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In hindsight it probably went towards costing us the cup final against Man U. They were a very ordinary side having a poor season, but we went in there with Wilson who did nothing on the day. I think it's fair to say Isak might have caused them a few more headaches.

I'm sure there are loads of players who do that successfully, but there are also loads who do that but miss. Isak is one of the best penalty takers we've had in my memory. Probably only Shearer would inspire more confidence. I think when a player has a penalty record as good as Isak you just let him get on with it personally.

Let's see if they are third after 38 games then.

Provides a bit of a tricky dilemma really, as it means we might need to go a bit more direct instead of playing it out. But that usually just leads to the ball coming back quicker. We just need better players ultimately.

They've had a good season but they won't finish in a CL position. They are in a false position and I said it before today's game FWIW.

Looks great until you get to to the penalty area.

They aren't.

Don't think it was down to Willock in all fairness. We got worse when he went off if anything.

If you watched his interview after the game he backed himself 100%. It's what I love about him tbh.

I don't have faith in anyone taking pens for us, so not hard for me to put my finger on it. It's all self induced paranoia.

Looked selfish.

He put Bruno to shame because he knew when to release the ball aside from all the calmness.

Agree mostly, but Isak gets a pass from me, because that's how he gets clear of defenders. The rest aren't forwards, they have to look after the ball better.

Feels like this is the only thread where we can be 100% happy today.

If it's the players then he needs to learn how to change things quicker and more effectively.

Tbf, he was clear for the goal attempts, it's just he's so slow these days the defenders were catching him before he could get a shot off.

Sorry like but that was poor game management. Isak should not be playing just about 90 mins with a 4-1 lead in the bank.

Also, if we had one eye on Liverpool, how come Isak played just about the whole 90 mins? Just daft squad management.

Nah. Easy excuse every time.

He's only good for mooching now.

We'd never be 3 goals ahead so I wouldn't fret about the prospect too much.

The only good thing about that was the result in the end. Very poorly managed game.

We are letting them do everything tbf.

Stupid bastards deserved that.

Bit pointless bringing Isak off now. Saving him from an injury time injury maybe.