Lush Vlad

Are these cunts playing for pens or what?!

It’s hardly an all out press. But it’s nice to see us playing a bit higher. They are struggling to get out their half. Got to make it count.

Mad how everyone sees things differently. I thought Tino was dreadful by his standards. Barnes and Willock ok. Despite not properly getting into the game.

Better right foot than Beckham. Him and Wissa are going to link up very well if this 45 minutes is anything to go by.

Been missing that striker’s instinct all season. Especially considering how we have been setup since Howe got here. There was a good few goals like that in his Brentford highlight reel. Just right place, right time. His link up is pretty decent. As is his pressing and workrate. Always forget how small he is for a lone striker, though.

Livramento is like Wan Bissaka and Tyrick Mitchell levels of bad in the final third. He just never seems to make a decision and if he does. It always seems rushed.

Need to shoot more. This keeper is pony.

His touch has been hit and miss. But he is the out ball every time. Schar and Thiaw seem to be picking him out with ease and he is always showing for it.

Played some nice stuff at times. Finding space between the lines. Some quick, crisp passing. Been far better on the ball, I think. We just look terrible off the ball. Both full backs look lost and this midfield doesn’t offer any protection to the back 4. Finding space at will. Like they did for the goal.

He looks so happy to just be here

What a weird post. WTF has Bunce got to do with it? Only really Trippier and Hall where you could say it was possibly because of not managing their work load correctly. Mainly because we didn’t really have other options for the positions at the time. Injury prone players and/or those past their best and squad building being a bit imbalanced is more of an issue here. Along with genuine bad luck (Burn).

Murphy our only option at right back after Tino then? Alex Murphy as the only fit left back at the club? Chelsea and Man U will be fun.

Yeah. The ref has bottled that. Couldn’t wait to get his yellow card out and rush the decision. Could have taken his time and spoken to the lino.

Back in mid-late January then.

I really hope if it is Murphy at right back and Willock in the front 3. That Barnes doesn’t get shunted to the right, AGAIN

Thought Tino looked like the player that needed the rest. But hopefully they are just managing Hall’s minutes. Strange not to be on the bench at all, mind.

Feel sorry for him if Kevin is starting that side for them. He looked tricky and dangerous and caused Trippier no end of bother second half in the league game against them.

Aren’t they on about Ramsey?

You missed ‘of’. You’re not a Yank, FFS. At least I don’t think you are

I think I spotted Hodor when the camera cut to the away end on Sunday. No sign of well… like….. mint….. fucking class….. lush…. though

It’s based on nothing other than his body language and how his game has changed. But I feel like he thinks he’s better than he is with the way he plays now. Take the penalties away and it’s been a shocker of a year. He’s only really had one top level season in his whole career. Been a mixed bag outside of that and mostly poor for 12 months. He was brilliant when he was tearing about like a loon and going at the fullback for 90 minutes. His workrate early on at Everton and then for us when he got player of the year, was something else. Tenacious as fuck, played with a chip on his shoulder and was a bit radge with it and all. All of that seems to have gone from his game and he is all the worse for it. He doesn’t use his pace like he did before and most of the aggression has gone out of his game. All those philosophy books and yoga have NERF’d him

Debatable. But I’ll take it

I did. It’s the idea of a melt

So fucking what? You support the team through the good and bad. Don’t bother getting into the semis because we’ve been a bit crap this season? Are we just assuming these bad performances will continue for the foreseeable and all? Why not just get into the semis and then see. Anything can happen. Bunch of absolute melts.