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Yet Lo Celso and Ndombele are non entities defensively.

Mourinho always plays a double pivot.
Lo Celso is a very good defender - his pressure/regains/tackles are all super high for a midfielder. Ndombele was also above average defensively for a CM at Lyon as well. If the later can actually stay healthy there's no reason why Lo Celso and Ndombele can't be on the pitch at the same time.
 
...and when Ndombele scored, it look like the ball hit him!
It had the same 'trajectory' as an o.g....
Because Lamela was right in front of him and missed the fucking ball by going with his left foot.

At least Ndombele started the move, made a forward shuffle into the box, and kept sufficient composure to stick it in the net.
 
This is where we get to play next.

Real football.

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well that's us out. the might slovedijnahdgdh fc get in. like a night in barca
 
No John. Can you imagine what's going to happen against better teams if we don't do something pdq? If we play like that on Sunday, we'll get ripped to shreds. We only won today because of a penalty and red cards. Remember, we're in the EPL, the toughest league in the world.
We won TONIGHT. That is all that matters.
 
Lo Celso is a very good defender - his pressure/regains/tackles are all super high for a midfielder. Ndombele was also above average defensively for a CM at Lyon as well. If the later can actually stay healthy there's no reason why Lo Celso and Ndombele can't be on the pitch at the same time.
I wouldn't go that far. He works hard and puts a shift in but he just fouls in dangerous areas every game he plays deep. His tackling is very rash and risky to be honest.

Ndombele's defensive work rate was very inconsistent at Lyon. He isn't reliable. Needs to play further forward imo.
 
You are fuckin mice no second red card, offside in the second goal
Благодаря за вашия принос - играта на вашия екип от свинеджии и земеделци е истинско удоволствие. Най-доброто беше, когато телевизията се провали и вече не трябваше да гледаме твоя глупав екип
 
There definitely was a feeling of our attackers treating it like a bit of pre-season. Less application to score and more an expectation of scoring.

The positive is that can be worked on.

The truth of the matter is that we could have had a yet unsigned Bale and Reguilon watching us getting knocked out of the Europa league tonight and thinking "Hang on a minute".

This was an opportunity to show those two that they were joining a squad full of promise and potential, not one that was fucking desperate for an injection of confidence and positivity.

We've escaped by the skin of our teeth largely thanks to their inability to shut the game down once they went ahead. Let's hope that from now on we don't allow such glaring complacency to creep into our games again.
 
There definitely was a feeling of our attackers treating it like a bit of pre-season. Less application to score and more an expectation of scoring.

The positive is that can be worked on.
I’m wondering if they’re ‘holding back’ after being told there’s so much fixture congestion coming up. Forgetting, of course, you have to actually win the game to be able to play the next one.

You must have seen the size of the SkySports screens in the training complex and Winks talking about social media...they haven’t got the hang of properly busting their guts.
 
I wouldn't go that far. He works hard and puts a shift in but he just fouls in dangerous areas every game he plays deep. His tackling is very rash and risky to be honest.

Ndombele's defensive work rate was very inconsistent at Lyon. He isn't reliable. Needs to play further forward imo.
I don't disagree, broadly, but they aren't liabilities.

There's so many damn matches this month that they are both getting a ton of minutes regardless.
 
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