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[Zabbasbeard]

We have to consider playing deeper and shelving the hybrid full back because we don't have the player to cut out counters and control possession like Rodders does nor do we have the legs to get back. Minimum two new signings in January. A new right back and most importantly someone can support and play with Rodders. Backup for Haaland wouldn't go amiss either. Not holding my breath on this, given the complacency we have seen in the last 3 windows. We should have been replenishing from a position of strength and its not hindsight to be saying that.

 

[BlueMoonAcrossThePond]

We'd love a draw, much rather them than predictable losses

With enough draws, we might even reach 40 points in the Prem this year, LOL :-)

 

[Big Yaya Wilko 12]

The rebuild should have started last season

Couldn’t happen because Pep hadn’t decided…

Seems to be the root of our problems though.

Our business for 2 seasons has been criminal.

 

[kanovic]

Walker was never getting back in that situation, he was supporting the attack, then Dopey Doku lost possession again and they broke and played the ball in the position where we’ve been caught out repeatedly… over to where our left back should have been. Gvardiol, Doku & Lewis were the ones culpable for the goals

If you look when doku lost possessions mckennie or whatever his name is was behind walker.. Walker is walking back toward goal and then mckennie starts running. At that point it’s too late.

 

[Axel Freed]

A bit like a boxer well past his best at the moment. We can still move around the ring albeit at a much slower pace and throw the left jab, but the power has gone from the right hand, and as soon as we take a decent punch the legs turn to jelly.

This is a good analogy. Punches that we used to slip or to move imperceptibly out of range of now catch us often enough to damage us.

In boxing it’s called growing old overnight because it can seem that way as boxers fight so infrequently. In football where teams play twice a week the realisation that a side is growing old should be no surprise to anyone but in this case it does seem that obvious signs were overlooked.

 

[citytill1die84]

Should never have sold Cole Palmer.

Said so at the time,

Real Madrid want him now.

If we get beat on Sunday BM will be on meltdown.

Bluemoon has been in meltdown since the Fulham home game back in October.

 

[warringtonblue]

We have to consider playing deeper and shelving the hybrid full back because we don't have the player to cut out counters and control possession like Rodders does nor do we have the legs to get back. Minimum two new signings in January. A new right back and most importantly someone can support and play with Rodders. Backup for Haaland wouldn't go amiss either. Not holding my breath on this, given the complacency we have seen in the last 3 windows. We should have been replenishing from a position of strength and its not hindsight to be saying that.

Correct, I wonder now if we regret not pushing that little bit harder for Declan Rice

 

[doobyedoobye]

The reality is that we are very much in a transitional year and that things are not suddenly going to improve as we don't seem to have the personnel to turn this around currently..

 

[KS55]

The reality is that we are very much in a transitional year and that things are not suddenly going to improve as we don't seem to have the personnel to turn this around currently..

We should be in a transition year, but we are not. Nothing is changing, nothing new is happening, still got the same tired old players.
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W1 D2 L7.

 

[halfcenturyup]

Ah well, at least I can still use this until Sunday. Back on the shelf then, hopefully :)