I dont want to dampen the excitement about Dowman

[Peter]

But he should have played in Martinelli instead of beating that final defender.

This is why you win nothing with kids

[Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult]

But he should have played in Martinelli instead of beating that final defender.

This is why you win nothing with kids

I wonder if he could be like Super Kevin Campbell at the end of the '90-'91 season? I loved Kev. The next year, when he played up front with Wrighty {and Smudger} and Merse and Anders switched flanks, that was some of my fave football ever. 7-1 vs Sheff Weds springs to mind. GG {him, not me} was inverting wingers decades before everyone else.

But Kev's goals at the end of that season one us the title, a bit like Ronnie Rosenthal did for the Scousers the year before if memory serves.

It's great we have that joker in the pack.

But we have B, Ethan and the young doctor all as left-footed wingers. If only one of them was a right-footer who could play on the left.

All season I've been advocating taking Zubi off for a ten when we need a goal. Always liked that twin ten 4-1-4-1, ever since AW's run to the CL final. Even the wingers were a ten in AA23 or an AMF in Freddie.

When we need goals, I think we'll now see a lot of B moving to Odin's place at inside right and the young doctor on the right wing. Also allows Easy to play his Palace inside left position.

Oh, and you know the way you were criticising Easy yesterday? The pass for Kai's pelanty shout was sublime. I think those two will link well.

[redgunamo]

But he should have played in Martinelli instead of beating that final defender.

This is why you win nothing with kids

Players like Doogie need to want to score and they need to actually score. Goals is what will keep him in and around the team. And it's good that he was ready to take the responsibility.

Another thing, he was completely in control yet we've seen even the best players inexplicably misplace even the simplest of passes. You really want as few "moving parts" as possible in that situation. Double-barreled Posh Player had had a decent but complicated match and simply didn't fancy a, likely bootless, fifty-yard foot race at that point, which is why he dived in. Great composure from the youngster.

[Peter]

Players like Doogie need to want to score and they need to actually score. Goals is what will keep him in and around the team. And it's good that he was ready to take the responsibility.

Another thing, he was completely in control yet we've seen even the best players inexplicably misplace even the simplest of passes. You really want as few "moving parts" as possible in that situation. Double-barreled Posh Player had had a decent but complicated match and simply didn't fancy a, likely bootless, fifty-yard foot race at that point, which is why he dived in. Great composure from the youngster.

Young, naive. He hasn't learned how to ruin these moments yet.

We'll coach that into him

[IUFG]

But he should have played in Martinelli instead of beating that final defender.

This is why you win nothing with kids

He is a generational talent, that boy.

Messiesque.

[Peter]

I wonder if he could be like Super Kevin Campbell at the end of the '90-'91 season? I loved Kev. The next year, when he played up front with Wrighty {and Smudger} and Merse and Anders switched flanks, that was some of my fave football ever. 7-1 vs Sheff Weds springs to mind. GG {him, not me} was inverting wingers decades before everyone else.

But Kev's goals at the end of that season one us the title, a bit like Ronnie Rosenthal did for the Scousers the year before if memory serves.

It's great we have that joker in the pack.

But we have B, Ethan and the young doctor all as left-footed wingers. If only one of them was a right-footer who could play on the left.

All season I've been advocating taking Zubi off for a ten when we need a goal. Always liked that twin ten 4-1-4-1, ever since AW's run to the CL final. Even the wingers were a ten in AA23 or an AMF in Freddie.

When we need goals, I think we'll now see a lot of B moving to Odin's place at inside right and the young doctor on the right wing. Also allows Easy to play his Palace inside left position.

Oh, and you know the way you were criticising Easy yesterday? The pass for Kai's pelanty shout was sublime. I think those two will link well.

One of the issues we have is that when we face low blocks, possession and space is left with our least creative players. The centre backs and Declan Rice are not all that likely to pick a creative pass.

You want to see players like Saka and Eze coming deeper and getting on the ball. We are a bit too rigid with that.

[redgunamo]

One of the issues we have is that when we face low blocks, possession and space is left with our least creative players. The centre backs and Declan Rice are not all that likely to pick a creative pass.

You want to see players like Saka and Eze coming deeper and getting on the ball. We are a bit too rigid with that.

This is a fair point; everyone wants playmaking goalkeepers and centre backs but, at the end of the day, they're still goalkeepers and centre backs

[Peter]

This is a fair point; everyone wants playmaking goalkeepers and centre backs but, at the end of the day, they're still goalkeepers and centre backs

Indeed. Their primary focus is on not making mistakes.

And nobody really wants their centre backs dropping a shoulder and slinking past opponents.

[Pat Vegas]

But he should have played in Martinelli instead of beating that final defender.

This is why you win nothing with kids

He?s young. Arteta will soon train that out of him.

[Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult]

Indeed. Their primary focus is on not making mistakes.

And nobody really wants their centre backs dropping a shoulder and slinking past opponents.

I do. I'd love to see Big Willy drop his shoulder, jink past one or two and smack it into the top corner. He has the ability and it would be "unpredictability".

[Pat Vegas]

I do. I'd love to see Big Willy drop his shoulder, jink past one or two and smack it into the top corner. He has the ability and it would be "unpredictability".

not sure what was wrong with him on Saturday. his passing was awful.

[PSRB]

I do. I'd love to see Big Willy drop his shoulder, jink past one or two and smack it into the top corner. He has the ability and it would be "unpredictability".

As Sol did against Portsmouth. Also Kompany smashing that one in.

[PSRB]

not sure what was wrong with him on Saturday. his passing was awful.

The one across the pitch straight to the Everton midfielder was particularly irritating!! I was beginning to lose my **** at that point.

[Peter]

The one across the pitch straight to the Everton midfielder was particularly irritating!! I was beginning to lose my **** at that point.

You could hear the tension in the stadium. Along with that ****ing drum.

That was a huge result. Everton were very, very impressive.

[PSRB]

You could hear the tension in the stadium. Along with that ****ing drum.

That was a huge result. Everton were very, very impressive.

They were but how the hell was that not a penalty and red card!!! Clean through, absolutely no reason to go over and clearly fouled, utter joke!