Administrator Stan Posted September 8 Administrator Share Posted September 8 all kick-offs 15.00 (BST) unless stated Saturday 14th September, 2024 Southampton vs Man Utd, 12.30 (live on TNT) Brighton vs Ipswich Crystal Palace vs Leicester Fulham vs West Ham Liverpool vs Nottm Forest Man City vs Brentford Aston Villa Everton, 17.30 (live on Sky) Bournemouth vs Chelsea, 20.00 (live on Sky) Sunday 15th September, 2024 Tottenham vs Arsenal, 14.00 (live on Sky) Wolves vs Newcastle, 16.30 (live on Sky) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6666 Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 A small squad of 22 to begin with but now with Odegaard, Rice, Merino, & Calafiori unavailable. Three away games in a row now for us and not too optimistic with a weakened squad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 It's nice to know all the rule abiding clubs will be behind us to put these persistent cheats behind everybody else on points where they belong. Quite intrigued to see what happens with Nketiah. Judging by Glasner's quotes you'd expect him to start but we've got no idea where he'd play or if we'd change our system to accommodate him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan Posted September 14 Author Administrator Share Posted September 14 Not often I think that we deserve to get beaten but when Cooper persists with a starting line up like that it's hard not to. Midfield 3 of Winks, Skipp and Ndidi, with the latter as a 10 is embarrassing. And keeping Fatawu, El Khannous, Buanonotte, Pereira on the bench - mixture of clear quality and experience - is equally as embarrassing. He won't have long left if he persists with this shit. Same old shit after the game as well where Cooper will say we didn't show enough. Well it's fucking hard to when you don't play players that could win you games or help score goals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reluctant Striker Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 A bit concerning how many injuries & knocks are mounting up. Villa simply can not cope with a long injury list. But Konsa at least is in the squad. Cash out for a while. Uncertainty over Bailey. Still no Buendia, Mings or Kamara as yet. But it was actually Lamare Bogarde who covered Cash being out last game. Not Nedeljkovic, who has had a mixed start to his full Serbia international career. Also, can not take anything for granted with Everton. Yes, the odds are in favour of Villa piling even more pressure on them. But.. if they turn up for a full match, they are capable of doing things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Gonzo Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 Díaz off the post. Díaz has been great in the start to this season - big improvement from last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ Posted September 14 Subscriber Share Posted September 14 Come on Palace, Brighton . Dyche starting Keane again over O'Brien is a bit annoying. Think our defence gets run ragged again here to be honest. Hopefully Branthwaite is back in contention for the Leicester and Palace games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Gonzo Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 Fuck. Good goal from Hudson-Odoi though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan Posted September 14 Author Administrator Share Posted September 14 Okay, so we weren't as bad as expected, but we're simply not going to stay up with such a defensively-minded manager. Starting line-up had little creativity, and arguably our 2 goals came from mistakes from Palace (although Ndidi did well winning the ball high and playing in Vardy). Then the in-game management in 2nd half was diabolical. When you're backs are against the wall, you want a mix of defensive solidity and an outlet to break on, hold up the ball or nullify pressure. What Cooper did was bring on Choudhury for Ndidi (replacing an 'attacking' midfielder with a defensive one). Took off Ayew for Coady. It just brings on pressure when you end up having too many defenders on the pitch so when you clear the ball, it just comes straight back. The equaliser was just purely so inevitable it actually hurts that we all knew it was coming, let alone that we didn't win the game from being 2-0 up. Cooper won't be good enough for us. We'll fail because of him and his decisions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFCMike Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 I only saw bits of it but I wasn't impressed with Slot's substitutions today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ Posted September 14 Subscriber Share Posted September 14 We've barely touched the ball in the first 10 minutes. This has 2-0 to Villa by half time written all over it. None of it is a surprise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan Posted September 14 Author Administrator Share Posted September 14 Everton ahead Had about 5% of the ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ Posted September 14 Subscriber Share Posted September 14 3 minutes ago, RandoEFC said: We've barely touched the ball in the first 10 minutes. This has 2-0 to Villa by half time written all over it. None of it is a surprise. Crying it in sometimes pays off. McNeil puts us ahead. Watch VAR chalk this off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewolf Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 That second goal is clearly onside... why does it take so long?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couscous Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 Does City have a backup striker now that Alvarez is gone. Even if Bobb is available he is not a starter. Surprising they didn't buy a striker. Pep just loves his wingers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ Posted September 14 Subscriber Share Posted September 14 Keane far too weak there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Blue Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 9 minutes ago, couscous said: Does City have a backup striker now that Alvarez is gone. Even if Bobb is available he is not a starter. Surprising they didn't buy a striker. Pep just loves his wingers. False 9 with Foden is plan B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ Posted September 14 Subscriber Share Posted September 14 Yeah good effort so far. Still a big ask to see this out and can't even say I'm confident we'll at least take a point away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewolf Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 Awful decision not to shoot when he had the chance and take another touch to try and round the keeper.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ Posted September 14 Subscriber Share Posted September 14 Calvert-Lewin wtf man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ Posted September 14 Subscriber Share Posted September 14 You just know when you miss the chance to kill a game off like Calvert-Lewin did there that a goal at the other end is right around the corner... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan Posted September 14 Author Administrator Share Posted September 14 10 minutes ago, RandoEFC said: You just know when you miss the chance to kill a game off like Calvert-Lewin did there that a goal at the other end is right around the corner... Does that apply for Watkins missing that chance just now too ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan Posted September 14 Author Administrator Share Posted September 14 Oh my word. That is sensational. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ Posted September 14 Subscriber Share Posted September 14 I didn't expect anything from this match but the most insufferable thing is going to be people making out that losing a 2-0 lead here is remotely the same as the 2-0 lead we blew two weeks ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan Posted September 14 Author Administrator Share Posted September 14 8 minutes ago, RandoEFC said: I didn't expect anything from this match but the most insufferable thing is going to be people making out that losing a 2-0 lead here is remotely the same as the 2-0 lead we blew two weeks ago. Don't worry next week you get a 2-0 lead and don't lose the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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