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Aye, it’s throwing money into the fire, he will score goals but so irregularly that it’ll be a chain around their neck

There’s not a single scenario other than injuries to Kelly and Hall which would mean that Burn should play LB

Isak often gets pissed off when he doesn’t get played in or the weight of pass was wrong etc. He’s just desperate for the ball in those positions and I don’t mind it really as it’s not like he’s a dickhead, he’s just extremely competitive

Hall is clearly a far better footballer than Kelly but a poorer athlete. I’ll be extremely frustrated if Kelly largely keeps Hall out of the side at LB when both are fit

Aye, the idea that we can’t get at least one or two bridging players in that improve us but aren’t elite or elite prospects is a bit stupid if it is the case that we’re only shopping in that market. Almost every side in the league has a better right wing than us

You need a squad and he’s great for that when we get into Europe next season

I’d sell Longstaff for anything over £8m, I’d sell Miggy for anything over £10m. Both need replacing. Wouldn’t be selling Burn though, he’s still a big squad player for us and starter when players are out

Willock’s never been ahead of Longstaff though has he? They’ve played together a lot and haven’t really played in the same position as Willock normally plays LCM or wide left. I’d play Willock over Longstaff any day irrespective of position though but it’s clear Willock is best on the left

Can we not play baseless speculation bingo. None of us have a clue what the power dynamic is like behind the scenes and who’s on whose side etc

Aye, Tonali has a lot of pace. He’ll be one of our fastest players

I agree that Joelinton should have had a red. I think scoring directly off the arm, even if it’s borderline should be ruled out

Not saying the position is the weakest, saying him playing is the weakest part of our side whenever he plays

Just get a RW in, even if it’s some 19 year old that’s not there yet but has the ability to learn on the job. We can’t be getting 1500+ minutes out of either Murphy or Miggy at RW this season in the league

I love this lad and I don’t want to change him but it does actually harm us significantly how often he just passes it out or onto the head of the opposing team. He looks absolutely terrified when the ball is played back to him and he has to control it. I can understand that but how he can’t kick a stationary ball properly is utterly mental

Our biggest weakness and has been since all of last season. Yes, our right wing is a massive weakness too but its nowhere near as pivotal in affecting us game after game in lots of different ways (attacks breaking down from slow play, getting the ball taken off him with ease, going down when he hasn’t actually been fouled)

Said it from last season that the lad has a lot of talent and is ready to break through. It could still go wrong for him at Chelsea but he will go on to become a class player there or elsewhere

Very good sub appearance, constantly made the right decision and delivered some beautiful balls across the penalty area

Not a good game but playing on the right and scoring is massive really. If we’re genuinely not going to get a RW this window (which is actual madness) then we need to see Barnes left, Gordon right a lot even if it’s not Gordon’s best position

Disaster of a game today in all senses. When that red was shown I thought it was for Jow

Don’t think he was particularly good or bad, just ineffectual today

Thought he was very good when he came on, absolutely love his positive intent. We saw last week that it can go wrong but it’s exactly how we should be playing and he did well defensively too

This lad’s running with the ball is so classy, completely bursts past anyone when he’s at full speed and maintains his balance while doing it to pick his head up and make a good pass / right decision. Needs to be getting more minutes than he is

Joelinton playing with the intensity and focus of Shola Ameobi today

It’s hard to imagine someone could be this bad at kicking a football after playing the game their whole life

It’s hardly been really dirty from them, they’ve just been more committed whilst pushing it where they can