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Ah I thought it was about our Birmingham game cause it had FTM

Nowt to do with the fact it was away from home like.

He is. I still stand by what I said at the time for that period of time though. It's easy to make those remarks in retrospect as it's all entirely theoretical.

Never said that. Said on numerous occasions he was more talented only that I trusted Howe judgement at the time and that I could understand why he was being used ahead of Tonali at that period in time.

Didn't know he'd signed for Liverpool

I don't think it'd be spending within our FFP constraints wisely that's the thing. I think we have bigger fish to fry. Get the point being mage though.

We created little and got two dubious goals, we could have quite easily conceded a few more too. We weren't anywhere near good enough out of possession. One thing to have possession but it's another thing to have control, in my opinion.

Any team does though, that's the thing. It's very unusual for a side to heavily rotate and maintain the same standard of performance. I am a big supporter of Longstaff and always have been but sadly, he's probably 6th in the pecking order for CMs that can influence the game (from an attackng perspective) now. As Howe says, he holds very different qualities to the other midfielders and they all bring something. For me, I'd bring him on ahead of Willock or Miley when we're trying to see a game out and tighten up, but when we're trying to impose ourselves on the game it'd be Miley or Willock. Our best 3 very much remain Bruno, Sandro and Joelinton. Folk are very fast to sell him down the river mind...

Raises and lowers his game to who we're playing. Lack of match fitness and confidence weigh heavier on him than other players too. For what it's worth, he wasn't alone in lowering his performance last night, first half especially, we were collectively shite.

Aye, that's what I was thinking tbh. They're (arguably) very unlikely to win this year's CL based on current form and so the PL represents their best chance to remain a CL side. Not getting the CL is a canny big issue for clubs of that level.

I actually thought Birmingham were also architects of their own downfall. It seemed second half they were more interested in booting us and as a result the game naturally slowed down too. Probably becaus they knew they'd tire, etc. But aye, I agree. Sandro gave us that dynamism and control for sure.

Is that 12 wins and 2 losses in the last 14?

Made the difference yesterday imo.

Thought he was great tonight. Got booked when he shouldn't have been and showed the maturity to not get caught up int heir antics. Showed some real top drawer touches and looked comfortable on the ball. Just maybe guilty of trying too hard once or twice.

This is a perfect comparison for me. I remember as the third, fourth and fifth goals went in not even celebrating just standing and pivoting around to folk with my jaw on the floor and asking if it was actually real. I wasn't alone. Absolutely shell-shocked.

Oh...my bad.

Hoping to extend the 60th celebrations @LFEE

Arsenal: The Emirates Chelsea: Stamford Bridge Liverpool: Anfield Man United: Old Trafford Newcastle: Wembley #HomeGrounds

It's a mental thought isn't it. Like I cannot imagine the thought of us having won something. It feels like one of those things where everyone would be like "Ah God help us if we win it, I'll be partying for a whole week" bur I'm not sure in reality it would. We'd have to come home for one. We'd have work. We'd be literally so dumbfounded that we finally broke this curse I literally think it will initially make folk feel a bit disorientated (once the celebrations die down )

Love it tbf. Positive mental attitude.

Seems to me that Spurs are playing with 1 keeper, 5 at the back and that's it.

They gave up the tie after 20mins.

Least when we win the cup we'll have beat the rest of the top 4 to win it.

Spurs have been fucking wank.

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