in the 1st half phil was asking for the ball alot and dias and akanji refused to pass to him or rico . then when he did get it he lost it as the space was closed or played too safe . 2nd half he got the ball earlier and was able to get on the half turn more and be braver on the ball . also Doku being such a threat opened up more space inside . Jack alwaays comes inside and kind of takes phil out of the game a bit . Jack needs to mix his game up a little . even going on the outside a couple of times will put some doubt in the defenders mind ..First half was as disjointed as I’ve seen us in a long while.
Dias, Walker, Rodri, Foden and Grealish were pretty dire. Misplaced passes, losing all their duels.
Missed three really good chances too.
Dias really lucky to stay on the pitch too, so no surprise his night ended at half time.
Doku and Alvarez coming on ignited Foden from a really poor first half to being the star man. Became available and was asking for the ball constantly. That’s the Phil we need to see.
Job done, hopefully Alvarez getting his goal will reignite his scoring form.
Leipzig are a really good pressing team and their striker was really good. They dropped too deep towards the end and paid the price. They’d easily beat our raggy neighbours.
Err..noHe was on a yellow when he got turned for the second. He knew he had to let him go otherwise we’d be without him for the Spurs game. Still one our best players and a true leader.
He was awful last night.He was on a yellow when he got turned for the second. He knew he had to let him go otherwise we’d be without him for the Spurs game. Still one our best players and a true leader.
Also Lewis played Haaland clean through on goal in the first half but he badly miscontrolled it and wasted a great chance to score. We probably had as many, if not more, clear cut chances first half as 2nd half, despite the poor performance for the first 45 mins.We blew three what I thought were pretty easy chances over the bar in the first half. Dias header, Rico’s shot and Haaland’s shot. That’s what I wrote in the MD thread when we were 1 down — while the defens(c)e looked shaky, we had some good opportunities we needed to bury and I thought we’d come back if we got many more.
Of course I also texted “Cancel the statues for Haaland, Rodri and Pep” to a friend at half time :) :) :).
Not sure Tony was as useful as garbage.Bloody hell TONY Cunningham I always say Laurie. One was a great footballer and one was absolute garbage .
He did very well not to snatch at it3 wonderful finishes. Just seen it again and Alvarez touches the ball 3 times including the shot into the net. His 2nd touch the ball looks glued to his foot. Brilliant.
What a few months that was! Garbage indeed.Bloody hell TONY Cunningham I always say Laurie. One was a great footballer and one was absolute garbage .
In fact all 5 goals were good finishes....the Leipzig striker also took his chances very well.He did very well not to snatch at it
Please do keep banging on about Doku! Good on you. Great post. Doku has been a breath of fresh air for us. We must get Grealish involved in the midfield somewhere because Jeremy owns that wide position now.sorry to keep banging on about Doku. But this Doku coming off the bench when a team is tired is nonsense. He’s been our brightest player for weeks. He deserves to be one of the first names on the team sheet. Special mention to Foden who played a vital part in all the goals.
Mission complete.
Sadly Jack is nowhere near replacing anybody else in the midfield at this moment in time.Please do keep banging on about Doku! Good on you. Great post. Doku has been a breath of fresh air for us. We must get Grealish involved in the midfield somewhere because Jeremy owns that wide position now.
Thought exactly the same!Their second goal reminded me of the Coutinho finish too.
When was the last time we were 2-0 down and lost? We seems to come back most times these days.
Different competitions cards in UCL don’t count in PL He was more worried about a second yellow or it was a total mess up no need to do that thereHe was on a yellow when he got turned for the second. He knew he had to let him go otherwise we’d be without him for the Spurs game. Still one our best players and a true leader.
When was the last time we were 2-0 down and lost? We seems to come back most times these days.