clintdempsey

We’re falling for their dirty tactics as well. Players getting frustrated. We need to get a hold of the ball and make our quality count. Could do with upping our passing tempo as well as not kicking the ball out of play all the time. ?

We’re not making things easy for us. ☹️ Need to get control of this ASAP - we’re so slow out of the gates these days (Spurs aside).

Kulusevski for the price mentioned (30-35 million?) would be a great buy. PL proven, good attitude, friend of Isak’s, will run all day with great energy levels and potential to hit double figures in both goals and assists. Think he’d fit in a Eddie Howe team perfectly.

What a frustrating game of football. We haven’t managed the occasion well at all - disappointing to say the least.

Parts of this has been good. Parts have been abysmal. In all though we haven’t had control of the game (or our emotions). Still time to turn it around though. Wouldn’t take a point just yet.

Need to get a foothold in this again. Lost our heads a bit and the players are looking frustrated af.

Good shot but Pope will be disappointed with himself there.

The clause has been reported as staggered I think - rises to 20 million euros after 1500 mins?

Poor first half which Eddie and the lads corrected in the 2nd. Tremendous reaction and we could have had a few goals more as well. We’re mint!

Something a bit off about today. Things can only get better in the second half. Should have loads of energy left at least after that turgid, pedestrian first half. CW9 on and Isak at #10 or out wide should do the trick.

We haven’t been great tbh. Hopefully that goal is a much needed kick up the arse. We’ve fallen in to their low tempo and are making bad decisions all over the place.

Way to start the weekend lads. ? Targett turned too easily, center backs asleep and poor goalkeeping.

This is exactly it. We’ve been nowhere near.

Villa are a good side. But we’ve been frustratingly poor today. Momentum is everything at this stage of the season and fingers crossed this won’t destroy it altogether. We look miles off the pace. Outwitted, outplayed and ultimately outclassed. If the Spurs game wasn’t big enough before this game it’s now HUGE.

Thank fuck.

Settled down a bit but we have a fair few players having ‘off’ days tbf. Think we’ll do them second half and get the win if we can keep it 1-0 to HT.

We’re getting into a habit of piss poor first half performances lately. ? Can only get better I suppose. EDIT: This was supposed to go in the match thread FFS. Love Eddie me.

I think the conclusion is that we were piss poor in first half rather than Brentford being great. And now we’re on the front foot we’re a few levels above (even with a disallowed goal).

Better so far. (Hard to get much worse tbh ?). We’ll win this.

Can’t lie - I’m actually fuming about this performance. We haven’t been this wank in a long time. The pen could have gone either way and can’t be too pissed off about it when we show this little determination and fight.

Wouldn’t take a draw just yet though. They’re there for the taking - we just need to get going a bit. If we can get to HT 0-0 I think we’ll win this 2-0 in the second half.

I can’t believe we’re looking this lethargic. Like zombies out there. Taking too long on the ball and bad decision making all over the place. Can only get better I suppose. ?

Low tempo game so far. Need to get some momentum going to put them under pressure. FFS Botman…

Feels weird to say but we need to get control of the game asap. Moments of brilliance coupled with piss poor organisation and poor decisions.

These hoofs into the box as soon as we get a FK near the halfway line is getting a bit tiresome. Pards and Allardyce would be licking their lips. Fucking percentage football. ?