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Don't think he's trained yesterday though. Similar situation.

If Maddison and Wilson come out you'd have to think Gordon could be a possibility. I'd be very happy for him, but he really needs a break too (though he probably wouldn't play).

Maddison also hurt and was named to the squad. I don't think it means anything and would still be shocked if we risk him on Saturday.

Yes, but it has trusses across. It's also kind of a pathetic screen.

I can't believe Rashford got sent off for that. That's an absolutely ridiculous decision.

I think England will be fine anyway but finishing ahead of Milan would definitely be beneficial.

As someone who regularly talks about it I agree. It's depressing, but it's so important for FFP and for the prestige to attract quality players.

If we end up in it I'll certainly hope we make a deep run. But I really can't understand preferring it to even a chance of making the Champions League knockout rounds. Imagine being in that fucking draw and a knockout game at SJP. Not to mention that the money starts to get insane. You get £10m+ for making the Round of 16 and it only escalates from there.

I said in the match thread that I hope he starts in place of Bruno (if he's fit enough of course). It seems like the only move we can make that let's us keep the rest of the team as it's been. Otherwise we're looking at something like Joelinton and Hall in midfield and Willock LW. I'd much prefer to give Miley a chance.

Gordon is a better option up front than either of them.

Where would this team finish in the Premier League if managed by Eddie? Barnes. Isak. Murphy Anderson Tonali. Longstaff Targett Burn. Botman. Manquillo Dubravka

Even in that scenario it would be meaningful to Milan and we can pay them back for Tonali. But I like Dortmund’s chances to get a point.

If a manager from a 'lesser' club said exactly what he said they'd throw the book at him to send a message. The weakness in letting this go now is only going to make things worse in the future.

Pretty sure we'll see Gordon up front and I assume Miggy comes back in. I think I'd bring in Miley for this so that everything else can stay as is. Livramento should be the LB.

The stats for tonight look very similar to their 3-0 win over Milan at home. They've had between 62% and 73% possession in all four CL games so far, so they are going to dominate the ball.

Through four matchdays the only home team to have lost in our group was us against Dortmund. That game was very frustrating.

If there's anything in that there's no chance we're rushing him back in four days with a two week break on the other side. Joelinton - Gordon - Miggy on Saturday.

Yeah, I'm finding it hard to be upset at a result that leaves everything in doubt. Maybe we end up 4th and in that case so be it, but heading to Paris with a chance to turn the group on its head again is not a bad thing.

It was definitely hard to work out but it kind of seemed like Joelinton joined Gordon in a front two.

League games we're supposed to win still make me tilt a bit because I really want us to qualify for the CL again, but otherwise I am also very calm about everything and just enjoy watching us. It's a far cry from either not caring at all or only caring because I didn't want to see the club disappear into the Football League.

I think all of the following are true: 1) Dortmund are better than many want to give them credit for. Their only two losses this season are to PSG and Bayern Munich and we're just a few months removed from them throwing away the Bundesliga title on the final day. 2) Bayern's 4-0 win provided some optimism, but teams don't usually come here and win. This past weekend was their first loss at home since August of 2022. 3 points was always going to be difficult even in the best of circumstances. 3) We didn't play particularly well, which was probably a mix of nerves and more importantly it being our sixth game in 17 days with almost an entire first XI out injured. 4) Every bounce of the ball in these two fixtures seemed to go their way. Some of that is a subtle quality they have and some is just bad luck like hitting the bar twice at SJP and a few silly things tonight. With all that said we were fractions away from both games being 1-1 with 20-30 minutes to play and who knows what happens from there in either game.

My biggest takeaway from tonight is Livramento can play in any game anywhere and not look out of place.

Seriously?

I think most aren't giving them enough credit honestly.

We have a great alternative to Tripps on set pieces. We'll see him again in August of 2024.