Lush Vlad

The appeal is almost always done and dusted for a red card before the next game, no? Why would they take over a week until after West Ham or after the final to review it? We didn’t appeal as there would have been no chance of it being overturned. I’m sure the club would have even sought some advice. Possibly from ex-refs and explored all avenues. Similar to what Forest were doing with Clattenburg.

Still thinking about the bad news

Yes. I have followed us, thanks. He is coy and loves a bit of smoke and mirrors. But him actually stating no injury and that Botman has trained is fairly telling. It’s not his usual riddles and it would be absolutely mental if he was saying stuff like that. For them then to be ruled out for weeks/months like you’ve alluded to there. Unless they’ve both genuinely got crocked yesterday after light training. Which seems highly doubtful to me.

Every player. Hilarious.

So Isak came off with tightness that wasn’t an injury. But now he’s out of the final. Botman trained and was close to playing against Brighton. But now his knee has fallen off and he’s done for the season. Forgive me if I’m skeptical. I’d rather wait for something a bit more concrete than Twitter ITK’s.

C. Next.

So it’s the knee he had operated on then? I’m going to bed. This all sounds like BS to me

Well I know from experience you can end up with bits of bone in your knee when you do a ligament such as your ACL as it can pull some bone away with it when it ruptures. Hoping this is some kind of Twitter ITK stuff, as in it is utter nonsense. Or that you’re on the wind up. Otherwise we are absolutely fucked at CB and light at LB with Hall missing and all.

Errr. No. Not really So this bone that fell off his knee is this his bad knee or his good one? Is it bone avulsion caused by a ligament or tendon coming away? What sort of surgery? Are they putting ‘a few metal rods in’ or not? It’s all very specifically vague.

Not surprised. Didn’t stand a chance.

Eh? He’s a forward player in a better team, that dominate the ball and create more chances than us. Plus the likes of Odegaard who finds space in a phone box with his passing. Yet his numbers in the last couple of seasons aren’t any better than Gordon’s, are they? That’s with Gordon having a bit of an off-season in comparison to last year. I’m not even a massive Gordon fan, TBH. I don’t know what it is about his game that annoys me. But he can be a bit wasteful with his decision making. That said. I’m just absolutely not having Martinelli or Trossard ahead of him, though. Especially when the former is just as guilty of it as Gordon, if not worse.

Arise Sir Krafu.

Really? Similar age. Plays in a team that create loads more, has Saka taking on doubles on the other side every week, has Odegaard behind him. Yet his numbers are nothing special bar one season (I think). Arsenal fans I know find him hugely frustrating. Whenever I watch him he flatters to deceive and doesn’t use his pace as well as he could. Which is actually a gripe I have with Gordon sometimes TBF.

Martinelli and Trossard over Gordon? Nah. Son is seriously on the decline and all. Although I bet his numbers still match up favourably.

Great insight.

I’m more concerned about Atwell on VAR. He is most definitely useless. I can’t say I have an opinion one way or the other on Brooks.

Yep. It’s certainly all linked….

Fucking hell. This is hard work. You complained about me just saying ‘no’ when asked if your formations and teams would work. I elaborated further. Yet you’ve not given one reason why these shit formations are going to work and why Osula should be playing. Other than simply saying ‘why not.’ So to parrot you great insight. All the best. I’m out.

Or we could not just cobble together an incredibly disjointed and crap looking formation with two strikers and Osula in?

Thank fuck for that

I just assumed he was offside. As he was that unmarked and they were playing such a high line. I’m surprised it was that close TBH. Him and I think Wilson were standing offside or right on the edge from the get go. FWIW, I’m not like this for every goal. Which is the metric Kaizero seems to be using for his ridiculous asteroid analogy and I’m not so safety first when I’m in the ground. You get more caught up with it all and rarely have a vantage point to be calling something like offside. But when you’re watching with a TV angle and you can see it might be tight. I feel like VAR means you’re at least a bit more reserved with your celebrations. The way VAR is used, for offside in particular. Has become an absolute farce and is ruining the game for myself and also many others by the sounds of it.

I feel like I am one of his biggest critics on here. But then that is more my perception of his attitude this season and just my personal preference for a different playing style. All that said. I think he is a nailed on B, if we are talking in this country. Are there many better left wingers than him in the Prem? I’m not so sure. He has been inconsistent this season, mind. Bar that 9-10 game stretch. But you can say that about most of our players.

Yeah. I was there for the Henri Saivet game and the away end is terrible. The whole ground, commute and everything is just a bit shit really. No idea what to expect here. I don’t think they’re suddenly good since Potter came in. But they’ve picked up a bit and we’ve been up and down at best of late.

Sort of related. But what I noticed most from Big Joe back yesterday. Was that contested ball played into him in the air, or back to goal around chest height. It was suddenly an option as an out ball again. He often did well and retained possession, or turned away from his man. I know his passing is still loose and he nearly gave a goal away. But considering how poor our build up is at times. It’s a great option to have. Especially if he is in that hybrid left channel sort of role he plays. Where he will be able to isolate the full back in the air or to get his body in. I thought we were worse once he went off. Had much more control first half. Although he was probably always only doing 55-60 minutes.