Inter Milan v Arsenal – time to make a statement

A quick skim through the news on Rice where the Mail says Rice has a broken toe and is a major doubt for Sunday. It later says that a Rice will be given every chance to prove his fitness Saturday.

When you run those statements through the microscope we’ve danced at that rodeo before with Beckham’s metatarsal. The fact is for all the will he or won’t he razzmatazz, he didn’t make it not that anyone gave him a chance bar the media fueling their coffers on the country’s footballing insecurities.

This is hardly Beckham 2:0 with our Rice because a broken toe simply does not heal in 4 days or so unless our new emerging hero has Marvel blood in him, giving him super healing powers.

I mean what other possible explanation can be given for a broken toe to have recovered enough to face a very physical Chavs side in just a few days? Does Jesus really have a hotline upstairs? If he did, he’d be scoring more, so I don’t see that.

So, back too reality, is it going to be a pain killing injection straight out of the Tony Adams play book of being our bionic man and rightful CB/CH legend of all time, well, with Frank McLintock that is?

It’s the only way Rice plays if he really has broken his toe.

Ode is back at least for 60 minutes and Ethan is chomping on the bit for MA to let him choose when he wants to start. Remember MA’s words he going to let Ethan decide when he wants to play?

Anyone buy that? You didn’t Ambarish, did you? lol

Start Ethan with Ode and Partey at a solid 6. I’d bang the 3 at the back drum for that game keep midfield full with little space inside or out to play through. If it is a broken toe, and Rice is hell bent on playing or bending to MA’s wishes – maybe both then at least limit Rice’s tactical inclusion to dropping into the back 5 if needed – after all Rice is a CB and his aerial ability would be very useful.

If Declan has a broken toe I hope he has the sense to let it heal fully before returning to play. If he doreen’ that will be an Achilles heel to him with far longer on treatments tables in the long run.

Ethan is the full ticket with it all in his young footballing brain and magical boots. He is going to be a wonder to watch and is ready for the big games now unless I’m mistaken? To me he was commanding when he came on against Inter always finding space and full of tricks once he’s found his match mojo, which doesn’t take that long now and would take even less if he started a few games.

I predict Ethan can be better than Fabregas and has the skills in his lockers to bring smiles to DB10’s face probably scoring as many as Dennis did or more as he’s only 17.

The kid has got it all in my book and I hope we can keep him for 10 years by finding players with his footballing IQ and vision along with Saka and Saliba……

Once MA has gone the future is very bright with a few tweaks, 4 new player additions and sell offs.

An elite 8 (Jamal Musiala?)) & 9 (Isak, Watkins, Kudus, Viktor Gyokeres?) with Ethan as the understudy to Ode and who we buy at 8. Replace Partey but keep for another year while the replacement beds in.

My 4th player would be a very 2-footed winger with pace and a Saka footballing intelligence in the making again, as an understudy for Saka and Martinelli who the latter I think will grow quickly under a manager with acute player developing skills. Someone like Emery, perhaps?

Anyone got 4 players they’s bring in?

TRVL
Snapping up Viktor Gyokeres under Manure’s nose would be a very cool statement to make for the new incoming DoF/TD, would it not? I read his buyout clause drops to around £63m. If he is the real difference maker, why not shell out £90 or whatever the buyout clause is in January?

Problem is he’s already turned us/MA down and MA has made it no secret his myopic top TW pick is Nico Williams.

My question is why not buy both January, and let’s finally win this fcuking PL trophy?

What will lord Josh do?

I’d tell him you know it makes sense , Rodney sorry I mean Josh ……….. £200m window on 2 players with little need to spend next summer, and a team who can finally fire in all departments., not just some at different times during a game.

While the others are all agreeing no one buys in January, why not get ahead of the game by doing just that?

I was trying to think who I’d compare Ethan Nwaneri to and in running replays in my mind of his recent minutes and I tough maybe he’ll be the kid to finally fill Liam Brady’s boots?

Am I off base with this?

Enjoy for those who don’t know him….. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH4XA_t5dgo

The great Liam Brady…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrqlY2TDB_Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFOK03X5NLM

KP

I wonder if Trump is aware of the difference in the Islamic world or he tars them all with the same brush. I expect he may hate the Shi’i Iranians more than the Sunni Arabs but I expect that might be down to the side of the bed he got out of or his wife had replaced his bright blue pills with placebo’s.
The females of Liverpool love Trump for one thing – he has a tan they would die for.

