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Just now, King Kante said:

Our fixture schedule is absolutely mental. 

Least we don't have covid games to squeeze in anywhere as well 

[NikkiCFC 8,327]

This season against top English teams in all comps:

3x Spurs 2x Liverpool and one game against United, Arsenal, City, Leicester and WH.

So 10 games, best goalscorer Rudiger with 3. Silva, Kante 2 goals. Of attackers only Kai and Puli with more than one goal (2).

 

[Jase 43,479]

7 minutes ago, King Kante said:

Our fixture schedule is absolutely mental. 

We played 69 games in 2012/13, which I believe is the most in a season in the club's history. We would be playing at least 57 games this season. All depends on the progress in the FA Cup and Champions League. 

[NikkiCFC 8,327]

11 minutes ago, King Kante said:

 

I would add Mount over Ziyech as you need all three of the front line to hussle their back line to get any success against them so for me, I wouldn't be surprised to see Mount or even Werner start ahead of Ziyech. Harvetz however, must start in front of Lukaku. 

Ziyech scored twice against City last season tho.

[Nero 1,874]

How bad is Lukaku? A 35 years old Giroud looks more agile and faster than him

115 millions, ladies and gentleman. 

[OneMoSalah 8,886]

21 minutes ago, OhForAGreavsie said:

I'm sorry to say that my long term view of Mase is not moving in a positive direction. He doesn't maximise opportunities anything like often enough.

Someone was speculating yesterday about who Connor G might replace if he returns next season. I didn't post it but my answer to that question was, "Mason."

I’m not quite there yet (don’t think I will get to that concern either unless he nosedives horrifically) but I was concerned tonight.

Him, Timo (basically given up expecting anything from him and will not shed a tear if we sold him in the summer) and Rom looked very out of sync with each other and were extremely quiet for the majority of the game. Mase is still streaky in terms of his goals and assists (although the corner tonight was his assist) but this season he has still bettered his output significantly compared to what it was by this time last season. 

Re Gallagher: I really don’t think Connor will simply just walk into our starting XI next season either or and even if he were to or was a player to come from the bench/rotation option, I don’t think it’ll be in the 10/attacking positions off the striker. He will likely start as 4th choice CM in a 2 if we stick with this shape, likely taking up the minutes Ruben and Saul have accumulated and go on from there if he impresses. It is one thing doing well for Palace…. another for us so I don’t think its quite as simple as him coming may result in us not buying a CM either because Saul wont stay and RLC and Ross need to go back more than likely (which is also heavily speculated by some on here).

Edited January 12, 2022 by OneMoSalah

[milka 3,393]

Next : Micky Mouse Cup 

[King Kante 1,643]

5 minutes ago, OneMoSalah said:

I’m not quite there yet but I was concerned tonight.

Him, Timo (basically given up expecting anything from him) and Rom looked very out of sync with each other and were extremely quiet for the majority of the game. Mase is still streaky in terms of his goals and assists (although the corner tonight was his assist) but this season he has still bettered his output significantly compared to what it was by this time last season. 

Re Gallagher: I really don’t think Connor will simply just walk into our starting XI next season either or and even if he were to, I don’t think it’ll be in the 10/attacking positions off the striker. He will likely start as 4th choice CM in a 2 if we stick with this shape, likely taking up the minutes Ruben and Saul have accumulated and go from there if he impresses. One thing doing well for Palace, another for us and I don’t think its quite as simple as him coming may result in us not buying a CM either because Saul wont stay and RLC and Ross need to go back more than likely.

Thing with Gallagher is that he sort of has a similar (as is possible) play style to Kante. That means he can also take minutes by easing the burden on Kante knees. 

That said, I don't see him taking many minutes from Mount. I mean let's be real, everyone has looked disjointed playing with Lukaku this season. 

Edited January 12, 2022 by King Kante

[NikkiCFC 8,327]

25 minutes ago, OhForAGreavsie said:

Connor G might replace if he returns next season. 

I remember you being pedantic a couple of times so I think you would appreciate this.

It is Conor not Connor 🤗

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3 minutes ago, King Kante said:

Thing with Gallagher is that he sort of has a similar (as is possible) play style to Kante. That means he can also take minutes by easing the burden on Kante knees. 

That said, I don't see him taking many minutes from Mount. I mean let's be real, everyone has looked disjointed playing with Lukaku this season. 

