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Bit harsh really. But not surprised. Same with Sarri and countless others being booed or chanted at by our own fans too.

Need a bit more from CHO, faded since first half. Second goal would be nice.

You would think some fans who are completely opposed to it would of noticed before that fanny too. He managed to beat Rio Ferdinand too. But probably not hard.

I think we need to get Willian on the ball more in 1v1s and Barkley needs to turn and face the play more than continuing to go backwards. Barkley can turn and drive forward but seems reluctant to do so at times which is odd because it was a huge strength of his in the past, taking it on the half turn and being positive, going by players. I wonder if this is due to Sarris instructions or him adapting to that more withdrawn role.

Tbf hes had a much much better start in the PL than De Gea, who many Spanish fans wanted benched in favour of Kepa at the world cup. Theres no issue with hin, very good GK, few things to improve, if he can put an extra 10 or 15 lbs of muscle on he will not be as lightweight as he is now, although its never made a huge difference here. That Pogba header was a shame because hes shown time and time again hes got strong wrists and an excellent shot stopper. Courtois a superior GK right now yes but I think its not by a massive gap. Alisson, Ederson and De Gea arent hugely better either (De Gea better than them all, Alisson and Ederson are good shot stoppers but they can be nervy) , I dont think people understand how good Kepa can be.

Again. Poor in the final third. As per usual.

And yet people wonder why Sarri doesnt drop certain players. Not seen anything in terms of urgency or a desire from the guys who aren't playing to show Sarri they should be playing. CHO only one showing anything but not higher up.

That article listed him as a defender at first, so I stopped reading after that. Can see us being interested in him yeah, decent talent but still has plenty to prove. Inter will be kicking themselves they let him go to Roma in the summer.

Jesus so replace Sarri with Wenger. Yeah. No thanks. Plus he definitely wouldnt do it 😂

Think he suits Atletico down to the ground. He has a partner in attack, they play direct balls to use him as a focal point at times and cross a lot. Still disappointed how he faded here after a promising start, if he could improve his mentality he'd be a good player. Still think he needs to work on that, Simeone maybe capable of getting that from him but remains to be seen.

Think in terms of the motivational side of things, he is most definitely is, yes. Never seen a big game were they've not been up for it under him. In terms of quality they can lack at times but they function very well as a team and dont do anything that is considered reinventing the wheel so to speak. I look at Griezmann, Costa, Koke, Saul, Rodri.. all excellent players in their own right but they roll their socks up and give 100%. No doubts about it, with limited resources in terms of finances, Simeone has done an outstanding job and just needs a CL to top it off.

Jesus some of the fouls this ref has given is pathetic. I know the European ref are a bit less lenient than British refs but jesus christ, tackling and physicality really is dying out. Atletico what a team though. Contrasting style or not, big games they are always at it.

Hahaha deflection off Ronaldo. Get it up him. Prick 😂

I just got the s9 on December. Good phone but like apple, Samsung are now just pumping out new phones willy nilly.

Nothing in it. Chielleni is a 6 ft plus brute. Fell like a fairy. VAR will give incompetent referees the chance to do this time and time again. VAR is a good concept but will take a few seasons before refs become more confident and comfortable not using it for nothing scenarios like that one. Ref just panicked more rhan anything there. Cant wait for Simeones post match comments

Never a foul on Chiellini, what a fanny. Disgusting. VAR is shite.

True but a defensive line whos left side is that weak and always a target plus a forward line thats probably not got as rigorous defensive instructions, what do you expect? We are always going to be exposed because teams are always going to hit us on the counter attack now. Theyre doing what we did to teams years ago. The style change is obvious to see still, we play out, dominate the ball the majority of the time but teams like that are probably easier to play against than teams in a low block with 10 behind the ball. Unless youve got a front 3 like Barcas, Citys, Liverpools where they 9 times out of 10 produce. For instance, if we hired Simeone tomorrow and went to play like Atletico there would be uproar. Or played like Bayern did vs Liverpool. Although it works clear as day.

Again he is not a DM, hes never played a fixed position, he never has. He was a box to box player really. So playing him in Jorginhos position isnt going to do anything different really. How many tackles has Kante made in the middle and final third this season? Hes maybe not made as many as he did under Conte but again we have more of the ball, compared to the last 2 seasons. I dont see Kante being wasted so to speak, hes not gonna be hugely creative but his final pass and involvement in the build up has improved. Hes not Xavi but nobody expects him to be. Barkley and Kovacics position is the issue for our midfield. Also Sarri forcing players to positions they srent used to? Are you serious? Which manager hasnt done that at least once in the last 10+ years? Anelka played as a right winger depsite being a striker, Ballack played as a DM despite being a CM, Essien played as a RB despite being a CM... Di Matteo played Ramires at RW, Bertrand as a LW, Eden as a false 9... Jose played Azpi as a LB, RLC as a DM, Mata as a right winger, Eden as a false 9.... Conte played Moses as a wingback, Hazard as a false 9, RLC as a striker... You would think Sarri was the only manager in football history to have done it reading this forum and some of it is quite embarrassing. Some have worked better than others but Kante has hardly played poorly in that position over the course of the season either. Jorginho is getting a lot of flack but like Mikel years ago his job isnt to score and assist goals... Sure Jorgi can play better but he can probably play a lot worse I am sure of it. The final third and left side of the defense is the biggest issues in our team.

At the time we were linked with Sarri, while Conte was still here the majority didnt gave a shit about lack of rotation, no trophies and a stubbornness with playing style. That is the reality. Everyone sat with hards on over how Pep and Klopps teams played and wanted us to change and be more attacking. It is really quite strange that people expected this change to happen overnight, with only 3 players signing (Kepa, Jorginho and Higuain). Yes Sarri isnt on those managers level either but his Napoli probably would of beaten us quite easily. Theres no doubt this particular squad has limitations, it always has, even when we won leagues under Jose and Conte. Both who were hugely criticized for their playing style by many on here. I honestly think we must be the most ungrateful fan base in the world 😂

Next year will be someone else and the following year again someone else... unfortunately all football fans expect something to happen overnight. It doesnt.

Barca to play Kante in Busquets position 🤣 dont make me laugh. Busquets is arguably the most vital player in their MF... Kante is world class but theres a reason he doesnt play as a 6.

Tbf hes right in that regard about Kante. We get through to the final third then everything breaks down. His style isnt completely not there but in the final third its shockingly predictable. If Napoli can play better offensively with guys like Mertens, Callejon, Milik, it really baffles me why Hazard etc cannot do better.

Morris needs actual experience managing at first team level before that happens. Nagelsmann will be interesting at Leipzig and it is 100% the right move for him. Say he has a good 2 seasons there, with Leipzigs set up while keeping them very competitive, he will undoubtedly be experienced enough as well as proving hes capable of making a big next step. He will be Bayern Munich coach by say 2023 I think. Or before.

Think Derby will go for him next season. Jody Morris is a huge fan obviously. Another loan would be good because he would play every week, if Derby go up even better.

Think Bayern were excellent tactically with good work rate and application tonight. For a team with such big name players, the work ethic was there and they dealt with Liverpool fantastically. Few half decent chances for both team but fancy Bayern to go through now. Thought Kimmich, Martinez and Hummels were brilliant. James played well having played a more free role in the first half and then a more withdrawn role second half too, showed a different side to his game. Final pass wasnt really there for both teams though.