Tyrannosaurus Dan
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I still can’t believe we put a cross into the box in the 95th minute and had 3 players waiting there for it. Unheard of!
Not sure anyone is saying his form has dipped have they? He's had a good few months, way over hyped by the fans and yesterday he played poorly, its just one game, think JL is handling him spot on there, play him when he's full of confidence, give him a break when things don't go as planned.Think it's harsh for people to say Bueno looks like his form is dipping or needs to be taken out of the firing line. He had one bad game but he's been one of our best players recently and was our best player as recent as mid week in the cup.
To be fair to Bueno that blonde chap (was it Gordon, looks like a Pixar character?) clattered him every time he got it, which in essence worked, unfortunately it was the period where Pawson was only giving decisions one way!Think it's harsh for people to say Bueno looks like his form is dipping or needs to be taken out of the firing line. He had one bad game but he's been one of our best players recently and was our best player as recent as mid week in the cup.
He was about to go off for Raul when Pod got injured so Guedes replaced the latter instead.How did Costa stay on the pitch? Genuinely one of the worst striker performances I've ever seen. And I've seen Paul Gladon and Tomasz Frankowski!!
On this. Normally that wouldn't make a difference. We had 2 subs left at that point. Could have still done it but must have been an active plan to switch to the 5 at the back if still level at a certain point so saved that sub.He was about to go off for Raul when Pod got injured so Guedes replaced the latter instead.
Pawson was itching to find a reason to give him a second yellow and I thought Costa was getting close to giving it to him.He was about to go off for Raul when Pod got injured so Guedes replaced the latter instead.
Thought he was going to get himself sent off at times
I thought this. We seemed to play the horse shoe of death, but this time across our own penalty area and it always ended with Bueno, who had two men on him and no outlet ahead of him.To be fair to Bueno that blonde chap (was it Gordon, looks like a Pixar character?) clattered him every time he got it, which in essence worked, unfortunately it was the period where Pawson was only giving decisions one way!
Not sure JL sees it as playing 3 or 4 atb, changes it to suit the opposition and the way the game is panning out. I mean for large parts of the match we were rubbish individually but the tactics worked out in the end. His after match remarks made it sound simple, go 3 atb because they were lobbing more balls in there and it also freed up space for counter attacking.Was heading Stateside to see the family for Crimbo during the game (you never know, I may bump into Alan) so only managed to hear the result at the end of the Villa game which was being shown live on the plane and had to apologise to the passengers who must have thought I was an Islamic terrorist when I screamed out like an idiot
Anyway, by the by, only saw highlights but have to give Sa some credit for the save from Gordon. That goes in and we lose that game and we’re in the shit.
However, a Win is a win and the result is greater than the performance as most have said, but we need a leader at the back in this window, as, even in the limited highlights, we looked a shambles defensively. 3ATB I think is needed until JL gets his reinforcements in and susses out the wheat from the chaff
Only other real positive is that we’re not bottom after 15 games and now in touching distance of survival, with a bit of confidence back
Not back until after the Man U game so need you guys to make some noise. COYW
It was a proper full on mental celebration from him. Love it.
On our winning goal. That is some distance covered by RAN. When Max passes to Nunes he is still sat in his left back position.
Not just the speed either, composed himself well and still had enough energy to finish nicely.
Serious wheels.