Think he’s probably just frustrated that he’s come in to the team, kept a clean sheet and won and the headline is about him not playing.
I suspect there’s a bit of a rift between the squad/club and CWR. Don’t think Frank likes them.
It's true though, personally I think VAR is an absolute killer.
Even before Torp's goal at Wembley was ruled out it ruined it for me as I thought it might be disallowed.
England games haven't quite been the same either.
Obviously still want to go up and the first season will be great because...
Just not relevant though is it. We're in a title fight with plenty of other options in that position, and he'd not played much football immediately prior to joining. Lampard said from the start he would be eased in and it wasn't a signing for immediate impact.
I think Doug will do broadly what he's done already, just on a larger scale:
- Focus transfer spending on younger players that are likely to appreciate in value if they perform
- Keep tight control of the wage budget so our hands aren't tied in the event of relegation
- To that end, not being...
Based on a simple projection of each team's ppg it would be at the end of the Portsmouth gameweek - we'd be on 90ish with Ipswich on 80 and Millwall 79, with a 7 point gap needed.
You have to open up a 10 or 13 point gap to clinch it earlier than then, which is quite an ask.
Off the top of my head Japan have Kubo, Doan, Minamino on the wings, all playing for top tier European clubs (Sociedad, Frankfurt, Monaco).
Not sure what their depth is like but I imagine he’s a little way off a call up.