Yorkie Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 The two bright(est) sparks were Merino and Joselu... the former of which is about 10% as good as Shelvey, and the latter is never, in a million years, a striker that gets you up to midtable. Improving the squad was critical. Yet the team we put out today was worse than last season's. Farcical. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 We have 0 good players at this level, there's the issue Log off the internet and go to bed man, you're embarrassing yourself. 'This level' of Burnley, Swansea, Bournemouth, Brighton, Huddersfield is truly terrifying and I have no idea how we'll cope all season. Pot calling kettle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
morgs Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 I'd be benching Perez and starting Joselu. Perez doesn't affect games enough for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figures 1-0 Football Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 We have 0 good players at this level, there's the issue Log off the internet and go to bed man, you're embarrassing yourself. 'This level' of Burnley, Swansea, Bournemouth, Brighton, Huddersfield is truly terrifying and I have no idea how we'll cope all season. Pot calling kettle. You're very boring Neesy, very boring. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 ready for this season to be over already Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 No surprises, the players just aren't good enough, nowhere near good enough. Nowt do to with how the manager sets his team up ofc. Correct. [emoji38] Yes, the multiple trophy winning manager with years of experience in the top flight is the problem. No, it's the way you dismiss any critique of him. Any critique? Not true. Obviously wrong critique, aye. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Not sure where Aarons is fitness wise, but watching Ritchie and Atsu I can't help but feel Murphy and Aarons would be better options. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alijmitchell Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 I already can't be fucked with this season Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbnufc Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 3 of the back 4 missing today, Shelvey missing. Merino made his first start in England Obivously its a bad result, but neither team played well. They had 2 shots, only 1 created by themselves and they scored it. Highlights the need for a quality CAM though Anyone who thinks shelvey isn't important to us should go and watch today's game again. Him and merino when he's fit Absolutely Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Souness tearing Merino a new one. I agree with him on this. Its pathetic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimpy474 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 I'd be benching Perez and starting Joselu. Perez doesn't affect games enough for me. Our options up to are why we are going to struggle. We're so limited it's unture. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 I'd be benching Perez and starting Joselu. Perez doesn't affect games enough for me. Thought is was one of our better players tbh, which admittedly isn't saying much. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 I don't think anyone was BAD, aside from Diame and to a lesser extent Manquillo and Atsu - who also stood out as poor - everyone was just frighteningly ineffective. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 I'm worried about Ritchie in the Prem. He's been pretty bad these first two games He just seems so slow Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliottman Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 I'd be benching Perez and starting Joselu. Perez doesn't affect games enough for me. Yep, he's very very average. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Some incredible overreactions in here like. Shit game, both teams performed poorly and the game was one by about the one bit of skill/vision in it. Merino looks great. As predicted Perez and Gayle are not good enough for this level though Perez showed some signs of life at times. We missed Shelvey. We looked the same today as we did many times last season where a clear lack of quality on the ball completely kills us - it's so easy to break up our play and it isn't going to get any better. Not all teams play this radge pressing game so we'll not be as exposed as this every week like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 No surprises, the players just aren't good enough, nowhere near good enough. Nowt do to with how the manager sets his team up ofc. Correct. [emoji38] KI doesn't entertain anything that criticises rafa. I don't entertain basic bullshit, you're right. Fucking hell KI explain the Diame sub then? The alternative in the middle being? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistle17 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Lascelles is so poor. What the fuck was he backing off for with that 1-2 for their goal? Diame, including the decision to put him on, is a fucking disgrace of a player. I hate that cunt. Manquillo another joke of a player- not close to good enough for what we need. Couldn't call him an upgrade on Anita. Ritchie not good enough down that side too, but at least he gives it everything he has. Merino is top, top class. Only positive for us. Otherwise we're in big trouble. Can't keep playing Elliot- guy can barely kick a ball. An absolute disgrace. If we go a goal down we're fucked. We can't break teams down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odear Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Total shit today. Huddersfield were there for the taking and any sort of decent team would have gotten something from this. We started badly last season too so not gonna have a meltdown. DM is the biggest problem. We can't keep any sort of possession there so our play consists of playing out to the wings straight from defence. It's just a general lack of quality. Pretty much hit and hope any forwards can pick up on scraps. To be honest I'm surprised at Rafa, if anything the team should be well organised, we are not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varadi Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Fuck me, we're shite. Really hope Rafa is doing this on purpose to prove a point, the alternative is just too depressing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 I can't believe Diame is on our books let alone near the first team. The man can't run. Going to be a horrific season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackandWhite Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 All the same shitness we had from last season except it's been carried forward to a significantly better league. We're fuckedif this keeps up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Overall poor, we looked very nervous at the start. Guess they knew there was more pressure on this game than on Spurs. Huddersfield weren't good either, just a moment of quality from Mooy. Richie did almost the same thing except their keeper saved his. I would be up for dropping Gayle and mixing up the attack. When Shelvey's back I'd consider 4-3-3 maybe. Merino was good but just not quite match sharp yet. Joselu looks OK and at least held the ball up quite well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimpy474 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 No surprises, the players just aren't good enough, nowhere near good enough. Nowt do to with how the manager sets his team up ofc. Correct. [emoji38] KI doesn't entertain anything that criticises rafa. I don't entertain basic bullshit, you're right. Fucking hell KI explain the Diame sub then? The alternative in the middle being? Chasing a game would have been to maybe hoy two up top, but you're right, very limited in CM. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Didn't realise Mooy was severely autistic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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