Miracle we're not behind already. All over the ****ing place.
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Miracle we're not behind already. All over the ****ing place.
Getting carved open at will. Another second half clawback, possibly :rubchin:Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
They are in total control of the game. We don't seem to eb able to understand their shape and are walking into the traps.Quote:
Originally Posted by 7sisters
And the short corners are so embarrassingQuote:
Originally Posted by 7sisters
Nonsense, very even game, only terrible if you assume we should be dominating them and given that after 36 games there is 2 points between us I?m not too sure why you would assume that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
Our inability to get Saka and Martinelli more involved in the game is concerning. But I expect that is related to the lack of a striker, which has been our achilles heal since Havertz went down
carved open at will :hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by 7sisters
honestly 7s, have a word with yourself
Stats don't tell you everything, but those from the first half are quite revealing. 10 shots against 5. 5 on target against 2. Expected goals 4 times higher than ours.Quote:
Originally Posted by WES
That feels like the game I am watching. Not sure which one you are watching.....
The best chance of the game was the flicked header that Pope - very fortunately - saved.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
Ben White is having an absolute shocker, that I will give you. They are 2 points behind us after 36 games Peter, it was always going to be close, and it is at this point
Raya has made 3 huge saves, Wes. The save from Pope was literally the only chance we created all half.Quote:
Originally Posted by WES
They are controlling the game. Hard to avoid the feeling that Eddie Howe has our number to some extent. Tactically we look clueless. We just can't get to the spaces.
And now we've lost Saliba :-(Quote:
Originally Posted by WES
Our new kit is delightful. #redstockingsQuote:
Originally Posted by Peter
What on earth were we wearing at Anfield last week? Looked really weirdQuote:
Originally Posted by redgunamo
Dreadful. It was like he was pissed at timesQuote:
Originally Posted by WES
I thought Kiwior was excellent today.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
And whilst Raya made some top class saves he set up Newcastle for a couple of them!
Raya made two significant mistakes abut three very good saves, two of them doubles.Quote:
Originally Posted by pjlincs
I think Kiwior has generally done well since he came in. I hope he stays, and that arteta uses him next season to give Gabriel a break.
Yakob's looked like a top drawer player since he's moved to his best position of LCH instead of the brief failure at inverted LB and decentish enough run as a back-up normal LB.Quote:
Originally Posted by pjlincs
It's just with Cala as first choice cover for both MLS and Gabby {and the option of playing JT at LB and Benjamin at RB}, Kiwior is gonna think why can't I be beating teams like Real home and away every week instead of waiting for loads of injuries.
Lots of Italian teams want him. He should be playing every week for a CL team. He's good enough and it's a vital time for his career.
The thing is, from our perspective, while we hope we never have such an injury-wrecked season again, having Kiwior in the squad is worth far more to us than the 20 mil we played. {Like Ethan is now cover for Odin as well as B, but at the start of the season, wouldn't Fabio have been nice to have when Odin was injured?}
Will an Italian team look at how Kiwior played against RM, and how today, when we had our first game against the Geordies without at least one of Willy and Gabby, we kept our first clean sheet? And think that he's worth ?35-40m?
Or will they all try to get him cheap or on loan?
He's given his all for us, and when we actually got to see what he can do, we can see he's good. If MLS hadn't broken through and Cala was LB, then Kiwior would stay as cover for Gabby. And his career needs him to be playing every week. He's CL knock-out quality.
But that means he's worth more than the cost price we're likely to be offered. And no way do we do loan with an option. KT's going. Get rid of Zinny. But with our usual back 4 for the second half of this season, with BW, Cala and an injured Tomi, then Kiwior is worth more than the 20 mil we paid for him.