Smal

8 fouls, no yellows. Should have had at least two really

After tonight's game I am placing that Caicedo on fraud watch wherever he's playing next season, like. We targeted him all game and he got battered. Then he got to move into midfield and.... what on earth was he doing when Miggy got the ball for the 3rd? Just stood and plants himself into the ground very bizarrely so that Miggy can just knock it past him? Someone tell him this is how children defend

was phenomenal, wasn’t he. Definitely motm and seemed to be covering three positions all at once.

yeah, it’s not close. 18 goals is great obviously but 5 assists tells you how clinical he is in the box too.

stupid game

mad pass map. Trips deeper than Botman and Burn ahead of the whole midfield

He’s good, like. Not many have pressed Brighton and made them look like mugs. Especially from goal kicks we had them sussed. We were so good tactically. Trippier rarely went beyond halfway today for the first time all season and it was a decision that really worked.

I think Joelinton is up to 8 fouls with no yellow card now btw

I love Callum Wilson so fucking much man

Every wide delivery has been absolutely perfect.

that’s phenomenal from Botman like

Miggy’s been great

Nice try Call

player of the season

please learn how to attack corners Dan. Please.

crowd sounds quiet? not sure if it’s just tv

Howe has done something with the press on GKs here. Looks like it’s working too.

good corner.

Hope Trippier plays deeper than usual tonight.

atmosphere needs to be scary. Every time the ball goes back to Steele put him under pressure.

has anyone ever seen Carlo Ancelotti and Steve Bruce in the same room at the same time.

They basically play a 2-4-4 formation in build up with no striker. They pass the ball between their defenders whilst the the two central forwards draw out the opponent centre backs and then the wide forwards make diagonal runs in behind them. Feel like there's two ways to approach this. We either sit off them, let their defenders pass the ball about until they play the ball forwards and hope we can win it and counter. Or we press them like fuck and force errors. I feel like we're more likely to try the latter so I'd go with our best pressers: Pope Trippier - Schar - Botman - Burn Bruno Anderson - Willock Almiron - Isak - Joelinton Anderson is in there out of necessity really. He's our only fit midfield option if we want to play the Willock/Joelinton left hand side that we know understands the press best. I actually think Anderson has looked really good when he's come off the bench too so kind of deserves a shot at some point. Howe trusted him to start against Liverpool but Pope ruined that. If we play on the counter then ASM has to play. He'll exploit the fuck out of them only playing two defenders in build up.

it’s not happening lads

I think you'd get the best of Bruno as the more progressive half of a double pivot. So, like: Bruno - New #6 Maddison - Willock - Joelinton Isak This is a midfield and attack with a structure that has control written all over it. We've missed control in a lot of key games this season despite how well we've done.

Sit deep and compact. Win 1-0.