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Think we could benefit from slowing game down, retain ball for a while and stop their momentum. We are rushing it through midfield.

Yeah we aren't pressing a lot, think also we have so many players out bound to struggle. Would take a 1-0 and hope the international break helps us. Need to figure out forward line and would probably take tripper out as looks a bit spent. Positive Miley looks a good player, seems calm as fuck.

Think part of problem with their Goal was Schar had moved up pitch and couldn't get back in and they went at us quick.

Yeah can't be harsh on them, Isak, Gordon and Almiron and Botman and we would be winning here. They would have created more space. Dortmund are good though and all part of the learning for us

Ah shit forgot we loaned with obligation to buy

Why?

Make it even better when we win it

Playing Dummet and Kraft at centre half and the cunts barely did anything, Dubravka had a couple of saves the whole match and that's pretty normal for us.

Thing with Howe is there's no ego and he's always learning, he's a phenomenal coach and improves average players. His systems mean we are so aggressive, organised and pressing and crucially taking more of our chances when they come. Fucking love him and hope he's the one to get us that trophy. The improvement in some of our players is absolutely astonishing. They just know what they are doing and while we may be let down in quality sometimes the effort and intent is always there.

One thing I have noticed this season even if few poor games is how crisp our passing can be at times. That was a mint first half, rattled the horrible fuckers

Just one of those things, we are new at this level and Dortmund were decent. Still probably should have been a draw. Gordon was fantastic, thought Lascelles looked really composed as well.

A fucking Geordie massacre, we have been shit as well ?

I think we will batter them. We have played 4 or 5 decent teams, lost 3 but 2 of those games were against excellent teams in City and Brighton and god knows what happened in that Liverpool game. Today will depend how we cope after champions league game.

If we win this we are 2 points better off than this stage last season ?

If you look at last season after a bad run we when on long unbeaten streaks, sure we even lost 3 in a row and then started winning constantly. Gonna keep positive and hope happens this time as yesterday was trash from start to finish.

Bruno has been trash today, slow, lethargic, shit passing. Not the only one but so fucking bad

Wtf is going on, can't string a pass together here. Too slow when we have the ball, misplaced everything

We look utter shit

They will go with Burn, Schar, Lascelles and probably Dummet/Murphy. Worry about that left side defence but at least have Hall and Targett now as well.

Bring Barnes on will get Trent sent off. Would bring Wilson on as well as different threat

Could see us playing 3 at the back sometimes with Hall one side and Trips/Livramento other, Tonali and Bruno holding and Isak/Wilson or Gordon in front. Gives us another option and tactical flexibility maybe, plus he can play a few positions and sell on value pretty high. Looks a good deal even at that price.

Getting that team to gel will take time, could see them finishing 6th. Top 4 will include us. Not convinced by Man U, Chelsea or Liverpool.

I think we are starting to hit things from all angles. Commercial, Academy prospects, buy and loan out to increase value and buying young first team players that increase or retain value. Might take a few year to reap benefits but it's coming and we look incredibly well ran. There will be some that don't come off but now worried about spunking 30 mil on 18 year old as we know what we are doing.

Yeah struggle to integrate in January for younger players. I think if we are high up the league and still in champions league they will sign players in Jan anyway and gamble on it.

Just give them the title now with him in the team. Unreal