Haha I think he's actually getting some Scouse twinge in there
Post Match EPL Aston Villa (H) 2-0 8pm Saturday 1st Nov
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Haha I think he's actually getting some Scouse twinge in there
Ya Salah was gash apparently.
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Hate the inane commentary here - who is that dolt? Owen? "Cash obviously saw the smallest of gaps" ; it was a deflection from a cross shot you numbskull! He wasn't going for that corner at all FFS.
Anyway this is why I love Mama - he frequently make spectacular saves (that can change a game) to keep the ball out and that happens far more often than the 1 vs 1s that people are saying he's crap at - he's not, it's just that Ali is next level, the best in the world.
Improved. Not at last season's level but much better than what we've see from him so far this.
Easily his best performance of the season and maybe playing on Wednesday gave him that extra amount of fitness.
A few days ago I looked at last seasons MOTM awards and Mac didn’t really feature until mid autumn and then went on to be our best player in terms of votes for the remainder of the season. I hope that the same happens now and he kicks on. I’m disappointed he has to bugger off for the final set on internationals after the City game.
I’m sure someone will know where to find them but I’m looking forward to seeing running stats.
Encouraging things for me were how well we had interplay around the right wings, Mo’s level of involvement and he looked hungry. Reminded me on the Atletico game.
Whilst we wasted most chances we created, actually creating those moments and style of play is encouraging.
Encouraging things for me were how well we had interplay around the right wings, Mo’s level of involvement and he looked hungry. Reminded me on the Atletico game.
Whilst we wasted most chances we created, actually creating those moments and style of play is encouraging.
This, is the thing. Mama is never going to be Alisson. It would be nice if he even reached 80% of his level, but that's unfair to expect. Alisson is fucking sensational, so any other keeper was always going to struggle in comparisons
Still couldn't trap a dead badger and still couldn't square a ball to save his life. His running with the ball was better, but means fuck all if you mess up afterwards.
Given the last 6 games, the overall patterns of play were more good than they were shit
Winning one league game in a row isn't really a streak
Oh the patterns were much better. I'm just talking Salah. A right winger who can control a ball and make sensible decisions then in think we could have done much better.
It's promising steps forward, but villa are shite.
I thought this was a little harsh but on reflection it is probably the right mark.
Had we converted either counter at the end it would’ve pushed it up to a B.
We still got cut open by Villa at times who got through that first press and ran with the ball right up the pitch. That was 5 minutes into the game.
We still didn’t make clear chances and our press made the chances we got. Van Dijk and Robertson went AWOL a few times and a better side may have punished us.
It was good to see us defend set pieces much better. Mama with some good saves. Bradley got forward less and made us more stable.
Gakpo was poor. He needs that electrocution collar. Cut inside and balloon it you get zapped.
C seems right.
Thanks for that, Tom. I almost spit out my coffee.
This is my thoughts when I gave the grade. We were still incredibly wasteful when we were the better side, and we were still cut open evenly.
Last night was another game where I thought "if our best player was injured, who picks it up?". If szob is out we fall apart as we lose a lot of the drive in midfield.
I can forgive defensive lapses if we're scoring for fun. I can forgive striking problems if we're defensively solid. We cannot be both and we still are.
I don't think I've seen Mama struggle in any match (even in comparison) :
His goal covering and saving is as good as Ali.
His distribution is very decent and nowhere near as bad as some of the hyperbole I read on here. I rarely see him give the ball away even if his kicking isn't as good.
Ditto his 1 vs 1 based on a minute sample size with mitigating factors (player not clean through). Though obviously Ali is the King.
And Ali is 33, Mama 25 so he's still learning to communicate with our team and coaching will improve other areas.
I think he'll be a great replacement for Ali in a couple of seasons, of course not like for like (since Ali is the best in the world), that's nigh on impossible, but still one of the PLs best GKs (which I think he is already).
Struggles the wrong word, but there's been chances where he should have saved a 1 on 1, or done a bit better in distribution.
I don't think he's been a problem, but he's absolutely not Alisson
I missed most of the game yesterday, so I just watched some highlights. I shouldn’t complain because we won, and honestly, if we disregard the first 20 or so minutes, we played well. Even Mo was OK.
But if we're going back to basics, to our old lineup, playing the same players from last season plus Ekitike (who’s about as useless as Nunez and Jota were between Gakpo and Salah, then this transfer window has been a complete disaster.
£400 million spent, with zero improvement, except maybe the keeper, who wasn’t even bought this summer. Ekitike will just be a body up front, he won’t get anything from Salah or Gakpo.
So I know I’m not the most positive poster on this forum, and yes, we just won, but this really irks me.
And where were the subs?! Was he so scared of losing that he couldn’t sub Salah for Chiesa, or maybe Gomez for Bradley, or Kerkez for Robbo? You know, use at least 3 of the 5 subs?
But if we're going back to basics, to our old lineup, playing the same players from last season plus Ekitike (who’s about as useless as Nunez and Jota were between Gakpo and Salah, then this transfer window has been a complete disaster.
£400 million spent, with zero improvement, except maybe the keeper, who wasn’t even bought this summer. Ekitike will just be a body up front, he won’t get anything from Salah or Gakpo.
So I know I’m not the most positive poster on this forum, and yes, we just won, but this really irks me.
And where were the subs?! Was he so scared of losing that he couldn’t sub Salah for Chiesa, or maybe Gomez for Bradley, or Kerkez for Robbo? You know, use at least 3 of the 5 subs?
No one is. That's like saying my Jaguar F type isn't as good as your Aston Martin.
At least the three in midfield being disciplined positionally, and the wingers tracking back helped us a lot.
We regained some degree of control. It was not perfect but much improved.
It was only a couple of times we missed with the press, and they played through us centrally, and we were unbalanced when Robbo and Gravy broke forward and we lost the ball.
Brad much improved too, also Mo.
I wanted a couple of more subs, Endo for Macca the last 15, same with Chiesa for Eki, who was gassed.
Poor Wirtz had to play another new position, and it should. have been Gak or Mo to go off for him.
We regained some degree of control. It was not perfect but much improved.
It was only a couple of times we missed with the press, and they played through us centrally, and we were unbalanced when Robbo and Gravy broke forward and we lost the ball.
Brad much improved too, also Mo.
I wanted a couple of more subs, Endo for Macca the last 15, same with Chiesa for Eki, who was gassed.
Poor Wirtz had to play another new position, and it should. have been Gak or Mo to go off for him.
Szob slipped over in their box near the end of the match and this dude in front of me goes 'fuck off Szob you grass inspecting prick, get up you lazy gobshite' and I just thought fucking hell. He's just ran about fifty miles in the last hour, he's made of Tesla batteries and ADHD drugs. There really is no pleasing some people.
The distribution is evident, but Ali is the best on one on ones.
What I would like is him dominating his box, as he is huge as fuck.
should have chinned him, or just poured your tea into his pocket
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