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Tbf he may have thought the Everton player was gonna knock it past him and set up something decent so he just decided to chop him, take a yellow and allow us to reset. If so, nothing wrong with the decision making process there. Just that the tackle ended being a bit heavy for my liking. Was expecting a red.

I think he’ll get some match sharpness and familiarity with his teammates and look better.

Very good defensive positioning. Keeps that up I guess it may give Trippier a bit more license to bomb forward. He’s not great going forward but at least he’s very good at his primary job. Very happy to have him.

Could he have handed in his notice a while ago and worked through some of it but BHA have decided the remaining will be on gardening leave?

Let’s see where we are in the summer 1st. And I agree, in 2 or 3 years let’s see how they’re all doing. If we’re moving in the right direction fast enough I’m sure changes will be made. Incredibly rich people are rarely incredibly patient.

Well, we’ll have to see what he’s about in due course. We’re not a club trying to move from the top 8 to the top 4, we’re trying to get ourselves into 17th and from where we are, Brighton are streets ahead of us wrt to organisation and the implementation of a consistent philosophy.

Yeah, I’m not sure why people are confusing a DoF with a scout.

Without Wilson nor Wood our goal threat is incredibly limited. We’ll obvs need goals from midfield. I, like everyone else, haven’t seen a goal threat from JL. Perhaps JL as false 9 to try and hold the ball up for a couple of seconds until ASM, Willock and Bruno can get close to him would offer something of a problem. We’ve all seen you can’t bang the ball up to him and hope he holds it but it worked the channels, dropped deep to lay it off, maybe it could help us move up the pitch until Wood is fit (if his toe problem keeps him out too). If Wood plays JL should stay in MF or as link player if he can.

Am I getting this wrong? I thought it unlikely Ashworth will be scouting any players. He’ll tasked with identifying and employing the scouts who found the likes of Mahrez and Kante. He will set up those depts and they will report to him. It will be up to him, I would imagine to got those players signed on at the club once the scout has actually tapped them up (joke/ prolly not joke….).

Wonder if Howe will try and play Joelinton closer to Wood. Either as a AM or RWF. If Willock is training well then maybe JL goes to RWF to get our better players on the pitch. If not maybe JL as an AM and Muggy at RW/F. I know JL has been great in MF but with Bruno arriving perhaps we can try him closer to goal.

Targett would hopefully relieve ASM of some defensive duties he may have needed to do with Ritchie of Lewis behind him.

Could go: Trippier Jamal Burns Targett Bruno JoeL Ekitike Willock ASM Wood

Saw a stat where Schar didn’t do very well on aerial duels and didn’t play many progressive passes either (surprisingly). At least Lascelles is normally good in the air.

Might see a situation where Joelinton plays as more of wide attacking mid/ deep lying forward off the front man. Think that’s where he played at Hoffenheim. Having Bruno in the middle behind him might allow him to return to his previous position. If Eddie can coax that out of him anyway…

It’s a place In Portugal and there it’s pronounced Gimahreish. Might be a bit different in a Brasilian accent though. Think they don’t tend to do the SH sounds. More like S over there as I understand it.

If Badiashile is back running or even light training I’m sure all the clubs know. If and when he is and if we’re genuinely interested I would think our policy might change re: Carlos.

My point is that I’m surprised we haven’t found some targets from smaller leagues or the Championship. Leagues where by you’d think our offers couldn’t really be refused. it’s great aiming high but there must be lots of non elite CBs who would certainly improve our back 4.

I have to say our choice of apparent CB targets is a little odd. They’re all very good players but they seem to be at clubs who have a very strong interest in retaining them and we don’t appear to able to get them to agree to a price where they would actually let them go.

Tbf, going off YT only Milenkovic looks stupidly agile for a big guy. Like, basketball agile. Good touch on the ball too. I don’t know all the subtle things a scout looks for but from my position of relative ignorance, that doesn’t seem a bad price, like…

Perhaps Lille are trying to get a replacement lined up and we’re checking on their progress…

Great positioning in one on ones. Very much knows which way the attacker wants to go and puts himself where he needs to be to limit that. Good recovery pace too. Only thing I don't understand is why someone else hasn't signed him already tbh.

I 've always watched a lot of Bundesliga. Schick had a surprisingly good Euros considering how very ordinary he was for Leipzig. He does seem to have come alive since though.

This guy and ASM playing off someone like Cabral would really offer something in my totally amateur opinion.

He has looked quality when I’ve seen him. I’ve been wanting us to look at this guy since we were bought!