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Millwall played well against us. That game isn’t what a typical 4-0 looks like. They went for it at 2-0, we caught them out and they continued pushing, 4. They've gone on to beat WBA and Stoke convincingly at home, so this result is arguably our most impressive to date. With the promoted teams...

We’ve played Leicester and most of the teams we’ve played would be higher up the table had we not beaten them. Watford is a game is a game we need to be winning and that gives us another opportunity to extend our lead at the top.

I agreeably agree! The change was justified and thought we kept Pompey at arms length. Had we won 3-0, no one would’ve had any complaints. That 2 minutes of madness almost cost us and Kitching made an error for their goal.

Exactly. Rudoni played v well in the 5-3-2 because he had a free role. You can’t ignore BTA’s form either and he isn’t really a winger. As the fixtures mount, Lampard will probably switch from his default 4-2-3-1 more often. Last night was a curveball and I raised an eyebrow when I was told the...

Honestly? None of them are in form. We need more goals from them. At some point, the goals will slow down from Torp, BTA and Haji. Particularly, some of BTA and Torp’s goals have been low xG and that’s only sustainable for so long. I think last nights flirtation with 3 ATB is a precursor for...

I prefer EMC but there’s a good case to play Sakamoto if Rudoni has a free role from one of the wings. Last night was Sakamoto’s best performance this season imo, an impact player from the bench is his niche. If you’re 1 or 2-0 up, the last player the opposition wants to see is Sakamoto. The...

Same team as Blackburn. There have been times where our midfield has been bypassed in these last 2 games.

BTA and Haji upfront…

I’m just listening to last nights post-match and BTA confirmed he was playing through injuries throughout last season. Significantly, it corroborates @Jimmy87 intel which confirmed all 3 of our strikers were dealing with significant knocks at the tail end of last season. Last season was the...

I was right behind the goal, and my first thought was that it was going in. However, having watched the replay, it was probably going wide and in fact, looks like it could’ve been a deliberate nod across goal because BTA and EMC were at the back post waiting to poke it in. Kudos to BTA to being...

Simms, BTA and Haji were all out/playing with injuries at points last season. Simms’ best goal last season was v Swansea where he bullied a defender, and finishes the move. He should’ve scored last night and was denied by; BTA who nicked his goal, a fantastic save from their keeper and a miss...

I thought we were class today. Had we won 3-0, no one would’ve complained too much. Their goal was an annoying error but it was good to see the players so disappointed when conceding a goal. They really wanted that clean sheet! BTA gets the plaudits for the goals and was unlucky not to score...

Which is why the early panic about conceding from set pieces was a bit OTT. V frustrating but generally low xG chances and its a problem that is fixable. The red flag is when teams create chances from open play. We've conceded one goal from open play all season, which is slightly fortunate...

*Unpopular opinion alert* Matty Grimes isn't athletic enough to be a Prem mainstay. Undoubtedly one of, if not the best CM in the Championship but there's a reason he was at Swansea for so long despite consistently being the elite of the elite in the Championship. I agree on the other 3...

My ideal would be 2 wingers, one of whom can play AM. If we’re in the top 2 or thereabouts, in January we really need to sign players who are ready to start in our team, and perhaps even the Prem from Day 1.

It's a good trend. Our team is better than Sunderland's in 24/25 imo and to err on the side of optimism, the strongest relegated side appears to be Leicester who will probably have a points deduction to contend with. Unlike last season, you had Sheff U, Leeds and Burnley who lost v few games...

You look at Millwall and QPR in particular, their form has been solid despite their heavy loss to us! The bookies would've made a few quid when Millwall battered WBA 3-0 days after our hammering of them.

I’m glad you’re not in charge of negotiating transfer fees! We won’t sell him because he’s too important to the team. In any case, you’d be stupid to sell for anything less that £10-15m for him. The underlying data from last season suggested that Torp could be a top performing CM.

That’s a massive red flag, that said, was reading somewhere that because of requirement for UC was for receipts to apply for jobs, it’s supposedly flooded recruiters with job applications. AI is probably exacerbating that trend. AI is a useful tool, but its outputs are only as good as its...

EMC is a much bigger threat as a LW. BTA has carved out a good role as a 2nd striker because he gets the ball centrally to fire off good shots. It's no surprise that nearly all of BTA's goals for us have come when playing 2 strikers. At LW and even RW, BTA looks quite awkward imo.