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Match OMT: Bournemouth (H), Sunday 31st December, 14:00

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The Skipp sub was insane.

Ange needs to be brave and change things up sooner if we dont improve. Don't wait until they score.

I would be looking at PEH for GLC and Veliz on for Son/Richy initially.

Gil on for Johnson if he doesn't improve.
 
Think it's gonna be an uncomfortable 2nd half...unless we up the levels masively.

Just can't see us keeping a clean sheet so have to score another at least...
 
Fukcin hell, I never knew Spurs paid £50m for Johnson. FFS something is not right here in this deal, who valued him? Who sanctioned the move? Who signed the cheque??

I really thought it was £25m purchase.
 
Sure.

But that's partly down to Bournemouth being able to push up and press because they know our front three are absolute dog.
They don’t even have to trouble themselves too much defensively. We scored from goalie mistake like v NF. Son missed great chance not sure if he was offside other than that not a lot else. Players just running / jogging going through the motions hoping something happens. As sure as hell they arnt bust g a guy to stop bmouth.
 
That was truly abysmal and cannot be anywhere close to how Ange wants his team to play.

- The front 3 are toothless. Son cannot play as a winger anymore; for whatever reason, he’s completely lost the ability or desire to run at the defender with the ball.
It’s a very clear reason. Guy is 31 and the prime age for a winger is 26-28, sometimes younger. That position takes more legs and high energy sprints than any other position and more than most 31 year old players are capable of.
 
Can't see how Skipp is selected before Hojberg as Sarrs sub. .Skip not up to the level, and it screams for someone who can calm down like Hoj

What?

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That’s because both wingers lose every single 50/50 ball they have. They can’t relieve the pressure off the midfield at all.
It’s Kulu’s ball retention that has relieved pressure since he moved to midfield. lo Celso can’t do that and has given away a ton of passes, Skipp has been a traffic cone, and Bentancur keeps hitting these low percentage long passes that don’t connect. It’s the midfield’s inability to retain and pass the ball.
 
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