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It won’t be long before he overtakes Longstaff and possibly Willock (depending on the needs of the game). He’s certainly the best direct replacement for Bruno and Tonali in terms of style.

I think part of the equation is also that Isak probably needs to develop stamina more than he needs rest. Agree that I would’ve taken Gordon off earlier but just have to trust the process I guess. From what we’ve seen I wouldn’t say Osula looks total shite. Looks quite promising to me.

Sure but it’s not a loan, he was ready to start in the PL (for a club with worse players). I don’t think us loaning players to good PL clubs is really going to be a thing.

It’s not really gambling. You’re paying for something concrete that non-members don’t have - access to tickets. Of course you can’t guarantee how many, but it’s fairly well known how likely or unlikely it is. They could equally make the ballot open to all but it would be absolute chaos of away fans and touts. If you think now is bad then try making the ballot free to enter.

Why say this?

I personally would just throw him on to rest Isak, but I understand a manager doesn’t want a player going on and practicing the wrong things, if that makes sense. He wants to bring him on when he’s clear what’s expected of him and has a decent chance of doing it.

Seems like loans are mainly used to stockpile players you really should sell.

Hmm, I wouldn’t say there’ll be any complacency because of how good Villa can be.

He’s a got a point but why is he playing so suicidally open if his defence is shit? Get people in front of them to do some fucking work and defend.

Yeah, some shite about it not being worth it although in isolation it is a yellow

Should be a second yellow for Bergval there.

The fact they’ve got Werner is hilarious also.

Wonder if Kulu fancies signing for a proper manager in Jan.

The Spurs shrimp is very much barbecued. #noxeno

Can’t stand Maddison but also hate Mac Allister. Hmm.

Harsh on Murph but OK.

Incrível.

I’m sure it’s bullshit. He owes us big time and will want to succeed here.

Good shout.

Yeah, said for a while that Miley could end up being the third piece. Would love to see it tried.

We absolutely don’t need a DM with Tonali in there. If anything we need a technical left-leaning CM for when we don’t need to play Joelinton.

Think he’s never going to be tidy enough to play CM for a top club. Not to mention being quite fragile physically. Sadly don’t think he’ll be a future first-team player for us. Maybe a decent option of the bench to take workload off others.

Decent

The fact it’s fluid is important as well IMO. It’s not Tonali just standing in front of the back four and Bruno staying in the RCM role ahead. They’re both taking up all sorts of excellent positions throughout the game. The fact Tonali doesn’t give the ball away every five seconds also helps a lot.