This. 
 

More similar to Kante than Mount. 

[OhForAGreavsie 6,077]

3 minutes ago, OneMoSalah said:

I’m not quite there yet but I was concerned tonight.

It's not the outright poor games like tonight. They happen to everyone. It's the number of times he has an opportunity to do something decisive but fails to. Just misses the pass, over hits the cross, miss times a strike so there's no power behind it.

[OhForAGreavsie 6,077]

10 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

I remember you being pedantic a couple of times so I think you would appreciate this.

It is Conor not Connor 🤗

Probably more than a couple. 🙂 🙂

Corrected.

Edited January 12, 2022 by OhForAGreavsie

[milka 3,393]

Btw  Conte's time at Spuds will not end  differently than Mourinho's .

3 games : 3 wins ; 6:0 .

 

 

[OneMoSalah 8,886]

19 minutes ago, King Kante said:

Thing with Gallagher is that he sort of has a similar (as is possible) play style to Kante. That means he can also take minutes by easing the burden on Kante knees. 

I have to disagree. 

I would say the links to Rice and Tchouameni are well warranted and CG would more likely be coming in to take RLC, Saul and Barkleys minutes/place as opposed to being Kante’s backup/heir/whatever.

I honestly don’t think Tuchel will view him as that because CG has a lot of facets to his game and he can maybe be the different option/profile of players in which many (myself included) felt that Saul would be when we signed him this summer (someone who could break into the box, score goals, third man runs whilst also contributing to the team defensively/without possession).

In fact he probably has this sort of role at Palace because really McCarthy, Miliviojevic, Kouyate etc aren’t players who you would say  contribute more in the opposition half. They really are more defensive minded. He necessarily is a box to box player but he undoubtedly has more freedom than the other 2 at Palace and that suits him. Whether he’s afforded that here is different but he will undoubtedly be an option in the 2 deeper positions than as one of the advanced positions off the CF too.

Edited January 12, 2022 by OneMoSalah

[milka 3,393]

Tuchel transformed us from a mid table side to taking us to 4 cup finals within a year. 

+ all injured and COVID this season we are in all 5 competitions . This man is unreal .

Guardiola who ?

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57 minutes ago, Magic Lamps said:

Lukaku has been shite since that Interview which is particularly sad cos he was scoring every game before it aired 

 Two games. Not reliable and big enough sample. Helped us a lot. In one game we won, in other we didn't win. Both headers after almost perfect cross. How many of those striker scores in consecutive games? When he starts being precise with his feet  we can hope. It's been a while. Non league teams aside.

Travesty if he gets untouchable status. It may/will cost us dearly  against City, Tottenham and Lille at least. 

 

 

[Pizy 18,928]

Spuds were dogshit tonight so it didn’t matter, but City will be licking their chops watching that. I pray that it’s because we just went into cruise control after the goal and weren’t as focused since we knew we were through. Because the number of times they were clean through the middle barreling towards our goal is concerning.

Kane looks like he’s lost several yards of pace so he couldn’t sprint away from our defenders consistently. If Son were playing today I think they’d have scored on a couple of those breakaways. And City this weekend will be much less wasteful.

[MoroccanBlue 5,383]

2 own goals and a set piece. 

[NikkiCFC 8,327]

16 minutes ago, MoroccanBlue said:

2 own goals and a set piece. 

In the league also Rudi, Kante and Silva scored against them. Last season just pen in 2 games league games.

But it is common theme with our attackers tho in first leg it is Havartz first goal officially.

[NikkiCFC 8,327]

1 hour ago, MoroccanBlue said:

This. 
 

More similar to Kante than Mount. 

This is because Gallagher is multidimensional player. Unlike Mount he can play in double pivot and unlike Kante he can play up.

Gallagher and Mount are both number 8 more than anything else.

1 hour ago, OhForAGreavsie said:

It's not the outright poor games like tonight. They happen to everyone. It's the number of times he has an opportunity to do something decisive but fails to. Just misses the pass, over hits the cross, miss times a strike so there's no power behind it.

And even when he does good things it is mostly against weaker sides. Last season he scored just one goal (non pen) in the league against not relegated side (Liverpool).

This season at the moment also just one goal against teams higher than 15th place (WH).

In bigger games I trust more Havertz, Ziyech, Pulisic and Werner. Not trusting Lukaku, Mount and CHO.