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that pass from Foden, fuck me

I wonder whether we’d be able to get Ortega from City, you know. Absolutely fantastic keeper imo, and from what I’ve seen is pretty much as good as Ederson with the ball too.

that’s hilarious from Casemiro, like. He couldn’t look less arsed

Arsenal have zero threat in behind which is allowing Evans and Casemiro to play much higher (thus keeping the lines much more compact) than they should be able to. Pretty annoying to watch - practically any striker who can run in behind would be creating loads of opportunities. edit: that’ll do tho

gerrin. Been coming from CHO.

feel like I say this nearly every week but Murillo is really good

has the hype gone to Mainoo’s head btw? Just strolling about doing nowt

oh man I really hope Casemiro is playing CB against us

with 0.54 assists per 90 minutes played, he is the highest of all premier league wingers/attacking mids this season.

I’m not really convinced that selling him helps us with ffp tbh? We’d have to replace him and it would cost £30m+ to get someone who can contribute as much as he does.

it’s amazing how much better he looks physically compared to the start of the season more than anything imo.

Bruno: …and I took that personally.

this guy is my football knowledge litmus test

this Ritchie performance is proper soccer aid competition winner material

haha, come off it ref

Murphy is a classic 4-4-2 winger, who knew

This is a really good pressing team. Hope that's how we approach it. When Wilson and Isak played together in the last match they both were fluid in swapping between #9 and a more withdrawn role. Callum was dropping deeper just as much as Isak was.

Be a massive shame for him if he misses the Euros as a result, like. Might have been his last tournament.

their new ownership seems incredibly infantile

only halfway through it, but it's clear from match cam that Anderson brings leadership qualities. He's constantly trying to encourage.

Mbuemo would be a good fit for a direct Almirón replacement depending on the fee, but I think we need a wide option with more guile and creativity to be honest. Someone who can play between lines and thread passes for Isak/Gordon/Barnes. Not Bernardo Silva himself obviously but that kind of profile is something we're missing.

I think their online fans are mostly fine when their team is shit, but they are absolutely horrific when they’re good.

I'd be interested to see what De Zerbi could do with better players, but to be honest it doesn't feel like his brand of manufacturing counter attacks whilst in possession would really suit top club management. His Brighton team is all about coaxing out an opposition press in order to gain numerical advantages further up the pitch. If you're Liverpool manager you're probably not going to coax a press out of 70% of teams you face whatever you try.

we shouldn’t have to sit tight and hit lesser teams on the counter. We tried to do it against Palace and didn’t have a shot on target until the 87th minute. Get at them. They are shit.

that passing data is more reflective of the role of the number 8s in our system though. They aren't involved in build up deliberately. It's important to bear stuff like that in mind when looking at fbref charts. They aren't going to be high up for the amount of passes taken (and therefore will be low for all pass types too) because our possession either goes through Bruno/Trippier whilst the 8s occupy defenders. Willock 22/23 (not enough data for this season): Joelinton 23/24: