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MorataFC:
That Amad's goal looks like good goal to me.

He was offside.

iamoyindamola:
Nah It's over
I never wanted them to win anyway, i just don't want them to sack Frank now till after our match with them.
They must relegate sha

They’ll sack him soon enough. The players don’t seem to want to play for him anymore. Too many injuries, many of which are suspect

Mainoo release ball quick to Cunha now

iamoyindamola:
But not like this romero
He's a mad man

iamoyindamola:
That guy is another mustafi with WC, no brain
They were on the front foot before he strikes

I’d say it was even. They were more spirited tho and looked more convincing. The red card dimmed their fervor. United just kept doing what they were doing.

Game is still open. Anyone can win.

iamoyindamola:
That guy sha
Spuds and her unfortunate players

Pedro Porro, Gallagher, etc. Their blood is always hot.

Roland17:
Romero strikes again. He is always reckless with his tackles and decisions. I hope Spuds relegate.

Pedro Porro too. Spurs love hot headed players. No wonder they bought Gallaghaller last Jan.

That Tottenham lineup… It suggests Thomas Frank is going to set up in a low block and rely on counter attacks with 3rd man runs to score goals.

There are only 2 offensive players of note in the whole XI— Xavi Simmons and Solanke. Odobert is on the right wing and Frank has Gallagher playing AM. United’s starting XI meanwhile, remains unchanged.

We can’t allow them to get comfortable in their defensive shape. Slow, passive passes and lack of movement up front will do us in. If we look dangerous and threaten their box, we can force them to commit errors. This Spurs team is weak mentally.

Hopefully pressure will burst pipe early enough. When they concede they can come out so we can paste them well well.

akwesenana:
3 corners in 60 minutes. 4th by 63rd minute.

Clap for yourself. Success is measured in how many corners your opponent concede.

BlueRayDick:
Na with Blurry Eyes he type that enjoyment post 😂

Talmbout “we lost and I enjoyed the game”

No greater lie has ever been told.

BlueRayDick:
😂😂😂😂😂

Na like this popi dey enjoy the match 😂

afrodoc2:
Yes, Sesko has the box movement and aerial presence to work well against low blocks, and Cunha has just enough dribbling, invention, long-range shooting, and pace to trouble any block (low or high). He just needs to work on his touch, which can sometimes be loose.

Amad can work against any block as well. Once he improves his finishing and starts targeting and hitting the far post area of the goal, e don be for EPL LBs.

I’m a bit worried about Amad. He’s not as dangerous as he once was. His ambition and hunger has taken a hit. He still puts in the effort and his work in the team is evident.

But I’d like him to be more daring in certain moments or even have the belief that he can make something happen. Instead he just takes the safest options in most cases when faced with some difficulty.

It’s almost as if his growth has stagnated. Hopefully it’s another stage in his arc and he can become extremely dangerous in the next months cos I know how talented he is.

afrodoc2:
Lol you ignored every other thing I said and atta her to that one.

The point is that you were wrong to say there is nothing like small or mid table team.

The way mid table teams set up us different from the way top teams set up. Top teams will play higher line against you and come at us, leaving space behind us that our counterattack players can exploit. Most of our best attackers have been counterattack players and not possession. Most of our defenders as well have been low block defenders which favours us playing against top teams.

Against small teams our counterattack players are not as useful because those ones will sit back and there is less space to exploit. Our low block defensive players like Maguire, de Ligt, Casemiro are also less effective because they have to play high lines and cover more space that they would like.

The mentality of the players is a factor. The coaching is a factor. But they real key is buying players who do not depend on counterattack to excel and I think we have started fling that. No

Cunha and Sesko actually look like they’ll do well against low blocks if allowed some freedom. Even Mainoo sef, although he isn’t the finished article.

My worry is that they’ll be indoctrinated by the majority to have that counter attacking mindset and always start attacks whenever they get the ball.

Sometimes during the Fulham game- when we were 2-0 up, I felt we should’ve kept the ball more in some moments instead of risking another counter attack that likely wouldn’t yield any fruit.

