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What I will say is that the officiating in this country is just so backwards. They’re letting clear fouls go when they’re outside the box, but giving the softest fouls inside the box

That was the clearest demonstration that Isak isn’t fully at it

I just think it’s a sad state of affairs that we can’t spend the money we have to consistently challenge at the top and keep our best players. We’d only have to sell Bruno because we need to get some revenue in. For where we are right now that shouldn’t be the focus for growth, we should be holding onto our stars and adding more to supplement them. Imagine telling Amazon or Meta that all those losses they incurred on their growth journey were not allowed and they had to stop investing and innovating. They wouldn’t be the trillion companies they are right now and the it’s just silly

In what way? Genuine question here

I’d take a midfield three of: Bruno - Phillips - Tonali

Let’s just blame Covid and then take a 10 point deduction in two years time

Would 100% have him here. Can play across the front three and is used to our style of play

I really don’t think there’s been a team in the recent history of football that’s had as hard a first half of the season. All our cup draws, plus the fact it’s the most competitive Premier League season (possibly ever) and then you thrown in the injuries - things can only get better

I hope all this negativity doesn’t filter through to the fans at the game. I know we’ve been shit recently, but we can beat these lot with some organisation and belief, so I'm spreading some positivity out there in the universe. Besides, a week of training and some preparation will put us in a far better place than we’ve been for the last 2 months or so

They deserve that goal

We’ve been pretty poor so far, still look knackered

We need to get him the ball more

It’s soft, but you can’t overrule that

It’s just so strange how the man doesn’t run anymore

I was just thinking back to Wolves at home last season when he was unplayable in the first half, running in behind and closing everything down. It’s clear to me that he’s injured as he just doesn’t seem able to run properly

I actually thought we were playing with 10 men given how unfit Isak was. He looked leggy and almost lazy to me because he just can’t seem to run. Clear to me that a striker is needed as we can’t rely on the fitness of the two we have right now

Yeah for me, tomorrow is a huge game for us. We can make another semi-final and have a genuine shout at winning the thing. Maybe with some luck we get an easy fixture, but it will probably be Liverpool knowing the way this season has gone!

But won’t we all just moan that he only can use his left foot?

Come on lads, let’s go again!

I’m very confident and I don’t know why. Maybe it’s because I just can’t see Dortmund losing when they know that they need to avoid defeat to keep top spot. An early goal for us and Dortmund tonight will do me just fine

I would too as I think he’s actually fully fit unlike Isak. It was strange seeing our forward sprint to chase down balls and make runs in behind at full pelt

Loris loves the big games

Yes

Isak is clearly playing with limitations. He didn’t run at all for that chance which just had to be an easy tap in

Villa play Man City and Arsenal at home this week which will be very interesting. They could be top of the league if they continue their insane home form