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Pope Tino Schar Kelly Hall Sandro Bruno Willock Gordon Big Joe IsaK

Baleba looks great!

Probably draw all three. Away.

Decent performance, big win. Kelly impressive at CH, Tonali better dictating play, Bruno better free to play further forward. Decent! Bring on the balls!

88 min subs - whats the point man!

Pedestrian and Predictable = 24-25 season.

We're so unprofessional at times. Fucking around.

Yeah for Italy...

Barnes, Miggy, Tonali, all literally invisible. Bruno running backwards, slowly. Schar and Burn, like OAP's. Zero shape, zero idea. Widest midfield in world football.

This is Bruce levels of shite tbh

It's all about attitude - few too many lost the belief and fight. It's all a little half arsed.

At what point do we stand a midfielder in front of Jackson/Palmer, to stop the 60 yard pinged pass to his feet that bypasses our entire midfield and frontline?

Both about the same level of championship in my eyes.

Miggy is an absolute waste of time, runs to James then runs away.

We're so fucking slow at the back. And no DM - suicide.

So fucking slow.

Tough game today. I caught the Chelsea game vs Liverpool last week. They were beat but looked really strong in phases. Young, pacey and direct. Hope I'm wrong but I think we might struggle today down there, we look bang out of form and have not started the season yet. Fingers crossed for a win to get us going!

Love Bruno, he's by far our best footballer. But I've always said, he's not an athlete in my opinion. Technically amazing with great vision but he plays far too deep to really effect the game right now. More worryingly as he's out last protection to the defence he's often bypassed and chasing back, but lacks the pace to get back in shape. He's been piss poor all season but genuinely think he needs to be released to play his natural game with someone else sitting as a six, wether thats Tonali, Longstaff or someone else. He should be higher up the pitch. If it were me now. I'd play Longstaff as a designated 6. Tonali and Bruno as a double in the middle, both are box to box and can hold possession. Oe play 5 at the back - Tonali and Bruno in the middle with Hall and Livra as WB's. Then play Isak, Barnes and Gordon as a fluid 3. Pope Schar Kraft Kelly/Burn Livra Hall Bruno Tonali Gordon Isak Barnes Fuck knows....probably last nights beer talking

Bruno, has not been on top form himself this season and Isak, although isolated at times looks disinterested, as does Gordon. Both certainly not the performers there were when they signed and that's for Howe to figure out.

Gordon is rotten today mind. ffs

Not one of our midfielders reads opposition runs, ever. We're so easy to play through.

Agree, for spells in that second half Tonali was deepest and he has a little more legs to recover also. Sad about Big Joe but he and Little Joe can alternate.

Willock will help sort Isak out. Tonali also.

Not impressed by Bruno today either tbh, or most of the season. But he's he last of the problems. Isak and Gordon far too isolated and the midfield too deep. Missing Wilock to bridge the gap.

Longstaff, still too slow, mentally and physically. Plodder.