Magic Lamps

the sparse crowd reminds me of the little hair the russian players would have left. in both cases would be more asthetic to be cut altogether

I was never a fan of gilmours lack of physicality but the one thing i like about him he always looks for the progressive pass first and just settles for the safe one when there is no runner whilst jorginho always looks for the safe pass and only occasionally looks up for the runner. This is hwat makes gilmour distinct from any other dms, the ability to spot and pick up runners without taking ages on the ball. if only he was big

ziyech is a joy to watch with his ideas but havertz is super wasteful. he really should up his game, just too lax and sloppy from him

we have no midfielders to make passes between the lines and cut through their midfield. kovacic and jorginho almost always play ist safe

they are playing absolute thug ball. really should be punished harder by the ref

Ziyech tenency to shoot when there are lots of players in front of him is something he has to get rid off. poor shot when werner was free

tbf you are in a way better position to see space with the camera angle than the players on the pitch

I like willian's the best. i think it is totally fine to check if the goalie dives early as long as you still can make a powerful an dprecise shot.if he doesnt dive just hit it in the topcorner. no idea why so many players take flat or no look penalties. when you practice this all day you should be able to hit one in the top corner every time.

Not really i think he has 8/11 or so. Jorginho is around 22/25

Krasnodar are slow AF but at least they can defend. we really sholuld be sharper. the missed pen will give them unnecessary hope here they go

why do the hop when you roll is past the empty net anyway ffs i dont get this. just strike the fkin pen in the top corner. no goalie will save that even if he guessed right.

I have always appreciated his passion and how he sacrifices everything to live and breathe football non-stop. Certainly, his squad is not that good but they spent seirous money on average players. Atletico choke way too often for my liking. Plus he got schooled big time by Flick and Nageslmann big time. His football is a pain to watch 90% of the time. And identity-wise he is most similar to conte IMO. If we were to hire him, it would be a step backwards given the money we have invested in attacking talent again.

Atleti really are a shadow of their former glory. Another absolute dogshit performance in CL

Kai, Puli and Timo are all more inlcined to be finishers than creators. Only Ziyech is a true creater within our attackers. That is the problem. Given our cms create zilch we need a lot of creativity to come from the fullbacks which makes us so vulnerable. On the other hand if the fullbacks stay back we are toothless offensively. I really would prefer Kai to become a complete and pure no. 10 like Ronaldinho or Zidane. He surely has the tools. When he played for Bayer tho he was most prolific as a LW bc he would play off the ball more and pop up in dangerous positions. Chelsea fans have not really warmed to that idea either, he lacks a bit of zappiness to be a winger despite his pace. The thing I want from him frist and foremost is to bea bit more snappy, play with a bit more vigor. More aggressive on and off the ball. take more chances, try shooting more often. IIRC vs Sevilla and Utd he did not try a single shot on target apart from that one poor header. He is clinical usually as soon as he pulls the trigger but he needs to pull it way more often. I dont want him to become a player like Özil who have all the skill in the world but shit it away by trying to look to elegant and not putting up with the grit and vigor that makes you a great footballer.

we are so used to having a shit goalies, that a good but not worldclass showing from a good but not (yet) world class goalie gets usover the moon. That being said, the decision to go for him over a more flashy, younger gk likeOnanan or that guy from Lille looks smarter by the day. Mendy just looks like he cant be fuzzed, he seems a mentally very strong and stable guy. He scolds zouma and the other defenders when they fuck sth up but he doesnt go crazy or hides in a shelllike Kepa does.He also wasnt affected by his strange howler with thatleft footed pass. He might be the perfect mid-term goalie signing. Long may he stay healthy. Saves yesterday apart from the last one should be expected from any goalie, yet we would have lost 2-0 with kepa in goal.For that alne Mendy deserves the praise he gets.

Also our midfield is just plain useless. Kante has fallen of a cliff and looks terrible every game. Jorginho is only suited to very specific situations. Kovacic or Mount are also lightweight and get overrun. Teams simply cut through us whilst we struggle to get balls upfield quickly enough. The team looks totally disjointed . The defence is performing miracles lately tho. I predicted all it takes is to have Mendy+Chilwell playing together to make us win clean sheets and I was right. But it is worrying we can’t really deal with any pressure applied in midfield.

One of the worst games of footy I ever saw. It feels like Lamps is just sticking the finger to those who say he can’t coach a team to defend. also absolutely not surprised that pen was not given. I mean it’s Varchester. Abysmal call. Win this pen and we win the game easily. Var never were gonna let this happpen. This Corruption stinks to heavens.

Tbf pulisic was begging for that injury when going for a lost ball vs the thug mctominay

Like watching paint dry. Back 5 should be banned

As is ole. A draw at OT would be alright

Pulisic had two good chances could have scored one

We were clearly the better team and should have gotten the most obvious pen ever. If this shit is allowed then we can as well play rugby or wrestling

Most obvious pen ever

Back 5 needs to be banned. Terrible lineup but at least Mount is out

Before he moved to striker he really had a poor first touch iirc. i remember lots of examples of players improving their basics when they are old. Lampard improved his heading technique substantially in his late 20ies, Jamie Vardy really hit his peak in every aspect but esp reading of the game and positioning aged 29-31, Wayne Rooney became a way better passer in the later stages of his career, Messi despite his absurd talent only became a free kick god late in his peak years, Mirsolav Klose was Never quickly but actually became quicker in his early 30ies bc he started workingng with a dedicated sprinting coach. You can improve everything that you have not extensively practised before until you hit your mid 30ies IMO.