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I really think this whole "not passing to Almiron" thing is way out of proportion. He's mostly nothing but a model professional that wants to win (more than most), so I really can't see him choosing not to pass to a certain player for any sinister reason.

Lejeune hasn't even played 1 full season worth of appearances for us so I'm not sure how you can say that Exactly, it's been a season and a half with a couple of long term absences

Can't say I agree with that. Colo, at his best was about as classy a centre back as you're likely to see. Fantastic on the ball, smart at interceptions, great distribution and a leader by example. I'm a massive fan of Lejeune and I do think he has all of the above attributes but to say he's better in every department is a bit of an exaggeration. It's a shame Colo's latter seasons seem to have soured the perception of just how good he was for the two at his peak. Honestly, I feel comfortable in saying I've seen nearly every single one of our matches from the Champo season to prime peak Colo in the 5th season to his demise...I've seen every match Lejeune has played for us as well and while he was a cool character on the ball with a great reading of the game, he did not have that diagonal ball in his locker at all nor the intelligence to start attacks from the back. I mean we're splitting atoms here because both were class, I just think honestly believe Lejeune has it all. Either way it's refreshing to be discussing who was the better of two quality players (and one of them still active for us)!

Can't say I agree with that. Colo, at his best was about as classy a centre back as you're likely to see. Fantastic on the ball, smart at interceptions, great distribution and a leader by example. I'm a massive fan of Lejeune and I do think he has all of the above attributes but to say he's better in every department is a bit of an exaggeration. It's a shame Colo's latter seasons seem to have soured the perception of just how good he was for the two at his peak.

Ritchie probably has the best opportunity to show his best now, more than at any other stage during his time with us. Whilst he doesn’t have the most athletic attributes, he’s a player that, given space, can cause problems with his quality passing and crossing, and with Almiron we have a player that can create that space for him. People are picking up on him not passing to Almiron, but it’s likely that he’s enjoying having a bit of room for a change, rather than anything sinister. I really wouldn’t be surprised if Ritchie’s form and productivity took an upturn during the remainder of the season.

As a manager he's as close to a guarantee as you can get when it comes to maximising what you have. You've only got to look at the raft of high profile managers that come to big clubs and are gone within 6-18 months, so it's by no means something you can take for granted at any club regardless of their aspirations.

Burnley played the game like they hadn't paid any mind to our formation and defensive quality, and played totally into our hands. It was the same earlier in the season as well so you'd think they'd learn. 3 big, on form centre backs and they play the whole game long ball. When they wanted to change it up, they brought on Crouch ffs

Much the better side that half, really nice to watch. Hopefully we keep it up.

Seriously who the fuck does he think he is

Almiron's movement will help our less athletic players no end. Ritchie is getting so much more space (and not just due to the red card).

FFS as frustrating as it is entertaining.

What a fucking joke that was.

Thought Atsu had done alright tbh, nothing spectacular, but nothing bad. He was awful for the first 25 mins, but he did seem to wake up in the latter stages. I think Atsu had a really good half. Worked his bollocks off and carried the ball well when given the chance. Was a little ponderous early in the half, but awful is a massive stretch IMO.

After 20 or so minutes as Wolves were increasing the pressure it seemed highly unlikely we would get anything from the game, but we've been solid since and played really well as we approached half time. Quite a few solid, hard working performances so far. I really enjoy the way Perez plays when he's as confident as he clearly is right now.

Well now.

Perez's use of the ball and all round play has improved dramatically the last month or so.

Little brain Schart there.

What an utter waste of everyone's time. Literally nothing of note from us all afternoon.

Yep, seeing his name in the lineup is utterly deflating.

Great post, Kanji Prefer the unedited version, mind

He scored 4 in 27. I consider him up there with the worst in terms of having a fair run in the team.

Andreas Andersson was utterly horrendous from memory and played a fair number of games. In terms of amount of games played I'd put him and Joselu as the worst strikers I've ever seen for us.

Joselu has played nearly 50 games for us

Murphy has looked a little more confident than usual IMO. Showed good determination for his assist and has tried to take on his man a few times.

Good god I care so little.