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Guy's a mental giant.

I've waited 15 years for us to be a good team. I'm OK with waiting a bit longer to be a top one, if it means we get to avoid saying our success was bought.

Not that I disagree that we'll not likely sign anyone, but we literally tried to sign Khusanov.

Our Dirk Kuyt

Tbf, heading is a dying art so bit unfair to judge a player on it nowadays.

My favourite player to watch in this team. Such a clean and tidy player.

Howe is turning excellent players into elite players and doing that without a world class infrastructure to support. The only limit to what he can achieve at this club is PSR.

Not really our fortè

Wing options now looking a little bit sparse. This was one of those games where our lack of pace at the was exposed but ultimately, the our issues today came from the front and middle.

I'm mean in fairness, his outstanding quality is his ability to avoid the press and progress, so it'll be practically muscle memory at this point. I'm not sure there's a top player in the world who would admit, midgame that an opponent is getting the better of them so they need to do something different. Just do what you do best - better. On this occasion his opponents got the better of him. Rare off day.

10 players who weren't sharp from the start who were never allowed to regain any rhythm at any point during the game. Think it's as simple as that. Not really a Howe issue.

Only player who'll come out of this game with any credit.

Reminds me of Speed in that sense.

Almost unfair to judge forwards playing in teams that aren't proficient at getting the ball consisntently into the final 3rd for a sustained period of time. Even Isak looked poor and out of sorts in the earlier parts of this season when we weren't getting the ball to him in the right areas or at all. He physically has every component you'd want from a striker, he's technically very good, he offers something tactically different to Isak and would be happy being number 2 whilst coming in on a lower financial package that would perhaps help us invest elsewhere. I'd have no issue getting DCL.

Said it before, he's a good player but someone we can and should improve on. The pace and power he has that break through lines is fantastic - when it comes off - but he's just not consistent enough with it to warrant a place in a side that is on an upwards projectory to the top, especially when you compare it to the likes of big Joe and Bruno who are consistently doing it most if not almost every game and agaisnt other top midfielders in the game who can offer 8/10 performances almost every game.