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He’s approaching the peak of his career, domestic World Cup in the summer, and he’s performing miles below his capabilities. It really doesn’t make sense.
He’s approaching the peak of his career, domestic World Cup in the summer, and he’s performing miles below his capabilities. It really doesn’t make sense.Get him in a room with Callum O’Hare
It does when Lampard dropped Simms after getting POTM and through December Haji underperformed and Simms comes back in with 2 goals.Ultimately only Lampard knows if he is checked out and any player gets like that it’s time to cut your losses. The goal drought thing wouldn’t come into it. Even with it his record is ridiculous and buys him a lot of credit.
Someone like Burnley I could see signing him. A perennial yo-yo team.At this point I find it hard to believe that a PL club would be seriously interested in him, perhaps there's some truth to rumours linking him with a return to Turkey.
It does make sense if he’s trying to manage himself towards being fit for the WC.He’s approaching the peak of his career, domestic World Cup in the summer, and he’s performing miles below his capabilities. It really doesn’t make sense.
He did that vs Charlton and we looked like absolute shit for the majority of the matchSometimes you have to be pragmatic.
If you haven't got the depth and there's fatigue in the squad, maybe you have to adjust things a bit.
His priority is the USMNT, but he was shite for them last time out and will not be picked playing like this domestically.It does make sense if he’s trying to manage himself towards being fit for the WC.
Maybe his priority is the USMNT and not CCFC?
He did that vs Charlton and we looked like absolute shit for the majority of the match
The biggest problem in my opinion is having no depth out wide, so when the wingers get fatigued or are having a poor game we have no options.
Recently we have also struggled in central midfield and left back where the quality rapidly drops once first choice players are out.
It’s odd as he referenced MVE needing to ‘get used’ to playing RCB in a back 5 to counteract overloads on our flanks, then we never saw it again.I agree about the fatigue, so until reinforcements (hopefully) arrive, maybe we need to alter thinks slightly.
You would imagine that he wouldn’t be picked for the squad, but I guess that depends on how Pochettino values him, maybe he has told Haji “You’re in my squad just keep yourself fit and ready”.His priority is the USMNT, but he was shite for them last time out and will not be picked playing like this domestically.
Don't think we will get anything at Norwich and I think Soton wil do us at home. But still 88 pointsMy predictions for the remaining games.
Home;
Wins - Millwall, Oxford, Stoke, Preston, Derby, Wednesday, Portsmouth, Wrexham.
Draws - Middlesboro, Southampton.
Lose - Leicester. (gone for a defeat as I can't decide on this one, depends on how the defence performs without BT.)
Away;
Wins - QPR, Swansea, Blackburn.
Draws - Norwich, Hull, WBA.
Lose - Sheff U, Bristol, Watford.
That should give us 90 points.
Lets see how accurate I am.
Up to this point our home form, even through some less convincing performances, has been formidable. If it continues close to that we won't need much from the away fixtures to get over the line.George and Ali on NTT20 both backing us to go up, although Ali thinks we’ll be pipped by Ipswich.
Ipswich also needs to turn around their poor away record. They beat us, but before that game they were averaging 1.2 ppg.Up to this point our home form, even through some less convincing performances, has been formidable. If it continues close to that we won't need much from the away fixtures to get over the line.
In general what needs to return to our play is the energy and higher tempo ball progression we saw earlier in the season.
Like a lot of teams, they decided to put in a performance against us that wasn't representative of how they've been playing generally. Birmingham normally awful in front of goal, then score every shot on target.Ipswich also needs to turn around their poor away record. They beat us, but before that game they were averaging 1.2 ppg.
Ipswich also needs to turn around their poor away record. They beat us, but before that game they were averaging 1.2 ppg.
With a marquee Centre midfielder to come9 to go
I make that 36 pointsAs I see it:
34 points = 89 points
- Millwall (Home) - Win
- Norwich City (Away) - Draw
- Queens Park Rangers (Away) - Loss
- Oxford United (Home) - Win
- Middlesbrough (Home) - Win
- West Bromwich Albion (Away) - Win
- Sheffield United (Away) - Draw
- Stoke City (Home) - Win
- Bristol City (Away) - Loss
- Preston North End (Home) - Draw
- Southampton (Home) - Win
- Swansea City (Away) - Draw
- Derby County (Home) - Win
- Hull City (Away) - Loss
- Sheffield Wednesday (Home) - Win
- Blackburn Rovers (Away) - Win
- Portsmouth (Home) - Win
- Wrexham (Home) - Draw
- Watford (Away) - Draw
I said to my dad when we left the stadium today i didnt even celbrate the winner properly because im so nervous atm its a horrible feeling despite us topping the league ffsAfter the Boro game it's a pretty good run-in. All in our hands to make it happen.
I didn't celebrate as I was convinced Wright was off...thankfully the lineo had better eyes than meI said to my dad when we left the stadium today i didnt even celbrate the winner properly because im so nervous atm its a horrible feeling despite us topping the league ffs
I said to my dad when we left the stadium today i didnt even celbrate the winner properly because im so nervous atm its a horrible feeling despite us topping the league ffs
After Boro we soon play 4 teams on a row with genuine playoff hopes?After the Boro game it's a pretty good run-in. All in our hands to make it happen.
Sincerely. Me too.I said to my dad when we left the stadium today i didnt even celbrate the winner properly because im so nervous atm its a horrible feeling despite us topping the league ffs
To each his own but I think it's a run of very winnable games tbh.After Boro we soon play 4 teams on a row with genuine playoff hopes?
For me the fixture list looks tough because it's the championship end of the day.
Cliche but I'll be taking it one game at a time.
Only after soton do I see it ease up in terms of difficulty (on paper)To each his own but I think it's a run of very winnable games tbh.
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