NORG
I think the main problem is that the lackies underneath him share the same hateful political philosophy but are actively engaged in bringing it about.

Trump, on the other hand, is a mad befuddled old cunt looking to avoid justice and carry on raping women while his timid, stupid wife stands idly by. It’s a fucking shitshow and even Marc’s ideological equal Starmer is sucking up to him.

Yeah, even his orange atom tan paint is badly applied as if he can’t be arsed to cut in the edges. 🤬

KP
I briefly saw a news headline today about the Spanish changing Visa arrangements – will this affect your plans for Girona. I see that it has also been hit was heavy rain with many cars being washed away.

A few decades ago we stayed on the outskirts of Pals, a small hilltop, pedestrianised town/ village not far from Girona. We went in a couple of times and it seemed fairly quiet unlike the city a train ride away down the coast.

A few weeks ago we were in Trieste. A really nice place – clean, plenty to do and safe. No drunken idiots on a saturday night – just everybody having a very pleasant time.

couple things:

(1) “I don’t think about [needing a reset],” said Arteta. “Nobody works harder than me, I guarantee you that.

“We don’t need a reset. In one particular aspect we need to go from 95 (effort) to 100. I will not tell you what that is.”

what a douchebag…try working smarter, not harder on occasion…as for the latter remark, just more cryptic nonsense from our smarmy MIT

(2) seems like one of my old favs, Rosicky, and West Ham’s technical director, Steidten, are on our radar as Edu’s replacment…my personal biases have me leaning towards the former, as he hardly seems like someone who would kiss anybody’s ring, but the latter has identified some good pieces over the years, even though it hasn’t really translated on the pitch

(3) by no means am I suggesting that Trump hasn’t uttered some insane/untowards comments regarding Hitler, Jews, Muslims etc, but I refuse to put too much stock in anything that comes from his twisted mouth…this whole fucked up journey started somewhat innocently in 2011 when Obama roasted an unsuspecting Trump at a White House Correspondents’ Dinner…little did the former President know that this most fragile of small dicked fucks would refuse to rest until he obtained what he felt was an appropriate level of redemption…up until that point Trump was far more friend than foe of the Democratic Party, even though just like every other rich fuck he had made it rain on both sides of the aisle…as is commonplace amongst egomaniacal wannabe fat cats they typically surround themselves with so many yes men that whenever they’re actually forced to hear what everybody in the room is thinking they don’t react well

of course in order for someone of his particular ilk to reach the world’s highest office he would have to make friends with a whole host of gutterfuck bedfellows…as such he would end up saying all matter of things simply to appease anyone he thought might propel him forward…now this isn’t to suggest he doesn’t believe some of the things he endlessly spews, but considering the contradictory nature of many of his comments I very much doubt much thought went into anything that emanates from his piss-bucket of a mouth…unfortunately the fact that the American people have doubled-down and put their crazy rich uncle in office again, I fear that he might have to follow through on some of those off the cuff promises he’s made, which fills me with an inordinate amount of trepidation…here’s hoping that most of his public displays of bravado are more bark than bite and when it comes time to put his words into action his true chickenshit nature will reveal itself again and some sort of normalcy will win the day…fingers and toes fucking crossed

“We don’t need a reset. In one particular aspect we need to go from 95 (effort) to 100. I will not tell you what that is.”

That’s why we burn out and collapse every season you dopey fuckwit.

That 95 to 100 comment put me in mind of Animal Farm and the horses (ie the Soviet Peasantry in the post revolutionary period) who thought working harder and harder was the solution despite the state capitalist evidence and corruption to the contrary. Tets is actually more like one of the pigs – talking the talk but corrupt as fuck (Stalin) and getting fat and powerful from the labour of others.

NORG – I’ll have to revisit it, but we already are resident and thankfully have the cards to prove it . My Catalan is coming along nicely and I’m also learning Cymraeg which is great fun. Nos da. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

KP
“I fear now that the atmosphere between psychopathic world leaders is more akin to the 1930s and we know how that ended.”

This is the tragedy about having a lifespan of 80 to 90, people who remember those times are no longer alive and the vast majority of people are not interested in history therefore they are bound to repeat the same mistakes, and if these people are in powerful positions, the nation, country, state or community will suffer.

Every single person alive has a measure of practical wisdom and thinking ability unfortunately the vast majority abuse it rather then use it. Therefore how can one navigate this situation?

For me, I am fortunate that I had parents who raised me with values and how to make right decisions, therefore I am in the position where I can say fuck it, I am out of here, this place is dangerous to my physical health and sanity. Fortunately I live in Maryland, a state that has educated middle management retirees from the federal government and it shows in there common values and thinking ability.

Here is an example. Larry Hogan (R) was governor during the pandemic. He cared for the citizens of Maryland and since health is a state responsibility and not federal, when he found out that the different governors were bidding against each other for PPE stock, he asked his wife to use her South Korean contacts for procuring PPE stuff. He then send a Maryland State owned plane to Seoul to pick up the equipment, had it flown to an undisclosed location from where his National Guard transported it to an undisclosed location, because he knew that the Trump administration would confiscate it. We did well during the pandemic, because we had sane people around us. No mask mandate and pandemic deniers, but people that cared for each other, a rarity in some parts of the US.

Knowing the stupidity of people in the US who pay more attention to what the Kadashians do then people who are a pleasure to be around, makes it easier for me to live without stress and anxieties here. I lived for 12 years in North London and I thought I never say this, that I miss the common knowledge and dry humor of the Brits and that says a lot coming from a German ( /on=mode Sgt Schultz) As you know we once were the best ( /off=mode Sgt Schultz)

Couldn’t give a fuck what happens on Sunday, just watched on Peacock THE match of the week, Ireland v New Zealand in the Aviva stadium in Dublin. While normally I want the men in green to win but this time I want to see the ABs do a number also on France next week. Still to come on Saturday England v Australia and on Sunday Scotland v South Africa. Thanks for the Autumn Nations Series to divert my attention from Shitteta thee series finishes Nov 30th Ireland v Australia.

“His new position could allow him the autonomy he’s desired—a significant shift from the heavily regulated environment Arsenal has imposed around transfers. As noted, Edu reportedly expressed frustration over “certain deals becoming protracted” due to the board’s approval requirements. In his new role, he is expected to have far more freedom to shape the transfer strategies across Marinakis’ clubs”

Interesting comments from Ornstein, who during Wenger’s latter reign was the go-to guy for in-house information, whatever that means…is this supposed to suggest that the higher-ups are the stumbling block, even though that seems counterintuitive considering the unprecedented level of investment, or that his “freedom to shape the transfer strategies” was stymied by the fact that MA had the ear of the board members, which in turn severely diminished his role…this latter dynamic would help to explain the snail’s pace of our last window, especially if Edu wanted nothing to do with the Cala and/or Merino buys

imagine if we found out that Edu had a Striker all lined up but MA, with the help of the board, put the kibosh on it…if this were the case, I would be very intrigued to know who Edu’s primary targets were the past couple of windows…of course this is all speculative banter until further information emerges, which likely won’t happen anytime soon unless this parting of the ways was acrimonious in nature…so far that doesn’t appear to be the case, but the abrupt timing of it all does give me cause for pause…after all who the fuck leaves in November?!?

Hi Killroy
Good stuff. As ex-Trump press person Scaramucci suggested a few days ago, there is no longer a recognisable Republican Party. It’s morphed into a family cult where people express and seek to act on their very worst thoughts. The entire Trump family are corrupt and Russia is the winner. You think of the cold war and wonder why Americans have let their decades long sworn enemies take control of the US. There are very real echoes of late 30s Germany.

I used to drive quite frequently from DC to Baltimore and sometime liked to get off the I-95. I always enjoyed crossing the sign indicating the Mason Dixon line and likened it in my mind to crossing an older version of the iron curtain or the Scottish-English border. It’s a gross simplification of course because there are good and bad people everywhere but the (Yankee) north always seemed noticeably more humane and fair than many points south of DC. MD was one of those states which felt more comfortable to be in than Mississippi despite the awfulness of parts of Baltimore and Philly. Louisiana, Mississippi or say Texas were always more edgy and tense in my view. New Orleans and Louisiana generally were fucking scary places during hurricane Katrina. National Guard on the streets, evidence of looting, floating bodies and the smell of decay. In the so-called land of the free.

