OneMoSalah

Finally someone fucking crosses the ball, as opposed to a backwards pass, and would you look at that… and that 😂 wow

“Keep passing it backwards and sideways”

Midfield non existent also. Not sure what plan was with Gusto in CM - was it due to mainly injuries? Surely an academy player who is a natural midfielder could have got a run out instead of Malo…

Lavia not helping both CBs there either… one direct ball, shocking. Could be 2-0 down here already.

Only we could make Forest look half decent… a game after beating Liverpool. Style is absolute dross. Estevao should be starting also.

Think he needs a run of games, seems he doesn’t have the managers trust as much as Colwill, Fofana and Tosin do but only one way to earn it: performances like that. In a good place going into the international break but can’t let this be a passing moment, need to kick on and win the next few games. And play more to the standard shown in this game. Next 4 games in October (PL, CL & cup) should all be very much winnable before what will be a tough match against Spurs in November. Then after that, 3 more games we should be winning before playing Barcelona & Arsenal at the end of November. Cant afford to not win these games outside of Spurs, Barca & Arsenal.

He’s been permanently off the board for about 5 years now… Like every time any media outlets tried to say Barca wanted to move him on, he came out and said he has no intentions of leaving basically. And they resolved the wage thing years ago.

Gusto has really regressed under Maresca, he looked good when he played under Poch. Good offensively and solid defensively - thought we got a good deal on our hands - but looks out of his depth in this new set up. It is strange.

Caicedo & Palmer will be looking to leave end of season if we don’t buck up our ideas. Talk about another uninspiring performance…. Another red card. Lot of stupidity. You’d think the manager be banging the drum on keeping your head/not making stupid decisions to even give the referee a chance. We were lucky Moises didn’t get anything in the aftermath of the Brighton game too….

1-0 up, probably against run of play but jesus we look so so easy to play against!!!!

Classic Jose. Usual bullshit before a game. Good job he’s not the manager he was 10-15 years ago because he’d have a game plan that would absolutely kill us drawn up. Will be a difficult game regardless with our half hearted mob.

Some are young still and not played often enough in the PL. The guys like Estevao, Santos, Essugo, Hato etc. For guys like Robert Sanchez (27), Reece James (25), Trevor Chalobah (26), Tosin (28), Marc Cucurella (27), Enzo Fernandez (24), amongst a few others, now they have a good amount of games at the club and even outwith that, a lot of collective experiences between them from club and international level for some good competitive nations. The captain, vice captain & third captain have got nearly 700 games between them at club level if my maths is right. And about 120-130 international caps. So it just shows that it is not necessarily just experience but accountability and actual leadership skills. Said it before, James & Fernandez should’ve never been given those roles under Poch when Thiago Silva was there. Was too quick of a shift in the squad, losing and offloading experienced players who were leaders in there. BlueCo have a lot to answer for.

The sporting directors and board believe they are making the right signings and buying quality though. They have done ever since binning most of the players off from that first transfer window with BlueCo. I alluded to in another thread, the quality in the starting 11 without Cole, Reece & Moises isn’t really there. Not only that, there are guys who need to develop in the squad. This is why you need a mix of players with quality, proven, experienced players in and around the place who are good professionals. Guys to carry the load a bit when youngsters and inconsistent players struggle or pull them through games. And to influence or mentor the guys off the field. The balance is well off. And we have been seeing that for 3 years now. Some of the guys have been here for a good couple of seasons now though and need to take a look in the mirror too, hiding behind this young team moniker and not taking responsibility. Trev alluded to it after the Man Utd game I think about how they’ve played in the PL for years now. Personally feel Enzo Fernandez is one. Defos a few others too. No nastiness or ruthlessness about us at all, just a soft touch, we roll over and the “we are a young team we need to learn from this experience” excuse comes out 99.9% of the time from players or the manager. But we never learn. Never seen the likes of it for as long as I can remember - the recruitment model is snowballing into what looks like a serious lack of sporting ambition also. I remember Jose’s second spell, one season in we were sitting third with a good record in bigger games and folk thought we could maybe be outside title contenders. He said that we were a small horse that needed milk and to learn to jump. Next summer he went out, recalled Courtois, signed Fabregas, Filipe Luis & Diego Costa. Won the title and League Cup.

I don’t think anyone realistically was expecting those two to elevate an already mixed bag of attackers. Let’s be frank, Garnacho should’ve been avoided at all costs after his antics after the Europa League final with United and the Sancho experiment last season (United crying out for wingers and pace yet their head coach alienated both Garnacho & Sancho… says it all, same with Rashford too who will not be surprised if his move in Spain goes sour). Gittens looks like the sort of guy who needs to play in a team that plays more on the counter attack, based on what I’ve seen so far I don’t see him being the sort of player who will be able to play in tight spaces and against low blocks. Will be interesting to see in the run up to Christmas (if Enzo survives to then), if there is an increase or lack of minutes for both. Given the Veiga & Joao Felix situations last season, I would think it would be clear if he is or isn’t keen on them.

Not surprised. Imagine being Cole or Reece. Reece especially, one of the best fullbacks in terms of final delivery and being asked to tuck in and play as a number 6 when we have the ball instead of bombing up and down and getting crosses into the box…. Players don’t tend to want to work as hard or as much as they should if they don’t respect/feel the managers tactics/philosophy. Would partly explain the softness in this side aside from the glaring lack of leaders and accountability in the squad because they are all being mollycoddled with the young side tag.