Lush Vlad

Fucking Fulham. Last time I looked after 80 mins it was 1-0. Still think Chelsea look ropey and they have some hard fixtures. I fancy us to beat them at SJP. But it’s still fucking annoying.

Marc Guehi and Idrissa Gana Gueye have both caused controversy around this gay stuff. I reckon they’re both in the closet.

I agree with people saying players have off days, we don’t have another CM we can rotate in for him and that he plays too much football. Meaning he looks a bit jaded at times. I love Bruno and what he brings. But I also don’t see anything wrong with pointing out how exposed he was yesterday and that it highlights his physical limitations. In a game like that against such a quick, direct and incisive passing team. It isn’t a shock that he got a bit found out. Especially when the tactics were off and other players were getting pulled all over the pitch too. The gaps between players were too big and that just isn’t his game. He just isn’t fast enough and I felt he was either bypassed or players were happy to invite him in to make a needless foul. Tactics didn’t suit us or him. But he was his own worst enemy with his complete head loss and it’s not a new thing.

We do usually have a rough time of it down there. But their form has dropped right off.

At least they’ll be missing their best player and penalty extraordinaire. Joao Pedro will be banned for the next 3 games.

I think we win our 3 home games, personally and that should be enough. Just like I say. Going into the last day needing a result would be far from ideal.

Brighton have looked ropey for quite some time. Although we never do well down there in the prem. I think we’ll beat Ipswich and Chelsea at home. Wouldn’t be ideal going into the last day needing a win against Everton. But we’re more than capable of beating them.

I’m over it already. Perfect storm of them executing their game plan to perfection and us not being able to adapt or wanting to divert away from our own gameplan. 4-1 didn’t flatter them. Bad day at the office. Move onto next week. 68 points would give us a great shout of top 5 at a guess. So 3 more wins from the last 5 games. Doesn’t seem that unreasonable looking at the games we have left.

I am a betting man. Softens the blow at least.

Feels strange to nitpick when they were all so bad. But in this mini run of below par form from him. I often notice he wants an extra touch or two. The chance to get a shot or pass off is then gone. Ends up losing it or misplacing a pass. I suppose the other side of that is. He has such great feet and dribbling ability that I half get why he sometimes wants the extra bit of time.

they’ve hit the woodwork 3 times and played through us since the first minute. It’s annoying how bad Gillett has been. But in no way has it changed the outcome of this game.

We’ve been played off the park. Jared Gillett being a shit ref is irrelevant.

Sorry. If you want to be a pedant. His pace then. But I’m sure you knew that already. He is slow as fuck and often half a yard too slow to get to the ball or make a tackle. Which was magnified today against a very athletic, sorry, quick side. Who are great at passing between the lines. He was getting done for acceleration and sharpness regularly by Tielemans FFS

Nah. We kept trying it and got fucked over. Then ended up in no man’s land where we are half arsing the press. Their second goal came from that. Most of their chances have come from doing exactly this. As @Disco pointed out. We also don’t seem to get anyone in passing lanes. To Martinez just has a free 30-50 yard pass up the middle of the pitch every time. Villa are great at what they do. But it’s hardly a new thing and we’ve played right into their hands. Emery must be laughing his cock off.

His lack of athleticism has been massively exposed this game. He’s also had a head loss early doors and never really got back on it. Shit game from all of them. Move onto next week.

Never seen a more naive performance against Villa. Press them man for man, let Martinez pick a 40 yard pass out every time, get your slow as fuck defenders to go and press high up when they’re not quick enough to. Then watch Villa walk in behind. Surprised it has taken this long for them to go clear. Been a battering bar a good 10-15 minute spell. There is losing. Then there is whatever the fuck this is. Still, they’ve earned plenty of credit and it’s still in our hands. Learn from the mistakes and stop playing like this against Villa FFS.

Pathetic.

Game over. We’ve been miles off it and the better team is deservedly 3-1 up. Ah well. Still in our hands.

Been coming. Not learned anything from the first half. The space behind our RCB/RB still there and the easy out ball for Martinez still on all the while too.

He never has a handle on a game. Always looks shit scared and like he doesn’t know what he’s doing.

Not bad between both boxes. But wasteful in attack when we’ve had some good positions. The less said about Trippier’s set pieces the better. As for the defending…… Shite to put it politely. Space in behind Schar and Trippier is doing us every time. I’m sure we always defend terribly against Watkins. Feels like there is something in this for us. Especially with our 3 down the left. Rode our luck massively. But then there was a huge element of luck with their first goal. Also. Jared Gillett is a crap ref and never has control of a game. Looks shit scared all the while and so inconsistent with what he deems a foul.

There must be analytics on this stuff confirming Pata is correct. Too many players are adopting this approach for it not to be the case. Personally hate it and it makes it even harder for the keeper than it already is. The stop start ones should be banned I reckon. Like everything though. Coaches and keepers will adapt to it. Like Pope did last night. He isn’t very good at saving pens historically I don’t think. Even his old man says his brother is better at them but FWIW. He stopped Toney’s run of consecutive pens when he didn’t flinch for his ‘look at the keeper’ slow run up.

One day?! He is already right in the conversation. In my lifetime. When you consider the transfer fee paid and what era that was paid in. The longevity, must be 200 odd games and 20 odd goals from CB? Massive part of the top 4 finish and our first cup win in a lifetime. His fitness record. I could go on. If you’re talking pure pound for pound value over a long period of time at the club. I can’t think of any better?

I thought our season was unraveling with that Gordon red. But it has actually improved us!

Is it not Leicester, Man U and tonight they’re on about? He can have 5 if he wants.