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I don´t know which game you were watching, he won just about everything in the air and held the ballup really well, the times he got dispossed was because he didn´t have the options around him. I was very impressed for his first match completely alone up front against Manu. Cannot complain. At all!

Defense was much better today. midfield was better aswell, mitrovic helping out immensely until he ran pout of steam on 75 mins. Holds the ball up well also. Very controlled game from Ayoze, much better tan obermong on other wing... Wijnaldum has some great football visión and knowhow on the field, very impressed by him both attack wise and defense. Haidara´s crosses were awful but he defened a bit better today.

we would become the Masters of corners then....

If we are going to go there with the right attitude we should attack them from the off. I would quite like to see but doubt we will see it: ---------------------------Krul--------------------------- Mbemba------Tayls-----Colo---------------Haidara ---------------Anita---------Colback--------------- Aarons-------------Wiji----------------------Thauvin -------------------------Mitrovic---------------------- Bench: Darlow, Willo, Tiote, Ayoze, Cisse, DeJong

From his interview quotes looks like he'll be playing at some point on saturday.

Sissoko and jaanmat out, we need to frighten them (or try to) with some pace and power i.e. Aaarons, flaurian & mitrovic. If not i think we will be rather funky doodle doooed!

If Van gaal has watched our previous two games you just know that he will have Felaini up front against us... How will we counter with our midfield midgets...LOL I have rethought my initial line up and would go with: -----------------------------Krul----------------------------------- Mbemba--------Taylor-----------Colo---------------Haidara -------------------Sissoko-------Colback----------------------- Aarons-----------------Wjni----------------------Ayoze -------------------------------Mitrovic---------------- We may as well go all out against this lot, even have thauvin and obermong as pacy subs to bring on in final fifteen.

Froggy's alright, been on here for a while I think? Good to have some insight from outsiders tbf... Anyway, back to the game, how the funk are we going to fit Thauvin into the team? Bench with a 70 minute cameo? We writton off Aarons then? My team for saturday: Anita------Taylor------Mbemba------Haidara ------------Colback------wijnaldum----------- --Aarons------------Ayoze-----------Obermong -----------------Mitrovic--------------------------- You could put mbemba at right back and bring in Pensionio Collocini if you like....

Taken from the spanish saying "pivote" which means holding midfielder or defensive midfielder staying just ten yards in front of defense.

If we do sign thauvin then it will be a marked improvement on the recent malaise, Steve must be the one asking for certain position to be filled so I would pass the buck on to him if he is blind to our defensive needs. He must see what we all see with colo, willo and haidara to a certain extent. Any centre back would make me happy, even Dunk from the championship would Mark intent.

The second Part of the Spanish charity Shield, Bilbao to give those barca bums another whupping! Can't wait... Actually I'd probably prefer Barca to get a couple of goals before Athletic get another Aduriz cracker to put the thing to bed. Beers on a Monday night, great!

Any of Tino's three against barca, majestic!

He is a fat one but still, he probably only need one helicopter for transportation. LOL!

Please god, just once make this a rumour that comes true!

Yes, please drop this cun# now! He is costing us a goal a game at the moment and is carrying over his bad momentum from last year. We desperately need some height in defence and heading skills, Stevie T has this and I think I can put up with his fisty pumps and the rest more than i can a melancholic Colo!

Watched the game again last night, albeit after quite a few drinks, here is my very short take on it: -Our midfield didn't get near theirs, we were second to evrything and seemed a yard off the pace (need to replace one of Colback/Anita) -Cisse is crap in a 4231, he doesn't apport anything to the team, he is only useful when insed the opposition area. we need someone else up front in away games to help link up the play and/or hold the ball up. -Colo is still yards off the pace of the game defensively speaking. Getting beat by Ayew was very poor, he had time to set himslef up and jump but it looks like he just hasn't got the reactions/pace/energy to do so -Jaanmat won't be that crap in future (we hope)

we need aarons on in stead of sissoko if injured, gives us a counter attack outlet with mongheed. Would also bring taylor into middle and mbemba right bck taking colbakc or anita off, gomis is all over our current CBs.

Needs to get taylor on in the middle and mbemba at right back. Move anita into middle with wijnaldum and bring aarons or perez on for sissoko if injured

To be homest sissoko has been helping him out loads by doubling up on montero so Schetve and team have recognised this. Stupid tackle and really unprofessional. Three points down the tube...

This, we all knew it was coming, but sooo cheap as that and well in their half... Schoolboy, what more can you say

Montero and ayew on the wings, I hope Haidara has been putting in some extra work this week!!!

Can we ban "Fret"? turns my stomach every time!

The most endearing theng about steve, and incidentally the thing that annoyed me most about Pardle, is his ability to speak understandable English and not to bullshi# when he speaks, he really does seem GENUINE, something missing for a good few years.

Apply that to Aarons aswell, need to bed these in and see if they make team tick...

I don't think they are man for man better than us, we will hopefully improve upon last week and I think we will score against them so I'm going for a 1-2 win! Team will almost certainly be the same as last week, if Anita is unfit I could see Gini being moved back and siem/ayoze slotting in to the no10