Bit disappointing not to win

[Peter]

But that was a really, really tough game.

Good performance second half

[7sisters]

But that was a really, really tough game.

Good performance second half

This is genuinely where all these sick notes could have made the difference. Fresh attacking options would have helped put them under the cosh. Thank Christ there?s an international break coming up

[IUFG]

But that was a really, really tough game.

Good performance second half

They had two shots on target. These things happen.

Never let a high ball bounce in the box, innit...

[Peter]

This is genuinely where all these sick notes could have made the difference. Fresh attacking options would have helped put them under the cosh. Thank Christ there?s an international break coming up

Yes, very much so. Poor old Declan Rice was exhausted in the last 10 minutes, dead on his feet.

You can't help the feeling that this is the sort of game that champions win.

But the injuries are killing us, again.

[Peter]

They had two shots on target. These things happen.

Never let a high ball bounce in the box, innit...

They're all massive threat on balls into the box. We are great at defending that usually but they gave us a really tough time.

I thought Raya was going to punch that ball....

[Herbert Augustus Chapman]

You can't help the feeling that this is the sort of game that champions win. .

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[redgunamo]

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Even champions don't win every game they should. We take that tough, fighting away score draw and we move.

We've had a terrific few weeks.

[7sisters]

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Unbalancing the defence by adding another CH rarely plays out as managers intend either.
Closing the game out when you?ve enjoyed almost 70% possession in the second half is bottling in imo.
Have confidence in your players. Swap one for one if you will but metaphorically waving the white flag only serves as encouragement for their attack.
You get what you deserve.

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

Yes, very much so. Poor old Declan Rice was exhausted in the last 10 minutes, dead on his feet.

You can't help the feeling that this is the sort of game that champions win.

But the injuries are killing us, again.

If MnM hadn't been playing up front, he could have come on for Dev with fresh legs. But if he doesn't trust Ethan to come on for Easy or Norgy for Dec if he's knackered, than is it really any difference than those CL knockouts last year when we had loads of kids we didn't know on the bench who would never be bought on unless 4 players in the same position got injured?

Hee could have brought on Ethan for Eze or MnM, or he could have bought Norgy on for the latter to have a 3 man MF of Zubi, Dev and Norgy, with Easy moving to false 9, or LW with Leo up top. The latter might have worked, actually. Norgy's 6'1", Leo can play as a CF and Easy could still have moved to inside left on the counter.

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

Even champions don't win every game they should. We take that tough, fighting away score draw and we move.

We've had a terrific few weeks.

We still almost won it at the end. If they'd scored 5-10 mins earlier we could still have turned it around.