Pizy

All 3 current results going the opposite way I had hoped they would. Spuds, Arse, and United all ahead. Seems United's crisis may be ending just in time for their trip here midweek.

I think (hope!) many of these slight lapses and mistakes in defense will be cut down dramatically when Rüdiger comes back in for Zouma. Kurt is a fine rotational option but is a ticking time bomb in possession. Teams won't be able to press and rush Toni as easily because he's much more composed on the ball and can pick out a pass as well.

YESSSSSSSSSSSSS IM SORRY WILLIAN

Please, please take Wilian off. He's been dreadful. Fucking horrific.

KEEP THE BALL FOR FUCK SAKE!!!!!!

Pulisic is terrifying them every time he picks up the ball. Burnley are clearly targeting our right side with Willian and Azpi both struggling over there. I think Willian has been just as poor here as he was against Ajax. I'd take him off for CHO who can keep them pinned back.

Ashley Barens is such a dirty fucking cheat. That's twice now he's conned the ref and could've cost us a goal.

Goal aside, they're dominating us, ffs. They're winning go every ball and forcing us into terrible passes.

I just hate clubs like Burnley who basically pride themselves on "giant killing." They're average most weeks but when a big boy comes to town they really raise their game and resort to thuggish tactics. They're essentially like prime Tony Pulis Stoke City.

Really anxious about this! In the form we're in we should be beating them. But Burnely usually give the big sides issues.

Nice team. Weird that Emerson was on the bench a few days ago and isn't in the 18 at all today. We need to get him back in the swing of things.

Think this will mostly come down to two things: how well we defend set pieces and how quickly we can move the ball around in the final third. This will be a very, very tough match. Wonder if Pulisic has earned a start here over Willian after the latter looked poor against Ajax.

Our midfield really is immense. Imagine what it would look like with Kante and RLC fit... Kova and Jorginho 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

CHO is dangerous every time he picks it up in the final third but needs to vary up his moves. Keeps trying to cut inside and the defenders have caught on. Willian has been completely shut down on the other side of the pitch. He can get the ball with any kind of space. Again, Tammy finding it difficult alone up top when we are forced to play it into him while he's surrounded by multiple defenders. Need to get Mount and Willian more involved if we're going to get anything here.

It's as though we're shocked that they're high pressing. Did we not expect this? We look rattled.

Definitely think Giroud will go in Jan. Deserves to as well. Can go to France and be the main man at a decent club where he can be very effective still. Now that we have a striker in Tammy who is bigger and good holding it up, we should bring in a different sort of forward than we've had in years past. A pacey, second striker type. Someone in the Griezmann or Son style. A player who can play across the front line. Don't know who that would be, though.

I know they were sort of forced by lack of quality, but that was a pretty pathetic performance by United. They played like a bottom table side. At home no less. Sneak a goal and desperately park the bus for the remainder of the match.

Come on, Liverpool! *washes mouth out with soap*

Said this last week and I'll say it again, that United XI is utterly shocking! It's pathetic to see the biggest club in the country who have spent more than anyone field that team.

Anyone else hoping United get battered today? Getting smoked at home by Liverpool will plunge them even deeper in crisis and I just wanna see carnage. 😂 Not to mention it would give us a huge cushion over them on the table. Can probably count them out of the top 4 race if they lose today.

I swear to god Willian effortlessly juked past the ginger one who scored against United about 10 times today. Just literally ran past him like he wasn't there. 😂😂😂 Not gonna slate the lad, though. Pretty huge step up to face us with our style of play and quality compared to McTomi-what's-his-name, Fred, and United's horrific football.

Well, that was a totally dominant 2nd half. Kepa barely had to move today. Jorginho once again this season completely ran the game. It's strange, last season we saw every team (including the poor sides like Newcastle today) make it their absolute priority to press and shut down Jorginho. This season it's as though they've forgotten about that and he's bossing nearly every game. Give him space and he dominates any match. Must be as obvious to Frank as it is to us that Kova is MILES better than Ross. His close control, dribbling, work ethic tracking back, and his ability to surge forward and beat players dribbling is another level. He HAS to be in our best XI. Pulisic made quite an impact coming on which is encouraging. If he had been playing and was sharper he could've scored twice today. CHO is nearly unstoppable in 1v1, isolated areas. Had everyone who tried to defend him on toast today. What a talent!

Yeah, this is our biggest issue. Put Emerson and James in these same dangerous areas that Alonso and Azpi keep popping up and we'd look far more dangerous. When Alonso has space he's dangerous. But when he has to face up a defender and do something to beat his man he has zero skills. He can't dribble at all. Newcastle are highly vulnerable from wide areas but we can't take full advantage because our fullbacks are useless.

Entire back 4 have been atrocious here. Zouma and Tomori so sloppy on the ball. Azpi is sadly starting to become a real problem for us. Offers nothing going forward and his lack of pace means he gets caught repeatedly when he's defending. He just gets the ball in the same spot and passes back to Zouma over and over again. Doesn't even try to attack. Tammy hasn't been able to get involved at all in dangerous areas because they've parked so many players in his area. CHO and Willian have looked pretty good in the final third but that's about it attacking wise.

Indeed, Kovacic should definitely have started for me. He's excellent at keeping the ball and passing it around quickly. The exact opposite of Barkley. In a game where we'll boss possession and need to pop it around quickly to unlock a deep defense I don't see why Ross is preffered. He's better suited to a more open game. Watch him score now...