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So many players have improved under Lampard that it wouldn't surprise me if Lati comes back better and can play a part He's not the answer but I'd rather someone with 137 appearances at this level than replacing him with a kid in January

Beaten both Boro and Preston at home so far (both would be unbeaten otherwise) None of the top 3 won at Fratton Park last season (Leeds lost, Burnley/Sheff U drew) Clearly step it up against top opposition at home. Think they're the definition of tough place to go

Brendan Rodgers said the 8 months he had out between the Reading & Swansea jobs were the most important of his career. He was able to properly reflect on what had worked in his previous jobs & what he needed to improve, while studying the new trends in football. He then started playing more...

Based on their statistics model. Tbf there is basically nothing in it: Wright: 7.43 McBurnie: 7.46 Moore: 7.49

Mate just sent me this Only 1 point ahead which seems kind of crazy considering that we have 11 more points than last season at this stage

You boys need to do some fact-checking on what you say... 1. The 103 goals tweet got debunked and deleted 2. "We've played two teams in the top 10 and drew 0-0 against both" - we've played 3 teams in the top 10 (Leicester, QPR, Millwall) and we've W2 D1

Can't argue with his output - think he is better on the wing than at striker as he avoids the constant battle with the centre backs We're really lucky Ghana didn't qualify for AFCON as he'd be missing for 3-5 games. Looks like they're going to qualify for the World Cup though - so we've...

Nobody said it was ideal, but I can't see BTA faring much better (unless we completely change the role) & Andrews doesn't seem trusted I've even said I'd move to 5-2-3 if both Torp/Eccles are out but if Lampard wants to stick to the system then I'd argue he's the best option of a bad bunch...

The problem is bodies in central midfield & all of our wingers are available so I don't see why we'd switch to 5-3-2 It wil be the usual with Andrews/Saka/BTA in the 10 or the 5-2-3 (5-4-1) was saw against Millwall

Not so sure It probably gets wedged in before Wrexham (a) or Ipswich (a) - the only two midweeks free this year. The congestion is already going to be very difficult to manage without adding another game

Under Robins yes. The role was different, he was asked to stay central which didn't work Look at Rudoni's heatmap. The 10 role under Lampard is much more about floating out wide and creating overloads. You need close control in a packed middle, good link-up play and good delivery - BTA has his...

If EMC can play 70 minutes then Saka in the 10 isn't the worst shout. He presses well and can go wide in possession like Rudoni does so we're still playing to his strengths

BTA-Wright-EMC was our front 3 for Derby, QPR, and Oxford Scored 14 in 3 games - that’s how it would work

King said he likes a small squad but also acknowledged that the squad is thin... Turner said we were trying for 2 players on deadline day that didn't happen (one being confirmed as Rak-Sakyi) Why do people think King is completely happy with the squad?

Think it’ll be Woolfenden and a formation change over Andrews. Lampard has not played Andrews in the league unless a game has been settled so I doubt he’ll start him If we play Allen & Andrews it’ll be the same midfield that got overrun by Millwall’s second team in the league cup

Good time to play them at the end of a 3-game week, wages unpaid, and points deduction news could take the wind out of them Us playing a day later away in London feels like a bit of a leveller though - especially with doubts over two of our midfielders If Torp/Eccles are available I reckon a...

Think they’ll get it sorted to finish top half. Have a fair few injuries They looked better than Norwich & Brum for sure

Yeah definitely not - unfortunately if Torp/Eccles are out we may have to I’d argue last night wasn’t a great representation of what our 3ATB would actually look like as we were defending a lead. MvE/JDS would be a lot higher typically

Good to hear we’re already making contact about a winger. Hopefully a midfielder too Interesting about a few players carrying injuries last season. Think we’re going to end up with similar this season as we seem to be getting a knock every other game Fans need to be aware that they don’t...

I wasn’t sure if it was because of the change to 3ATB or because Thomas was told to go RCB rather than in the middle Could be completely wrong but looked like he was gesturing that he should be in the middle