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werty

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The Winks of the the second half (or the second half of the second half at least) is the one we need going forward.
 

rossdapep

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This has been the theme since the season started mate terrible defending nearly every game.
That's what I meant. It's almost as if Poch has just decided to throw caution to the wind and we are trying to play too much like City without actually having the players to fulfil it.

We now surrender possession so easily, leave gaps all over the defence, overplay passes and make some really stupid decisions, all the while we no longer look as threatening.
 

Bobbins

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Props to Kane, Lamela, Toby and in the second half, Winks for massive, massive efforts and fight.

What I would do for a team of Erik Lamelas. The man is a fucking Demi-god.
 

JimmyG2

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Even better than I thought.
at half time.
Made a fight of it.
Winks outstanding second half.
Shame about the 4th goal.
The fat lady has lost her voice.
Well played boys.
 

jonnyrotten

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Well... We really should have got something out of that, if we didn't, oh I don't know... GIVE THEM TWO FUCKING GOALS FOR FREE!!
They hit the post twice and missed some sitters too. Better team won and it could have been an ugly score line. EDIT - not dissing us lot, just we were up against some of the best attacking football there is. Not a lot many teams could have done against that.
 

dondo

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Well, its been proven time and again that Kieran Trippier is a terrible RB in a back 4, which we played tonight against one of the best teams in the world. So that certainly does not help


It’s not been proven time and time again. He did struggle tonight and a few other times vs top opposition but do we have anyone else who would do better? I think not
 

thefierycamel

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Our slow midfield basically puts our defenseman under immense pressure. Davies and tripper are liable to get fucking blitzkrieged as well which means a lot of the defensive stability resides upon our CBs. We often start both of them with our midfield. No wonder we're conceding a lot. That whole group is weak defensively and slow. It's fairly obvious where our weaknesses lie, especially if rose and the like are injured/rotated and KWP isn't given a crack
 

Sweetsman

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They were both at fault.
That's fine, but why does Sissoko get all the crap? I asked my friend who was watching and he said that it was harsh to blame Sissoko, because it was Lloris who put him in trouble. Why isn't Lloris kicking it into the Barca half at the end of the game when Llorente is on the pitch?
 
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