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zico wrote: ↑18 Jan 2025, 15:30 Were the likes of Kehrer and Fornals really worse than Rodriguez?

Were the likes of Kehrer and Fornals really worse than Rodriguez?

goose wrote: ↑18 Jan 2025, 15:16 Moyes spent something like £450m, Lopetegui spent over £100m, how can our squad be this shit?

It’s 18th January today? We should have been sorting this mess out January 1st

 

Absolutely shocking. Gotta be some question marks on Potter with that line up.

Keep dreaming" wrote: ↑18 Jan 2025, 15:17 Passing is awful, back to our worst it seems. Don't like these defensive setups.

 

My God, said it before. Rodriguez, Soucek and Alvarez in midfield is self harming 

And Soler before Cresswell 

Should have given Irving a go instead of Rodriguez, imo.

Passing is awful, back to our worst it seems. Don't like these defensive setups.

Moyes spent something like £450m, Lopetegui spent over £100m, how can our squad be this shit?

It’s 18th January today? We should have been sorting this mess out January 1st

Good to see Kudus up top but he has to be up near the centre backs as it gives an out ball over the top to chase.

Tough this - if were going to get anything here we will have to be clinical in taking the chances we do get. So much work for Potter to do with the squad he has inherited and injurues and I certainly wont dig him out if we lose

No Chance…

WTF lineup…???

fraser wrote: ↑18 Jan 2025, 14:08

Takashi Miike" wrote: ↑18 Jan 2025, 14:06

fraser wrote: ↑18 Jan 2025, 14:05 Gonna give him the benefit of the doubt.. Till u see how we go. Maybe he thinks tye best way to play against them is with wingbacks and there isn't really anyone else other than Cresswell 

Emerson will be the wingback, Cresswell inside. 

Obviously... We we hope it's obvious..

That's what I meant nobody else for cb

 

At least he is playing them on their stronger side by the looks of it.  Yeah sure we need an upgrade on Cress but at least he is a left sided defender rather than shoe horning a right footer in there, but by god we need some reinforcements.

Paqueta pulled up in the warm up apparently 

FMOB! That is such a defensive lineup, only two forwards and I absolutely hated watching Cresswell in a back three under Moyes. I'm going to admit that Potter knows better than me, but I hate the look of that.

5 defenders, 2 defensive mids, and half our bench are kids. Halfway through the window with no sniff of a deal. Contrary to my predication last game, Potter did manage to pull a rabbit out of the hat.

Irons!
 

Manuel wrote: ↑18 Jan 2025, 14:42 We probably could have done with Aguerd now? Potter will make him look like Baresi

 

Bare bones of our arse. Squad is embarassingly weak  but with 4 or so injuries looks “scorched earth” level quality.  Suppose Potter has to innovate and has come up with this. As mentioned, looking for creativity from wing backs?  Once again best to look at leveks of effort, closing down / pressing and running. If they are good we can be encouraged whatever the result because, to repeat, we have a appallingly poor squad for the money spent over the last few windows.

 

Maybe Sutton’s prediction wasn’t so shocking?

We probably could have done with Aguerd now? Potter will make him look like Baresi

northbankfrank wrote: ↑18 Jan 2025, 14:33 The meltdown on this site would have been most entertaining if Moyes had started a game with this line up.

 

northbankfrank wrote: ↑18 Jan 2025, 14:33 The meltdown on this site would have been most entertaining if Moyes had started a game with this line up.

  

northbankfrank wrote: ↑18 Jan 2025, 14:33 The meltdown on this site would have been most entertaining if Moyes had started a game with this line up.