Sibierski

This has been a shambles. We have no clue how to kill games off with possession.

I don’t buy that. He’s got the technical ability, playing one twos and running into box can still be done. But he can’t even trap a bag of sand tonight, wants too many touches and been more weaker than Longstaff.

Willock has played his way down the pecking order this game. So poor.

Have done since last summer. Probably moved on only one we had close to one in Anderson.

Surely Ousla should be taker?

Was going to say, a clear pen on Miggy. Schar was a dive.

Rather have the RW sit inside the pitch when you’ve got Tino RB. When Miggy is on touchline, it closes off his dribbles, so just further compounds our poor play.

Wouldn’t be surprised if changes are made at HT.

All the possession, and all we got is Barnes or Ousla coming in off left to try and curl one top bins.

So who do people think will win this years bake off?

Miggy such an enigma. Superb run, unbelievable (yet weird) control with the head, then lashes it over like the shit end product he has

These types of games just highlights how little we have on the ball. Literally no-one never wants it played into them centre of pitch in opposition half, it’s all outwide and runs, which can make it easy to defend again. Just little quality at taking ball on half turn in pockets.

Not feeling confident here

Miggy refusal to use right foot nearly cost that, was an own goal if it counted?

Mbuemo has started season on form. Probably can see this summer being the one Brentford cash in for maximum value. Do people feel we should get him? RW but also reliable 2nd striker option too? Give's flexibility to bring in a young rough diamond RW too possibly.

I think his value is naturally around the £50m mark. I really wanted him (still do), but when it was getting close to £70m, I can't get angry at not doing that deal, as it's getting into silly money where that £20m is crucial to help other positions. If he's got his eyes set on us, hopefully we can get a deal done in summer for that price, but wouldn't be surprised if all three of Liverpool, Man Utd and Man City consider a move, where we won't be able to compete wages wise. I feel the boat has sailed though on Guehi, and club will be drawing up a list of other CB options to buy, with it being strongly linked to addressing other areas in the squad too (GK / RW / CM / RB / ST) moving forward. I.e. £20m CB options so money is spent elsewhere. There's good value out there for younger CBs, and if you've got Schar/Botman on books next season, plenty of quality and experience to learn from and develop.

Saudi clubs having even longer to mop up players / unsettle. Won’t last long, be a one year and done thing again. Best bet is you get enough top leagues agree it, and you force FIFA hand to adjust windows around the world a bit more.

Problem there, if the idea is to play through Bruno, you can’t rip up the blueprint just because that one player can’t do it. You have to persist with it, as rest of team is drilled into it and you upgrade the players that can’t do it. Going long, just masks Pope limitations but doesn’t help us as a side going forward when we do upgrade him and want to start playing more.

Literally overhauled the whole squad. Rashford, Maguire, Shaw and Lindelof doing some heavy lifting to disrupt the rest of the squad to play like shit.

Miley I really hope we get back soon, don't want him to lose a season when he was fairly on fringes of being a starting player for us.

Should be a near full XI rotated IMO. Pope to stay in goal as don’t want to ever see Dub play again, Burn by CB default, and Tonali to keep his fitness levels going. Would like to see this: Pope: Tino, Krafth, Burn, Kelly: Longstaff, Tonali, Willock :Sanusi, Osula, Almiron

Annoying Chelsea have fluked Palmer. Batshit club, but he’s actually elevating them to top level somehow

Shits all over Kelly. Just shouldn’t be dropped (or ‘rotated’) again.

That has to be the catalyst for our season now. Great performance and tempo against a top side. Can’t drop below that now for rest of season.

Schar and holding his head