Pep's not plastic club from Manchester versus Eddie's wounded League Cup xG winners (+ Fish)

[Ayatollah Hermione 14671]

Also, imagine wanting a new signing to fail for your club just because he plays in the same position as some headband wearing weirdo you’ve worked yourself into a parasocial relationship with

[RobinRobin 12486]

1 minute ago, PaddockLad said:

Agreed . Has this been approved by the TT acronym committee? 😡

Don't encourage him 🙂 

[Christmas Tree 5104]

My guess was hod carrier

[PaddockLad 19013]

1 minute ago, Gemmill said:

 

0.94 v 0.26

Fanks 😀

[Dr Gloom 23642]

1 minute ago, Gemmill said:

It's the Headless Chook. 

Who?   

[Christmas Tree 5104]

Deffo missing Maxi though. He would carry the ball upfield a lot better than we are doing so far.

[Gemmill 49968]

Just now, Dr Gloom said:

Who?   

 

Gordon. 

 

I don't approve of this BTW I'm merely the interpreter. 

[OTF 8418]

2 minutes ago, PaddockLad said:

Tbh that’s about as well as we’ve played there in years  

 

You can pick issues out all over the pitch tbh, but that’s tempered by us playing one of the best sides in Europe. We should be level pegging with them. Our xG stats will be interesting for that half or we could just count the chances we’ve missed . Put one of them away and it’s a different game. There’s still not a hellish lot wrong with this side 🤷🏻‍♂️

 

The biggest issue for me is how we transition from the high press when they're able to break it. Too much space when they do and our players sprinting back are easily beaten. Do we persist with the press or ease it back a little to remove the space between our midfield and defense?

[Dr Gloom 23642]

2 minutes ago, LongTimeAdmirer said:

 

Oh.

 

he hasn’t looked too bad to me. Presses with energy. I’d like to see him attack his fullback on the outside instead of cutting inside every time  

[OTF 8418]

6 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said:

Who is the HC?

 

 

Helpful Chap? Possibly the geezer in the library who helped him get on the internet?

[Ayatollah Hermione 14671]

1 minute ago, OTF said:

 

The biggest issue for me is how we transition from the high press when they're able to break it. Too much space when they do and our players sprinting back are easily beaten. Do we persist with the press or ease it back a little to remove the space between our midfield and defense?

They have some of the best midfielders on the planet, if they want to break the press, they can. You’re on a hiding to nowt against these as they’re good enough to play against whatever you put in front of them. At 1-0, you’re always in it. Keep it there until we make some subs and who knows 

[Dr Gloom 23642]

If it’s still 1-0 at 55-60 mins I’d bring Isak on for Wilson and ASM for Almiron 

[toonotl 3431]

7 minutes ago, PaddockLad said:

Tbh that’s about as well as we’ve played there in years  

 

You can pick issues out all over the pitch tbh, but that’s tempered by us playing one of the best sides in Europe. We should be level pegging with them. Our xG stats will be interesting for that half or we could just count the chances we’ve missed . Put one of them away and it’s a different game. There’s still not a hellish lot wrong with this side 🤷🏻‍♂️

 

God! Shut up voice of reason! 

[OTF 8418]

Just now, Ayatollah Hermione said:

They have some of the best midfielders on the planet, if they want to break the press, they can. You’re on a hiding to nowt against these as they’re good enough to play against whatever you put in front of them. At 1-0, you’re always in it. Keep it there until we make some subs and who knows 

 

Agree, so we should be resetting our line a little amd not committing so high.

[Chaser 1367]

2 minutes ago, Gemmill said:

 

Gordon. 

 

I don't approve of this BTW I'm merely the interpreter. 

Do you have to have inter-relations with your close family or be able to look in 2 completely different directions at once to be able to interpret Scouse, Mackem or indeed Scouse Mackem?

[RobinRobin 12486]

1 minute ago, LongTimeAdmirer said:

 

Did you not watch him spend 90% of the match walking? or tripping over his own feet and being out of position

[OTF 8418]

Noone's asking the real question though, how did @Christmas Tree get the refereeing gig here? We'll have to wait until full time to find out. Expect an unannounced toilet break mid-half.

[Ayatollah Hermione 14671]

2 minutes ago, OTF said:

 

Agree, so we should be resetting our line a little amd not committing so high.

Get the point but sit too deep and you’ll never get out at all. We were penned in for a good 10 minutes there. Maybe the high press is the better option

[Ayatollah Hermione 14671]

4 minutes ago, LongTimeAdmirer said:

 

Did you not watch him spend 90% of the match walking? or tripping over his own feet and being out of position

Not really but it seems like you’re watching a different game to every cunt else anyway

[OTF 8418]

Just now, Ayatollah Hermione said:

Get the point but sit too deep and you’ll never get out at all. We were penned in for a good 10 minutes there. Maybe the high press is the better option

 

I guess that's what Eddie thinks as well, but we're taking it too high when it leaves us exposed like it has.

[PaddockLad 19013]

2 minutes ago, toonotl said:

 

God! Shut up voice of reason! 

Am a long way past annihilating those in black and white. The clue is in the word “supporter”  

[Howmanheyman 36598]

George and Mildred on the mic not helping my mood. 

[Gemmill 49968]

If that's not a foul, book Grealish ffs. 

[Dr Gloom 23642]

Graelish diving again. 

[Ayatollah Hermione 14671]

Just now, Howmanheyman said:

George and Mildred on the mic not helping my mood. 

They’re shocking like. I notice Rafa used the term “pockets” during half time so now this waste of skin will be using it every five minutes to look clued up