Lush Vlad

The most disappointing thing is the midfield are getting bullied by a skinny kid from the Championship (who is very good BTW) and that bloke from Me, Myself and Irene.

Been coming. Yet again just giving it straight back down the right. Mental decision to send the same 11 back out.

Formation change, perhaps. Feel like Anderson is stuck between two positions. Whereas Murphy is just pushed out wide all the time and offering fuck all. Doesn’t feel like it is working as it is.

At one point, I think a promising attack in their final third. Ended up back with Murphy. He took three touches the wrong way and ended up back near our goal Harsh to keep singling the same players out. When they have performed so admirably and have often been playing because of needs must. But that right hand side three of Krafth, Murphy and Longstaff is atrocious. Not managed to build anything there and lost count of how many times we’ve lost it. The left is marginally better……

Very similar to Fulham away and we were brilliant second half there. I know Howe rarely changes it at half time. But with the options we have and the state of that right hand side. I think Tino needs to come on.

Slowly getting better. But we still want too many touches. Or they just carry the ball towards the player they should have passed to 3-4 seconds earlier.

Murphy and/or Krafth have got to come off. Their complete inability to do anything on the ball is killing us down that side.

Easy to say in hindsight. But for the Isak chance, it felt like nodding it down was the wrong option. Was the right side of Andersen and the ball was coming across. Still unlucky and good that he looks sharp and alive after having fuck all service for half an hour.

This is reminiscent of the Graeme Jones game down there. Look absolutely clueless in the system and to make it worse. Seem second best to every loose ball.

Atrocious on the ball so far. Admire us trying it up to a point. But we are nowhere near good enough with the likes of Krafth, Murphy and Burn at the back. To play round the press in wide areas.

In Howe we trust. Guessing it will just be a similar’ish setup to the last game. But also. I want to see Tino at right back and Hall at left back

“Where’s the cueball going?!”

Came in to say exactly this. It was a great listen, otherwise. Maybe he was generally just that shocked and surprised by it. Which is a compliment to Gordon, as he did come across totally differently to how he is portrayed and how I perceived him to be. Plus it sounds as if not many footballers are actually like that. It all felt a but forced and cringe by the end of it. He was stuck on repeat and it got fucking annoying after the 3rd time. Nearly unbearable by the 10th

This is like the ultimate Brewsters Millions (billions). How have Chelsea managed to blow so much money, on so many players, so quickly and still be so shit.

Just nice to see Chelsea get hammered, TBH Can’t stand them. Even better that it’s a good result for us.

The agility and speed from Gordon on that shuttle drill. Won the race by about 20 lengths

I remember smashing my shins to bits on the wooden seats there once. Think it was the first Championship season in the banana kit. Arsehole to get to and a shit area.

I think it will be a tough and boring game. I know they will have changed a bit (a lot) since Roy left. But bar Olise, Eze and more recently after he signed in January, Wharton. I find them so boring to watch. Throw in the most repetitive chants in history and a drum. I can’t say I enjoy watching games at Selhurst Park. I do worry about them running with it from deep and the space they will find between the lines. But we all seem to say that every game. So nothing new there. Guessing Tino will be starting, though. Wilson an option off the bench, along with Murphy. Got a feeling Hall might be benched and Tino starts at left back. Still, can’t complain. Spoiled for choice compared to some of the recent squads!

Genuinely had to click on it and check that it wasn’t a parody account

*Bury Town.

Lewandowski and Gundogan both looking their age tonight. Past their best. I’m a year older than Gundogan and a year younger than Lewy Fuck sake.

I know they’ve been down to 10 for most the game. But some of the defending from Barca Comically shit.

Yeah. Fuck PSG. They shouldn’t even be here. I’m bitter and twisted. So whoever knocks NUFC/England out. I want them to lose. But I suppose the other train of thought is. It shows how well we did in the group all things considered. When the two teams that got out. Are going to be in the semis.

That ‘defending’ from Lewandowski

Dortmund away, for me. Didn’t matter in the end. But he made 3-4 outrageous saves and managed to make them look fairly routine.