I think the only way we can play as we did last night is if we had the squad to do so. I doubt any team can go full pelt like we did in the first 45 for a sustained period . Even Klopp's heavy metal squad went as hard as we did last night. I agree with this. It takes physical as well as mental ener...

We just need a corner for Zouma/Ogbonna or Soucek to get on the end of.

Roby wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 9:36 pm Where is the ref from?

Looks Maltese or Cypriot but he’s way out of his depth tonight.

Alonso's spare room.

Yes, he's brilliant but unpredictable, loses the ball in dangerous areas (which hasn't happened tonight) and must be hard to play off I'm starting to think his presence overshadowed J W-P. The latter is happiest when he's the main man - steps up, takes responsibility, shows his leadership. I'm hopi...

WCpete wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 7:53 pm Slightly yellow card happy Spanish ref for the game.

Bad news for Alvarez. Who is absolutely key for us tonight.

Not actually expecting it to but if by a miracle this goes to extra time our knackered starting eleven are going to have to watch 5 fresh players sprint onto the field. Hope the medics are close by or atleast he makes 1 sub I'm not sure half the bench will be allowed to stay up that late. School da...

sendô wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 8:19 pm Great video, but most of the goals scored in that were scored by players no longer with us - Benrahma, Scammacca, Rice, Fornals.

Still gives me the shivers and brings a tear to my eye.

BondsoBob wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 6:26 pm Whatever mate. This is why I try to avoid this thread (though I keep falling back into it).

Infuriating when people call you out isn't it?

DannyboyDJL wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2024 5:12 pm Hopefully Earthy is ok, but you can tell already Paqueta is longing for players like him in the team. He posted on IG about him on his debut and looked straight for him today when he came on.

Noticeable how much Earthy showed for the ball in his brief appearance.

But nowhere have I said that he hasn’t been a success? Two things can be true I can appreciate the success we’ve had and where we’ve come from in the past few years, but also think now’s the time to go in another direction. This isn’t knee jerk, I said the tipping point for me was Newcastle away, b...

Any neutral fan looking at our squad would think it’s an overachievement where we are in the league - and despite finding matches very hard to watch I can’t do anything other than agree with them I kind of agree with this. The defence has been in freefall since the golden ear of uninjured Zouma and...

Doesn’t really matter if anyone did tbh, 19 games is a big enough sample since. Whether anyone blames Moyes or how much they blame him for is worth the discussion, but 4 wins in 19 isn’t good enough for us is it? 4 in 19 is crap. We've been rubbish this year. But you don't get rid of a manager on t...

Irrelevant really isn’t it, go back through my posts I’ve been consistent in saying that I’ll only remain pro Moyes if the poor style still yields results. It doesn’t any more does it? So we can sit here and do if’s and and’s all we like, the fact remains 4 in 19. My point is we get a lot of toys o...

I don't think Moyes got the team selection right today, though we're not blessed with options. My biggest concern is how lax the defense is, complete lack of concentration multiple times from both CBs, and how little the team actually seem to be commited. The effort isn't there at all. It's the man...

supporters eh? Backing the manager and the team when things aren't going well. There must be something wrong with them.

HammerPDC wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2024 5:21 pm Perhaps if he won more than 4 in 19 …

I thought all he did was win?

Did you feel that way before Christmas?

Poor kid.

That's not on Paqueta. He's trying to make something happen in the final third.

Johnson however was nowhere near the scorer.