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This set up isnt working, wide men keep getting 1 on 1 and the press is set up like we're playing 3 at the back. Picking Trips is such a weird decision as well

Love Trips, but the defending on the 1st 2 is inexcusable.

Doesn't feel right being pretty confident going into this. With Chelsea losing it now feels like a just don't lose type of game.

If they rotate at the back, I feel we'll score 3.

If we go off what he meant, he'd have 1 goal and 1 assist tbf

I'd be shocked if any other Premier league club goes near him. For me, he's not good enough to be a manager in the prem, he's poor at most parts of what it takes

Who pissed in your chips? By far is a stretch. Anyway, you've completely missed the point. Svet Botman is our best defender, and if he is fit and plays the next few games at LCB, then he stays there until he needs rotating. Schar is our best RCB. So, if he is in good form and not injured then he stays in the team. So, when Burn is back fit, he'll struggle to get back in. As there no chance he plays Burn RCB or moves Botman over to accommodate him. Regardless of how good Burn has been, our defence is best balance with Schar and Botman.

If this is not a few weeks, then by the final we'll be as full strength as we've ever been. Liverpool have about 3 more games than us in the same time, where we have only 1 week that we have a midweek game. I don't think fixture overload will be a thing. This is where not making it to Europe should help us.

Really hoping Botman's knee is fine for Man C, because that looks like a good few weeks out for Burn. I think he'll struggle to get back in at all after a few games of Schar and Botman at CB

I thought he was out for ages against when he went down, glad he came through that. That, and opening up his legs properly few times, will likely give him about the same if not more confidence than the goals.

He looked more laid back then usual, which allowed him to get beat by the winger a few times. That's normally the 1 things that very rarely happens.

Hopefully Man C draw the winner of Villa Tottenham, other than that I don't really mind who we draw. A home draw would be nice.

Been more like his old self 2nd half.

Sometimes class, sometimes chaos, sometimes crazy, but always entertainment. Can see why he doesn't get loads of prem minutes, but when he's a little more refined he'll be a problem.

Livramento is doing himself no favours with this performance

This back 4 looks terrible so far.

He's like Martins, Shola and Lua Lua all mixed into 1.

His running style looks like he's in pain now.

Raw as you like, but he's such a handful and has moments of class in him

I can see this being an unexpected excellent performance

Looks his best position, and is less disruption to the team than moving Bruno out of the 8 as well.

More minutes for Miley, have high hopes for him tbh.

As long as Botman plays, we'll be through.

I met a mate who's a Bolton fan, and went to game yesterday. He played really well, and definitely wasn't subbed based in performance. Everyone around us was confused by the sub, until I said he's had a few injuries and hasn't played much.

Stuff like that is definitely part of the management of the player, when players like Murphy are getting nearer the 85%s, it's time to recharge, where an 85% Isak is still class, I believe that's why it's being done.