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As a club we went from guaranteed 2nd to 3rd a few seasons back. Anything is possible with us.If city win the game in hand we go sixth, how is it possible to go from 2nd to 6th
As a club we went from guaranteed 2nd to 3rd a few seasons back. Anything is possible with us.If city win the game in hand we go sixth, how is it possible to go from 2nd to 6th
Yep came 3rd in a 2 horse race.As a club we went from guaranteed 2nd to 3rd a few seasons back. Anything is possible with us.
No one can seemingly do what Kane does, but that's not the point is it? The point is we are playing a brand of football that doesn't lend itself to any creativity, bar some moments of magic from Kane - without him on form or unavailable, then you have a system that is designed to defend and hope we can create chances that we can score from, which are limited as it is. This isn't about mentality, at least not through losing a match we could have one against a Liverpool side who are clearly a level above everyone else. The mentality, or lack of comes from sitting deep and absorbing a lot of pressure to in turn try and counter and score. In essence, we are looking to play a style that can be easily nullified.
We have enough creative players in that squad who can play with flair and creativity, but our football is bypassing those options. We have enough fullbacks who can get down the flanks and deliver, so why aren't they? Were Leicester that good today they nullified every option we had? No, they only had to stop the counter and then we were lost. I've said it before, you can't keep playing a system that can not adapt to its player's strengths. Jose is far too narrow-minded when it comes to utilising the players he has. I've not seen enough times when we have played with any level of dominance in a game. Btw It was Lo Celso who went off injured, not N'Dombele.
I’ll agree with last sentenceDont mind negs, just the dumb ones (dohs and spams without reason or an explanation). Though, tbf, it was a rather infantile reaction
How else would you describe it?
Where is all the celebration gone of our beloved manager and team who were riding high at the top? Come on don’t be fickle you Mourinho fanboys and girls. Get behind your man ‘cos he’s a winner and will bring us glory. 10 goals in our last 9 league games show we can win every match; it’s just those dumb players not playing to the script by keeping clean sheets. Jose is the man to take us back to the great heights of Ramos and Graham when we were winners.
I'm genuinely worried about that game.Awful performance all around.
Bring on stoke!
At least we can agree on two things (arse being the other)I’ll agree with last sentence
united 4-0 up at half time. Big Dick energy.
the counter should be that we have a good enough squad to ensure that games are not decided by fine margins.I’m not defending the performance today, because it was indefensible.
But this really is a game of fine margins. So many sliding door, if only moments in the last 3 games
Palace - that ridiculous save in the 92nd minute from the Dier free kick. 6 days later the same goalie lets in 7 against who else, but Liverpool
Liverpool - Kane scores that header 99 times out of 100, to say nothing of Bergwijn or that double deflection in the first half, or that stupid set piece conceded in the 90th min from which they, of course score.
Leicester - Aurier, shit for brains......enough said.
And I didn't even notice that a win for Southampton at Fulham on Boxing day and we could be looking at 10th place if Villa win 2 of their 3 games in hand
We're a team finding our feet. Our coach is in his first full year.
Don't think today was on them thoughThe line between Toby and Eric going from world beaters to panel beaters is wafer thin.
They flounder at times.
Sorry but can you all stop doing this. Here in the States we can watch all the games but given the time difference I don’t necessarily watch them live so it’s really annoying to go on the Spurs match thread after watching our game to have someone tell me the score in other games I haven’t watched yet. I’m not sure what their relevance is in a match thread as opposed to the Race for the title threadUtd score 2nd and 3rd minute, that puts us 5th. Chelsea win tomorrow puts us 6th. Wolves beat Burnley and us next Sunday puts us 7th...
Man City win puts us 8th
Couple of (games in hand) wins for Villa puts us 9th
magnificent
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