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Isak and Willock get a 3rd member to form the triplets.

I’ve been saying this for ages. He was soooo good when he was younger. Basically living off that wonderkid status.

honestly if you asked me a few months ago I’d have said hell no to us signing him but I’m now convinced it’s just Man U. He’s looked really really good lately. Seems to have gained his confidence back. Probably a bit too expensive for us though and I’m not sure he’s an Eddie type personality

Let’s fucking go. Always had a soft spot for Dortmund and I HATE psg

I think he’s super talented but I’ve watched him quite a bit and he seems to have no motivation and just dicks around, loses the ball and stands still. Hard to evaluate any players at Chelsea but he looked the same for England last summer. Don’t see him as an Eddie type player but perhaps a change of scenery and a new manager could change all that. I’d imagine they want a fuck ton for him though

Any good CBs on relegation teams? Ahmedodzic didn’t look too bad against us.

Id prefer if we didn’t do any business with them going forward. I love Lewis hall but let’s end it there. Tons of value elsewhere on the continent and even in South America. 50m for Gallagher is ridiculous to me.

I like Mbuemo but I’m not sure another cut-in and shoot type of inside forward is needed. We’ve got Barnes on the left who is always doing that. It’s one of Gordon’s favourite moves as well. Would be nice to get more of a traditional right footed RW who can supply isak. Part of the reason I like Gordon on the right is that ability to take someone down the line and cross it on his strong foot. A lot of times the opportunity for a cross is lost when a player has to check back on their other foot. Would be a bit annoying for me if I were Isak flanked by two wingers who are always looking to cut in and get a shot off. Idk maybe they can cut in earlier and give him a through ball to run onto just behind the CB. We must be one of the least crossing teams. Can’t even think of a header scored by Isak which is a shame because he’s tall, good positioning and good in the air.

I love Minteh. Had no clue he could be played at striker though. Would be interested to see what we do with him this summer

Also loved his ball to Gordon that led to the pen. Put it into space and let him run onto it. It’s very early but I could see a bit of chemistry developing between those two in the near future. Especially since hall loves to get forward and Gordon can definitely be trusted to come back and cover for him. Can have some very fluid and instinctive attacking/defending down the left once they are on the same page.

Love how he does like 6 different celebrations everytime he scores. It’s almost like fifa or he’s doing some celebration multiplier haha. This one with the flag was my favourite tho

Wish we would just get some info on wether or not he will face a further ban. It’s making me a bit nervous because I could see the fa pulling some bs like that.

I’d like a developmental striker. Younger player who can maybe play on the right as well. Come on for a cameo in games where we are up or play in cup matches. We also have both Gordon and Barnes who can play striker if needed. I’d be fine selling Wilson. His transfer value will probably be over 20m and that’s worth more to us at the moment than an aging and often injured player. That being said he’s probably the best backup striker in the whole PL asides from Alvarez who isn’t really a backup these days.

I want a ben arfa regen. Few years there where he was pretty much the only reason I’d wake up early to watch the matches. But maybe a regen of him that cares more about football or is more professional. Once in a while I go back and watch his highlights for us. Magical talent. Can’t say I’ve ever seen a better dribbler.

Thought he played very well today. Seems to have improved in terms of defensive positioning and timing of forward runs. Exciting young player

On a positive note I’ve loved what I’ve seen from Lewis hall and Tino

Definitely. Kudos to Anderson and Murphy filling in where needed but as soon as hall came on you could tell there was a massive difference with a player who knows how to play that position. Good to see we have Wilson and Barnes. Amazing that we are celebrating having two fit first team quality subs haha. What a season

We weren’t good today but I think palace just simply wanted it more, very impressive display from them mostly just in their work rate. The tactical matchup didn’t help. Thought we held out pretty well considering the possession numbers up until the goal. Schar and Burn both stepped up at the same time there one of them needs to play sweeper in that situation. No clue how that wasn’t a penalty. Thought Howe should have made changes earlier in the match when the writing was on the wall that our shape was a mismatch for the opposition…instead of gambling on us to catch them on the break. Played a bit too route one for my liking, I get it though since Palace basically dared us to by leaving only 3 men back. Brave of them. That’s football. Not the end of the world or even the end of our hopes at a European place. We still play Man U in a while so no need to go all doom and gloom. Wouldn’t be too mad about conference league to develop youngsters and have less of a toll on us in the PL.

Think it was obvious within 30 mins the tactics were a bad matchup for palace today. Waited until 60th to make a change. Kudos to palace, they played with a ton of energy. Brave as well leaving only 3 men back most of the match. I think we tried too hard to go route one and there was no outlet ball when we won possession back so it was easy for palace to win it off us. Few of our players didn’t look up for it as much as they usually are. Only knock on Eddie today is seeing how overrun we were for 60 mins and only reacting to it when we were 1-0 down. I’m not a fan of first half tactical changes but if it’s that clear you have to change something.

I agree. To play devils advocate this same side just turned spurs over. I think tactically our back 5 and quick counter isn’t matching up well with palace and their counter pressing

I’ve noticed this as well. He has zero confidence to play any progressive passes. Sideways or backwards only. Even if there are clear options ahead of him

With as much possession as they have had I actually think we had two of the better chances of the half. That failed backheel from Barnes to Gordon on the overlap looked like a sure goal. The Isak chance just went a few inches too far for him to get a toe to. We are getting pressed and our wingers need to come short when we win the ball. They are immediately going for the through hall and it’s leaving us with no options as an outlet when we do get the ball back. Having just Bruno and Sean in CM means we need LWB and RWB to help in that regard as well but it’s hard for moments where we have just won posession and they are behind the ball. Simple adjustment. Gordon and Barnes come short and show for a pass to feet in those situations. Isak as well drop in to retain possession. We are in full counter mode and we don’t need to be.

I see a 3-1 victory. Barnes. Isak penalty. Anderson.

Well. We have Livramento Wilson and Hall on the bench. That’s better than our options a few weeks ago. With how our season has gone I hope it doesn’t result in an injury (knock on wood). Every time we get a player back we seem to have one go down. Every single time 😆

I like this. Back 5 again? Not sure how to read it. Could Anderson be playing the Jow/Willock position? Or LWB like last game.