Smal

Pretty much season over with all these injuries

Pope has to save that

they’ve pretty much pinned us into our full back positions. Need to get more players centrally as that’s where the space is. Willock pretty much anonymous unfortunately.

All our non-injured first framers look absolutely knackered unsurprisingly

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if we were to start loaning players at our convenience from the KSA league, especially from the teams owned by PIF, we would be for all intents and purposes though, wouldn't we?

the multiclub model is absolutely rancid like. If it takes us to trigger getting it banned then so be it afaic.

produced the best pass of the game

I think they’ve been excellent against us tbh. They play a bit like us but have been a level above in our games.

Trips and Longstaff looked spent from the start. Ultimately 9 injuries + Tonali will inevitably fuck our season.

Really miss Isak

Longstaff is looking a little tired I think. All we’ve got is Miley though.

we just need to be patient. The ball over the top into the channel between their RB and CB looks like it could work for us. Almiron on would help us a lot too. We can’t threaten down there at the moment.

Would keep it as we are for 10 before making any subs, like. We have been ok since the goal. Tidy up some passes and touches and we can get something here.

we’ve been decent since the goal, chill out lads. We’re playing Dortmund away!

didn't even look like a foul

Time for Lewis Hall to establish himself now. Good luck lad.

17:45 KO is horrific craic like. I don't finish work until 18:00 and I imagine most outside the city don't get home until after then.

It's just going to happen more and more often whilst players, fans and managers all keep so getting angry over every little decision and demanding VAR intervention though.

the ball was in play for 23 minutes in the first half despite 12 being added one. That's beyond farcical, man . They need to bin VAR.

Also, Alex Murphy hasn't been here 2 seasons yet so would still need to be registered to play in the CL, so even he can't play.

J. Murphy is the other one who could cover at right back if desperate (he played well there in pre-season a couple of times iirc?) but he's probably injured for months now too This is fucked. Hope the players who are fit don't let it get to them too much.

Said it before but this is why Tino should play on the left. As an excellent 1v1 defender he's made for that deeper role that Burn plays. I think it was right to move Trips against Arsenal because it would be insane to throw Tino in at the deep end out of position at half time, but think we might consider it with some preparation done on the training pitch.

Hopefully they play a bit more offensively than they did at SJP. I think we were probably surprised at how deep they set themselves here. Them playing higher would suit us.

Willock for Bellingham is pretty much a like for like sub if you want to keep the same system and keep the latter fresh in a tournament. Would make sense to have him in. Gordon has been a lot better than Grealish this season. Longstaff is much, much better than Henderson these days.