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Now that I've noticed it I can't stop seeing Tonali jogging when getting back.

That team really shows where our next investment needs to come.

Feel pretty good about this one: He's in a great run of form. I hope he keeps it up, but it's a really great sign that he took his struggles and Howe's comments to heart and really put the work in over the summer. He's been excellent from the Euros through the preseason and up to now. It might be tough with injuries, but I hope we find some opportunities to rest him. Not to get too far ahead but it would be really great if he's able to end this season with a place in England's squad at the Euros.

Still mad about Anderson? Two straight Premier League starts + 20 minutes at the San Siro.

I'm assuming "just below the toe" means when looking at the foot vertically. He's probably imagining the x-ray while saying that. Sounds like a metatarsal problem or something along those lines.

It's really annoying we didn't get a lower league side. Could really have done with the chance to rest everyone.

I'm fine with whatever as long as we fully rest Bruno and Trippier. It probably wouldn't end well, but I wouldn't be opposed to an entirely changed back four: Hall - Burn - Lascelles - Tino

He’d still be one footed and probably carry even less of a goal threat.

Some might even call it a must win.

That’s a bummer for sure.

Said to my 6 year old “still can’t believe Newcastle scored 8 yesterday and the Dolphins (his favorite NFL team) scored 70.” His response: “but that Liverpool game” Scarred for life.

One complaint. Why is Bruno still out there?

This has turned into a welcome to the fucking top flight type of performance.

Forum on a knife edge. It’s a must win just from the standpoint of everyone’s mental health in here.

Glad Arturo Vidal enjoyed it:

Ehhhhhh

I'm definitely intrigued by this although, except for maybe Miley, I'm not sure we have anyone else to swap in for Bruno/Tonali.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/66874723

Before we played them they had won 12 of 13 as the home team at the San Siro (the only loss since January being the CL semi v. Inter). They only lost twice in Serie A last season at home, one of them to Napoli. They beat Spurs and Napoli at home in the CL knockouts. They were missing Tomori for the 5-1 to Inter at the weekend, who also seems to be a problem for them generally given the fact they've lost five times to them this calendar year (ouch). We probably should have lost on Tuesday, but I'm not having this idea that they aren't anything special. It's not the 1990s or mid-2000's Milan, but they are a very good side at home.

Not what I saw ahead of time nor what I'm seeing looking at articles about it, though Milan's odds do vary a decent amount.

The xG of Arsenal-PSV was very similar to our game. Arsenal were ruthless, Milan were anything but (and Pope was good). But the betting odds implied an over 50% likelihood of Milan winning. They had scored in the first four games they played this season. I think the 5-1 clouded some perceptions. I think some are being too kind about how we did, while others are downplaying the difficulty of that game especially when you add in the fact it was our first CL game.

Different sport, but this is a struggling NFL QB and what he says here I think might be very similar to what Tonali's going through: "I felt like I wasn't playing my game ... kind of robotic ... not playing like myself .... Thinking less and just going out there and playing off of instincts instead of just so much info, so much data, in my head."

I expected (and am fine with) some regression, but I'd be a little disappointed if we can't at least finish above one of those teams to get into the Europa League.

He seems happy to just hang out at City's facilities collecting a £150k/wk and then take regular vacations to the Midlands / London / rest of the world as part of England's traveling party. Not a bad gig.

One other thought on this -- we like to use him as a second option on free kicks like the goal we scored against Villa. Depending on the location this also puts him as one of the last men back. That's how one of their breaks started last night and Longstaff must have made up 20-30 yards on him to intervene in the end. He can't be one of the last men back and jogging like it's someone else's job there.