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2020/21 Carlo Ancelotti

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Lads, what else what he supposed to do tonight legitimately offer up any other strategy using the players he's got available to him? We literally have 12 senior players, missing our first choice and third choice forward, second choice winger, first, second and third choice midfielders possibly fourth choice too, first choice goalkeeper and have now with Mina gone injured lost our first choice centre half, all we have left is basically playing the majority of the team of out position.

Be disappointed but have some perspective at the same time. Season is done, we desperately need to make the Europa but what a travesty the way it has all ended. Injuries aside we haven't been good enough of course but there's only so much we can do with 12 players. With those 12 there's at least 4 in Davies, Gylfi, Iwobi and Olsen that won't/shouldn't be near the squad or in it next year.

That's 8 players out of 25 that are actually of use to the manager right now, 6 of whom are defenders. Just think about that before you go blaming Carlo.
 
The away form cancel out the bad home form. So you want fat Sam back or who would you suggest? Moyes? Come on.
That is up to the board, but please stop making the injury or player excuses its just not on, you can still attempt to win games rather than try and destroy them (no win in 5 now btw)
 

When we had a full squad Carlo was still playing the players you mentioned though.

He started the season with Doucoure Allan and Gomes in midfield. Siggurdson and Davies were subs. Holgate plus one was his preferred partnership last season until he was injured in pre season. I’m not sure Keane would have even started had Holgate not done his ankle.

When he’s had midfield options available he hadn’t started Davies and Siggurdson. We just can’t keep any fit though.
 

the football we play is turgid

you can blame injuries all you want but other teams have been decimated by injuries and can still play expansive attacking football
We are the only team in the league to have had every squad member that has featured so far injured at some point.

And who are these teams that have all their best players injured who play samba football? Utterly clueless you.
 
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every team has injuries

Doucoure has played in some very very poor team performances indeed.
We probably are top of the table when it comes to injures.

Pickford, Allan, Delph, DCL, King, Doucouré, Gomes, Bernard, Gbamin.

I don’t know what people expect when you see some kids filling almost the entire bench. Expecting to overcome a defensive side with Davies, Holgate and Siggy as cm...
 

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