25 Apr 2026 14:38:56
Disappointing result but I don’t think we played too badly particularly second half, and I think a draw would have been a fairer result.
I know people have criticised Rogers for his flicks and his ability to give the ball away, but Buendia is worse. Add to that, he gives away free kicks in dangerous positions. I’m not sure what we get offensively compensates for the other side of his game.
Boy, did we miss Onana. I don’t understand why for such an important game we played Bogarde ahead of either Luiz or Barkley? Bogarde looked nervous and was too negative in terms of his passing.
But we have Spurs and Burnley to come. 4 points should be enough; we surely have the ability to get those points in those games before our final two games against Liverpool and City. Give n the Forest result last night, I was hoping we could go in following a positive result, but you can’t have everything I guess.
25 Apr 2026 15:15:06
Agree with everything apart from your first paragraph LOTM. We got what we deserved. No shot on target. Tippy tappy backwards play, even with only minutes remaining, it was like nails on a blackboard. Bogarde is a good sub when you're managing a game, but he’s not a starter. Neither is Luiz; both are way too negative. Barkley for me should of been starting, especially since we can’t play him on Thursday. Buendia for me is another one to bring on and should never start. But they were all bad today, even Ginny wasn’t himself. He couldn’t influence the game at all. The only time we played through them was when we played quick passes, but unfortunately we didn’t do the opposite for most of the game.
It just looked like a game where we were holding onto a lead, and to be honest we’re lucky they didn’t score more. Terribly disappointing now the week of a semi final. It really does look like last few years. I hope I’m wrong, but Emery gets us so far, and then when we are in touching distance he gets all cautious and it goes to s***. We have to play without fear if we are to win something. Like I said, I really hope I’m wrong and this is a wake up call. UTV.