OTF

👍 I know your banana skin comment was tongue in cheek, so was mine about you worrying. The last post I mentioned you was supposed to be referencing all the flying you've been doing lately, nothing to do with the tone of the post

At least give us a few days before the worry starts again!

We knew what they were going to do, they knew what we were going to do. We were quite clearly just better.

Shay Given celebrating in studio when Wilson scored

Straight into the group stage.

All you soft bastards were worried about nothing.

Bruno needed that goal, great to get it. Brilliant work from Wilson there, putting it on a platyer and rewarding Bruno for the run.

The weight and angle on that pass from Miggy was perfect, then great composure from Wilson. And now Brunnooooooo!!!!!!

Fuck yes Callum

Burn playing him on, we should have been 3-0 up and now it's nerves creeping back. Have to keep playing as we were.

What a time to score.

Burn!!@! Have that you Brighton bitches!!!!

Caicedo with the cheap shot off the ball on our Joe. Joe telling him he'll see him later.

More than in just effort, he's massively disrupting their rope-a-dope tactics.

Fantastic sweeping tackle Botman

Burn, so close, that would have been a beauty

Ref really does not like Bruno.

Yeah yeah Rayvin... 🙄 Oh Gloomy it's you. I'm very nervous about this, worried that we'll concede first and then push too hard to get the equaliser and concede again. I really hope we start with Wilson on the bench so he can come on to really change our attack, his good positioning is even better when he's full of energy v. a defense who have been tired out from chasing Isak around. But I can see Eddie sticking with the same team as last game. Patience and controlled aggression with positional discipline are key and then of course converting our chances.

You've convinced me, now just have to win over Eddie.

Joelinton has still been playing his game, which is more free roaming. It works around the structure of Longstaff and Bruno, but when Joe Willock comes in instead of Sean we suddenly have two midfield players who both like to push forward (often down the left). The result is that there's more open space in our midfield for our opposition to attack into. Add to that that Bruno has been off the pace recently with his persistent ankle problem and our defense is being called on more regularly than they were earlier in the season. This is why we've conceded more. We don't have another player like Longstaff really. I just haven't seen it from Anderson and expecting Willock or Joe to change their style of play and positioning at this stage of the season is a big ask. If we had other reliable options at right back I wouldn't mind seeing how Trippier went in that Longstaff role but I don't fancy the risk of bringing in match shy Manquillo or Targett on the wrong side.

The Premier League big boys can thank Luton Town for sparing their blushes next season when Sunderlona would have otherwise torn them to shreds.

Szoboszlai for me, but would love them both. The premier league experience is undoubtedly of huge value but Szoboszlai has a higher ceiling and already a superior pedigree IMO. In saying that it won't be easy to pry him away from a competition closer to home and a team with two of his countrymen in it.

Even more so if you're somewhat cynical. If Leicester's hand is forced, as it would be with a relegation, he will go for less than he otherwise would have which could translate to him getting a higher wage. Not much motivation to keep Leicester up if you know you'll be paid more elsewhere if they get relegated.