Pizy

Just by having more numbers back there we theoretically should be more secure defensively so that's a good thing I guess. I just worry about our attackers being more isolated. Not big on Mason starting out wide, either.

What the fuck...

Just noticed that this match isn't even televised here in America for some stupid reason. Now I have to watch a medicore quality stream...

My expectations for tomorrow are now at rock bottom. Another L on the way I fear.

No Kante against one of the best counter attacking teams in the league at their place. 😔 This could get ugly if our midfield play like shit.

I fucking hate international football. FUCK OFF! Thats us fucked for who knows how long with that snail Alonslow hauling his ass around the pitch like an ocean cruise liner.

The dream is finally dead.

Fucking woooow. Get a couple back from injury and then lose another. Kova has been excellent this season, too. Why was he even cleared to go on international duty?! Came off with a knock at the weekend and should've been kept back as a precaution. *Sigh* Guess that means more Barkley in the starting XI. 😩

Spuds have just invited this in the second half. Completely losing the midfield battle.

Arse are so, so fortunate that they were able to basically sneak in and sign both Lacazette and Auba when no other big club was after them. Perfect storm of timing. Neither would look out of place at the very best teams and I'd love either of them here. They can play like total ass and be bailed out consistently with just one sniff from one of those two forwards. Auba kills you on the counter or in open space while Lacazette has that Aguero-like ability to find perfect little pockets of space around the box and finish in all sorts of ways. Jealous as hell of those two.

You literally could not make it up when it comes to Arse in big games against the big 6. Just a mind numbingly stupid and naive team, no matter who the manager.

They look as though they've taken a step back from last season so far. Commentator suggested today that their EL fixtures are effecting them. With their best CB now suspended, that should help us a bit. But Wolves are the prototype side if you want to play against us effectively. Loads of pacey, athletic players in wide areas, a couple of great long ball midfielders, and a striker who presses constantly and will pounce on mistakes at the back in Jimenez. I fear that if Kante and Rüdiger aren't back and fully fit in 2 weeks time Wolves will beat us.

Wolves' best CB Boly was just shown a red in the final 10 seconds of this game and will now miss the game against us after the international break.

Unlike Man United who have been shite but are stuck with a thin squad, at least we have loads of injured and quality players to come back. So there is quite a bit of optimism. Because we DESPERATELY need Kante and Rüdiger in particular to be back at the same time and for an extended period of full fitness. They'll make a tremendous difference. I know it's not fair to pile tremendous pressure on a kid, but Reece James is really needed as well. Even if he makes a mistake here and there, he's got pace and crazy athleticism to recover unlike Azpi.

The most embarrassing thing you can say about that is that we allowed Sheffield fucking United to come in to Stamford Bridge and totally dictate the game in the second half. Think about that. A newly promoted side came in and they forced US to adapt to them rather than the other way around. We couldn't do ANYTHING with the ball in that second half. Against a side that doesn't have a single player who would make our squad and after being 2-0 up! Azpi, I love him, I finished as a starter every week. Beaten easily for both goals. Sad to see, but he's a liability.

This may very well be up there with Bournemouth last season as the most embarrassing result I've ever seen.

This has somehow been even worse than that Leicester 2nd half a couple weeks ago. Just shocking.

Jesus fucking Christ! We must have a pass completion of about 10%! WHAT ARE WE DOING!?

Now 20 minutes in and we still haven't woken up. So bloody frustrating. We can't keep the ball in their half to save our lives.

Seriously, what's happened to Azpi? From world class rock defensively to getting spanked regularly. He's a total liability now!

And that's literally exactly what happens. AGAIN WE ALLOW A PLAYER TO RUN THROUGH LIKE 4 of our players!

Last thing we need now is to concede a cheap goal early here.

Decent but not great first half. We knew they would crowd the midfield areas due to their formation so it would probably have been wiser to start Willian in place of Barkley so we had width. Zouma is getting better and better and I thought Tomori was comfortable. Looks like he's been in this team for a while, actually. Kova and Jorginho running the game as usual this season. Kova looks like a totally different player under Frank. Crazy how much better he looks in this deeper role where he only occasionally bombs forward. The deeper role really suits him.

TAMMY THE ULTIMATE POACHER!!!

Barkley has misplaced every pass so far. Same old story with him. He's just not an intelligent player. Has all the physical tools but not the brain.