Smal

Bruno engage play for set pieces mode

Please can we give Osula a chance? Even if it’s just to get Gordon back on the wing and Murphy off?

that’s such a bad ball by Murphy, man. Barnes completely free at the back post.

where is Bruno? edit: oh, he’s there

amateur defending

Not seen him try to dribble past a player all season, which is what he was so good at when he was playing well last season

first touch of the ball for Tonali there I think

Craig Dawson just shave it off pal

Isak’s nose won’t stop bleeding we are fucking cursed

that Harry Kane Skechers advert omg

Just watched Livramento for their goal by the way… a shocking bit of decision making from him makes that a goal rather than an easily defendable situation.

said it before they scored but really don’t get why we’re inverting Livramento. This is a player who is good at carrying the ball forwards and dribbling, not someone who can receive the ball with his back to goal in tight spaces and progress play with his passing. If we want to do that with a right back it really ought to be Trippier.

it’s less about his pace and more about his discipline imo. Goes charging about way too often.

Another counter attack and Bruno isn’t even in our own half to defend it.

yeah. Increasingly of the opinion we need a DM.

extremely typical NUFC under Howe goal to concede.

We started really well but it’s at risk of slipping away here again. Could do with a goal.

we’re seeing why Hall is playing over Kelly here. Most of our play goes through him. 38/39 passes already.

not sure about inverting Livramento. Doesn’t seem like the type to receive the ball with his back to goal.

expected Longstaff to start but Barnes man…. he must be terrible in training

he owes Howe a lot. His career would be nowt without him.

Good to see the likes of Boddy still looking comfortable at this level

he's looked vastly improved physically this season compared to last imo. He's getting to challenges much quicker. The rest will follow hopefully. It's clear to me he was playing with a pretty bad injury last season.

I think Ten Hag seems to have sunk to a new level of tactical incompetency this season so far, and it's being exacerbated by asking completely unsuitable players to do things they can't do. Against Liverpool they were trying to build from the back with their two centre backs wide and both full backs pushed super far forward and tight to the touchline. Their progressions were entirely reliant on Casemiro being able to receive and play the ball forwards but a) he's never been good at this even in his prime and b) there were limited passing options because Mainoo isn't the best at showing for the ball and their full backs often had a Liverpool winger or 8 between them and the ball. When Casemiro inevitably lost the ball their full backs were miles out of position and they were constantly left defending 3v3 or 2v3 in their own third. Even Rodri would've been exposed having to play like that. Complete nonsense. When you listen to Slot talking after the game he'd identified exactly this from just their first few games and it was easy for them. Ugarte doesn't solve this issue either.

Romero has to be one of the most overrated players of all time btw. He’s constantly responsible for conceding goals - both were mostly his fault on Sunday. Proper fraud.