ExiledGeordie

Do what? 😂

Be disappointed if Tonali doesn’t start. Barnes has to surely. If reckon he’ll be Gordon up front with Barnes left and Murphy right.

Agreed, I think any doubts they’ll rest Isak and have him ready for the City match. On transfer rumours, I reckon the likes of Arsenal will definitely be in for him next summer, it just depends where we finish in the league that changes the stay/go chances.

Surely Osula will get some minutes today (and against Wimbledon) if Isak is out and given Wilson is out too. He might be a bit raw but he started multiple games in the prem for Sheffield Utd so he’s not THAT raw.

Is he out of contract after this season? Surely we’ll let him go and not renew? Just cannot be relied on to stay fit sadly.

Im guessing this. No harm throwing the young lad on for 20 mins either.

Fucking brilliant 😂 Mind id rather have him v City than at Fulham. Doesn’t help with perma crocked Wilson tho

I think he’ll start Kelly for this. I hope to gos he starts Barnes and Tonali too.

I’d expect to see a vast improvement in coming games in terms of controlling them far more

We seem to have a knack of staying in games at the moment and nicking games with a bit of quality. Our general play has to improve though as we’ll come unstuck eventually and it seems like Howe isn’t full sure of his first 11 yet (see RW and LB). On a positive note we’ve got several levels to go up in terms of quality. I hope he starts Barnes and Tonali in this one though. I also think he’ll go with Kelly at LB.

Yeah I don’t think he was particularly at fault, it was more of a collective thing. Burn was class at times but also looked cumbersome at times. We looked far too easy to play through at times in general.

The summer transfer window has really hurt us, team looks stale as fuck

Can he not give Osula a run out and move Gordon to the right?

😂

We looked sharper in the easily stages but pretty poor thereafter

Started sharper but soft touch defensively, no right side, Isak isolated. Not great really. Barnes and Tonali second half

Soft touch away from home far too often

Bench is quality

Yeah totally otherwise what’s the point ha

I get the argument but I’m sure Howe has looked at the reasons for and against starting him fitness wise with all the data and all that malarkey. Managing fitness early on can be crucial too, say Tonali starts and picks up an injury etc. Just playing devils advocat, I don’t know what’s best but then I’m not managing the team 🤷‍♂️

Yeah the Murphy one confuses me too, was kind of expecting Longstaff to start and Tonali coming in maybe v Fulham or something.

Spurs really don’t look all that at all

Yeah I think the armchair lot are getting a bit overly excited but the proof will be in the pudding in terms of performance.

Can’t defend got for toffee and the manager showing no signs he knows how to do that. Awful from set pieces

Howe doesn’t usually drop players after a win. I get bringing Schar in as it helps out overall play, no issue with Hall playing if he wants to push the attack more. I’d like to see Tonali play but it could be managing minutes as he’s not played loads of football and has played 2 games in the last week already 🤷‍♂️ I think Tonali will be starting soon enough fwiw, definitely by City fixture.