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- Can appreciate that Mikel has actually been more positive with the types of subs he's brought on and the speed at which he's reacted to negative game states this season, but at the same time, he's still tended to be wide of the mark wrt striking the right balance.
- Ultimately, the open play approach still isn't there, and that breeds whatever nervousness and lacking commitment/confidence you see play out as negative/level game states progress.
- To say I'm seething right now would be such an understatement. I need Elon to
- It's been fine not great so far. Fulham blocking central access in buildup well but life made easier by the vertical interchanges being a bit passive at times. The problem is that we took a while to sought different solutions like double width – Ødegaard's usually a lively instigator of this
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- Eze and MLS in there for Merino and Riccy would've been nice
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- Only remote positive off the back of the Saka injury is that I'm actually looking at the back-up and thinking, oh ok, we can manage. Compare that to Raheem last year...
- Max's cameo was unreal. Mad having a kid like that playing where you can see everybody trying to get him the ball. So impressive the way he competes on the outside already, so the cut-in space stays open for him. And obviously great feet again for another pen won.
- Nothing like a corner routine to break the open play tension, though, eh? Was a little concerned up to that point. The mf3 were very fluid, almost operating across the pitch as a unit to try and connect play but ended up needing to do a lot of work in the opening phase whilst our
- Giving Leo more money instead 😂
- I'm optimistic about Noni but I don't think we're getting Eze, which probably means no big LW buy, therefore meaning we've underdone it in the position that most needed upgrading this summer (#6 aside). There are options to hunt/gamble on, too, so it will be very painful if/when that bites us.
