... and Messi, at the very least.
Mbappe surely, wheres your ambition?
... and Messi, at the very least.
A 1-0 hammering. They had a couple of periods of pressure, especially immediately after the goal. Apart from that we controlled it for long periods.
I feel for Collo. Works hard, moves a lot but doesn't seem to make an impact. We need to work out how to play to his strengths or make a change up top.
Cracking header from Dobbs. Apart from that ir was the usual promise ruined by poor decision making. He 's still you though so might learn.
Hourihane was disappointing again. No surprise he was replaced.
Sibs. Unlucky with the booking. Out of position twice but saved by Cash and then by Foz. Apart from that he was good. Once Conor went off he resumed dead ball duties. Brilliant. As he has been every time he's had that job this season. IMO he does it better than Conor so I'd give the dead ball job on a permanent basis.
The rest were good or better today.
Yes we won. Yes we deserved to. Still room for improvement. Should beat Accy next up and then look to go on a run of wins. Is PW strong enough to take a couple of hard decisions? Will those decisions be made easier by any incoming players?
I think we are being effective but could be more so if we played a bit more football than we have.
Good performance
Up to 5th, need to kick on a bit and build a gap to 7th cement ourselves in the top 6 at least
Warne will get us up if not this season then next no need to worry
If Knight goes I think two or three in and get the team built as we go through this season
Nutshell!
More importantly...at the turn of the year we are where we need to be and in a much better place than many of us would have settled for earlier in the year.
Can we push on? Remains to be seen. I don’t think Warne would have joined thinking that he would have to wait until 2024 to make any meaningful signings so I continue to be optimistic...and, as the turn of the year approaches, let’s be grateful to Rosenior.
He made some major changes in the summer. Collins and Hourihane still have much to prove but the rest have, imo, all been a success.
I like the style of football we're playing, it's a good mix, it's fast, and it's positive. A bit more quality with the crossing / finishing and we'd have scored 4/5. Can't fault the effort levels.
I thought Didzy had a bad (by his standards) game yesterday, clearly not 100% following his illness. One particular moment, Collins was clear through on goal with a very simple pass, Didzy cut inside and mi**** a cross/shot/pass into the stands.
Collins worked hard last night, but nobody found him with a pass / cross where it mattered.
As regards the possible sale of Knight (and or Bielik) I’m not sure exactly where we stand.
Say, hypothetically, we were to raise £5m from the sale of JK - which personally I wouldn’t want to see anyway - I still don’t believe we can spend that money on transfer fees until 1/1/24.
I believe we can put it towards wages and spend it on improving the Academy but not...as I understand...on any actual fees.
As I say, I’m ‘not sure’...anyone got a definitive answer?
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