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All we needed was 3rd gear to win that match and we never got out of 1st in fact we may not have been in 1st neutral maybe more accurate really can't take much more of this.
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We are an Eredivisie side in the PLWe look like a championship side that has been recently promoted to Premier League.
By focusing on the league I mean secure CL football while developing a team that plays progressive football and like a team. You can't do that with a squad like ours whist also going all out for the Europa.We are a very very long way from focusing on the league.
That's the worst part. No one is that surprised. You just feared we had this performance in us, even after the Pool game. If that isn't indictment enough, I don't know what is.Absolute garbage all over the pitch. Sad thing is it was expected. I had no confidence we would turn up, especially after Spurs and Villa winning. Absolute bottle jobs and EtH needs a good long look at himself. I’m fuming at that display.
Where was the step forward?Says it all.
One step forward, two steps back.
Not with this squad of spineless muppets.By focusing on the league I mean secure CL football while developing a team that plays progressive football and like a team. You can't do that with a squad like ours whist also going all out for the Europa.
Pushing Dalot inside feels like copying Pep for the sake of it.Dominated by a real terrible team tonight. There's no pattern to our passing and if there's a clear plan, I couldn't tell you what it is. Rashford can't play against a low block team and we've known this for years now. Darlot pushing inside doesn't work as it leaves us very narrow and easy to defend against.
2.67 vs 0.5 XG
We. Are. Terrible.
Beating the dippers 4-3.Where was the step forward?
Licha was obviously poor, but the rest kept us in it. Our non existent midfield and our attacks inability to hold the ball, create anything, or track back were the issue.Back four? AWB went awol, and Linde, Maguire and Licha tried to set up a dozen chances for Brentford.
Such a bizarre game. We'd have all grabbed a 0-0 seeing how that game was going.Honestly, I'm more annoyed now then I would have been if we had just lost 2-0.
Instead we have to ensure the frailties we showed for 90 odd minutes, plus the fact that we're not capable of seeing out a game when we've somehow taken the lead with 5 minutes to go.
If you only prioritise the league you can get away with a squad of 16-17 senior players and the rest be young players. You can actually accelerate building a team that way. And that is what I would most like to see at this club. A complete overhaul. We've got a few very promising young players now and loads of average or over-hyped players on contracts they do not deserve. If INEOS can start cutting losses on half the squad that would be a lovely thing to see and it would rekindle some hope for the club.Not with this squad of spineless muppets.
I’d say Maguire kept us in it more…Licha was obviously poor, but the rest kept us in it. Our non existent midfield and our attacks inability to hold the ball, create anything, or track back were the issue.
Martinez was the absolute definition of rusty, and if there's one game a season we shouldn't play him at all in, it's Brentford. Just looks like a boy amongst giants.Back four? AWB went awol, and Linde, Maguire and Licha tried to set up a dozen chances for Brentford.
Fully agree.If you only prioritise the league you can get away with a squad of 16-17 senior players and the rest be young players. You can actually accelerate building a team that way. And that is what I would most like to see at this club. A complete overhaul. We've got a few very promising young players now and loads of average or over-hyped players on contracts they do not deserve. If INEOS can start cutting losses on half the squad that would be a lovely thing to see and it would rekindle some hope for the club.
He will high-five himself for subbing on Mount and call us unluckyIf ETH does not call out the performance in his post-match interview I’m done with this fraud. I hope he isn’t the weak link in our re-build next season. We won’t have CL football so good chance to really focus on domestic cups and league.
Simon Hooper