GwladysBlue
Player Valuation: £70m
A special game? Someone better tell the players then because we haven’t won one for 11 years.
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I guess you're right we still have a strong chance at making it into the Euro Conference or whatever that crap is for finishing 7th.
But I think we're playing poorly and won't.
Yep, it’s horrible to say but Carlo and Jose are regarded as 2 of the best managers in the world and have the trophies to prove it but they currently have their teams playing like relegation battling sides who are scared to get out their own halvesWe haven’t actually played well for a full game since the first 7 games of the season.
I've said it many times
Our 1st choice 11 gives anyone a game including them tonight.
That doesnt mean we will beat everyone btw , but as you rightly said early season shows what we have.
Its when we have injuries/ suspensions that pull us back. Look at City's bench , they beat most if not all other teams.
Even after some sorry results we are still 7th with a game in hand plus in the last 8 of the FA cup.
Hopefully these really costly injuries clear up for the run in.
If we get the same calibre of players as last summer in we will be challenging of that I've no doubt.
I just hope we get TNS away or shamrock rovers away so we might win a game or 2I guess you're right we still have a strong chance at making it into the Euro Conference or whatever that crap is for finishing 7th.
But I think we're playing poorly and won't.
Just a question though mate out of curiosity.
You can’t surely be happy with the football we see witnessing?
it’s absolutely dire.
Do you think they are getting the best out of the players available?
The bigger problem is in 15 months here Ancelotti has yet to develop a consistent midfield system that both shields the backline and provides an avenue to score goals. Sure we could sit in 4 CBs and try and hold on for 1-0, 0-0, 1-1 every week, but I don't think trying to move past that was all the way the wrong move. But by not laying the groundwork in the middle we've been unable to do it. DCL has been a blessing and a curse as his super ability to win aerial balls gives us an easy out, but has also let us get complacent and not realize the level of dysfunction in the middle.Yes. That's a fairer analysis.
Most of the sides from 4th down have been inconsistent. We need to find some consistency and form, or at least maintain our performance.
Maybe we might surprise a few and get through to the semis of the cup.
I think Mina is a big miss. And that Ancelotti will regret messing about with our best back 4, which was working
He did it the other day - changing the entire system just because Gylfi had played well v Spurs.Feels like Ive seen this before with a certain Moyes and Neville. Shoehorning them in no matter how ineffective or even detrimental they are.
I don't think we've looked improved since the first derby. Honestly where are we making progress? The last few weeks look like project restart all over again.
I highly doubt we stop teams from ever shooting again, but if we do manage that I volunteer to stand in goal and watch the game.
The best part will be when people swear we need to make Europe to attract players like Donnarumma is going to jump ship at Milan to come and take a Thursday night trip to Latvia.I just hope we get TNS away or shamrock rovers away so we might win a game or 2
He cant play deep.He did it the other day - changing the entire system just because Gylfi had played well v Spurs.
I actually thought Gylfi was fine today up until he went back deep.
But that's the point. He plays at 10, or not at all. That's how it should be, barring emergencies.
Tonight wasn't an emergency. It should have just been a straight swap, and should have been done at 1-1.
Instead, he waits, and then it's panic mode.
I get that but again I don't really think it matters who is taking the shot, it was a fairly easy save and he didn't make it. I mean the Tielemans one was also bad but is it less bad because he's not as good a player and had less space to hit it? For me the answer is no.That's not the same and you know it.
There's a difference between a player having a shot, and allowing a world class player on his stronger foot 10 yards of space 20 yards out.