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Would've preferred to see Atsu start. Glad Yedlin is in, though. Should be very useful on the counter.

The signs under Rafa are already immensely positive. This is still a young group with lots of of time to develop under a great coach. And we will add to the squad in Jan and next Summer. I saw how gutted they were after the game and I think it'll only make them stronger. This is just the beginning of something great!

Obviously rusty and still has a lot of adapting to do, but I thought he was really decent (both going back and forward). Reckon he'll turn out to be a really decent full back for us.

Aren't we on course to beat the division's best ever points total? I'm not really sure how much more we can be getting. One of the best defences and the best attack, so far.

He's also had good games from the start, so that's a bit of an inaccurate conclusion, IMO.

Christ, this is all going a bit far. You wouldn't have thought we'd just been on a massive winning streak

Annoyed about the 'keeper swapping, he should've done it the other way round. Not going to crucify him, though. He'll take risks, some will come off and some won't. He'll win us a trophy.

Calling whether we'd stay up, based on one game, is a tad daft too. Not that there aren't issues with this squad, but I still think there's 3 worse teams in the Prem than us. Plus, I'm sure we'll add players when we go up.

He'd be the first winger on my teamsheet, at the minute. Had far less chances to play than others but he offers something we need and has contributed well. Deserves a solid few games. I'd actually consider dropping Ritchie over Gouffran, tbh.

Rafa will get rid of this eventually, like. The only real positive from this is that we actually made it somewhat far in a domestic cup for a change. Absolute crap how we've gone out, mind.

Bollocks. Really, really disappointed. Sels will rightly get shit for that error, but it was pretty rubbish from a few. Bad week. Hope it's the worst of the season.

We'll always be shit at pens, like.

Typical us Need to keep composure.

Awful.

GTFI!!!!!

Ritchie was rubbish, like. Think he's a little too comfortable.

Seems to have a sloppy halve pretty often. Does he? He's been pretty immense all season, IMO.

Assuming Rafa will tell instruct to keep the ball and spread play. Just tire them out.

Fairly rubbish final 30 minutes, there. We're lacking depth on the flanks. Needs addressing in January, along with sorting out a #10.

Why do you assume it's anything to do with fitness? He's allowed to have sloppy halves.

Checking out the highlights, we missed a couple of great chances.

My dad was at the game and said his performance was really flat. He's usually so passionate to play. It must be hard for a striker to not be getting a look in when he was in a good vein of form, but that's where Rafa's supposed to earn his cash.

Eh? Have we suddenly become unable to win anything? Some of the reactions seem a tad over the top, dare I say it.

We're much easier to play at home than away, like. We were bloody awful against Cardiff 3 weeks ago, too. We don't have enough threat and penetration when teams set themselves up to stifle. With Gayle off the pitch this is especially true. We scored from 2 great moves against Cardiff and then sat off in the second, I'd hardly call that lacking penetration. Ipswich also came to sit and were battered. Same with Brentford, no?

You'd have thought the players brought in would've been desperate to impress. Mitro sounded demotivated. Oh well, it's going to happen.