HaydnNUFC

I'm one of Almirón's biggest critics and still want him upgraded upon ASAP but he was outstanding yesterday. Got to give credit where its absolutely due.

Had a deek at a couple threads on there to see the levels of headloss, my God the lack of self awareness is astounding.

Home against someone absolutely shit, please. Maidstone would be canny.

Necta.

Outstanding today, like. Was my MOTM but can see why it was given to Bruno.

Nice, untroubled dispatching of lower league opposition. Lovely.

Could be 3 or 4 up. They're fucking shite. Almirón in that first half, outstanding.

Wish I was dead.

COME ON

Felt dreadful about this game for days, today's events have improved my mood no bounds.

Small moments like that cost teams goals and therefore results. How many moments has he had like that in the last month? Everton away, Spurs away, Milan at home, numerous against Forest at home all from the top of my head. That Gordon in 19 appearances for us this season is only 1 PL assist (5) off Almirón's total for us in 5 years and 164 appearances (6) should speak enough volumes. Needs upgrading ASAP, it's infuriating to watch.

Absolutely loved Dybala when he was at Juve before Ronaldo signed. 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 he was phenomenal.

Need a RW as well. Needed one for years now tbh.

This season yeah, but our success last season was down to far more than just us getting lucky with injuries. And I agree. Though I do worry if the player we go for is the kind of player we usually get linked with in the press. We need to find more than 1 way to play the game, our 1 way relies on outrageous levels of fitness and exertion and its fucked if a large number of players are out like we have now and its the main reason we've looked so poor for so long. We need players with individual technical quality on the ball to keep the ball and/or play between lines and unlock teams.

Howeh, its mendacious to suggest our success last season was solely Howe running players into the ground and getting lucky with injuries. There's going to be a difference in intensity between playing Zrinjski, Legia Warsaw & AZ Alkmaar and playing PSG, Dortmund and Milan, like. The difference in quality of teams in the Conference League and the Champions League is polarising. I agree with possibly the thought of adjusting how we play or manage games slightly this season and reduce the intensity with the added games by signing first team ready players that look after the ball in midfield a lot more than our current lot can, which we didn't do in the summer.

Yep. If we were to lose that'll be 3 consecutive seasons under Howe we've been knocked out in the 3rd Round by a team from a lower league.

He's top class yet I don't think we're getting the best out of him. Especially away from home, he's been so isolated it's painful.

Whilst I largely agree with what you're saying Lascelles and Ritchie are the only players from the Championship that have regularly appeared for us this season, the latter appearing with fleeting sub appearances.

Would make my 2024 if Peter Drury was involved in a chip pan fire.

Diving fucking rat.

All 3 goals have come from our left.

He's so poor, man.

What a finish.

How's he got so much space at the back stick?