McCormick

These will be hard to break down. So many back for them and they break quickly.

Fuck me, Bruno! Needs to be in.

Unlucky with that cross, Gordan.

Iffy start.

Bein will have it. If you’re lucky Issam Chaouali will be on comms- legendary Arabic commentator.

Is that the same formation Villa played against us? Weird that a midfield containing JWP and Lavia are propping up the table; would happily take both.

Nah I get it but it does feel a bit shan.

Poor Wilson . Scores 2 goals and he’s back on the bench.

Certainly looks better suited to the role than Anderson, who’s been deployed in the midfield 3 a few times.

Not great but we have Big Joe to fill in with Gordan on the wings and maxi to return soon. Feel like we’re not quite the same without Longstaff though.

He’d be great for them. Spurs wingers act more like forwards and aren’t expected to track back.

Shame. He’s really good.

Hate that guy.

We did very well there but bigger clubs were wary of his goal output at Sociedad and the “steep” 60m+ price-tag. Worked out brilliantly for us though. I also wouldn’t say he had a far bigger profile than Maddison at the time, either.

Who’s better and cheaper than Maddison then ? Dont say Diaby, because he’s neither.

Maddison is the best player in the world that we’d actually have a chance of attracting at this stage of the project. I get the fact that he may not be as industrious as someone like Longstaff but he’s no shrinking violet either. He’d be an amazing addition.

Agreed.

A fully fit ASM is leagues better than Diaby imo.

Some fans are so harsh on him. If he had the work rate and robustness, he’d be a ball d’or contender. He’s rarely disappointed when he’s played; injuries are obviously a massive issue for him though.

I’d hate to lose him. Amazing player when fit which, granted, is his biggest issue. Guy would tear up the UCL.

I don’t think we’re overachieving, our level is around 4th based on our play-style, synergy and first xi quality. Players like Joelinton and Wilock performing is seemingly being treated as a novelty, when they’re clearly quality.

This was so similar to the West Ham performance.

So what do our players have to do to be considered “top 4 quality”? Keep hearing outsiders and pundits saying we don’t have a top 4 squad on paper.

I’d be fuming with the presenter too tbf. He’s been sensational the last few games but is seemingly only getting asked questions about Isak.

Poor guy scores 2 goals- one an absolutely amazing finish- yet everyone is still talking about Alex’s cameo. Imagine scoring twice and the post-match interviewer is asking you “how good is Isak?” .