Shak

Made the goal.

Harsh.

Sissoko poor there, chance to break that he squandered and put us under pressure.

You're watching a different game aren't you? Shocking keeping Was a pretty decent finish. Yeah, lovely little fake and then hit it quickly which is tough for the keeper. Keeper will be disappointed he didn't keep it out, but very nice from Perez.

Aye, shite poster IMO.

It's to allow Janmaat to push forward and operate as a winger with Sissoko inside. GOAL!!

We're so completely shite in possession today.

Insane how much we need better CM's. A real left back who can get forward too, if we're gonna persist with this formation.

Anita's such a weakling.

What a shite cross from Dummett.

Would like to see Haidara get a game at LB in this system. With Sissoko and Wijnaldum playing so narrow it's absolutely imperative that our full backs can get forward and provide us with width. Given that McClaren seems absolutely married to the idea of 2 sitters in CM, there's no reason our fullbacks shouldn't be bombing forward at every opportunity. Dummett is a better defender but he's no threat at all to carry the ball forward down the left side while Haidara is. Same team otherwise, I suppose. God I wish we had some better CM's.

If he can't get on for 20 minutes at the end in a game like this where we were absolutely crying out for some width and spark in the final third... Doesn't look good for the guy like.

Yeah, was looking like a good chance to counter attack too until he got the ball and turned back towards his own goal.

Should probably have won but just like last week (1st half) it was lots of good passing without looking overly threatening. It's all much too narrow, if we're gonna play with two tucked in wide men we have to push the fullbacks much further up to provide some width. Wasting Mitrovic by not getting any service into the box.

C'mon Sweden, http://ih1.redbubble.net/image.90426958.4211/sticker,375x360.u2.png

It's kind of a pointless thing for Shearer to say like. Obviously everyone would prefer us to win matches, it's not like we're losing on purpose so we can fire up the keyboard and fill up some inboxes.

Would be interested in seeing this. I know De Jong as thought of more as a #10 but if he could play CM that would be huge for us. Alongside a pure ball winner ala Tiote it might have a chance to work (Tiote being absolutely awful somewhat hinders this, but we don't have much else). Sissoko and Wijnaldum aren't exactly wingers so those two tucking in to help provide more support should make us more solid. If they don't think SDJ can play there then it'll be Anita and Tiote no doubt. Let's just hope it's Anita who's given the freedom to get forward of the two. Would also like to see the front six go... Anita Sissoko Wijnaldum Perez Thauvin Mitrovic With Perez and Thauvin swapping flanks. Though I am hesitant to change a system that's been working well for us, especially moving Sissoko and Wijnaldum central.

So frustrating that we extended Colo, hope to fuck they can move him on next summer but nobody will want to pay that wage.

Be interested in seeing him alongside Tiote or Anita with De Jong given license to get forward. Would be inclined to stick with the same front four tbh.

I don't think we should have hired him in the first place but sacking him at this stage would be quite frankly ludicrous unless we had someone undoubtedly better lined up, which obviously we won't.

Hope we'll see Dummett and Mbemba at CB together, think they might compliment each other well. Tell Colo to fuck off home to San Lorenzo so he can suck off Aragorn.

This ref.

Awful finish by Mitro, got to keep it low.

He gave the ref a decision to make when any half decent player who isn't a wreck would have just dealt with it. It's one of those that doesn't get given more often than not, but it's absolutely shite defending from an absolutely shite defender.

It was one of those ones that almost never gets given but it's really fucking stupid from Coloccini all the same. Guess when you're wrecked physically you have to try and cut corners though. Can't believe that we're stuck with Captain Shitcunt for another couple of years, hate him.