Shak

It's trivial at this point, but Rafa was pretty shit today. He's very good at making subs that improve the shape of the team, to be fair to him. Starting with a hideous starting 11 gives him an advantage in this regard, to be fair. Still, it's better than McClaren picking an insane lineup and then standing there grinning while we get killed.

Sounds like the perfect player for this regime, tbh.

159 days.

This isn't different, it's the same s*** McClaren tried and got sacked with. Stick two up top and play with actual f***ing wingers on the right side. You can talk systems and tactics all day but the bottom line is these players have proven time and time again they lack both the ability and attitude to succeed at this level. Funny that we scored two goals and didn't just get completely battered once we went with Cisse and Mitrovic up top together. Rafa's obviously a quality manager, but his team selection today was fucking atrocious.

Feel fucking awful.

Fucking shite.

Win. Don't lose. Fuck off.

You big fucking legend.

Oh god no, not this.

Thought he deserved 20 minutes at the end, dunno why he wasn't playing today.

Fucking get in!!

Was onside there.

Shelvey always looks so sure of himself before he smashes it aimlessly forward.

Bring Aguero on while you're at it. Mitrovic is on the bench though.

Mitro for Anita. Sissoko LB. Perez out wide. Preferrably before it gets to 2-0.

He should have tried to put more power into the shot IMO.

This isn't different, it's the same shit McClaren tried and got sacked with. Stick two up top and play with actual fucking wingers on the right side.

At least maybe Benitez will change this retarded team he's sent out.

Was so obvious they'd score.

Honestly think the main problem today has stemmed from the front four. Lone striker who can't hold the ball up. #10 who doesn't get on the ball very often. Two wingers who have very poor football brains and struggle to retain possession, players who have also been placed on sides where they can't really take on the fullback on the outside because it's on their weaker side. We've struggled to get the ball into Norwich's half, never mind looking like scoring, and I don't see how that's gonna improve with this abysmal front four that Rafa has somehow managed to decide to send out.

Sissoko man. So much time to steady himself and he balloons one into the sky.

The front four is so obviously a train wreck of a setup. No idea how that quartet is ever going to do anything. Two wide men cutting inside towards a striker who can't hold the ball up and a #10 who very rarely gets involved in build up play. No fucking idea what Rafa was expecting from them.

Looking ominously shite.

Rape these cunts!!

Hope he hasn't thrown a strop after just getting dropped. It'd be unforgivable.