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If we’re doing most of attacking, Murphy is a good enough back up RB for me. He’s defensive actions then are more tracking back. When we’re sitting deep, he’s not a good RB because you have to be alert at all times and not ball watching, which he does do on occasions. Having two experienced CBs helped a lot, as they knew to anticipate someone like Murphy to have a lapse in concentration as it’s not his strength.

If a player is moving backwards with eyes on ball and a defender jumps over them, I can tolerate that as part of the game. But when someone looks over their shoulder, and deliberately backs into a defender when they’re mid air, it’s dangerous play, and football needs to treat it so. It’s an action that can easily be removed from the game if it’s clamped down. Makes me proper squirm when a player lands on their neck/head after such an incident.

GK: Raya RB: Aina CB: VVD CB: Burn LB: Kerkez RW: Salah CM: Fernandes CM: Rice CM: MGW LW: Rogers ST: Isak Isak and Burn had to be my NUFC two, and even though Rogers is primarily CAM, he’s played enough at LW and still produced same output to get LW spot for me. Edit: Just remembered Kerkez, so put him in. Now no Man City players.

Anyone got a replay of the challenge on him before the goal? Convinced it was a pen / foul because Caicedo was wrong side. Think that’s the part of his game I enjoy, the hard running behind. Always from word go at home and opposition hate it, why his record is so impressive at home against the top sides. Needs to improve his overall end prospect (said it end of last season), where it’s the goals and shots. Gets into positions so often that if he had quality to whip a shot in, he could score so many.

I was ready for his career to be over after that and the feeling of “we can never have nice things”. Neto a dirty cunt and I hope one day those challengers are deemed a red card.

Already angling for a move out

Losing TAA is huge, they can downplay as much as they want but they are losing a big creative outlet and probably going with Bradley who's worse defensively.

Superb. 100% top 5 going into final day (unless there’s a wild GD swing).

They’re not even throwing games, they’re just shit.

Great goal, go on Leicester!

He’s also play equivalent of 3 league games after today. Like that’s a proper shite return and I’m sure he would’ve been hoping for more exposure. Still trust Howe has a clear plan in mind for his pathway into side and him being 5th choice at worse next season, not the 6th he’s been this season. Like we sign this summer (if Longstaff / Willock go), a young raw CM that’s clearly 6th choice and someone who’s first team ready in their mid 20s.

Think he was onto a loser coming on in how we were 2nd half. We were sat deep and had no interest in keeping ball, everyone was being dribbled past with ease. Was often having two against him too because Barnes was fucked on that side.

Looked rusty as expected. Couple of times he wanted a bit too much time on ball, and I’ve forgot he’s not that much quicker than Burn.

I’m as confident as I can be he will be in England squad end of season. Tuchel will love the directness he brings, and he’s literally the definition of something different on RW. There was a ball in first half that he played behind defence for Barnes to run onto, which your typical left footed RW would never do.

Off day, but then others stepped up. Like last week the midfield had an off day and he was one of the better attackers.

Off to Europe we go Hopefully results next weekend fall for us and it’s a party atmosphere last game with it already wrapped up, but doesn’t matter. One home win from champions league, happy days. The Newcastle fan in me will still fear a Pickford MOM performance and DCL header in a 1-0 defeat :|

Token subs as may be last time that appear at home.

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There’s no point keeping dead players on, as we are then playing 9 v 10 ffs

This is actual bollocks. The worst we’ve played all season. A MAN ADVANTAGE FFS

Murphy now done. MAKE SUBS FFS

Too many times this season we are like this in tight games. Something we need to improve on next season, not getting so edgy / nervy and turn to actual shit when we have a player advantage or quality advantage.

We’re sleep walking to a goal here.

Osula and Wilson for Barnes and Isak. Both are done physically ffs.

Get him off marking Enzo ffs