Nine

Mainoo gave that up so weakly

Madrid played a blinder there

Sorry but you’re completely wrong

From the match thread, I think he’s a player that is okay when the side is on the front foot and can play to his strengths (ball in behind, play for his pace basically). But when the game becomes more complicated than that he struggles, his work rate is decent but there’s not enough industrious quality there to usually make the most of it. Hes a decent squad player and has moments of quality in front of goal, an okay option for certain opponents..

Exactly this I think, seen a few ‘heads been turned’ posts.. on the surface he doesn’t seem that type of character at all. A very ambitious lad who won’t be the sort to put in half hearted performances at any time, he probably needs a real rest but our wide options won’t allow it. The energy we got used to just isn’t there right now.

We always fuck these over somehow, wtf

Murphy doesn’t handle being on the back foot of a game well, he isn’t the player you want to bring in when chasing or trying to see out a game. Hes looking extremely out of his depth here.

That Everton loss is incredible, hilarious stuff. That squad is absolutely terrible in PL terms, I think Dyche is just about getting the most out of them with his style. They sit deep and attempt to avoid transitions as much as possible and yet those players still looked fucked at 70/80 mins

Jesus

And the counter point is if West Ham or Brighton had Bruno or Isak they would have sold them last summer, let alone this summer. Retaining players like these two for another year cannot be overlooked.

And yet just a calendar year ago the majority of those players had just played a big part in a 4th place finish and a cup final

He’s such a good player and importantly a different type of midfielder than the others we have, he’s had a blip in his fitness record now and let’s hope it just stays as that because he’s a diamond of a player for us. I honestly think Howe would start a fit Willock over anyone else as one of the front two in our current system.

I wasnt sure what to expect after such a long lay off from playing a competitive match, he showed his quality and character tonight.

Lower league low blockage is better than City away

Man City (A)

We don’t even know if he’s actually injured yet

Carved em up instantly

And if he doesn’t start and we lose.. you know the rest

Joelinton, Willock and Tonali is a beautiful sight

Toxic ego has been seeping into our fanbase post takeover, it’s sad but inevitable man

Or he signs a new contract It’s a risky play, Parish has a history of these

Parish and palaces end in general knew exactly what they were doing, tough negotiator who knows we hate deals going public so used it to his advantage to try and push the deal along and force the price up as much as he could. Clever cunt.

Came here to say pretty much the same, you can guarantee Guehi was Howes top choice and it’s not looking likely now.. you’ve gotta wonder how this might go down between management. Him starting tonight doesn’t change a whole lot, but obviously suggests that a deal isn’t imminent. This thread will be hilarious tonight

Like I said, feral

Whether it’s Guehi or not, theres absolutely no chance we don’t bring in at least a CB. I know most on here have turned feral as far as transfers go, but I feel like we’ll all have reason to be pleased by the time the window closes.