Heck, Fulham’s first goal came from one of those failed attacks.

LordAdam16

The problem is that Ugarte, Mainoo and co can’t sense danger whenever Case comes off.

Fulham’s first goal yesterday happened because Mainoo stepped up to join the squeeze in midfield with Ugarte already high up doing his senseless pressing. This left a huge space for the opposition to exploit with a simple lob pass.

Mainoo should have delayed his action and protected that zone in front of the defenders.

We need a midfielder who can read the game properly, sense danger early, and act proactively to prevent disaster.

engrelvis:
Am happy u said poor coaching ( exactly what I was referring in my earlier post).

So you picked poor coaching but ignored “type of players”? 😀

Ellexy:
Did we manage 3 league wins in a row under that satanic Amorim?

LooL. We did. Sunderland 2-0, Liverpool 2-1, and Brighton 4-2.

Evidence go soon plenty to flog Amorim with. Chill small.

Jamiuokolaa:
With that 1st half performance?

We have been underwhelming today.

Fulham no be moin moin team.

It was an even game and we did well to go ahead. But once we got the second goal we got careless and the performance levels dropped. We became so poor at defending and they rightly equalized.

Maybe it’s the Casemiro sub. Maybe not. But this team has consistently shown that they are weak when leading these “smaller” teams.

Jamiuokolaa:
Fulham deserve this equaliser

We simply didnt turn up today

Carrick's management of this match is also questionable

We actually turned up. We just turned off in the last 20 mins of the game.

Unlimited22:
Popizaino, please tell us which wing Chukwueze is playing and why it isn't working

😀😀

Why VAR do Tammy Abraham like this now 😀

afrodoc2:
You are right about the tactical advantages of Yoro starting ahead of Maguire but I suspect Carrick will not make too many changes in this game which is the first one we are expected to win. The defence might not change.

Amad and Mbeumo are our 2 most consistent attackers. They are the only 2 that you can predict when they will give you. I think Carrick will find a way to start both. Either Sesko or Cunha might miss out.

Whatever lineup Carrick chooses, that won’t be the major problem. Our major problem when facing smaller teams is lack of application and focus.

Meanwhile Yuel Helafu. Put that name in your back pocket. It might come in handy one day.

Carrick went with his trusted guys. It will be hard to break into his starting eleven. Hope he is bold enough to drop non performing players even though they’re his guy.

Good start to the Fulham game. If we get the second goal, we’ll be able to score more because they’ll open up more.

I think Yoro starts ahead of Maguire today. Then Cunha in for D’Orgu. Then one of Amad and Mbeumo should start with Sesko up top. Everything else remains unchanged.

Yoro's pace will be an added bonus over Maguire’s sluggishness. His offensive output should be superior too. Same with Cunha for D’Orgu. We’re going to have more possession so we should have a higher offensive starting eleven.

What do you guys think? Afrodoc

Own goal don score for Arsenal again 😀

MRTA7:
I still think we need to slow down on crowning Carrick yet . Let’s see what happens this summer.

100%. It is too early to go all in on him.

But irrespective of that, we need more better players, especially in midfield.

We’re gonna miss Ballon D’Orgu

That we won City and Arsenal b2b doesn’t mean we don’t seriously need more quality players, especially in midfield.

Ellexy:
It's Monday morning, please let's not attract curses to ourselves 🙏

😂😂😂

iamoyindamola:
Nobody rate Arteta apart from his followers

Arteta subbed in 4 players at the same time and still copped an L

Na all those small small teams remain now

Na Arsenal first score but na them lose.

No be who call police dey win case 😆

No need to cry. You guys should’ve known what’s up when we pulled up in black.

afrodoc2:
Possession: 58% to 42%

Shots: 7 to 6

Shots on target: 1 to 1.

They are the better team, and their organisation is next level. What we have to do is take care of the ball when we get it and exploit turnover better. They will increase the pressure in the 2nd half and it will burst pipe if we play the same way.

Maybe Cunha for Dorgu.

Not until later in the game abeg