A realistic view

[The Swellhead Spur]

Last season Lloris, Toby, Dier & Kane were all "finished", now they are clearly not

We didn't play well, but we lost to a penalty and an own goal, whatever way you spin it thats facts

Jose made a decision to take off Ndombele which is a 50/50 between him and Celso, the one he kept on got injured straight away, thats unlucky

We will win some games from this point forward and lose some, thats fact for every team

Stoke next, nice game to get into the semi finals of a cup Jose loves.

 

[Igula]

We were by far the 2nd best team in the first half, sure it ended up as an own goal and pen, but that ignores the fact that Leicester dominated us and even when they were up 2 goals they had better chances and looked the more likely to score. Trying to spin that game as only losing by an own goal and Pen is as big an ostrich head in the sand, will full ignorance as you can get.

There is no reason it should have been a 50/50 with Ndombele and Lo Celso. We were a goal down, had been badly outplayed creating nothing, already seen this year that we struggle to create goals outside of brilliance from Kane and Son, so the idea that one of Ndombele or Lo Celso had to come off is ridiculous. Sissoko offers nothing to this team, he is awful attacking and terrible defensively. He is clearly the player that should have come off (and never started).

When you pair this game with the majority of our games this season in the PL and Europa it is pretty clear that this is a pattern not a one off poor game.

 

[Redcoast]

Their 11 can all mark Kane and Son to free up rest of our squad yet none of them would be able to score. Our RW crisis continues...