Special Juan

For Kepa's own mental state he just needs to grab any loan he can and just go. Sitting around on the bench watching someone take the spot you had will kill him more mentally than anything.

Romano confirmed Rice is pushing to join us and talks on with his agent. This deal sees them get Tarkowski from Burnley.

Nicolo Schira stating Rice has agreed a five year contract and talks on-going with WHU

Not so much a leader but more an assured player in an assured position.

I enjoyed that, we shifted the ball quickly and what an absolute joy to see havertz getting 3

Chillers with an absolute superb ball.

Thiago looks like the comfort blanket we have needed for a while, he's look calm barring his little brain fart.

His awareness is way off, but that will come I hope. His tackling is good and his to work in tight areas is good. I want to see him get on the ball this half and another goal.

A stadium announcer announcing to nobody.

Wouldn't be a bad idea, I just do not see where he fits if at all.

RLC completely out of the team

Havertz starts interesting....Hopefully Havertz is central and still no sign of Pulisic.

Thought he came across unbelievably well yesterday. Fucking winner 100 percent

Our luck with keepers he would go for COVID test and miss it

Nah cannot see him being played.

I get your thinking but this goes back to FL flogging players to death and TBH do we actually need havertz playing against a Barnsley side at home? Ideally we are 2-0 early on and the games is dead by 50 minutes and we can change things up then, but surely we have enough in the tank with the likes of RLC etc

He will get minutes but it will be cameo 65-70 minute appearances barring injuries etc.

Doesn't want to be sub, and I am sorry but if Pulisic and Ziyech are fit he starts there all the time.

Don't think he play at all TBH. Not sure how fit Chilwell is either so I fancy Emerson to start here. I fancy Tomori and Silva as the CB pairing with Emerson left and Azpi right.

If Pulisic is fit and Ziyech then unfortunately CHO doesn't get a sniff and that's the problem here.

Really had high hopes for him at the beginning but TBH he is actually disastrous. Christensen isn't much better either.

Fucking hell Tomo I thought you could tell a tongue in cheek comment

The old sand based skin tearing plastic pitches were brutal. I remember Liverpool had a shite record going to Kenilworth Road.

Plastic pitch?

That has made my day seeing that, the difference they will make to this team is unreal.