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Interesting. It's a pre-season friendly and it sometimes difficult to gauge things, but JWP looks the part. Wasn't sure if the initial formation/lack of ambition was a realistic assessment of how we could be up against it occasionally in the prem and needed to practise absorbing pressure, but we've changed it and improved things. Clyne looks useful, "Julie" doing some good things, Lambert (I agree) looks a bit heavy but we know how it takes him time to get fit.

 

Who knows what will happen in the second half, but it does suggest we're better than Celtic - perhaps that's not saying much...

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Why take Guly off? Christ, even when he plays well he isn't given a chance.

 

I remember people slagging him off after boxing day vs palace. 2 goals in a 2-0 win isn't good enough for some.

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Why take Guly off? Christ, even when he plays well he isn't given a chance.

 

like i said he isn't a winger and to make this formation more effective you need proper wingers. Nothing about his performance, he's done well (thats good coming from me) but we should try proper wingers, it's a friendly after all we need to test things.

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like i said he isn't a winger and to make this formation more effective you need proper wingers. Nothing about his performance, he's done well (thats good coming from me) but we should try proper wingers, it's a friendly after all we need to test things.

you don't need wingers ffs...it is clearly to play 3 up front when attacking with the full back trying to provide some width

 

guly has been very good IMO

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guly has been very good IMO

 

He's been given plenty of time on the ball (which he needs). If it'd had been a competitive match his lack of quick thinking would have stood out like a sore thumb.

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He's been given plenty of time on the ball (which he needs). If it'd had been a competitive match his lack of quick thinking would have stood out like a sore thumb.

 

 

Would you ever praise him?

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Why don't you do it Dune, I expect you've been a male stylist at some point.

 

I might have known it'd be one of the gingers that was first to have complex on this issue.

Posted

encouraging performance, missing a bit of sharpness in the final third but that will come as they get more games under their belt.

 

Fonte did himself no favours.

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what ever adkins said around the 20 min marked..it worked..we were bossing the game with ease until they scored...again, just missed that final ball...got in the positions though

 

clyne

lallana

JWP

Guly

 

very good

 

we certainly need a CB...fonte gave his usual 1 howler for the game

also, when he miss judges the ball, he and joe are very slow to get back into position. definitely need a touch of pace in the CB area

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Ajax didn't create anything of note until they scored and that was gifted to them. After the goal it was hard to really judge because NA started ringing in the changes not long afterwards.

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