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Les is fucking shit - Tonali just ran straight past him for the third whilst he pointed at him. It’s no coincidence we’ve conceded 5, 3 and 3 in the last 3 games he’s started.

You’re correct, it can be. But with us, it never is. It normally just means we are playing 3 centre halves who are normally 3 of the worst players we have, meaning more mistakes and more confusion. I’ve rarely seen us not be completely shit whilst playing this formation.

It always is, blows that my mind that people beg for him to start. If a chance is presented to him, he might finish it, but outside of that he is pathetic - weak as piss, no physical presence whatsoever, it makes me genuinely miss having Che Adams up top.

I’ve no problem with him, i’m not arsed if we let him stick it out - but i can’t get behind us going into next season with a manager wedded to 5 at the back. I can’t remember anything but pain when we’ve tried to do it in the past, and defensively we have been horrendous doing it under Juric. If he is truly stuck to that formation then get rid.

Am I only the only one who watched the game and therefore knows it was Bree who passed it to Bednarek for the second goal? Not sure why people are blaming Downes for it.

No blame for the £24million professional footballer who can’t maintain his own fitness without a manager holding his hand?

He was great last night, that’s the first time i’ve ever said that after a game of his. I’m not even going to be irked by the lack of final product because we currently have a lot of players that lack the final product but also lack the other bits too - at least he tore his man apart all night, even if he lacked the finishing touches, it was fun to watch. However it’s not true to say he was ‘ignored’ by the previous manager, he played 25 games last season, 9 less than Sam Edozie. Sulemana delivered a total of zero goals and three assists, which I think I might be right in saying actually all came in one game against Leeds? Sam Edozie scored 6 goals and 3 assists, with most people deciding he was crap, despite being younger and far less experienced. Sulemana has had chances, plenty in fact, but he has only looked decent in 3 games ever really, and really good in one which was last night. Hopefully that is the standard he can maintain going forwards, but time will tell. Also fair play to the manager for going without a striker, Russell tried it against Bournemouth and got slaughtered because it didn’t work, but given the poor quality of our strikers it is a good idea - there is no chance Archer, Paul or Armstrong provide anywhere near the threat that Sulemana/Dibling posed last night, which is incredibly damning when it comes to our recruitment but we know that already.

I think the Northam has been pretty underwhelming, even from the first few games of the season when there was a small bit of hope. The move of the away fans has definitely quietened them though, so that’s good - hopefully a good season in the championship will breathe life into the Northam.

Reality is we have no idea who RM was responsible for recruiting. He’d be one of very few managers to have complete control of recruitment these days, if he’s responsible for all the signings of his tenure. I think it’s fair to suggest he was probably responsible for all of the ones who had played with or for him before; Downes, Manning, Fraser, Lumley, Wood - but the total outlay there is pretty small and almost all of it is for Downes, and the success rate of those signings - particularly last season - is pretty high i’d say. I find it hard to believe he identified Ugochukwu, Cornet, BBD, Taylor, Edwards all himself, and I find it especially hard to believe that he was pursuing Delap (who we’ve been after for years by all accounts) and then decided that upon missing out on him we would go for Archer, who is not remotely similar in style.

Started great first couple of games but has been so poor for a few months now - but i’m still really surprised he hasn’t been the wing back of choice under Juric because I don’t see the intention with Bree out there. If you play 5 at the back you surely need the wing backs to provide the width and attacking support, Bree won’t be doing that. I also think THB is just as culpable for the header to the Brentford player on Saturday, why does he always get so close to our players with the ball - same issue for the Villa goal a few weeks back, follows the ball like a 10 year old.

Did anybody else see him jog up the pitch towards Aribo to tell him to follow the Brentford player, whilst Brentford broke straight down the middle with both our midfielders now stuck out on the right wing? Absolutely bizarre, sunday league type stuff.

People see what they want to see - in the West Ham game he was the next big thing after evil Russ had left him out in the cold because they weren’t mates. Reality is, he’s crap, he’s been crap in every game he’s played this season with the possible exception of United at home which we still lost 3-0. Bournemouth he was dire; slow, weak, lack of concentration. Brentford he was dire; slow, weak, lack of concentration. What an enormous disappointment this loan has turned out to be, I was really excited about him after the struggle to cover Downes last season.

This was the worst defeat of the season imo, and people have seen why some were completely bombed from the squad under RM. Les absolutely dire in particular. Can’t understand why a manager who wants 5 at the back is playing with a defensive minded RWB and a right footed LWB, really concerning.

At least he’s good at something, as opposed to Les who is good at nothing.

Exactly