Enjoy the rugby mate and stay safe.

TRVL/Marc
I read those quotes just before coming to LIR and where to be honest it just leaves me numb. You can’t even banter about that because it’s insane. I think that if they made a One flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest remake, MA could easily fill our much loved and respected Jack Nicolson’s shoes or at least visually when MA looks his darkest. Just a matter of practicing the single eyebrow raise.

Problem just when MA looks down and out, something saves his ass. An emphatic 1:3 win tomorrow with Chavs getting a red card set piece for the 1st and giving 2 penalties away or similar is just as likely to happen as we lose 3:0.

Start Ethan and we at least get a point and score form open play is my view.

If we are going to go down, then go down fighting and swinging hard until the final whistle for the entirety of the game. Be the footballing gladiators they are paid to be, and I’d be happy because when we play well with the right selections and tactical set up, we can beat anyone.

Often this season we are beaten before we start because our starting selections play into our opponents hands where we are allowed to plat in the first 2/3s of the pitch, but get stifled in the final 3rd, in most games and why we rely on set pieces.

Killroy
1976 onwards for me around West End Lane and around Camden were good years particularly for music, where from Camden I spread my wings attached to bands and tours that led to my nomadic life. That whole NW1 area was a really cool place for intelligent and well cultured people to enjoy the live music venues in the area and over to Chelsea & Fulham. When Carnaby St and Camden markets were legendary at the time.

Hogan’s Hero’s was a favorite of mine. Shultz became iconic, but the show never hit the Mash levels of clever hilarity and innuendo. When I was on tour in the States I’d look for unseen episodes of Mash in 78 onwards. Late 70s and through the 80s The west coast was a great place to be.

I am looking forward to going to the Sphere in Vegas just to take in the tech first and foremost.

https://www.thesphere.com

Audio Visual tech is where I’m most happiest particularly working with immersive sound.

Completely agree the Ireland v All Backs game was brilliant as was the England game, which I feel we lost when we could have won as did Clive Woodward. Bothwick is a players manager, but not sure if he’s right to win us trophies.

We’ll see after this tournament.

“Arsenal are paying the price for standing still with summer transfers…the Gunners didn’t improve their starting lineup or add depth in the right positions and it could cost them…the frustration is that they have been unable to take charge of the title race when the chance to do so was there. Instead they are playing catch-up after a summer of missed opportunity”

Spot on assessment…an all-too-familiar refrain for our manager who can’t seem to see the forest for the trees…much in the same vein as our former manager, when everyone says zig, he inevitably zags…now if he were a manager of a particular ilk, who had won anything with his chosen squad, I would be inclined to give him the benefit of the doubt, but for me his actions are far more ego-driven than strategic in nature…as such, I refuse to remain silent while this bloated head fuck wastes a rapidly closing window

Meanwhile
Fulham win 2-0 over Crystal Palace , with Smith Rowe scoring 1.
On scoring he put his finger on his lip. Apt , to say ” see ,now don’t ever bench me telling I am injured “

Hoopah,

ESR should never have been sold. We are without a creative midfielder from more than a month and that lad is scoring for fun in a Fulham side.

I don’t think I am wrong in saying that those 30 odd millions earned is costing us much more.

City conceding to go 1 all with 10 odd minutes left.

And Brighton score a second.

City definitely don’t look the team of old.

And Arteta’s not even close to being in a position to take advantage.

Can’t wait for the fanboy’s to explain how Slot winning the PL in his first season is to be expected by Arteta going backwards is all part of the plan.

Morning all what a game of international rugby between England and Australia playing gung ho rugby and committing school-boy, cardinal sin errors of missing tackles. I think England missed 35+ especially when the Wallabies kept cutting inside by drawing England onto the ball too quickly where the ball was too quick leaving our defenders in front of the ball by a couple of yards with no chance of recovery.

Have to give it to the Wallabies for having less lapses in concentration. For the neutral it was a rugby spectacle.

The next world rugby superstar I predict is: Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii. The kid has it all with a rugby IQ that is off the charts for me. He was devastatingly good and incredibly hard to play against.

Onto football, Pep losing to BHA came as no surprise, as I’ve been a fan of all aspects of BHA from their owner, Tony Bloom, to their managers and of course the club’s unique algorithm used to unearth gems to be polished. Watching the game this morning was a nice way to wake up and smell and drink my coffee.

