Tiotes Witch Doctor

Even though Almiron and Fraser are nowhere near good enough to be first team regulars, I still think we are just as bad at attacking balls into the box most of the time, we never make near post runs and we never seem to be able to get get headers on target, particularly from corners where we might aswell just put it out of play and give them the goal kick to save time. We haven't looked terrible this season and we seem to be getting better at dominating possession but something isn't quite clicking going forward, at least two creative players needed in Jan for sure.

No more relegation siege mentality to fall back on now, just a team of some good and some average/below average players trying to churn out results. Doubt we will be in any danger but doubt we will have a great season.

Aye the LCB is definitely the problem here.

We as fans all knew we needed more from th the transfer window creativity wise.

It's like watching a Bruce side again, no ideas, no imagination and second to everything. What is going on?

Too many areas of the pitch where we lack quality, particularly out wide and I'm sorry to say centrally, Bruno is an excellent player but Willock is a passenger and don't think Joelinton has been great in that role for a while. Still think we will end up winning but it will be tight. We still loon solid and neat and tidy but we don't look dangerous at all.

Most impressive I've seen him look today, he made it look effortless, he also can ping a perfect 40 yard pass without barely even lifting his foot or head, so nice to have two Cbs who are comfortable on the ball. Even Burn is pretty comfortable too.

I don't think it's about effort with this lad, but he is definitely a bit soft, much like Willock in the way that that he won't get stuck into anything too physical whether that be a 50/50 ball on the ground or in the air, there's plenty of effort in his general play but he's just a championship player and not at prem level, which isn't really his fault. Obviously I don't know what's went on behind closed doors but we should have got a winger in and this lad should have been touted to championship clubs, which is hopefully what might happen within the next couple of windows.

We matched Palace on the day and were once again screwed over by VAR, but putting that to one side it's what we all knew, just not enough quality in the squad as a whole and any time we have key players missing we will struggle to score goals and really take it to teams, even at home, Almiron, Murphy, Willock, Longstaff have shown time and again they just aren't good enough at this level, and I think when we finish 10th this season we will wonder what could have been if we'd got in a proper CM and or winger a bit earlier. On the positive side though, we've only lost 1 game in 6 and that was a VAR joke, and we've looked fairly threatening and continued our defensive solidity, we need to get another win on the board soon though or arses will start to twitch.

He's just simply not good enough if you ask me, doesn't work as hard as the rest and isn't particularly good at anything, just a slightly below average player.

We've been the better side and Isak trying to be too cheeky with his chance should have just buried it. We've looked dangerous but we need to address the sloppyness, almost every player guilty of over running the ball and being tackled or being sloppy in possession, it's like we are a second behind sometimes. If we address that part we will win the game, it's ours for the taking second half.

Not sure how Willock continues to make it into an Eddie Howe lineup tbh.

We need to move the ball quicker we want an age on the ball and palace aren't allowing it, lost the ball countless times already.

Almiron

Ryan Fraser masterclass today

I love this man

Extremely impressive debut, looks the real deal, most excited I've been by a player in a long time, a few more of his ilk across the next couple of years and we will be up there challenging for top 4 in no time, bright future ahead.

I don't know man.

What we need, CM, RW and RB cover on loan. What I'd settle for, a proper RW. What we'll get, Murphy new contract.

I reckon we are done, and I reckon that's a mistake.

This guy is immediately like going down to 10, and with Wood that goes down to 9.

Pathetic deal, we have been pushovers when it comes to outgoings, deal makes us weaker and gives Man Utd a better second choice than us. We get back an almost 35 year old goalkeeper that we won't be able to sell.

Would play the same team that started Vs Wolves if fit, but with Anderson coming in for Willock. Would be maybe tempted to put Fraser in over Almiron as I thought he looked bright and sharp when he came on.

Can fully see us accepting the loan offer with option to buy, we seem to love giving our players away for free.

Aslong we don't get embarassed here it's been a very solid start to the season, 6 points from our first 5 games including City, Liverpool, Brighton and Wolves away isn't bad at all, considering we probably would have won without the key boys missing.