Psychologically that result and the Brentford one will have hurt Arse and dippers. They were games they would have expected us to win but they would have hoped after about 75 mins of each game for us to drop points. To hold on for the wins will have pissed them off and given us a boost that we can win dirty.
KDB is being eased back into games after a long lay off,Pep believes that we can manage without him for some games whilst keeping him fresh for the bigger one. Haaland still rusty but actually saw signs yesterday of a greater desire to press as well as his movement. Great run for the goal and for once we put the ball into a channel for him. Grealish will be back soon and that will give us greater control on the left. Rodri needs a rest and I am hoping he doesn’t start on Tuesday although It won’t be an easy game. Kova is beginning to settle down, Nunez still have concerns over although plenty of players during the past few seasons haven’t had a great start, Rodri, Mahrez and even Gundo spring to mind.
March was always going to be tough but he we are still in the mix and I suspect that Arse and dipper fans who understand the game are more worried about us than we are of them. Obviously their giddy, deluded fans are a different matter, bit like the fanny wipes on a match day thread on here.