Ishmael

1-1, We're coming home

1-0, Welbeck It's coming home

Albrighton running like a crab down the wing

Playing with much more GRIT now.

Smalling

We've been much better since Henderson departed....

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Get in

u17s haven't had the creativity sapped out of them yet. Give it time.

Albrighton please.

I think we have more pressing issues than a lack of passion, urgency and desire... It's GRIT we need.

This is playing out like a game of FM. "Your assistant informs you that your forward players are outnumbered" "Jordan Henderson and Tom Cleverly are playing a more direct game than they are used to"

We played a very talented Spanish side in the first game. Of course our boys got merked for 85 minutes

Has just been pointed out to me that Man City under Pearce went 5 months without scoring a goal at home. We have faith?

Peter Taylor thinks that the players are responsible for not playing keep ball?

... is being played as a holding midfielder Would like to see what he is capable of in a position that actually suits him.

Need moar grit.

Plus the fact that all he has to do for 90% of the time is watch the ball fly over his head.

I think Henderson's game has been affected by the system. Must be better than this. Can happen, seemingly has.

Heh, we get the ball down, look good and create a chance.

The players have been instructed to play this way. The whole system is in place to play direct counter attacking football. Cleverly just isn't doing what he is supposed to do I'd imagine.

Because he's 23 years old! So is Mancienne.

Sinclair already contributing more than Rose managed in his 2 starts.

Tidy save. Why isn't Forster involved in this?