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In fairness we should have been down to 10 for the vast majority of the game

That was so good from Almiron to spot that even though the foul was called on Tonali. Ok, then he got booked, feckin idiot lol

Tonali playing deeper now with Bruno more advanced

You lucky man Must look like we just picked up from PSG lol

Trippier's assist numbers so far this season are absolutely mental

Forum being 90s ahead of my stream is great sometimes, looking forward to the goal now

Looking good so far

He'll come good.

Seems to be playing no defined midfield role tbh, he's everywhere and nowhere.

Yes

West Ham dropping deeper and deeper, they're getting a bit long-legged now.

Need our Hammer slayer on

Tbf though, I've suggested the same. Tonali is really not having a good game in his preferred position, and Anderson hasn't really let us down this season so far when playing centrally.

2nd half, we go again. HWTL

Lascelles and especially Schar have been gesticulating a lot asking where the pass is into midfield - both Tonali and Longstaff are marked and Bruno's too far forward too. Either our defensive line needs to push up closer to half-way when in possession, or our midfield needs to drop deeper. There's too much space between the two right now when we have the ball. The change for me is Wilson for Tonali, Tonali's been completely off the pace. We can drop Anderson into Tonali's slot and leave Isak wide, he's looked effective so far as an outlet since he switched out that way.

He jelly of his mate Bruno

We go full speed to the box, then everyone just stops and waits for a ball to go in. Our attacking play is all pre-ordained, no spontinaity. Where's the one-twos, the runs off the ball. Everyone seems dead on their feet.

Wilson for Tonali - Longstaff-Bruno-Anderson Almiron---------------Isak -----------Wilson-------

That was a great effort from Burn, we've been a whisker away a few times now

Lots of back-to-the-goal ball-watching, lack of energy and runs to move the opposition around when we're on the ball. We miss Gordon badly.

Tonali needs to drop a lot deeper, Longstaff and Tonali ahead of Bruno isn't working.

... because he'd be unavaiable for.. 5 years?

Had a couple of nights to sleep on this. Schar is coming into the argument as our best ever PL central defender, surpassing Woodgate. I think if we didn't have Trippier and a more traditional full-back, he would look even better than he does, because he would be on the ball so much more than he is currently. Otherwise, whenever he gets the opportunity, whenever he is called upon, very rarely does he look anything other than complete class. I'm Woodgate's biggest fan, but I don't see Woodgate looking better than Schar does in this team. Woodgate had to contend with playing alongside Titus, and it would be cruel to draw a comparison with Lascelles, but I mean in the way that Woodgate lead Titus, Schar lead Lascelles. A Lascelles that barely ever plays any more, against a front line including Mbappe and Goncalo Ramos. That's no joke. And he is a right-boot that reminds me of Laurent Robert's left, when given the chance. I can only hope that as a defender that never has to rely on pace (Woodgate anyone?), he can keep going for years yet.

I'll take this over my wedding night and I fucked my missus rotten

Their engines are S-tier, they literally run teams into the ground and make room for Bruno et al.