Kid Icarus

Good stamina training this

Aye, Willock's been quality imo

Yet again, impressed with more or less everyone. Lovely stuff

Maddison has already hit the next level tbh. He's getting close to KDB output now

So you don't know

I've read in more than just the Telegraph like. How do you know otherwise?

Wood was by all accounts that I've read a Steve Nickson pick and Howe was the first manager to okay it.

Potentially, but I don't think he's known as being much of a presser, maybe our resident Leicester fan can confirm. It also answers the question of where Howe sees Bruno playing. I'm up for anything Howe and Ashworth are going for, I just don't personally see the thinking behind this one at the moment.

It's not that I don't rate him, or that I think Leicester are trying to start a bidding war that's a head-scratcher for me, it's that I don't see where he fits in with our existing style of play as a 10 and that we're much more desperate for a RW and ST.

Strange link considering he's neither a winger or striker. Patchy player and a cheating little weasel too, but his numbers (very similar to KDB's last season) don't lie. Hate to bring him up for the millionth time, but if we're looking in that position, I'd go for Paqueta and keep some cash aside.

He's absolutely right like. No real point in getting someone in to make us feel better when the aim is Bruno/Trippier/Botman level players. It's just a shame that I'm also absolutely desperate for us to sign someone.

The best performance I've ever seen. 6.5/10

Pope 7 Trippier 7.5 Schar 7 Burn 7 Targett 7 Longstaff 6.5 Anderson 7 Almiron 7.5 Fraser 6.5 Wood 6 Murphy 4.5

Gamez was a weird one and seemed like a dressing room signing like, strange. Glen Johnson should have been a great signing imo and iirc did end up being decent for Liverpool.

Totally blanked out Riise under Houllier. Finnan was brought through mainly by Rafa though. Still, look at how shit those wingers are for a team trying to win the league.

Dunno about that, brought through Finnan and Riise, Johnson, Arbeloa, Aurelio and wanted Targett for us, Manquillo's okay. Meanwhile Babel, Pennant, Zenden, Reira, Kewell, Almiron, Murphy. Often played Gerrard and Kuyt at RW because he could never get it right.

Picking wingers was always Rafa's biggest weakness

I've only just realised that Trippier's number 2

Murphy causing more trouble than Mitch Murphy from across the street in Home Alone

Aye I was thinking that. Don't want to jump to any conclusions though.

It seems like the only person that should be lumped in with the Fraser, Almiron, Murphy group that gets criticism is Murphy tbh. Fraser and Almiron have been on a much higher level than Murphy in pre-season

Trippier's passing

It's a good sign that the performance far outstrips the line up like. The quality of football from us is still really good.

Good shot and save

Only You by Yazoo. The person choosing the songs is going through something like.