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It’s ludicrous. Any post that starts ‘we’ve had loads of injuries but…’ should just be ignored TBH.

I don’t think there is any way to make us reliably good with the midfield we have now. We could change system maybe, but then you’d have to offset the disadvantage of training everyone in the ‘wrong’ system for however many weeks. If you can somehow keep Longstaff, Murphy and Burn out of the team then most of the technical problems and losing the ball should be improved. But then you still have the massive defensive weaknesses that our midfield personnel have. Honestly haven’t a clue what I would do. Possibly play Anderson and Willock and tell them both not to attack at the same time. Fill Trippier into midfield and play Miggy to add extra defensive work.

I don’t blame him and I’d never slag him off in comments or anything. He wouldn’t be a PL player except for Mike Ashley. He tries but he’s not up to it.

Injuries.

On TF pod they said the team was late, don’t know if that was a factor. On TV the home end looked empty until very late on.

He’s below OK, I can’t see many if any other PL teams starting him. We could’ve swapped him for a Blackburn CM and had a much better lineup last night.

I mean, I meant no matter what within reason. Obviously if we can’t win a game and we’re looking like getting relegated then he’ll be sacked. But that won’t happen.

If they are then that’s extremely worrying for how they want to run the club.

Another weird opinion

He gets all of next season no matter what. Making any decision based on having no players available would be absolutely crazy. Another transfer window, another pre-season and another season is the absolute minimum.

I think Hall will become a class player, my only doubt is whether we will always want a LB who is more like a CB. If so then obviously he won't be it. I guess he might equally end up as a midfielder.

Barnes has generally been fine apart from last night. Nothing to see here.

The most logical explanation is that we don't want to activate his clause, but even that doesn't make a lot of sense since it sounded like it was guaranteed.

I'm still hopeful that Hall will come good, he has the ability.

Can't see a promoted team loaning a kid from us and playing him every week.

I don't think he'd get a loan to the PL.

He shouldn't be needed in the first team at the moment, unfortunately he is. His development should be treated with more care once we have Tonali, Joelinton and Willock available.

Hopefully he doesn't read any of that stuff.

Yeah but as we know we have a good collection of championship quality players in our squad.

Remember a few between Barnes and Miley where they just passed the ball out of play.

Yep, knew Barnes was going to miss but other than that they were good. Happy for Anderson to smash one in. Sensible move to take Miley out of the shootout as well.

TBF I don't think this game was the one to blow a team away and show a reaction to Arsenal. The opponents weren't a pushover, they smelled blood, had no pressure on them and obviously believed an upset was on the cards. A better performance would have been great obviously.

At the moment we need an easy draw or we'll most likely lose. I would take the easiest possible draw until we find some better performances in general.

Unfair on Gordon who is technically excellent, and possibly on Tonali too.

I think being outplayed technically by a championship team is the depressing thing. The performance was very mixed and obviously Blackburn were super motivated to cause an upset. Any kind of draw in the next round could see the end of us, but I guess we just have to hope the players coming back help and the win itself gives us a confidence boost.