disappointed to not see nunes today. he must be confident after a great goal in the cup, and another game in midweek.We desperately need some legs in midfield. Pep clearly doesn't rate Nunes, but I feel like we have to give him a real run of games in midfield. Kova/Gundo are getting bypassed like they're not here. The warning signs have been there all season. Maybe some lack of motivation, poor transfer windows, and injuries have caught up to us, albeit it's still early in the season, but there's definitely some reason for concern.
We had nearly double the shots they did. Maybe it’s our finishing, eh?I hate to say it, but we can count our blessings today.
Only awful finishing from Fulham let us off the hook.
Hopefully, we can get KDB back after the break and take it from
there.
Said in a previous post that we have regressed massively and I asked the question whether the charges have made the club more reluctant to spend money in the recent transfer window.Lucky to get the 3 points and a really poor performance by many players. Looking back at that team and the bench it feels like a huge drop in quality/performance levels since the treble .
Lucky to get the 3 points and a really poor performance by many players. Looking back at that team and the bench it feels like a huge drop in quality/performance levels since the treble .
Spot on, and i'd give Stones the Rodri role. Gundo is a luxury we can't afford atm.We desperately need some legs in midfield. Pep clearly doesn't rate Nunes, but I feel like we have to give him a real run of games in midfield. Kova/Gundo are getting bypassed like they're not here. The warning signs have been there all season. Maybe some lack of motivation, poor transfer windows, and injuries have caught up to us, albeit it's still early in the season, but there's definitely some reason for concern.
A random thought circulating my head is that the PL have said if you promise to let the other boys win this season we'll drop the charges.Said in a previous post that we have regressed massively and I asked the question whether the charges have made the club more reluctant to spend money in the recent transfer window.
I didn’t say they were the better side. I said we were poor, which we were, and that we were outplayed for large parts of the game, which we were. We had 52% possession today which indicates how close it was.No we weren't - either poor or outplayed. They played well on the break and had some good periods of possession in the second half that caused us problems, but they weren't the better side.
Nunes is the only player with any speed in midfield, particularly running back to our box. We need to appreciate that the older legs are tiring earlier than they used to and get Nunes on in the middle before the opposition seizes the advantage. We’re riding our luck at the moment but that won’t hold indefinitely.We desperately need some legs in midfield. Pep clearly doesn't rate Nunes, but I feel like we have to give him a real run of games in midfield. Kova/Gundo are getting bypassed like they're not here. The warning signs have been there all season. Maybe some lack of motivation, poor transfer windows, and injuries have caught up to us, albeit it's still early in the season, but there's definitely some reason for concern.
3 of our buys last summer scored all the goals the last 2 PL games, Nunes is the only one you can call poor, we should've bought a RB and a DM I feel though.Like the Brentford game, very very lucky to have all 3 points due to them both missing great chances to go 2 up.
Pep worked a miracle last season to make 4 in a row history but i am afraid this team and squad looks like it will fall short this season.
A shockingly bad defence these days, god knows why, as its the same players that have done well previously, we just cannot keep a clean sheet in the PL.
A huge issue for this is our awful midfield. Zero pace, no energy and teams just run through us at will.
A case of largely 2 hugely disappointing summer windows, not addressing our shallow squad depth, poor buys and not addressing key areas that needs addressing whilst actually making our squad weaker by selling and not replacing only our 2nd striker in the squad.
3rd is the best i feel we can finish this season, both Dippers and Arsenal look far better teams, Dippers have more goals throughout the team and the way they are being officiated whilst both them and Arsenal create so much, and score lots from set pieces.
Our set piece coach is so bad he has become satirical, todays were more embarrassing than ever and presented more chances for the opposition, how Pep cannot see this and give him the sack us baffling.
And a team of our size these days, it’s extremely poor squad planning when we have a few players injured and cannot name a bench with the allotted places and that even included 2 keepers.
We saw Bernardo's game differently. I thought he was one of our better players, albeit it was a low bar.more worrying for me is bernardo. i dont know where he fits in the team, very ineffective wide right and we need some legs in the centre.
If we had a fit Rodri, KDB and Oscar Bobb then non of it would be an issue?Said in a previous post that we have regressed massively and I asked the question whether the charges have made the club more reluctant to spend money in the recent transfer window.
There is a big Rodri shaped hole in the team.
Don't think Kova is able to play that role. In fact he looks a decent Gundo replacement. Speaking of whom, he doesn't look the same player. Maybe a year playing in La Liga has taken the edge of him.
Obviously Kev will be fit again and will start.
Bernardo's wasted out wide.
Still have no idea who to pick in a midfield 3.
Sounds about right!This is where youll see the diff in the press citys headline will be nervy city hold on for victory against unlucky fulham whereas arsenal will storm back to victory against southampton and liverpool cruise to victory against palace.