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Bodowned

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  1. Nike mailing it in on their way out the door?
  2. god the energy in that place must be absolutely insane!!
  3. Now they’re scoring for fun.
  4. Macca only scores bangers.
  5. Let’s hope that generates some momentum. Tottenham is generally hugely open at the back; we should be ripping through them.
  6. NFL front offices validating those of us who thought Sark should have pulled the cord on Quinn after the Georgia debacle…I don’t think he ever really elevated the talent here, although he’s a great personal representation of the program. Will always wonder “what-if” with Arch getting snaps during a soft stretch of the schedule leading into the CFP.
  7. 2 matches to secure a guard of honor against Arsenal.
  8. Insane goal by Trent given the circumstances. I have no idea how Jota hit the crossbar from four feet out when the keeper was out of the net. Hold on for dear life.
  9. Leicester has been outscored 25-3 since the end of January and this attack is lifeless (again).
  10. I think the Harvey point is right theoretically, but our midfield has been overrun for several weeks now because of tired legs and a disorganized press so I don’t see how it’s any different? West Ham marched through to the final third with little to no resistance for 40+ minutes.
  11. Elliott is not a perfect player, but he absolutely solves a bit of the creativity problem. His problem is he’s not physical and that seems to be the only trait that Slot cares for. Elliott / Bradley / Salah linked up very well against Fulham and nearly pushed us to a draw. Elliott was the best player on the pitch when he came on against Newcastle in the cup final and played three incisive balls into the box in a short period of time that we don’t usually see from a our MF (one which led to the Chiesa goal). There’s just no way you can look at Jones / Szobo’s recent non-impact and tell me he doesn’t deserve a look. Leicester is probably the perfect match to try it, but I’m sure it’ll be Grav / Macca / Szobo.
  12. I like good football and we’ve played about two halves of good football over our last 7 matches and we’re able to win the league in neutral due to Arsenal stepping on rakes. One of the common complaints with Klopp was his undying loyalty to the same stable of players and we’re in the same frustrating rut right now. I just don’t understand why Endo, Elliott, and Chiesa can’t find their way into a game.
  13. Szoboszlai subbed on in the 68th minute and had 6 touches in 29 minutes. This midfield is tired and toothless and Harvey Elliott couldn’t buy his way onto the pitch. Fortunate set piece at the end because West Ham utterly dominated us for the entirety of the second half and Alisson made a few brilliant saves thankfully.
  14. Lucho has been the most dangerous player since he’s come on. Outstanding run from Bradley to see that open space to receive the ball.
  15. Salah has been fucking terrible for half-a-dozen matches. You can’t play a 32 year-old 98% of available minutes and expect him to be the same player in April that he was in November. At some point, these players need to be held accountable and rotated when they aren’t performing. Gravenberch, Szoboszlai, and Salah have been run into the ground this year.
  16. 6-game run of not scoring more than 1 goal from open play. Still trotting out Salah and Szoboszlai week after week despite the 0s they’re dishing out. Chiesa and Harvey will never see minutes from this guy.
  17. Embarrassing to not get a shot off.
  18. Does this team run any actual offense or is it just 3-4 players standing around while someone does iso ball for a contested jumper?
  19. Where he touches the ball is not substantially different from where players like Wirtz, Musiala, Cole Palmer, Bruno Fernandes, etc. find possession but his output is most definitely a step down. You can say he works harder out-of-possession than some of these players, but nobody looked at Szoboszlai in the Bundesliga and thought “we should get this guy for his pressing!” He played 70% of our UCL minutes and had 0 G/A in the last 7 matches in the competition and created 0 big chances in all of his appearances combined. The technicality of our forwards and midfield is a step-down vs. the likes of PSG, Arsenal (less so when it comes to forwards lately!), Barcelona, etc. and it’s something we need to solve for.
  20. Seems disingenuous to post comparisons against “all midfielders” which includes players who don’t venture forward with any frequency. Compare his stats to other attacking midfielders or wingers (which is where he spends his time in possession, as evidenced by his heatmap) and you can plainly see his limitations.
  21. He has 17 G/A in 78 appearances across EPL and UCL with 18 big chances created as a midfielder who positions himself like he’s a forward when we’re in attack. The only consistent compliment you can give him across all of his minutes is that he’s a high-energy workhorse. So we paid £60M for a better-looking Jordan Henderson. We need more output from him if we’re playing donkeys like Nunez, Díaz, and Jota upfront. Harvey played 3 passes in 20 minutes (one for an assist) that I haven’t seen Dom try once this year. Szoboszlai is absolutely a critical part of our midfield rotation going forward, but he is not (for me) a nailed-on starter every week. He’s too passive drifting in & out of matches when we’re in possession and lacks technical ability on the ball. He can’t create space on the dribble and is mostly a lay-off merchant to the wide players. Somebody, at some point, needs to have some ambition to play through the middle.
  22. The most head-scratching part of this Chiesa saga is that he makes £150K/week. He’s the FIFTH highest earner in the entire squad and he’s been chained up in Slot’s basement for 6 months while we watch Darwin, Díaz, and Jota produce fuck-all week after week after week. Also painfully obvious how limited Szoboszlai is as an attacking midfielder against more physical and technical midfields. Invisible and passed around against PSG and put in a replica today. We need a creative #10 — a Coutinho-redux who can break down low blocks with his dribbling, passing, and outside shooting.
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