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Did we find he is a novice just now tho? Remember some of us reminding folks of that early on. thats why it’s unfair to not consider that now.

Agreed. Jackson played well with the ball at his feet and also high pressing really well, but was also really not nearly prolific enough in front of the goal. Out of form strikers isn’t anything super surprising — having no viable option at this level not so much. players like Isaak take away from the team compared to Jackson tho. It’s a tradeoff not a win/win.

I’m not sure. Agreed that it was too risky a move against 2 players, but unsure he’s not allowed to try to pull that off. Felt the d line should’ve done better tho. They should’ve known we were not out of the woods yet and stayed deeper for a bit longer. we can’t be always a midfield dispossession from conceding a goal.

Tbh I think Veiga is pretty meh in midfield, but yeah for 15-20 maybe. Not great tho. not sure about James… he seems made of glass. Only having Jackson for 9 is an issue when he’s not been finding the net like now. Guiu won’t deliver at this level at least not now.

Think it is unfair to not consider the manager as a newcomer at this level. its easy to forget that esp after the winning run, but there are a lot of work-in-progress with this squad, which includes the manager.

Caicedo having a poor game finally — looks a bit tired.

Being honest here: it looked a lot less clear than made out to be here. For me the player got the ball as it moves forward—first? Later after getting netos legs ? That’s the tricky part.

True on the other hand Jackson got in position to score multiple time.

We don’t have a whole lot of options in the middle atm tho. It’s also hard to sub cole, the guy who plays most often, given the goals usually involve him.

Fuck! Too easy

Could just be the crowd pressure — they seat very close to the pitch…. Prob intentional when th e stadium was built.

Dumb play by Sancho and colwill saved his arse there.

Jackson is having a strong game and at the same time not good enough in front of the goal. 😕 need that second!

Dunno think he got the ball just. what a nice long ball switch by Enzo. He’s combining well with Sancho.

Agreed. Though nothing wrong benching a playing who’s in poor form. had we had Lavia avail and Caicedo could go RB, but … 😕

Sanchez has been making good saves again. And also a bit dodgy playing from the back.

Yes imo. Just a lot quicker and more mobile than both rosin and disasi. And like Pizy wrote above, really good on the ball. you can see he’s young tho lol like skinny young for the pl. he’s doing good tho.

Sancho is such a massive upgrade over mudryk! What a play that was and he almost pulled the same move again later in the half. heard United is still paying a good % of his high wages too.

Thanks but today it’s actually on peacock, so I paused earlier — will go live at halftime.

Come on Jackson !! yes, I’m slightly behind lol

Such a smart play by sancho and Enzo on the left there.

I'm not questioning his quality, but a player who never plays has no value. If he joins the Saudi league at 25, considering his quality, that'd be a very early retirement.

yeah and who would take these players on high wages now? Nothing to be done with James, of course, but Fofana was hardly a surprise.

I think he's our best CB by far despite his young age. He's quick, good on the ball, and can pass the football. Very few CBs are WC at 21yo, but I still think his current level of play is more than good enough. He actually looks even better when compared to the right CB option. Fofana is a good player, but once again struggling with a hammy injury; it might be an issue with his build and something that will follow him for a while yet. Tosin is decent on the ball, but seems to be too slow for this level from what I've seen so far. Disasi can obviously only (barely) work in a low block system like you can find in Italy, so really did not understand that signing. All that trying to say that Colwill is the only CB we've got.

I like Olmo a lot. Super skillful and would help us control matches a lot better than we do today (not very well I might add).