First half good. Second half rubbish. Subs made us worse.
Interesting maths you've done there.Considering we bought on over £100m of talent
For clarity it was a tiring mid table championship reserve team, but our players haven't shone in these kind of games with the odd exception for a couple of decades maybe more. To paraphrase DW from before the game a win is a tick in the box, but I don't think anything has been gained or lost in terms of style or confidence based on what people are sayingI thought Bringing on the big guns against a tiring mid table championship side would see us put them to bed but it wasn’t to be.
No, really?!
Lage cannot manage a game at all. He either does or doesn't pick the right team to start. Then it's hope our best players win us the game. He has no other positive input.
The fees we paid for the 5 subs were touching that cba to look it up, but somewhere north of 90m. We want 100m for 2 of themInteresting maths you've done there.
Don't disagree with the larger point though.
Well I could have put £60-£80m but it would be stupid as no one thinks Neves and Neto are worth £16m nowInteresting maths you've done there.
Don't disagree with the larger point though.
Yeah, but this is the pattern. Often you'll think "that's the right change" and yet 9 times out of 10 we're worse. There's only one common denominator.I thought Lage got the subs about right, we had dropped our intensity and the guys he bought on were the correct ones, just didn't gel for some reason and then we just managed the game.
Yeah, but this is the pattern. Often you'll think "that's the right change" and yet 9 times out of 10 we're worse. There's only one common denominator.
It isn't a strength of his, put it that way. Our record when we concede first isn't an accident.
I think his game management is shit on the whole but dont think that was the case tonight, made the right subs at the right time imo, Neto and Guedes just didn't assert themselves.Yeah, but this is the pattern. Often you'll think "that's the right change" and yet 9 times out of 10 we're worse. There's only one common denominator.
It isn't a strength of his, put it that way. Our record when we concede first isn't an accident.
Wow! I assumed it was their first team given it was vaguely competitive. 9 changes from the weekend. If we’d have made 9 changes from Spurs we’d have likely struggled.For clarity it was a tiring mid table championship reserve team, but our players haven't shone in these kind of games with the odd exception for a couple of decades maybe more. To paraphrase DW from before the game a win is a tick in the box, but I don't think anything has been gained or lost in terms of style or confidence based on what people are saying