mighty__mag Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 1 minute ago, POOT 2.0 said: A predictable lack of sharpness, poor ball retention, Pope should get further into the corners of the net (cracking goal though) and no midfield shape. However, Trippier going forward has been passing top notch (rusty defensively) and both Almiron's goals have been great. Lascelles is doing fuck all. He might be popular in the dressing room, but that team is slowly going. Hate that he's captain. Need a new captain. This 100% Trippier, vice Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 Lascelles cannot be a starter next season and young Billy Elliott looks a bit overwhelmed, but then we lack so much in midfield on the ball which is a key area we need to improve on! Wilson still often isolated too. ASM off the ball needs to cut out the huffy shit and I think Pope has looked very poor, even though it was a great free-kick, his positioning wasn’t the best. Almiron on fire and Trippier and him look lethal down that right. Botman looks steady as fuck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 Just now, David Edgar said: Want to see us carry on buy with Big Joe for Anderson. And A.N. Other on for Lascelles. Think we'd really start to take the game to them. I'd put Joelinton for Longstaff, we know what he can do. Give Anderson another 20-30 minutes with our first choice midfield behind him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Edgar Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 Just now, CPL said: Who is their right winger? Looks frightening and left Targett in his smoke a few times! Rafa. He's the bollocks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 Good half, that. Benfica are the better side but we're showing promise. Both of our goals were very well taken. I really do hope Almiron can keep this up, his biggest flaw since Rafa left is his lack of belief in himself. With the increased confidence will come increased decisiveness, and as I've mentioned, he should get plenty more chances with the players we now have, capable of using his movement. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ9 Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 Did Longstaff hit the batt to Trippier for the second? Beautiful looking pass that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mighty__mag Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 Just now, CPL said: Who is their right winger? Looks frightening and left Targett in his smoke a few times! Rafa Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 I didn't see Anderson touching the ball or doing anything else for that matter. No idea he's playing if I didn't see the lineup beforehand. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 2 minutes ago, mighty__mag said: Looks really impressive Benfica, lovely looking stadium, top atmosphere. Aye, l’ve been to the outside, it’s not all that impressive from the outside. It’s very like going to the Emirates, you think it will be a class stadium, but rather boring. Mind having Champions League and other trophies in a line at the museum entrance is something to be envious of. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groundhog63 Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 3 minutes ago, Lenny said: Whilst I think I'm going to remain realistic in terms of the level and volume of players we can bring in this summer, my tolerance of the poorer quality players is going to be quite minimal. Harsh maybe, but with increased ambition comes increased expectation. Mistakes such as Lascelles recklessly abandoning his position, and the likes of Longstaff being forced into errors as we've seen are going to tire quite quickly. Thankfully, effort is no longer all we can expect, and those that aren't good enough rightfully should and ultimately will be removed. Grow up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawK Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 Just now, AJ9 said: Did Longstaff hit the batt to Trippier for the second? Beautiful looking pass that. Wasn't it a 1-2 between Miggy and Tripps? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bonk Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 1 minute ago, mighty__mag said: Looks really impressive Benfica, lovely looking stadium, top atmosphere. When the camera panned out to show the entire complex, it looked awesome. Training facilities next door, with Lisbon as a backdrop. Class. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 Just now, Groundhog63 said: Grow up Eh? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pubteam Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 1 minute ago, TRon said: Pretty happy to be level tbh, I thought we struggled a little bit with their movement and pressing, but we did pop it around nicely in parts. Bruno was a bit off the pace. We improved massively towards the end of the first half. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 Guys take it easy on Lascelles man He's a meat and potatoes guy. He'll be useful when we face more direct teams with aerial threats. I've been happy with his comfort on/with the ball. Doesn't look as terrified and panicky as he used to anytime it came near him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 1 minute ago, Groundhog63 said: Grow up What has he said wrong there like? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDog Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 1 minute ago, HTT II said: Lascelles cannot be a starter next season and young Billy Elliott looks a bit overwhelmed, but then we lack so much in midfield on the ball which is a key area we need to improve on! Wilson still often isolated too. ASM off the ball needs to cut out the huffy shit and I think Pope has looked very poor, even though it was a great free-kick, his positioning wasn’t the best. Almiron on fire and Trippier and him look lethal down that right. Botman looks steady as fuck. Agree on Lacelles, disagree completely on Pope. Agree for the most part on the other players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ9 Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 Just now, HawK said: Wasn't it a 1-2 between Miggy and Tripps? Before that - there was a nice cross field ball out to trippier Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee_Johnny Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 Is it ‘friendly’ number of subs or ‘competition’ number of subs. Longstaff, Anderson, and Lascelles could do with a sit down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 1 minute ago, mighty__mag said: Rafa Is he worth exactly £35m? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 1 minute ago, KaKa said: Guys take it easy on Lascelles man He's a meat and potatoes guy. He'll be useful when we face more direct teams with aerial threats. I've been happy with his comfort on/with the ball. Doesn't look as terrified and panicky as he used to anytime it came near him. Yeah, Lascelles is absolutely fine as a 4th choice CB for now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mighty__mag Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 Just now, Skeletor said: Is he worth exactly £35m? No 22.3m Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TenkoDaLuz Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Stifler said: Aye, l’ve been to the outside, it’s not all that impressive from the outside. It’s very like going to the Emirates, you think it will be a class stadium, but rather boring. Mind having Champions League and other trophies in a line at the museum entrance is something to be envious of. The new stadium is fine, but most of the fans don't forgive the demolition of the old stadium. It should have been renewed back in 2004. The outskirts of that stadium were way, way nicer. Some of the oldest memories I have is going to that stadium with my uncle, with more than 100K people inside; as a little kid I felt like floating when the crowd was roaring. Regarding the museum, those 2 European Cups are lovely, but all I can remember when I see them are the 5 lost UCLs + 3 lost ELs + 2 lost Intercontinental Cups, in a row, after those. Edited July 26, 2022 by TenkoDaLuz Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 Just now, McDog said: Agree on Lacelles, disagree completely on Pope. Agree for the most part on the other players. Pope’s mistake this game was coming out for that corner, even then both Trippier and Lascelles should have done better. The freekick wouldn’t have been saved even if Pope was positioned more to his left. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 Just now, mighty__mag said: No 22.3m Time to walk away then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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