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We need players on the pitch who can ply in tight spaces - Grealish and Foden ideally. Mount has been invisible the whole game!

Fucking Pickford man!! How thick is he ffs!?

We wasted about 15 minutes of that half needlessly passing the ball back to Pickford when there were decent options on forwards. Kalvin Philips’ worst game in an England shirt so far, constantly giving the ball away! The less said about Pickford the better! Southgate needs to sort them out at half time because that was a shambles at times!

The decision to let Mbabu leave gets worse every time I see him play.

I think he’s great personally. He’s got a lot more about him than the rest of the boring, production line cliche factory rejects. Seems like a top bloke too

And people have the nerve to call us deluded!! Everton have been in the wilderness for years and they’d rather stay there than appoint a proven winner because of a previous job he succeeded in. Fucking weapons!

He clearly thinks Bruce is a total cunt though so I’m not surprised he’s desperate to go. Helped saved his bacon last season by putting in some top performances but that’s more to do with him being a good pro than actually wanting to play for him.

Still baffling they didn’t get someone with a hint of footballing ability to play the main part, not an actual footballer but an actor who actually knows how to properly kick a football. The film’s football footage was the thing that really let it down

Van Anhold is comfortably better than both of our LB options even if he is past his best.

According to reports, Palace will be letting Townsend, Van Anhold, Cahill among other leave on frees. I’d take all 3 for a season instead of spunking £8m on a new CB. Spend the full transfer budget on a new CM and try and get a striker in on loan.

Yeah, that'll be a big draw for him as it would for any of us. But even that's going to start wearing thin after listening to Bruce's clueless patter day-in, day-out

What the fuck is this guy doing working under a no mark like Cabbage head?! I can't imagine we're paying him particularly well either.

Your promise can only fade if you play regularly and you play badly. Bruce convinced Matty to sign a new contract and then benched him for the whole season. Sean on the other hand showed loads of promise under Rafa, has played loads this season and looked totally shit - that's promise fading

Long sleeved Totti-era Roma Kappa home shirt, circa 2000/1 I’d look like a bag full of jelly if I wore it now but back then it was pure sex.

That’s harsh on Matty - he’s shown some promise. Bruce just doesn’t like him.

Why do we seem to be fixated on Choudhary as if he's the next Messi. If the press are to be believed, we've been chasing him since last summer and from what i've seen of him, he's shite. What's the obsession?!

Bear in mind he’s been performing under a 1990’s fitness and conditioning setup and he’s been rushed back a couple of times due to our complete reliance on him. Most clubs have proper medical, physio, sports science and conditioning departments and squads that can still function without one key player. I’m pretty sure his fitness is an issue because he’s here, not because he’s unfit or injury prone.

I think that’s a really good point - it’s less a question of if he’s capable of doing it, but more whether he’d enjoy playing that sort of role. He’s clearly a player who loves playing and thrives on freedom - that’s one of the reasons he’s such a joy to watch. It would be a sad day seeing ASM cutting a dejected figure in a stifled role even in a much more successful team. Or a super-sub role at a club with a massive squad, like Chelsea - he’d absolutely hate that. His own ambition could be his own worst enemy in that respect. Having said that, Mahrez is thriving at Man City and he’s a similar sort of player. Time will no doubt tell.

It’s not selfish-ness or individualism, it’s creative freedom that’s being referred to I think. Can he still be as effective under a manager who gives him tactical shackles and a very defined role? That’ll be what decides whether he can thrive at the very top level.

I think we have a potentially world class player on our hands so it's only a matter of time before he moves on to a CL team. The only question mark is how will he perform in a more orchestrated role under a manager that actually has a system and coaches players to fit it. In some ways Bruce is the perfect manager for ASM because he's clueless - he just lets ASM do what he wants and it suits him.

Willock’s movement is class

Still remember the feeling of desolation when we replaced Sir Bobby with that fucking melt, Souness. That has to go down as one of the worst decisions in the club's history (pre-Ashley of course)

Jordan is a clever guy (and a total cunt). He knows how to play the game to keep himself relevant enough to be in the b-list limelight, which keeps his ego massaged. Water off a Duck’s back.

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Take a bow Matt Ritchie!! It wasn’t a perfect ball but it wasn’t far off. He’s been absolutely class since he got back in the team