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1 hour ago, GeordieDazzler said:

Does Beale speak unexpectedly good Portuguese 

Worked in Brazil for a while I believe, and so yeah, probably

8 minutes ago, The Prophet said:

 

These guys are my favourite at the moment. Love them all and Targett too still of course.

Really so happy for Botman and how much he seems to be enjoying himself along with how well it's been going for him. 

1 minute ago, Froggy said:

 

We are miles better than people on here have given us credit for. The signs have been there. The finishing is just lacking at the minute. Rashford/Fred should have won the game against Newcastle and Rashford should have had at least two tonight. 

 

Ronaldo as usual making it about him too. 

I don't have a problem with your performance. It was good. It's coming together for ten Hag.

Just think Spurs should be much more of a threat going up against you in this game. They are just so pathetic.

Just now, Ikon said:

 

He simply doesn’t have enough ability. While also one important ability of a footballer is understanding/decision making and much more.

Yeah, I think it's the understanding/decision making that really lets him down, a lot of the time it looks like he's just trying too hard to have a moment of glory rather than move the ball on quicker.

Physically he is really gifted and he has a knack for finding good spaces to get the ball played into him, but once he gets that ball ... the blinders go up and he just completely loses all sense and composure.

Favourite moment of the match was Wilson blasting him for another terrible decision on the ball. Next moment in the same situation he actually played a much better ball although it didn't quite come off. Need his team mates to get on him a bit more when he does dumb stuff.

He has enough ability to be much more useful than he is if only he would just keep his game more simple. Constantly tries to do too much and over complicate things. Infuriating stuff, because he seems quite likeable and gives his all, but just can't rein it in a bit when he gets on the ball. Gets way too excited.

Spurs are such bottle jobs as soon as they play anyone with a bit of a reputation.

Would have loved to face them with all of our players available.

Not sure we match up too well with our current lot. Think our wide men will struggle to really unsettle them consistently, and Hojberg, Bentancur and Bissouma are all athletic and super combative. That nonsense Longstaff was doing today will not fly, and Joelinton will really need to be on it too.

Once we actually got him on the ball he looked dangerous. I want to see more of him on that left hand side of central midfield. Think he's more comfortable driving inwards from there.

Decent cameo tonight. Just wish he'd be a bit more demanding of the ball sometimes, so his team mates do more to get him the ball in positions to drive forward.

6 minutes ago, nemtizz said:

MOTM once again

Imagine this man was rotting away on the bench while we played Lascelles and even Clarke ahead of him 

He's been absolutely class all season.

1 minute ago, Smal said:

Rolls Royce

Indeed

Our defence is so unbelievably good right now man. It's really hard to get one's head around it. 

All the recent seasons of being a confused bumbling mess back there and now this?! Unreal Howe has managed it.

Great result and 3 points. Was a bit worried about this game with DCL coming back in, and Everton are awkward and niggly to play against.

Just now, Comegetasample said:

Sunday league end to it this 

Just need to to get the 3 points in the bag. But yeah, been such a scrappy second half.

Thing I love about Anderson is he is always noticeable when he comes on.

Always gets stuck in and involved and manages to have decent moments even if everything isn't always perfect.

Woah! Terrible tackle man. 

God ... if Willock could demand the ball more in those deeper areas and drive forward like that more often man. So great to see. Team needs to work harder to get him on the ball in positions to do more of that. Like that he drives inwards from that left side too when he runs with it.

A goal to seal this would be so good right now.

Bruno ... why?!

Just now, Shearergol said:

Needs bringing on when we control things, not when we can’t keep the ball 

Always thought he's looked better coming on in one of the number 8 positions at this level. Maybe he just needs to play out wide a bit more to get used to it though.

Just now, Froggy said:

Does Dan Burn always look like he's running on empty?

That man is a whole 6 ft 7 playing at full back running up and down the line. It kind of makes sense tbh 

Just now, David Edgar said:

Our lack of quality in the final third is really gonna harm us.

We're not even managing to get it into the final third much this half at all.

Midfield isn't functioning too well at all this half to tie things together.

Great effort to stay with that and get it back Anderson.

Just now, Super Duper Branko Strupar said:

Oooh, Neal Maupay. Scary  

Why man?!

You know what this means right ?

Miggy off?

See this is an instance where I would honestly have preferred to drop Miggy into midfield and hauled off Longstaff instead.

In a tight game like this Miggy's energy and defensive effort is so important to see the game out I think.

3 minutes ago, Super Duper Branko Strupar said:

 

We'd sacrifice cover but Bruno would just have to sit. He's better than Longstaff at that anyway. Ask Anderson and Willock to carry it and run to support.

 

Think Fraser on the left for Murphy would be good too, if he's fit enough. With 2 runners and an earlier ball in from that side we should push them back considerably.

 

 

 

 

Yeah, I agree. We need more legs and energy desperately.

Wish Trippier had hit that first time.