Sibierski

The tired excuse needs to do one. Of the front 6, only 2 started midweek (with Wolte playing 70), and the spurs game was done after 70 mins and was walking football bar some sloppy possession by us. Today was literally definition of fresh legs in outwide and in midfield, should’ve been a proper intensity but was anything but. Joelinton / Bruno / Gordon IMO all shouldn’t started Wednesday. That was effort levels that requires dropping.

Not Howe out, but after 4 years, we can all 100% see now what are his issues and that’s something you have to take for the trade off. Like when a game is going against him tactically, he’ll make subs that make things worse. Done that a few times now, alongside his insistence on certain players. No different to Pep at Man City when he has massive blind spots like not changing at all when a game is going against him etc. Just need Howe to keep raising the bar for what he does bring to the team in a positive way. I do fear the outlay on the players this summer won’t help him. Wissa / Ramsey / Elanga are Wilson, Willock, Almiron upgrades. All better, but all don’t help our issues we’ve had for ages. Need the new signings to all have purple spells that those mentioned before had.

People still think he’s a good player and helps us by getting under the opposition skin? Or he’s just cumbersome, and shouldn’t be getting 90 mins still in prem?

It’s probably not in a conventional sense, as 5 wins on bounce and we’d be top 6 probably. But since first minute of the first game, we’ve not hooked up a 90 min game once and we’re over a 1/4 way into the season. We’re not going to suddenly click and will be naive to think it will. We should be going into League Cup SFs, which will be two more games in January, with 2 UCL, FA Cup, all whilst needing to win win win in league to get a move going. Something will have to give, and it will only be natural if we’re still off the pace that effort levels go into cup games instead of league games. We’ll probably see more days like today from Feb-May if we don’t string 3+ wins on a bounce quick.

That’s what some of our fans said after Brighton game when they wanted to burrow their heads in the sand. Issues are deep rooted, it will get lower still if things don’t change.

Just got to laugh. We’re going to finish below Sunderland

Prem season is a write off. Time to rescue it Howe with the cups please.

Think as much as people want to sugar coat things, spending £150m on three prem players in Wissa / Elanga / Ramsey is abject squad building. They’re players the sides we want to chase will happily sell at price points lower. And we’ve pinned our progression hopes on them.

Think as much as people want to sugar coat things, spending £150m on three prem players in Wissa / Elanga / Ramsey is abject squad building. They’re players the sides we want to chase will happily sell at price points lower. And we’ve pinned our progression hopes on them.

4 shots 2nd half, 0 on target. After that first half, and a rollicking / triple sub at HT, says it all. What the fuck has happened to our team.

Squad building is usually you sign someone for the XI who’s better (either outright, or due to a player aging and not as consistent), so bench increases in depth that way. We spend a fortune just to improve the bench but XI same. So weaknesses are still there, just we have expensive names on bench now.

Said it last month, but if fans are hoping Wissa changes our season, many people are in for a shock. We’re shit with or without a striker, issues are all over.

Before the game “Look at our depth, so strong”. Ends the game with Tonali RB, Joelinton CM, Burn LB, Osula ST. We’ve wasted so much money to stay still.

Bruno is a red card coming. Lost his head.

Tonali now RB?

Joelinton What dirt does he have on Howe?

Elanga final sub, so Hall to see no minutes.

A very close offside. A very close pen. Woodwork twice. This has been an absolute hammering. It’s genuinely disgraceful. This is as bad as times we’ve turned up away under Pardew / Bruce and lost 5+ away.

Burn with another shit pass inside.

That looks onside.

What the fuck was Barnes doing there. We’re getting worse with every change

A lot of us say Howe has a blind spot for certain players and this is evidence 101 of it.

Oh, so Joelinton still LW. Fuck off Howe man, what are you watching?

15 mins, nothing from these changes? We’re actually worse. Only looking better as West Ham have decided to drop off, which Wolte would’ve been much needed.

3 of those I could accept defeats across the season giving where we still are at, but Leeds / West Ham should be 6 points, but bigger issue is the shite performances in them all. Sunderland will beat us 3-0 if we don’t start improving things. Brentford next week will be another dire game too.