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As things stand the midfield isn't clever enough or sharp enough to play with this sort of striker. They either take too many touches or are too careless with the ball. They just are incapable of playing it into him early and quickly before the other team get a bunch of bodies around him, and then making themselves available for the return ball. Hopefully Tino and Hall coming back gets us forward quicker and opens up more space for the team and things improve off the back of that. Feel bad for him.

Just pretend I never posted anything man.

We can't even pass the ball to get in the opposition half. I'm talking about bypassing midfield to help with the issue and having enough bodies in there to compete for second balls. This is about getting up the pitch in the first place!

Oh my God ... That's why I said I'd have Woltemade and Barnes up there and three in midfield still to compete for the second balls. It's not that complicated man.

Doesn't need to be. Just challenge for the second balls. It's similar to what was done in the cup final against Liverpool. Isak wasn't up there winning the ball either.

The way things are going I would just play three centre backs. Murphy and Hall at wing back. Pack the midfield still with three CMs. And have Woltemade and Barnes up top. If under any kind of pressure and difficulty playing from the back, hoof it clear and compete for second balls. Have to get ugly if necessary.

Yeah, that's what I've been saying. Someone needs to let Howe know though. I don't think he can see that they are a major issue.

Thiago joined them from Belgium. Point still stands though. To build up the squad take a punt on some of these types for goodness sake.

The full back situation has been so overlooked. I fear you are right in that Trippier and Burn are seen as viable options there still. Mainly because of their character. The style of football we play cannot carry these relics in those positions. Burn is a great centre back option and Trippier should either be an emergency third option at right back only or out of the club. What is concerning, is whether Howe can see this clearly or not. I don't get the impression he necessarily sees that the full back positions are a big problem currently. I don't even remember us looking at anyone in those positions all summer, even with Targett leaving.

If we don't get in two alternate full back options to Hall and Tino in January, we'll be battling with the other relegation candidates all season. Brentford weren't even really up for this game but we kept giving away the ball for them to get back into it. That wasn't enough so we then made sure they got a penalty, despite having one denied unfairly, and also went down to 10 men for added measure. A complete and utter shambles.

Trippier has completely given up. Just letting them do as they please down that side now. Has been skinned in everyway possible.

We have the two worst full backs playing in the league currently. No doubt about it at all.

Just watch Trippier in the build up to this last goal. Why the fuck is he pressing high up the pitch not coming close to getting the ball?!!!

Everything behind him is so crap he's fallen into the trap of trying to do too much on the ball, just like Gordon has been doing.

Even Trippier's corners and crosses stink. So bloody awful.

Burn and Trippier have ruined this season man Look at the difference Hall is making. Should have an assist just then.

Trippier never fucking plays Elanga in when it's on. Can't even execute on the one thing we know he does very well all the time.

Burn again and is off!!! Fucking hell!!! Penalty and down to 10 men. We are finished

And more annoyingly we persist in giving them the ball so often as if they're our playmakers. All the time out wide to them. Where are Tonali and Bruno in getting anything going forward for this team?!

That is a terrible fall for Pope.

My God Burn and Trippier are the absolute pits man.

Wowsers ... Very very very lucky!

That's going to be a pen.

Look at Bruno! Wants 30 mins on the ball. Man ... this team is in trouble.

Murphy is a fucking idiot.