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Agreed. I go to quite a few Leicester games and I hear people saying things like Sensi is the AM we need, he can play the 10 role perfectly. I think Southampton will finish in the top 2 and Ipswich will fall off at some point. From what I saw of Alcaraz last season he seemed a decent player...

Yes, but you concentrate on your next game in my opinion and don’t look further ahead. And even if you do drop him, at least field Rugani who is less of a turd. Most our wins have been built off defensive solidity and scraping by, so I’d have taken the risk.

Agreed. I think Miretti sticks out like a sore thumb because he often gets into very good positions but his end product is poor, whereas alternatives like Rabbit and McKennie so rarely get themselves in that position so remain hidden and often don’t look like they’ve done much wrong.

Resting your captain for an absolute turd in defence and randomly starting Milik when his replacement has played well when we are playing one game a week send the complete wrong message to the team. They’ve gone out there believing their own hype and probably thought this would be a simple...

I hope he fares better than the last centre back in Andrade we bought with a crocked knee and allows us to play in a back 4 at some point.

Defensively he hasn’t been great either. Consider how often him and Danilo have played on that left side and the fact we concede a lot of chances with that diagonal pass in between the LCB and LWB, especially when you compare it against the other side of the pitch. As we play a rather pragmatic...

Agreed. The more I watch of Yildiz and Vlahovic playing together and what they are contributing defensively without the ball, makes me believe that there is a chance all 3 could be fielded together next season.

I take it you forgot the first Sassuolo game where he cost us and did his customary smile after the blunder. I’m sure there’s more but that one stands out due to the fact it is our only defeat this season.

The lack of pace and dynamism is really hindering the likes of De Bruyne, Odegaard, Bernardo and Brandt.

Everyone apart from the back 3 gets a rest other than our own resident headless chicken who was out of gas for the last 15 minutes, despite him delivering two picture perfect crosses. It’s like the Jihadmaster is torturing him.

Also wouldn’t cost us a penny and allow us to reinforce in midfield.

The 3 at the back masks our deficiencies at CB, none of them would be comfortable in a 2 but then lays bare the deficiencies at wing back because we have none. Danilo would be a decent RB and Cambiaso may be a useful LB. However, Bremer is unproven in a 2, Gatti’s positional weakness would be...

I hate joining the referee being biased against us brigade as it’s a waste of energy but it was such an odd showing. Whilst ignoring two obvious penalties, the muppets in the VAR booth and the incompetent southerner on the pitch, he did actually give a second yellow card to the opposition. The...

They are an awful side and we are scared to commit bodies forward. The early chance that should’ve been a penalty came from winning the ball high because their defenders are shit on the ball, after 20 mins, we allow them to play out. The only way we are going to score is a set piece sadly so...

Is there a referee in this league that isn’t an incompetent egotistical cunt?

I’m sure it’s tactical and he’s been told to do it. The RCB is expected to overlap because the RCM doesn’t come out wide, the CF that drops short is regularly on the left and this leaves McKennie or the RWB isolated due to our lopsided 3-5-2 that focuses on the left. From what I recall when...

The idea of not forcing the initial pass when it wasn’t on and turning backwards made sense, however he then panicked, was uncertain on what to do next, didn’t trust switching the ball on his weaker foot and resulted in comedy.

The long side next to the away section often has some kids and casuals as you say, but its a known problem that hasn’t been addressed and that’s why there are often so many empty swathes of seats in that section. The curva Nord section adjacent to the away end doesn’t get as much violence from...

A lot of his shots get blocked, particularly the side foot attempts because of the huge wind up and golf swing he takes. By comparison look at Dybala’s low back lift when he shots with the side of his foot and in turn how fewer shots he has blocked, albeit his slighter stature helps. Not to put...

This annual salary is newspaper talk and has not been confirmed anywhere as of yet. This season he is currently on 7.5m.