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So fucking poor Tino.

Krafth should just stay deep when he gets Elanga the ball. Keeps running forward into the spaces Elanga should be attacking. We don't need Krafth in those areas, especially as his touch up there has been so poor.

That's the sort of pass Osula needs! Great job Bruno. Get in.

Get in Joe.

Miley with some really casual, lazy passes. Very annoying.

He should be on the bench for this for sure.

That would mean some of them not playing a competitive match since last week Thursday! Not a good idea that. The point Howe made about rhythm is just as important as rest. There has to be some balance. Eddie: “There’ll be an element of rotation again,” he said. “The guys that have played three times last week we might look to give them a rest. “We want to pick a strong team and we want to try and progress so you have to get the balance right. You don’t want players to lose rhythm – that’s really important.”

Osula gets to start alongside two quality wingers and a quality midfield behind him. No excuses tonight. Really has to put in a performance and get at least one goal.

Over in Slovenia, Tine Zupan, who is a commentator and pundit, has said Šeško would’ve better suited Newcastle United. Quoted by RTVSLO, Zupan explained: “I think Newcastle have a much better style of play for Šeško’s characteristics. Newcastle’s style is a better reflection of what he was used to in Leipzig. They are an extremely direct team, very fast, looking for a different way to score than Manchester United. We saw a big problem with Rasmus Hojlund last season, who was the last striker before Šeško. His shot-on-target statistics were terrible. He had games and games when he didn’t get a shot and now we see it with Šeško." “Neither Manchester United nor Arsenal have the ideal game for Benjamin Šeško. Arsenal is because they are dominant and Šeško needs space for his game. At United, for the first time this season, we are seeing the beginnings of Amorim’s game, which is significantly more possession-oriented than last season.” Zupan went on to say Nick Woltemade fits the Magpies better: “Šeško would be better suited to Newcastle, but I’m not sure if it would be better for Newcastle to have Šeško instead of Woltemade. At the moment, I think Woltemade is more ready for what he has to do.” https://www.rtvslo.si/sport/nogomet/anglesko-nogometno-prvenstvo/tine-zupan-sesku-bi-bolj-ustrezala-igra-newcastla/758458

More Endrick chatter. https://e-noticies.cat/en/soccer/bombshell-endrick-will-leave-real-madrid-in-january-he-has-a-new-team Considering Wissa will be at AFCON, I'd be up for this. We'll need another option.

Yeah, have since watched it back he was onside. Chiesa was very good for them tonight. Could do without him returning to his best. Very annoying.

Pretty sure Chiesa was offside on that second goal. Still no mention of it though.

Chiesa looked offside there Ekitike sent off for taking off his shirt

That looks a bad injury for Leoni.

Come on the Saints! That attempted header by Endo man

Imagine missing that chance to score then gifting this shit head a goal so cheaply. Just fucking ridiculous.

Chelsea

Slot is another side to side merchant. Slow and dull build up football after spending £130 million on a striker that thrives in space in transitions. Just forced the issue.

Read on here so often how we need more of the types of players these teams sign, to break down low blocks, and then you watch them play side to side all game and hardly threaten. I think it's ridiculous how passive this sort of football is. Finally Eze got fed up and his Crystal Palace side came out, and he just played Martinelli in behind early

Finally someone plays a pass into the space in behind early.

Not to mention how strongly they've started the season and all. In all honesty I was dreading this one coming off the back of the Barcelona game on Thursday night. Proud of the boys tbh.

Was quite disappointed we didn't bring in another central midfielder in the summer. Just can't be relying on this guy for any meaningful minutes.

Really good point and another clean sheet away from home. Thankful for no injuries. Think it's really promising we could stifle Bournemouth at home this way, and get a result, while resting Joelinton and Bruno for a full game. Willock and Murphy just weren't good enough to complement Woltemade in this setup, and so it was always going to be very difficult to score. Bit of a slow start to the season, but Gordon, Wissa and Ramsey coming back in is really going to improve this team later on. Looking forward to that a lot.

Willock is falling over again

He pulled the shirt for a considerable amount of time. Unbelievable man.