Palestoon

echoing some of the other comments on here, think he would look much better in a midfield 3 in a more advanced role. If howe wants to stick with the 2 in the middle, he needs to drop him and go with hayden to provide cover for our hopeless defense. regardless, we need a new CM or 2 through the door January 1st

really good performance again. still feel like he lacks confidence in his decision making. I think if howe can give him the direction to be more decisive, he can take another step forward

thought he played well today, but this is probably the type of game that suits him the most. Battling in the air for 90 mins, no nonsense clearances. no high press to deal with etc.

lewis looks terrified to pick out a forward pass

Look devoid of any confidence. so shaky on the ball, no composure. Need to settle down and get the 2nd

i should clarify, relative to what we're used to

funny, when we signed him, the narrative was that he was rapid, and good overlapping but very questionable defensively. hes been the opposite. solid defensively, but pretty clueless going forward

any other day, and that is a great point and a great effort from us. Today was the one day it meant little. we had to win. going to be really difficult now...

one fucking mistake from dubravka, typically punished

fucking unforgivable

I refuse to believe Lewis can be any worse defensively than Ritchie at LB. Watched him the other night as part of the N Ireland defense that completely neutralized the Italians. Surely his recovery pace alone will help mask a lot of our deficiencies down the left flank.

Sums up his time here with us perfectly. no gameplan, throw more forwards on the pitch = more goals in his head. So thankful we never have to endure him or Bruce ever again