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I'm definitely fully behind Howe and have him down as a club legend already. But, I am starting to worry that the performances are so poor so often. Can easily turn around though, he will obviously be here at least until the end of the season so he has a chance to make everything great again.

I'm unsure if Willock is ever going to be tidy enough to play CM. Depends what we're asking them to do, of course, but we give the ball away so easily.

He needs to be playing really, he's the only real top-level experienced head we have. Surely the personal life stuff is exaggerated though, it wouldn't destroy his game. Whatever has happened, he needs to knuckle down for the rest of the season and the management needs to remind him of the massive responsibility he has in this squad.

As we always said, they need to work together. Probably the summer is where we'll really see it though, Jan is quite early and always a difficult window to work in. Wouldn't be surprised if we got Guehi in January at all.

I don't think there's any reason they can't play together, even with Bruno as the deepest. Just needs work, they're both intelligent and high-quality players. I actually think the solution longer-term could be a third midfielder to start with them, either RCM or LCM depending on where Tonali ends up playing. I'd even consider Tonali-Bruno-Miley TBH.

This whole thing about judging signings based on random criteria is mental. Happening in every thread

Just need to pretend a hammering, minimise bookings and not get any reds. TBH it could be close if we work our arses off.

Well no, because we needed a 3rd striker. Agree I would like to see him play a bit more though. But Wilson is available somehow.

If I understood this I might be offended.

I’m not sure what I would do if I was Howe TBH. He really can’t abandon the basic philosophy he’s been pushing since day one. And whichever best 11 I sketch out has some serious questions and contains at least 2 or 3 players who aren’t top quality. Very difficult, starting to think Tonali - Bruno - Miley might be our best midfield 3.

Do you think we can attract an elite manager?

I know, I was being a nob. Soz.

Needs to drop more ‘dust waselves down’?

Shock, he’s mint.

This is really confusing me as well, Joey doesn’t have what it takes to be a PL attacker. That’s been proven, that’s why he was playing in midfield. Seeing Gordon moved but not to accommodate Barnes is very hard to grasp.

First time I feel more frustration than faith today, sad to admit.

Starting to get a bit annoyed with how we can’t play well. I don’t even care that much about results.

I just don't know what it is about Tonali that means he 'doesn't fit'. I see the point being made but I don't see why.

Is the group in this thread completely different to the ‘we win more with Longstaff and it’s Howe’s job to pick a winning team’ group? Somehow the manager gets hammered for both sides at the same time

Unless Hope can read minds I don’t see where he’s getting that information.

He’s not really a year in though, he’s been banned for most of the time he’s been here.

You might be forgetting the one year gambling ban?

Previous page someone said they were both out.

Yeah, I get that and it's unfair. But if you could get 'almost' what the teams above get then you could (in theory) out manage them.

I feel like we need a setback to play our best sometimes, which hopefully is what West Ham provided. Can’t be anything other than a top performance and a win.