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Esse should start v Leicester, then the usual starting 11, perhaps Eccles > Torp depending on fitness levels.

I didn’t like Esse at AM tbh, thought he looked stronger at RW where he had more space. I’d like to see us play 4-4-2 when chasing games more and BTA coming back will be handy because he’s by far our best striker when it comes to defending from the front.

Agree. I don’t think we magically battered every 4 or 5 to nil just because BTA is playing rather than Sakamoto/Rudoni/EMC. As good as he’s been, it’s like BTA has been the glue that holds it all together. The schedule has got harder and there’s an element of fatigue setting in. The FA cup...

Idk what it is but he’s not making a good case to be in the USA squad when he’s not scored for 3 months. The only thing I can really clutch at is that he’s been in goal scoring positions so he’s doing something right. He’s lost his place to Simms, BTA is back soon so if that doesn’t restore to...

Said with 0 irony when not 1, not 2 but 3 of our own strikers are in the top 20 goal scorers in the league. Morgan Whittaker, Keiffer Moore, Burrell, Vipotnik and Gelhardt are all tied with BTA, 1 goal in front of Simms and 2 in front of Haji. Simms being on 9 goals means he has the same...

It was a bad miss and definitely should’ve scored, but to think there were 2 bigger missed chances is crazy. I can’t complain at the result, Stoke on another day could’ve scored 3-4 in the 1st half. Although I get the frustration from Lampard, we were the better team in the second half!

In fairness to Haji, could’ve had 2 goals on another day. More effective than in more recent game.

Towards the start of the end of the season, on the beach with a good fish and chips and ice cold, crisp beer… what’s not to like? Midweek in the winter though… 💀

Likewise, when they scored, I shrugged my shoulders and went ‘fair play’. I’d have liked to have won, got a glamour tie and went out on our shield. Talking to my Stoke supporting mate, even he said it’s ‘your focus was always going to be the league’. If we go up next week, we get 38 glamour...

EMC has been chipping in - scored in 3 consecutive games in December. Lampard has signed Esse to start ahead of Sakamoto. Esse does just about everything Sakamoto does but just a lot better.

There’s definitely a tactical element to it, Eccles was doing the same role today. Agree that we need a LB and I’d like a CM/AM if possible.

He will be a good rotation option for us. I can’t see him being a starter, but there’s definitely talent in there to be unlocked. Defensively he’s a bit suspect atm and overplays in our own half but those are probably habits that can be coached out of him.

Pretty superficial analysis. We’ve conceded more without him, I don’t think his influence directly influences that. Your point was that Haji would benefit from playing with BTA specifically, Haji has had plenty of chances to score with and without BTA in the team so the problem here is that the...

Chalk and cheese. Esse does everything quicker than Sakamoto, there’s plenty more to come from Esse but some of this touches were top drawer stuff. He also had Lati playing behind him rather than MVE too, no disrespect to Lati but he’s nowhere near the attacking threat of MVE. Lati did impress...

100% - anyone watching today will have seen Esse is a much better player.