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Just to give players a rest I would think. Three games in the space of a week, I think there could well be some rotation, or he might start with the same team then use subs early. Can definitely see Willock going on the bench since he was subbed on Sunday feeling his hamstring.

I'm sure there will be lots of teams interested, but none of them will pay £50m. Will be interesting to see where he eventually ends up though, definitely there's a class player in there for the right price.

If he wants to go to a London club then that's where he belongs anyway.

Not a bad shout, especially since the time for cashing to the max might have passed for Pedro since he's not torn up any trees since the first part of the season, and it looks like Watford aren't getting promoted either. They will have to sell from a position of weakness now, so I guess it just depends how much we rate him.

There must be a decent chance that Leicester could lose two of their best midfielders for free over the next year or so. Tielemans looks like going on a free, and if they continue to demand a silly price for Maddison with his recent injury record, what's the chances he might decide to hang on and take his pick of clubs come January?

Not for £50m he won't.

Howe's never played down the chances of CL football either. He won't talk it up, but he's never come out and said we aren't going for it. He's careful what he says, but you can read between the lines he's got CL qualification in his sights.

I actually thought they missed wan Bissaka as much as anyone, considering he shackled ASM pretty well in the cup final, and he ran riot against Dalot in this fixture.

If Carlsberg did football weekends.....

That's almost as bad as a defeat having been a goal up against 10 men. Fuck off Spurs, no right to be anywhere near the top 4.

This sort of result can really derail a team, certainly might cut short any new leadership bounce.

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Not sure what you mean, but yeah I would think the idea would be to replace our squad players with better players incrementally.

It won't but not too arsed about it. I like him, he's got pace, tenacious in the tackle, and as pointed out already, should have had a couple of assists by now if others had put them away. Not sure about his goal scoring prowess, but you would imagine our scouting network must think he can produce. He brings a lot to the table, good signing for me.

That's probably just guesswork tbh, I mean it's just common sense that our budget would be adjusted if we make the CL. If we make the Europa we'll need more bodies regardless.

I thought Man U were nailed on top 4 finish before yesterday, but a team that can look that bad is by no means certain of anything. Even if Casimero comes back, who's to say Rashford might not hit a bad run? Think they look a bit vulnerable, and the batterings they got off us and Liverpool must have shook them a bit.

He'll get another chance at a PL club at some point. You don't produce the football he was turning out at Brighton by luck. Come on, if the likes of Lampard and Gerrard have been considered talented home grown managers, surely some club will give Potter another crack at it.

I think it's a bit early for him to be making the England squad, still lacks that touch of composure in some situations, but crucially for me, he's getting better season on season. You get the feeling he's on the brink of scoring back to back goals, and when that happens I think you'll see a surge of confidence which will take his game to the next level. He's showing glimpses of it this season, and he's got the potential to be a very special player once he makes that breakthrough.

All of those fixtures looked a lot tougher 8hrs ago.

Couldn't agree more. He's a winner and would still be an asset in Europe next season.

Willock plays the game at high pace which makes the intricate stuff that much harder. But he doesn't waste time on unnecessary tricks which means it's really effective when it comes off.

Scumbag entitled London club playing the part like champs. Who'd have thunk it?

Haven't been watching too many of the fan youtube sites for a while, but think I'll definitely be tuning in to a few over the next couple of days.

There's no argument there, he's not the finished article, and he might never be tbf, so at some point we will need someone who is. But he's come on leaps and bounds as a player under Howe if you look beyond the goals, don't think it's any coincidence our winning streak has coincided with hs return either. He brings a lot of dynamism and flair to the midfield even if his finishing isn't gold standard.

Pretty sure he's been on here after the final whistle like.