It was clear to me when we drew with City, in their back yard that, without Rodri and KDB, they are a team of elite missing key team links: defensive & offensively, where holes now are appearing in their press and quality on the ball when harassed themselves. They don’t like it up em!

Where would they be without Haaland this season?

City will not win the PL this season is and has been my belief, so by Pedro’s thinking we are a shoe-in if Pep left the PL, wjhere their current form would be indicative of Pep moving on from the PL.

I know I make bold statements I stick to like superglue – no matter what, but I really felt we were going to see a City/Pep decline and they have not disappointed. Last night was typical of their play where Pep has run out of ideas and is being out thought, and outplayed by younger managers; in Brighton’s case very young and deserves their plaudits for their current 4th place position.

What makes me happiest is knowing how pissed off the Gallagher brothers are feeling right now.

My other bold statement was that Slot will win the title. I watched and read as much as I could after TRVL gave us the heads up. Slot has been a revelation at Pool unfortunately. Slot has the likable quality you feel in the famed first 10 seconds of meeting or seeing where we subconsciously, at least, make our minds up about someone. Slot’s easy body language and assuaging smile is enough to have people warm to him immediately, which it was clear the players all took to Slot quickly.

When Slot sorted Salah out, that was it for me, my premise is Slot is an elite manager in the making where Barca and RM will be calling soon enough; just a shame our board and owners didn’t have the vision to ring in changes after our 3rd title capitulation in a row.

We should have been looking after the 2nd throwing in of the towel because of MA’s poor TWs, where this season is what we expected with no striker or quality 8. Only shoe-ins

Edu leaving in November where our board were left scrambling with a we-love-you really offer that was quickly turned down by our leaving TD said it all really. A more proactive board would have seen it coming, and a lot more that have come to haunt us this season if they took off their rose tinted MA glasses. 85322 has them fooled but not us.

By next May it could read 853228 and be out of Europe and another fire sale sell off? Should a £multi billion corporate enterprise have repeated player asset fire sales?

As I said we have to beat The Chavs in their own back yard or serious questions should be asked why we are where we are?

Let’s look at our current plight and a real dose of reality lads and any lasses reading LIR.

We are 6th on 18 points where if we don’t get any points this evening, then Spuds could be above us on GD after their home game against the Delia Smith’s Tractor boys. Spuds and Ange will want this badly. Very badly………

Come away from The Bridge sans points and we will be 10 points behind Slot’s Pool’s revolution, which barring a string of injuries, I see continuing to pick up pace, and whilst I appreciate the quality of football, tactics and inspired subs, Pool being above us any time hurts other than 89.

We are lucky Villa are stuttering at times as even though they lost to Pool they are still same points as us. Edu’s Forest are 3rd. Let that sink in with BHA 4th and where both teams deserve their standings.

My other main prediction for this season after the first 5 or so games was I concurred with Marc that we could finish as low as 8th again. Certainly 5th to 8th!

This evening’s game is the mother of must win!!!!! I know how I would like to see our line up. Chavs have height and pace across their midfield and front players.

I would rather see MA finally get his selections right and tactics to contain and counter Chelsea at pace, than playing guessing games of are Ode and Rice playing?

MA forgets or refused to acknowledge Enzo’s a wily and experienced manager. and MA is an open book tactically, so it doesn’t really matter who plays; tactics will be the same. Marts hugs the left touchline while 90% of our attacks go through Saka and we counter at a 2 to 3 touch football pace; more if Zinchenko and Morino play.

I’m not making a prediction or suggesting a a full starting line up. We are in MA’s hands and galaxy brain, but 3-5-2 would be my choice which is no secret here with Ethan and Ode starting.

Ambarish/Hoopah
ESR was a big loss for us as was Emi and other youths who have left with no obvious path to out first team squad – look at Ethan’s lack of minutes…..

Pray to your gods whoever they are, as we are going to need divine intervention to do a points smash and grab tonight.

KP
Pumpkin is getting the royal treatment today with cat nip et al.

