Lush Vlad

What was the third potential red? Digne, the keeper and….? Can’t remember. But I didn’t properly have eyes on all of that first half.

Sort of irrelevant either way. He chopped him down at about waist height

Played fairly well without threatening, I thought. I think we should have had at least one pen, Digne is lucky not to see red and their goal was miles offside. Brave with the man to man marking and pressing high. Has worked well for the most part. Woltemade looks better deeper. Barnes has been involved with most of our rare decent attacking moments. But at the same time, I want to see more from him. Murphy has been atrocious. Yet he has got their keeper sent off and maybe should have had Digne off, too. The ref has been that fucking gutless and is such a homer. I’m surprised he gave the red. That one on Barnes at the end of the half

I don’t think we’ve been that bad. Blatant offside goal for them and could easily have had a couple of pens. One was stonewall, anyway. Need to actually learn to create at times, mind.

Just not making decisions and waiting for VAR

Clearly off. So hard to blame the defending too much. Ramsdale really does have all the presence of a small child in goal.

That is the most Essex thing I’ve ever read

How many games has he missed? Is it even a big enough sample size? Other factors come into it and all. Who were those games against and how did they play out? Who did we have to come in for Bruno? Were we in the middle of another one of our injury crises? Now if we look like utter shite the next two months and we barely scrape a win. Then fair enough. Granted we do look worse without him and we have perhaps become too reliant on him to dictate everything. But I don’t think it’s a fair consideration at all. It’s absurd and pretty reductive IMO. You could level that at any manager for daring to have world class players in the squad Finally, it also totally ignores the fact that Howe played a massive role in making Isak and Bruno the players they are today. Playing their best football of their careers by miles and actually improving season to season. But now they’re the ones that have carried Howe? Pretty insulting to the rest of the squad, too. But people like you will grab hold of any stick they can to beat Howe with. So at least you’re consistent.

Murphy has barely been used by Howe unless it is a case of needs must. I can’t see that happening. Burn at CB in a 2 or a 3 is fine. But playing him at left back where he is crap. To move our best player to CM where he may or may not do well? Not for me. Someone put a formation up the other day that I think could work well with Bruno out. 3 at the back, Hall and Miley as wing backs. Both could easily come infield and box teams out. Whilst also being able to get up and down. When Miley is fit. I wouldn’t mind seeing that and I think Hall will be seen more central if we go with that at times.

And play who at LB/LWB?

Howe shouldn’t be exempt from questions and criticism. But that’s a fucking outrageous take.

A Spurs fan has gone early here

Yeah, I've only read his one line, short answer. But the fact he is saying they are still waiting to see what the full extent of the injury is. Has me pretty worried. If he is missing say, the next 8-10 games as a guess. That would fuck us right up. Any longer and the season would be all but done without our talisman.

His pathetic apology That isn’t an apology at all. Just a PR exercise. Going on about UK industry, growth, jobs. Get to fuck. He sacked most the Man U staff. Made out like they were all lazy shits because they worked from home (they had to in a lot of cases, I think?). Oh and didn’t he move loads of operations abroad, a tax exile who lives in Monaco and ‘needed’ a £120m grant from the govt for one of his UK plants. Under the threat of leaving (not fact checked this bit. Saw it online. Must be true). Not addressed that he was out by about 9.5m with his made up numbers and all. Excuse me if I don’t find your comments sincere. Sir Jim RAT Also, yet another billionaire who can’t buy class or style. He looks like a tramp that stinks of industrial strength cider, cheap baccy and piss.

Both their widemen only ever try and cut inside. It gets shut down or the cross/shot is blocked. Gakpo a serial offender for this.

Ando after Simons dived. Said something like ‘it’s because he couldn’t be bothered to run for the ball’. accurate.

Fairly one sided

Villa scored with their first shot on target? Was looking nailed on for three home league games on the spin without scoring.

Sunderland work so hard and are extremely well organised. But they are one of the worst in the league to watch. Boring as fuck.

Wirtz has really got to grips with the prem, TBF. He’s been quality whenever I’ve seen him the last month or so and he is running the show tonight.

Absolute madness that people so high up and so wealthy spout such utter bollocks with such confidence. 12 million people in 5 or 6 years

Every time he opens his mouth. He manages to come across as even more of a cunt. It’s quite impressive really.

I was going to say. His hold up and link up play was dreadful

Just messaged a Spurs mate who was there last night. Said very similar. We are not in a great place ATM and were arguably as fragile as them. But they played scared and safe from the first whistle. Just let us grow into it and dominate them. Imagine having to watch those tactics every other week at home. No wonder they want him gone.