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Very harsh to be hypercritical of Lukaku with the formation and lineup we had today. Obviously he could have done better holding the ball up but we basically had two attacking players... They way we line up, I doubt our offense will ever be very good. The 3-4-2-1 suits our team the best but when we go down a goal or two, Tuchel needs to mix things up and give us a better chance. Whenever we take the lead first, we are the best team in the world at holding it. Still think Lukaku will come good and play better but he also needs some help. We basically run three holding midfielders and none are good in the final 3rd.

Great effort in the second half. We're such a tough squad to score on and it would have been another victory if we there was a competent ref. Really think Ziyech would flourish with a player like Lukaku. Would love to see Puli-Lukaku-Ziyech get a chance down the road. We're not changing the formation as it works for our squad so the three in attack need to have more vision and take players on as Lukaku can open so much for them.

Happy scenes. If history repeats itself, it's been a good ride Tuchel. 😂

What a performance. When we get the lead we're the best team in the world because our players work so hard to keep it. Proud of all of them! Kante was immense....such a club legend. Tuchel maximized the rosters potential from day 1. He deserves so much credit... Half these guys we had written off under Frank and look at them now! European champs! So happy....

We're one of the best in the world when it comes to protecting a lead, very hard to break down with our formation and shape. But when we concede first we're pitiful and against city this can't happen. It's going to be a very tall task, and like others have mentioned, we need to be almost perfect here to win. I don't have any confidence in Werner and Havertz because they're not finishing chances they should be. Had been the case all season. Good movement and pace can only get you so far, it's time to finish some of these chances. I hope they prove me wrong.

Would absolutely love this. Perfect fit for our team...one can only dream.

Can't trust anyone to finish on this team....Definitely a team built to not concede early because if we do we are shit.

Also my Marcos Alonso card gets a +2 upgrade! Lol Fifa 21.

If we could properly counter this might be won already. Need to bring on Pulisic...

get in there Werner...Kante with the huge sequence there. If Werner's gonna score it's gonna be a sitter but we'll take it.

Gotta think it's his ego that just rubs managers the wrong way. Clearly one of our more talented players.

Well you could be right, we've seen young players thrive in other leagues then fizzle out playing English football. I would certainly say Haaland's finishing is better than Werner's ever was. Werner has always been a pacey player with good positioning and a capable shot. Haaland's left foot shoots out rockets, straight missiles. What I love about Haaland is his confidence. Yeah he'll miss some chances but he'll come right back full force with his arms flailing ready to destroy his next opportunity. Werner lets every miss get into his head and we're all seeing what that does to him at the moment. I would still take Haaland in a heartbeat but nothing is ever a guarantee.

Werner scares the shit out of me. He's really turning into a glorified Morata at this point. Literally needs to be served on a platter to score and sometimes that's not even enough. That being said I would still start him next week. We terribly need a striker but I'll go with the same three up top and hope he pulls a Torres or something. Haaland would be so nice playing with Pulisic, Mount, Ziyech....Wishful thinking.

Not the time to experiment in terms of formation and Mount in the pivot. Maybe the ESL distractions hurt us a bit but that's no excuse to lose to Brighton at home... We've shown we can only be effective using the 3-4-2-1 so not the best time in a race for top 4 to change and have players out of position. Felt Chilwell, Cho, and Kante should have been the subs to allow us to go back into what we're comfortable with but Kai and Ziyech were so poor that I understand why they were taken off. Just poor team selection, you can't take any opponent lightly and I felt TT thought this was a game where he can tinker things too much. Definitely backfired...one of the worst games all season. Might be out of the ESL and Champions league next season now.

Feel like Neville has been spot on with his analysis about the potential shit league.

Foden scares me....he's becoming world class at 20.

Werner absolutely has no confidence atm. Feel bad for the lad but he's looking pretty useless out there.

Feel for him but he should take some mental time off. He's obviously in his own head to be missing so many easy chances this season. Seems like he's got good positioning and obviously great speed but the finishing has never been clinical enough. Still young so I hope he snaps out of it but in the mean time he needs to sit

Kante MOTM for me. Rudiger and then Mendy.

Emerson to start next game. We need goals. LOL

Rudiger learning how to out cunt Suarez

when he's active and playing with confidence it's really fun to watch. Just a crafty player.

Lol Rudiger going for the Maicon there

Instinctively Mendy is world class.