GeordieDazzler

Wonder how many injuries caused by that silly run off on the OT pitch

Just compared Bayern fixtures from this game day to mid Jan to us and Man United. Fucking hell we don’t half run our teams into the ground over Christmas.

Bayern full strength. Will want to put the weekends embarrassment to bed asap.

Partizan drew peak era Galactico Madrid after knocking us out didn’t they?

nah he’s mint, Brassell said the other week he’s been immense all season for them

Are they trying to protect Hojlund somewhat? Feels like this move came a few years before it should have. The absolute Fomo from these ‘elite’ clubs who are in constant existential crisis seems to be leading them to bring in players before they’ve had time to fully mature and adapt. If they get it wrong with him you could see his career arc being similar to Martial. Think Enzo at Chelsea is similar, should have done a season or more at Benfica and left then for a decent wedge l. Now he’s in the prem a little too early with a pretty ridiculous price tag. Bellingham went for similar money and is slightly younger but you could argue he’s already served his football apprenticeship at Dortmund.

Juve have surely learnt their lesson on transfers like that

Thiaw, Kalulu and Kjaer all out injured for this so like PSG they will likely have to play a Hernandez brother at CB. His marauding runs at full back can be very threatening so hopefully that neutralises him a bit. Leao has been passed fit for this game but how fit he actually is remains to be seen, I think Livramento just needs to be his shadow and not give him much time on the ball. They’ve been in not great form with a lot of unrest around the club and speculation the manager could be gone. Almost a situation where both teams physically could probably benefit with going out but obviously neither of us will want to. Maldini has been in the press recently quite scathing of some of their new signings. If we have a few more bodies back for this game I think we have a great chance. Atmosphere needs to be white hot. Not optimistic for BVB helping us, they seem to be enduring a mini slump at completely the wrong time unfortunately.

Nice of Vicario and Pickford to basically write our team talks for the return games, when we’ll likely be out of some competitions and not completely running on fumes.

They have one fit centre back I think (Tiomori)

@Froggy do you think it’s been a mistake to let him sign so many of his ‘own’ players? Seems like that has led to a disunited dressing room. Was just thinking how many former players did Klopp or Pep sign any couldn’t really think of any.

Yes, is in all the training videos yesterday. Think FPL making people unsure

Did Shaw not kick the ball away again there?

Man Untied have been the better team but Chelsea should have scored about 3 with better decision making.

final pass has been diabolical

Always assumed he’d go to Brighton when De Zerbi eventually gets poached

Worth pointing out that since we beat them the fixture list has been pretty kind to Arsenal, obviously you still need to win those games and they have done. Brentford probably their toughest game and that was a spawny last minute job too. Next three should establish their title credentials a little better. Villa, Brighton and Liverpool.

Fabrizo loves nothing more than giving a big 6 team a reach around.

Suarez is evergreen like, has been nothing short of fantastic at all his clubs. Has won titles at Nacional and Gremio?

I remember a 3-3 draw with Burnley where at the end we put Armstrong on and got Williamson to hit 70 yard balls towards him against Mee and Tarkowski. Somehow this genius tactic bore no fruit.

Who was that Austrian lad with the massive neck? Mairhofer?

why does Gordon have a massive neck

Worth mentioning that if we signed Guirassy in Jan he’d be off immediately to the AFCON for a month

Next years Fenwick window will be mint then