype

He should start with a 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 instead of the more defensive 5-3-2 he likes. We have the players to do so: ----------------------Henderson-------------------------- shaw--------stones--------Mings--.-.--------Walker --------------philips --------rice------------------- ----sterling--------mount-------------rashford ------------------Kane-------------------

He is worse than Kraft. Quite bad tbh.

Agree 100%

If, for whatever stroke of luck, we were to beat Brighton, I reckon we would send them down... they have a nasty run of five games after ours which would send them into a downward spiral. If we beat this lot we would have burnley and Wham which are semi winnable and could have our "big guns" back for then. Positive spin... you have to try though!

Reminds me quite a lot of carver, same lip licking and various nervous touch face ticks. Both equally as useless with boat loads of arrogance (thick twattedness if you prefer)...

Liked Benitez as Poirot... Glorious