We weren't blameless. Dier up-ended Traore and was booked. From memory, Sanchez was booked for something similar.
Lucas escaped a booking in the first half when he brought down one of their players.
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Lucas escaped a booking in the first half when he brought down one of their players.
OK maybe a bit harsh on Dele, but Son had one of those games when he consistently ran down blind alleys and was dispossessed.
Lucas just gave the ball away most of the time, including their goal.
Nothing to do with the corner, I was saying that was the general game plan maybe I compressed it all into one.
I believe we were working on variations of corners and that outswinger to the far post was one of them. Jan knew where he wanted to be and Eriksen knew where to put it. The way Jose and his team celebrated (beside the obvious) looked like a tactic coming to fruition
Didn’t say we were, but we certainly were not the only perpetrators and they definitely got away without being yellow carded more they should have
I would be more kind and say obviousWe were just more 'agricultural' about it.
Didn't manage to watch the game live but just caught the highlights. Sounds like the ideal win. Good to see the shithousery on traore. We havent had that since dembele was with us.
You know what they say about wolves? The only good thing about playing there is the feeling that you can leave 2hrs later.
Love to see the saltiness. Glorious scenes. Bring on the chavs. I'm going for another 5 2. But this time Jose on the right side of it.
You know what they say about wolves? The only good thing about playing there is the feeling that you can leave 2hrs later.
Love to see the saltiness. Glorious scenes. Bring on the chavs. I'm going for another 5 2. But this time Jose on the right side of it.
I know that’s probably why Jan was asking If he should bother, it was so late in the game and only the 2ndHard to tell really.... We only had 2 corners.
I'm not saying there shouldn't be criticism but to avoid mentioning the positive aspects including what was a fantastic goal was just ridiculous.
He hit the nail squarely on the head. We’ve been playing abysmally for months, results started to match, a manager who was one of the most highly regarded in football, who most thought was unsackable, was sacked.
Mourinho has come in and tinkered with a couple of things but the three decent teams we’ve played have still made us look pretty poor, and highlighted our inability to control games, and two of those - ManU and Wolves- aren’t exactly top drawer teams who normally dominate possession and Bayern aren’t the Bayern of old. And we still lost control and conceded goals to shit teams like West Ham, Bournemouth.
We were extremely fortunate to win that game yesterday and if we keep ignoring what our problems are - and the biggest one is a glaring lack of ability to play any football through our midfield - then we will continue to struggle, or at best stand still as a team.
This time last year we’d made our best ever start to a PL season and there was the same debate, half on here saying “results are great what’s the issue” and some saying “these results aren’t sustainable with the level of performances”.
Jenas was bang on the money, the only surprise is how it’s taken anyone in punditry land so long to actually highlight it properly.
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As I said before, I'm not saying there shouldn't be criticism but to avoid mentioning the positive aspects including what was a fantastic goal was just ridiculous.
You're like that weird bloke that sidles up to strangers in the local and asks where they are from...
I guess it just boils down to the fact that a balanced appraisal doesn't offer the hyperbole required to keep people annoyed or entertained depending on what team you follow. Shame that it seems to have come to that in the battle for eye balls/ears. Even on the impartial BBC.
In Mourinho's defence, I don't even think we're trying to play football through the middle anymore. He's always been very vocal about the fact that possession does not, in and of itself, mean anything. There were points yesterday where I'm sure we were relinquishing the ball on purpose, to avoid getting out of our defensive block. Not pretty, but, well, occasionally effective.
At home and certainly when Ndombele is back, we might see more go through the middle, but even then he might try and funnel the majority down the flanks, with Aurier pushing forward.
Spot on mate!
The mere truth is no longer considered newsworthy enough anymore. Journalism is all but dead.
Don't buy that at all. Even a good deep block, counter attacking attacking philosophy needs to transition the ball through midfield.
And lets not ignore that yesterday is not the only time we've lost control of games under Mourinho. And even against shit teams, you need to be able to play some football through midfield.
I have no problem with being pragmatic or with tactical management or periodisation of games, but if we are going to become Burnley or Palace and play midfield-less football and actively look to give the ball away then Mourinho can fuck off quick smart for me.