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Full backs. Once again our most potent attackers appear to be the full backs who get themselves free and into ideal crossing positions time and time again. They then pass the ball inside. They have, possibly, the best traditional centre forward in the world (who hardly gets any touches) to aim at. Cross the ball as soon as possible before the defence has a chance to set itself into their battle positions.
 
meltonblue said:
Again because of that lack of confidence. Bear in mind Peps style of play is designed to minimise risk, which is why he mentions about the players not being patient enough.
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It’s a double edged sword for sure. When we are patient it’s dull as fucking dishwater and we still lose it and then we have everyone forward and we’re toast
 
willipp said:
Yeah it’s so fragile isn’t it. At 1-1 I really thought we were favourites to kick on and win it. We were playing well and really controlling the game. I literally went to the kitchen to get a beer and hadn’t got to the fridge and heard the goal go in. Sat down with that sinking feeling and I think the players were the same. They threw the towel in and game up.
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It’s been Groundhog Day a few times recently. Up to when we capitulate, we’ve still been playing some good football. As soon as we concede if it’s in the second half in particular, we go to pot.
 
They've got two weeks to get healthy and ready for Newcastle. Use the time wisely and hopefully get some results in that match and Liverpool. Everything else is just noise.
 
BlueMonkey79 said:
We have become a laughing stock, closely behind United.
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dadnlad said:
do you work for sky in first half they were still crucifying that youmg lad from last week just incase anyone forgot or did rags new world beating cb get shown up today
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Lucky for the young lad we had 2 experienced defenders to make worse fuck ups this week.
 
hertsblue said:
PL now is pace, strength and power. Our slow, side and back passing and possession has won us so much but now is ineffective esp with the personel we have. Every team now seems to have a good engine room and pacy wingers that kills our technical but slow and weak players when we lose the ball
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The Prem and its previous incarnation has always been pace, strength and power. Pace, strength and power has won one prem title in eight years. At this stage of the season, the table does not lie - every side is exactly where they deserve to be - no ifs, no buts, no maybes, no cuddas, no shuddas. Eight/nine years of incredible football - the march of time and the sun setting on some stellar careers. Marmoush is the real deal - I expect us to sign a few on that level in the summer.
 
flb said:
Have to feel for him , at least looking shite as a RB sort of masks how shit he is in his preferred position, he’d look shite in the team room at half time dishing out digestive biscuits.
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He'd dunk and break them in the tea, without a doubt.

Please God, somebody buy him before deadline day.
 
blueballs84 said:
Nedum is a great pundit, far better than Richards.
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Micah is a snake. Do you see how angry he gets at Roy Keane or someone when they say something negative about Arsenal, but City get grilled by the other pundits, he sits down, listens and even smirks like he’s happy we lost. I heard someone say he’s an Arsenal fan, it’s definitely true.
 
simon23 said:
Nothing more than I expected. Said their midfield would run at will through ours and thats pretty much what happened.

Not a player out there played well and we can hide behind the fact that we gave them 2 goals BUT that defeat has been coming for a while (amongst others).

I said back in October when Rodri got injured that the real issue is that there is nothing that Pep can do to change this...no one to bring off the bench to sort out the midfield and that is still the issue.

We have bought players int he transfer window that might turn out to be good or even great players but none of them address the real issue...Those 2 new lads could turn put to be the reincarnation of Maldini BUT that wont stop teams stuffing us - No defender - even the best in the world can do anything when you have a whole forward line plus opposing midfielders running at them at will repeatedly.

Its not Bernardos fault - he aint a DM and at least he puts himself about
Kovacic is good player but a level below what we needed.....
Gundo - is finished as is KDB - he came on and looked totally disinterested - he aint got the fight in him anymore - offering him a deal extension at this point would be criminal

Foden had a bad game but he has a future here

Sav and Marmoush need to show more fight to get into a game...
Haaland - cant do anymore - he scored his chance and you cant ask much more than that in games like those.

Yes we made individual mistakes but I said this team needs an overhaul back in October and I stand by that....the whole midfield needs shifting out baring Foden and possibly Bernardo -

We are in a fight for top 4....top 2 we know will be Arsenal and the Scousers - but the last two places we are going to struggle to get....Newcastle are now our direct opponents and with our midfield unless we get someone in in the next two days and that player is able to adapt very very quickly - they will beat us...Joel Linton et al will bully us off the park....the scousers will take us to the cleaners with how strong they are in the midfield and upfront...another 6 pts dropped and we may finish outside the top 6 - knock on affect - the rebuild in the summer suddenly becomes harder with no CL to tempt players in.
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Our recruitment team should have shown more fight in the last 4 transfer windows. We are now panic buying.
 
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