There’s no doubt that we can get a result today, especially if Palmer isn’t available, but I’m just having some difficulty envisioning exactly how that would look…we should have Ode back, which certainly can’t hurt, although he might be on a pitch count…as for Rice, his status is still up in the air…so if he’s unavailable and Ode is simply a bench option, we might have to rely on a rather uninspiring midfield once again…I can only hope that MA has learned his lesson and will have Ethan on the pitch from the off…clearly he’s nowhere near a finished product yet, but he does enough out there, at least offensively, to warrant a start, especially in light of our goalscoring woes

how sad is it that Pep’s experiencing his worst run of form in almost 20 years, yet even if we win we’ll still be sitting below City in the table…surely MA will be on thin ice if he were to lose the title to anyone not named Pep…that said, he’ll have all manner of excuses, as per usual, should he falter, and depending on the particulars of his most recent re-up we might be stuck with him for the time being regardless of the end result…still don’t get why there never seems to be an adult in the room when Arteta unveils his one dimensional harebrained plans each and every off-season

“still don’t get why there never seems to be an adult in the room when Arteta unveils his one dimensional harebrained plans each and every off-season”

You’re at the head of a very long queue wanting an answer to that question.

Is FFP finally leveling the playing fields, TRVL: Forest 3rd & Brighton 4th? What’s your take? If it is then, Ratcliffe will have to stick to the rules, especially if City are being held to account of their actions as per the media has reported on.

I also wonder now how much difference there is between an unpolished and polished gem today? Jaoa Pedro last night was creating all sorts of problems for City; he’d be a good fit as an 8 or 9 and would bring Marts back to his best. Is Pedro a polished gem? If not, then then who is? Kudus? Isak?

If we’d have bought Pedro and Isak last summer, we’d be neck and neck with Slot’s revolution me thinks, and we’d have coped with Ode’s absence far better. Isak would hold the ball and Pedro would be the creator with Ode with Ethan as their understudy. It’s not rocket science and we can spend when we want to. Maybe Edu wanted that and MA didn’t? We’ll never know.

We weren’t that far off at Inter even without Rice and had Nwaneri started……? We can bring it when we want, as in the Spuds WHL and City games, so I agree we can get the points if we set out stall out right, which we rarely seem to do under MA.

Tony
Good analysis and perspicacity.

Thanks, Hoopah, I appreciate the mutual thinking.

Ipswich asking all the questions of Spuds and unlucky not to be in front. Spuds yet to show up.

Spuds regressing to championship form with Ipswich who couldn’t buy a win before are out playing Spuds to 2:0

Angle is not a happy happy.😃

Tony—agree with your Isak take but not convinced that Pedro would be worth the expenditure, as we all know BHA don’t buckle when it comes to meeting their evaluations…now he would be a realistic Jesus replacement but MA’s never going to spend 60+ for a cover piece, at least not on purpose…he’s primarily a CF, with 100+ starts up top, but I can see MA shoehorning him out wide left, where he has vastly less experience…his best statistical season saw him pot 11 goals and 4 helpers, which was in the championship…all in all the juice isn’t likely worth the squeeze, which isn’t to suggest that I don’t think he has anything on offer, I just don’t envision him as a starting option yet his price point would suggest otherwise…it would liken it to a Havertz 2.0 scenario, albeit I do favour Pedro more in front of goal…that said, I would gladly take an Isak/Pedro duo over our current underwhelming Havertz/Jesus pairing…keeping in mind, I would not be so critical of Kai if he had arrived here for half the fee and 1/3rd of the wages, as then he would be a high quality depth piece

Spuds luckily being Spursy have dropped 3 home points to Ipswich so can’t go above us if the worst happens later.

Thanks TRVL that all makes sense.

as for today’s affair Ode and Rice are back in the starting lineup, although I do hope they weren’t rushed into things considering the pending international break (ugh!!!)…typical back 4 alignment, when Cala’s unavailable, with White on the right and Timber on the left, and up top it’s going to be Marts, Havertz and Saka…so there’s no excuses for not taking all 3, at least not from a player availability standpoint…I will be interested to see how Enzo sets up against us, especially at home

Tony—as for Kudus, I have mixed feelings…he likely has what it takes to sit behind Saka, but I wouldn’t want to overpay for him simply to assume that role and I very much doubt he would want to move here for those purposes…sometimes I think players like himself and Paqueta look especially good when they’re playing on a side that otherwise plays some rather dire football

Enzo has gone with his more defensive lineup, which favours us a bit…let’s hope that we come out on the front foot

Here we go then just caught up.