Recent content by ninjamonkey

In your opinion, but that's the same opinion that thinks 13 assists in a debut season can be accurately described as fuck all...

He should have but sub restrictions prevented that. We had been forced into the savinho sub thrpugh injury and then pep brought on Josko just a few minutes later using up 2 of the 3 permitted sub stoppages. Pep always like to have a sub in reserve in case of injury and we had Ake out there who...

13 assists (10 in the league) in his debut season is not basically fuck all though is it? Of all the players last year in their first season at a club, he provided the most assists in the league. In a team that was a mess for most of the season too dont forget. If a 20/21 year old is doing...

Donnarumma Nunes Dias Ake Gvardiol Nico Bernardo Foden Doku Cherki Haaland. Think the team needs a bit of freshening up but not really many options to do so right now so we have to largely go with the same side. Hoping Nico was nothing but a dead leg, Rodri is nowhere near ready for a full...

What was he doing when he got wrecked by Brobbey early to leave him clean through? For a guy that is in the gym a lot, he very rarely physically dominates a striker.

Some really important saves today. Most were quite simple, especially for him but the one down to his left from a sharp shot from inside the box was a very good save, much harder than it looked and preserved a point. Only remember them sticking one cross in and he lost the flight of the ball...

I dont know what the plan was first half, we were very poor, imo predominantly because of the way he set us up. Second half he adjusted but we ultimately wasted two thirds of the match before we started to trouble them. subs were kind of forced upon him so he didnt have much opportunity to...

I too wouldn't mind the odd near post dart but i suspect the reasoning for that is two part. firstly to simplify it for him and his relatively new wingers who dont have a connection with him yet. He can only make a near post run if he knows when the ball is coming in, doku is pretty much the...

With all rumours indicating Bobb will be the one to make way for him.

That wasn't his job though, much like Walker in previous years, he was tasked with being the pace in the backline to accommodate for Dias' iron boots and he did it very well.

I think there might be something in suggesting he's under instructions not to get into physical battles, ultimately, there's minimal benefit from it, if he wins a physical duel, there's never anybody playing off him for us to do anything with it, at best we recycle possession and getting into...

A threat but looked really unfit to me. Didnt look like he wanted to sprint or get into any tussles. Perhaps just rustiness and not having the chance to properly prepare to come on. Good to have him back anyway he's been sorely missed.

Dont agree with that, slacking is what makes special players, "could have been's". Pep wont allow him to slack, kdb wasn't allow to slack, David Silva wasn't, they worked their arses off as much as anybody and that's why they're legendary players that won what they did. He'll get up to speed in...

Looked like a dead leg to me, hopefully thats the case, we can't lose him. Unfair to compare really but I think Rodri's performance did highlight how much improving Nico still has to do on the ball. I think it will come though, he's stepped up considerably and at a quicker rate than Rodri...

Perhaps. Dias isn't getting dropped though. Depends on the opposition too, chelsea dont have a pace merchant upfront to be fearful of.