Strike

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.

The big investment of this summer is going to be Gittens and Joao Pedro for little over 100m. Doubt we try for a bigger deal.

Watching him for the first time in game conditions vs Botafogo right now. He's playing on the left and has been quiet + not as comfortable on this side. But have to say his workrate is high and he's seriously good on the ball - Palmeiras basically turn to him all the time and he wants the ball all the time - which is a great sign - an 18 year old becoming a mainstay in attack. We should treat him like Pep treated Foden for years or Yamal in Barca in 23-24 or Nwaneri at Arsenal last season. Have him on rotation and gradually increase gametime as he becomes familiar with the league.

There is only a small band of elite players available in the market and on the move. 15 sounds about right! It would be useful to have one more quality player behind the striker and take the burden off Palmer to do something when we are stuck against low blocks. I would however go to Palace for Eze for the price quoted for Joao Pedro.

I think Jackson stays. And Joao Pedro is added as the player to play at 10

Can't believe we haven't signed Guehi at least.