bluesman2610

i do like mitchell as a left back he's actually really solid

Ben and Carney were involved in training today. They are a huge boost, just need them to stay healthy rest of the season.

Lavia came up in the City system we have seen what that has already done for us so far this season.

I think the other issue is people seem to want him to be like Kante for whatever reason, but Kante was one of a kind. I don't think we'll see another like him for a very long time. I will say this Moises is a better passer of the ball and he's far more technically gifted. He will come good I have faith but it is good to have Lavia there as well as I feel gives him less pressure.

In the summer Fulham wanted £90m for Pahlinha especially after seeing how much Rice went for. They may accept Bayern but not PL for £60m

We’d have to sell him and then some to raise that kind of money to be fair for either of them. I feel like Guirassy or Boniface would be the more beneficial than losing Conor but more than that we need to add more goals from CM position and we really need a left back.

And a goal threat from CM positions

Thuram should have been the purchase instead of Caicedo - would have been much cheaper too. Or Kone would have even better than that

They might not have a choice Steven Zhang part owner from China is losing crazy money to the China Markets hence why he was trying to sell Inter. In fact Blue Co should just buy Inter would make negotiations much easier.

I just need to see a LB and a proper finisher in the team

I said this after palace if we can win ugly and it moves us up the table I’ll take it. We can worry about more attractive football in the summer but right now we need to get top 6. That would be a huge improvement from last year.

I saw that inter in financial distress. Selling Brozovic and Onana saved them at the beginning of season but need to file for bankruptcy.

Offside

Turn and perfectly weighted pass from Jackson but I can’t get over that finish was so icy that first touch to pop the ball over the keeper 🥶

That goal was cold 🥶❄️🥶❄️

Safe hands from Petrovic there

I don’t think Poch training is worse than Conte yet we seem to be getting so many muscular injuries. It doesn’t make sense. It’s been like this since Tuchel far too many injuries

He only started top flight football in 2016 and has slowing been improving shown by his current result

I honestly think we need to move on from Cucu Chillwell and Maasten - we need a quality LB that can stay healthy and more importantly than that we need a whole new medical department because these reoccurring injuries for all these players is madness.

Wouldn't that be wonderful? We need an LB seriously so Colwill can go back to playing as a CB.

Like you, I played at a decent level even on trial at Newcastle United and Hearts during my teenage years, but I played as Mid/CB, and reading the game was something my dad who coached me for most of my life drilled into our team from a young age. You have to know where the danger is, in that situation putting yourself between the ball and the nearest attacking player.

Exactly Poch can't put the ball in the net for them and he can't stop them from having mental lapses during the game. That is on the players a manger can only do so much, but as said this team is very young and these are the growing pains. We have experienced a lot of success but that was a different time with players who were forged in fire. We will get back it just won't be for a few years.

I also agree with the team being young but defensive positioning should be drilled into these guys. If you can read the game well a lot of these kinds of goals don't happen. Look at Silva it's only that his body can't keep up with his brain anymore - but when we first got him he was one of the best CB in the PL because he could read the game. Like if you don't have exceptional pace like a Rudiger for instance you have to read the game well. And none of the players we have back there are doing that, hence the chopping and changing of the partnerships.

Can we bring in a defensive assistant coach who will just work on the defending when out of possession? We are dire at defending crosses too many ball watchers.

what a touch and pass it was too