OTF

There shall be no shithousing. Clark didn't even jump for it...

They PC'd themselves by trying to ban cultural dress.

Can't get rid of them all that quickly plus it's not like they're being sent to the glue factory (though some possibly should be). They need to find themselves other clubs.

Scoreline flatters us, Benteke should have scored. We need to get some pressing and movement. They're professional footballer can they really be this unfit a quarter of the way into the season?

Our players look lazy and lethargic. I honestly think they're trying to do what they think they should but they're just in bad shape and mostly shit. We get the ball and straught away they're pressuring us forcing turn overs. They get it and we back off jogging.

As well they should.

Plus the fact that he had pushed that far up the pitch as a central defender, not somewhere where you want to give the ball away cheaply.

We have structure and our players are trying, however our movement is far from good and defensively we have no pressing at all. Sadly not going to change that in a hurry.

Yep, so the shocking late tackle on Hayden, then the clear and obvious yellow on ASM...

We're panicked in possession.

Krafth marking Benteke.... 🤢

I know he's short, but the commentator tried to say he ducked into getting kicked in the head... reality was he was jumping

I'm convinced their player stayed down as long as he did to reduce the risk of being punished, as he's still out there.

I'm shocked that Hayden wasn't hurt there tbh.

Should be a yellow for them there, so late and hurt himself, went in way too hard.

Longstaff and Krafth poor starts.

Hope we get enough ball to see how Fraser fares starting.

Jones: "Krafth and Fraser have trained well and showed me they both want to be in the team" So turns out he thinks Krafth is good enough. Yech.

Was Patrick Vieira's head always that large?

Fernandez not on the bench, would assume he must have some sort of knock or else Jones really does not like him. Some kick in the face to Schar as well, a very ordinary side back deployed in centre defense ahead of him, ouch.

FYI: Those stats are only on Premier League matches.

Yep, very well said. I will say though that in isolation, to be rid of him for £8M is the best possible spend of the money that the new owners could make. It will bring about a net improvement in the entire squad as well as delight from supporters who have endured his inept reign of destruction on the solid foundation left by the incumbent. With financial investment and a stable platform to begin, versus Rafa starting with a wreck of a team essentially already relegated, Bruce managed to be inferior to Benitez in every aspect - Bruce's sides conceded substantially more goals (1.655 per game compared to 1.244 for Benitez), scored fewer (1.119 vs 1.128) picked up fewer points per game (1.095 vs 1.174) had less possession and were unquestionably worse to watch. The steady march backwards of the players who were here under Benitez tracks through Bruce's statistics with more and more goals conceded season on season with the current season on track for 90 goals conceded. His previous season tallies were 58 and then 62. Benitez's highest conceded tally was 48.

I think you've found Monkeys Fist's limit. The shed is safe.

They all have their top brass there and we have Charnley reading pre-prepared statements. Love it.

Brilliant! Sums it up best from all angles.