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Made 5 tackles. Just checked before calling you out on talking shit.

Read my post in the match thread.

Spot on. Have to be a right cunt to join another forum to gloat. They are proper rattled by us.

Yeah don't bring up Hillsborough. Bring up Heysel.

I'm not quite sure what's going on but Gordon being our star and Bruno being criticised is not what I was expecting 3 games in.

Right, I've seen very little reasoned response to yesterday's game, so I will attempt it... Firstly, let's remember where we have come and where we are going. Should we have beaten Liverpool yesterday? yes, could we have? yes. We dominated the game, even before the 10 men. We had seen out the early fight in the first 10 minutes and taken the game to them mainly through Gordon and Miggy. Once we were ahead, we could have easily been 2 or 3 up, likewise they could have got a goal themselves. We were the better side though...... However, we weren't playing a Brighton or a Villa, we were playing Liverpool. What I mean by this, is that not only were they arguably the best side in the world two years ago but they are also the one club who fights to the bitter end, lives for a great escape and has experience of playing in hostile atmospheres. They were never bothered by the noise, the flags, the occasion etc. Like it or not, you don't win 6 CL trophies by being afraid of away grounds. We need to learn this. The reason I mention this, is because there was a severe lack of game management, especially once we were winning the game. The reason Klopp hates us, is because that's what we are good at; slowing the game down, professional fouls, winding their players up etc. Once we were winning, we stopped all that and IMO that's what has killed us. We showed last season that at the very high level, sides have incredible threat, even a man down. We can criticise Howes substitutes but why shouldn't he expect Longstaff to replace Tonalis running or Barnes to offer a similar threat to Gordon? It was only two games ago that many of us had them two starting versus Villa. For me, the main critique is our clear lack of understanding of trying to see out the 3 points. We didn't need to go chasing the game. We had the game. How was there so much space in behind? These are much bigger questions than the substitutes. If we are being honest, we do really have to look at Isak and asked why he couldn't get into the game. Wilson will start vs Brighton. We also need to ask why Bruno gets caught out once every game.... especially at a time when we needed a calm head on the ball (who better than Bruno?) My advice would be don't go being critical of Burn or Miggy when Isak was missing or Bruno cost us a goal. You can't just look after your favourites. On the bright side, we did dominate Liverpool and we were OK away at City. We also have a gem in Gordon and bundles of talent on the bench to arrest any future problems. A very bad day at the office, but it's fine margins in high quality games. We need to remember how to manage games again. It's time we stopped making Liverpool the enemy, we were our own enemy yesterday.

I've been positive about the lad but jeez, yesterday he was absolutely brilliant, beyond even my expectations.

Find. Someone. To. Criticise.

So Hope was right.

Clamming for some early team news.

I think the big difference is that any slump that may occur can be snuffed out much quicker by making changes to the starting 11. We've practically a second 11 capable of similar levels to the first 11. Dubravka Livramento Lascelles Murphy Hall Longstaff Anderson Willock Murphy Barnes Wilson In many ways, extra games might be a good thing for this side. It's more opportunity to galvanise momentum through tweaking the line up.

Let's fuck these up the ass, then in the minge, then the mouth and then up the ass a couple more times.

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I feel the same way I felt against Villa this season, Man United or Spurs last, nervous but confident.

Fair play to them, Spurs have looked decent. It doesn't half help when Bournemouth have allowed Maddison the freedom of the vitality stadium mind.

Said it before but I'd be shocked if Targett is still here come September. Without him we have; Burn, Hall, Livramento and Trippier (and Dummett if we are feeling suicidal) who can all play left back. You don't always get a choice on the best time to cash in on a player. If we get a good offer now, he's gone. I wouldn't let him leave on loan unless it's an obligation to buy. If we get 12m+ I think we sell and it may free us up for one more. ?

Weird this. Luton are giving Chelsea the freedom of the park and Chelsea could win this 5-0 but Chelsea look shite as well, can hardly keep the ball. Chelsea have too much quality and the result isn't really in doubt but Chelsea have looked average.

Yeah he certainly has a bit of both in him like.

It's clear Ashworth has now switched his attentions to outgoings. I suspect he's been waiting until later in the window, in order to assess what the best financial offer we could get was. It was rumoured that Southampton were after Fraser 2 months ago, perhaps theirs was the highest offer and Ashworth has gone back to them. Same with Luton. If its a permanent deal for Hayden, we've done really well. Just the Dublin Pirlo to kick out next.

Don't do it to ya sels lads. Remember the papers want you to think we will be busy up until deadline day.

I can only think we would have to get "fruity" with our loans etc.

If we sign another player, I will never trust Howe again.... lying git. I just can't see Lascelles to Turkey... Luton, Burnley, Sheffield United, Everton, Palace, Wolves, perhaps. There's also zero chance we sell him without a replacement.

He could potentially smash the championship. Would get us a few million back next summer. ?

Think presser is 9. Media embargo lifts at 10, that's when you get the tweets, then video is normally out around lunch time.

It's an odd one because while I detest Liverpool and Man United, I also have a begrudging respect for the history of both clubs.... however, I only need to see one clip of a Chelsea fan on socials to want to go on a killing spree. To be honest, i hate them all, just for very different reasons. Be easier to list the clubs I like.