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When we are knackered need to change tactics and keep energy, need to find a way to retain ball more and slower pace in first half of games and then burst last 20 if we can.

Crucial we get 2 or 3 wins out of next 4 games now to stay in touch with top 6 really. Think top 4 is gone. Fulham and Forest at home need to win and hope we get something against Luton away.

Passing and Movement has been shocking, they look knackered and may just need to take the hit, hope we beat Milan and get a few players back to rotate. We haven't got anywhere near our intensity away from home this season and getting battered most the time. We were a match for any non top 4 teams last year but more matches, less players and mostly shit or untried players on the bench. He may need to take a chance on them though to rest a few.

Think 5th/6th best we can hope for this season now. Man City will pickup, Villa have momentum and Liverpool/Arsenal will be in top 4. Still we are building and fair play to villa, some quality results.

This is funny as fuck, well done Bournemouth, well setup

4 points less than this stage last season is ok considering champions league and injuries. Vill have 14 point more than same stage. As frustrating as it is we just need to stay as close as we can. Some teams will drop off and hopefully not us.

His pace, control, positioning and general play is top class. Unreal signing so far

Given othe teams games with Villa and Spurs playing city next, Villa have Arsenal and we have spurs next weekend this week feels a huge opportunity to be in top 4 by next Sunday. 6 points would be good out of Man U, Everton and Spurs

They will struggle against Isak, Gordon and Almiron but worry we could have done with Willock or Longstaff today or at least options to mix it up. Down to bare bones so can't be harsh on them as they will be knackered.

Ratings about right, Pope class and Lascelles 9nly composed Defender we had today

No runs or any real movement, caught on the ball time and time again, tripper shit game today, Matt Richie shouldn't be anywhere near the pitch. Ah well hopefully regroup after international break. Also midfield non-existant defending.

Just keep the ball FFS, turning into trouble

Also think Lascelles has been fine, he's improved his passing so much

He's 19, going to take time, ideally we would be bringing him in for minutes when winning. Really shows how much we miss BDB when not playing as well.

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.