Mazzy

Such a blatant push in the back from Konate.

And he's also injured for the next 8 weeks as well. I know he can play at CB but I wouldn't include him in that group, he's a good backup RB and at push RCB in a three. I wouldn't ever want him playing more than one game as an emergency CB or perhaps against lower league teams in cups.

Tenuous links to Cherki again. Has played as a RW/LW but certainly not his most common position. I'm not sold on him in all honesty but he's an exciting player to watch that's for sure.

We've got five senior CBs in the squad. Three of them are over 31 (Burn/Lascelles/Schar), one of them (Kelly) has a poor injury record and the last one in Botman is recovering from one of the worst injuries you can get as a professional athlete. Add to that, two of the five are out of contract in the summer and the need for a good quality CB is undoubted.

At this rate I'd take that just to get rid of his wages. He's off for free in the summer anyway.

I'm actually kind of hoping that he's keeping himself out for as long as possible so he's fit to be sold in January. Him and Miggy out the door in the New Year would be a massive step towards signing a RW asap.

They'll have changed the rules a few times between now and January if the last week is anything to go by.

Will be good to see Kelly get a start at CB in a full strength team. Thankfully West Ham aren't the kind of team where we'll particularly miss Burns height and actually Kellys better recovery pace will be useful against their biggest threat which I'm assuming will be counter attacks. I'm hoping for a clean sheet, 2-0. Isak and Schar.

Looking at the other defenders that were selected there's a good chance he plays a full 90 minutes in one of the games. Rico Lewis won't be getting in at RB ahead of TAA or Walker so you'd imagine he's there to play LB. Colwill could play there but considering the lack of CB options with Stones out I can't see it.

We aren't making 4th without some big improvement in our performances and at least one signing in January. Chelsea, Villa or even Spurs are in a better place to get that spot right now.

Refs really have to stop giving fouls for things like that. Werners hand hits the side of Balebas neck as he turns. It's not a foul, it's only because he goes down screaming that he gets it given. Absolutely ridiculous.

But both of those would surely fall into the Osula category? So would never actually get any game time. We need proven top league (ideally prem) players to move this team forward now.

And Burn.

Miggy was better than Barnes and was better than him against Wimbledon as well. Barnes is beginning to frustrate me.

Really poor in the final third. Poor weight of passing, poor finishing. There's got to be a better way for us to approach teams like this. Because what we are currently doing does not work. Bruno MOTM, closely followed by Burn.

Oh well. Shit happens. Not like we particularly deserve to be infront anyway.

He absolutely should. Even if he misses he still should have.

I can understand why they checked it for so long. But obviously that's a blatant penalty. Dummett last year on Young was similar.

Not sure about that. But I was wrong.

Well done lads. That's the defending we're used to.

How the keeper had the balls to blame anyone else there is incredible.

That fucking goal. Crazy mistake.

Yes and no. I get that it ruins "the moment" but it also it means that the right decision is usually made. There will always be other moments for them to enjoy, thats why we love football.

Funny when it doesn't happen to you. All those lads whipping off their shirts and crying while setting off flares. All that for it to be disallowed.

It's a real shame we don't play Man Utd until after Christmas. Would be just our luck that Ten Haag gets the sack before then.