Strike

The plan seems to be an XI of wingers

We don't need more AMs. We are well stocked.

Neither will Hincapie be cheap - he has a contract till 2029. No reason for Bayer to sanction a cheap exit. Marquinhos won't leave a CL winning PSG and Murillo looks a tough grab from Forest as well. The market for CBs is not great and we have a lot of CBs to shift - Disasi, Badiashile, Renato Veiga, Anselmino loan. Not expecting activity for a few weeks at CB

Long time left. Still have Petrovic around too

Who would you go for ? Clearlake have got far more midfield, attacking signings right than they have defensive signings. Only Cucurella is a success.

I understand Arsenal’s logic with Ekitike (to an extent our logic with Pedro). The game is going towards a rotating fluid 4-man forward line. PSG in the Champions League and Liverpool in the Premier League both played without a power forward and with four attacking players changing positions.

Arteta (Sesko) and Berta (Gyokeres) have different ideas for the striker role and now they’re going with neither!

Even though there's Liverpool interest, we could be in the conversation for Guehi because of his time here, familiarity with Colwill + the fact that he is keen to be playing regularly in a WC year. Not sure he fancies rotating with Konate at Liverpool.

Don't need to fit them all but agree with the logic - instead of spending 100m on Gittens and Neto in successive summers, we might as well have signed an elite winger by paying over the odds

Currently have 9 players in the AM and ST roles for 3 or 4 spots in the XI - Neto Madueke Estevao Palmer Gittens George Jackson Delap Guiu + not even including Mudryk Carney Sterling Nkunku Felix DDFofana Broja Deivid Kellyman Wonder if they didn't spend on some of the kids or had the sense to stay clear of Sancho and Felix, we would have the funds to go for one serious player instead of signing Gittens + Pedro for 100+ million?

Aaron Anselmino gets gametime

Do they have Oscar Cardozo on the bench? He will be a threat

Can we ask VAR to check if there was actually a lightning strike? This is ridiculous

Badiashile off

vs Palmeiras if we get through. Andrey Santos into the midfield set up?

No one expected a shot! Superb from RJ

When Benfica are keeping plenty of men for the short corner

Hope this is just impact pain

lol what is the ref watching ?

Fuck - should be 1-0

Intensity and pressing is good so far

He’s started on the left here

Crazy blind turn from Badiashile there.