****!!!!!!
What an awful performance today. Some people suggesting the Liverpool game took it out of us but I feel something has not been right since at least the City game. The players belief in themselves seems to have completely gone.
I was hoping for a real tireless performance today o nthe back of the dissappointing Liverppool defeat. I wanted to see the players come out in ****ing war paint ready to do battle but it was the complete opposite.
Pope was poor. I've said it before, I don't rate him, but he's better than this! Looks low on confidence. Time for Dubravka to get back in?
Targett has done himself no favours. Another player low in confidence but today was a big chance for him to make his case for first choice left back. He was poor.
Burn wasn't good. But he's not played centre back for a year now so that's perhaps his excuse.
The biggest problem is the midfield three. There is something not right about it. It doesn't help that Joelinton and Bruno have been way off form. Neither of them look fit to me. Tonali is quality but we don't seem to know how best to use him just yet.
Almiron was useless, but so were Trippier and Gordon. Gordon looked tired. Schar looked off it.
The only positive thing was Wilson who looked sharp and took his goal well. Time to get him into the starting 11.
Howe actually made the same subs I would have made today. Ok, my starting 11 would have been different but still...
He has a massive job on his hands now. He has to prove himself at this level and it's not going to be easy. I hope he silences all the doubters, including me!
The players need that belief back. They need the energy and intensity to return. That's our game! We don't have the quality to play any other way right now.
Todays game made me wonder just how good our transfer business actually was. I think we may have bought four players that weren't a priority and have therefore ****ed ourselves for this season.
I bet PSG are ****ting themselves!
We need to get our fight back asap!
