Anyone worrying about Contes contract situation?
Tie him down to a 5 year deal....NOW!!!!
5 x £15m for him to ultimately leave after a year or 2. Contract length doesn't really matter.
Well that's awkward.
Doherty, Bergjwin both pivotal for the win.
Oh, and an assist for Winks.
And PEH put a delicious ball into Doc to make the breakthrough.
I think yesterday demonstrated that we are lacking quality in the final 3rd.
We are pretty good defensively. We are good at winning the ball back, but we are predictable once we mount our attack. We dominated the game and should not have need to win in such a way.
Win our 2 games in hand (Burnley/Brighton) and we are just 3 points behind Liverpool - who are considered title contenders.
We really must spend to improve our 1st 11 in January to secure the top 4 finish. But who do we drop from our attack? Kane/Son/Moura? Can we really sign better options that Gil/Bergjwin/Dele in Jan?
Or do we improve our wingbacks? Reggie seems very popular amongst the squad. Royal is no good in the final 3rd, but excellent defensively. Doherty is good in the final 3rd and we often see him with goal scoring opportunities.
We had 27 chances, 10 on target and an Xg of 4.5, which was higher than any away team all season.
On the other hand, we totally controlled the game but conceded 2 goals from only 2 on target. Defence is our weakness, especially with no Dier or Romero.