11 Dec 2017 21:18:37
Got to admit city were the better team but we could have got a result if we had taken our chances, regarding big rom I think he gets a rough deal, no service no chances no goals, let's hold off all the praise for city until they have actually won something apart from the premiership a few times before we hail them as the best prem team ever.


1.) 11 Dec 2017
11 Dec 2017 21:52:25
City have looked a class above all season to be fair, above everyone not just us. Aguero, Mendy and Stones missing, players like Bernardo Silva getting 2 minutes, he would be one of the first names on the team sheet for us! We need to change the type of players we are signing, the way we play and the mindset of the manager and players - everything seems to be too happy for just turning up, it isn't good enough.

We could have gotten a result of course, but I think Arsenal would be screaming the same last week, I think we used up all of our luck against them wouldn't you say?

In terms of Lukaku he is proving to be exactly as I thought and why I was so against signing him. Very hit and miss, also when he was getting goals he wasn't doing much else beside that (a bit like Zlatan last season) you need more from a central striker than just goals. So when he is missing easy chances it compounds the problems because he is unable to link properly handicapping our wide players and on the rare occasion a midfielder "dares" to risk a run forward, they are inevitable out of position when the ball is lost within 2 seconds. We also continue to hoof the ball far too much handing over possession against any half decent team.

You can win things like the CL relying on luck and the best team not always being at their best, but I'd rather go down trying to be better than them, not luckier. We were very very lucky during last seasons Europa League campaign beating teams that played much better than us on the day as well. We have been almost too lucky, which has masked a lot of frailties.


2.) 11 Dec 2017
11 Dec 2017 22:18:23
Lukaku's linkup and holdup play against Arsenal was very good. He was involved in all 3 goals.

In the other big games, namely Chelsea, Liverpool and City he has been feeding off scraps and has had no service since we've lost the midfield battle. We need to fix our midfield to get the best oit of Lukaku.

I thought the team was a bit top heavy against City and we could have done without one of the front 4 and having a midfield 3 instead.


3.) 12 Dec 2017
12 Dec 2017 01:59:56
Red faith his linkup play early on was good but what happened after the first 10-15 mins cannot be called as good holdup play, he was bullied in the air, his first touch could not have been worse. He is a bad signing especially for mourinho's football which requires strikers to be good at linking up play and holding the ball until support arrives.