23 Aug 2025 17:21:40
That's down to Emery, he picked Torres, Rogers for 90 minutes and the same lacklustre tactics. 180 minutes no goals, Cash, Torres, Mcginn, Rogers, Onana should not be anywhere near the next starting eleven v palace This team the way we are set up will not finish in the top half, we will follow the way Spurs and Man U played last season. Just remember what Palace have done to us, lose this game and we will bottom or close to the bottom of the league and once we are there every team will set up to stifle our ridiculous slow pace. I'm absolutely disgusted with the current style of play and team selection.

1.) 23 Aug 2025
23 Aug 2025 18:48:36
What other experienced centre back did we have available? We're 2 games in.we dominated the 2nd half today. We need to add some pace to the squad. going to miss Bailey.

2.) 23 Aug 2025
23 Aug 2025 18:47:37
A very frustrated banter page this evening. I'd say it's as much the players as it is the manager. Yes he selects the team and the tactics, but the team still kick it around the pitch for 90 mins.they can up the pace themselves, overlap runs, turn from pedestrian to energised and direct.

There are two standouts for me at the moment.

1. Rashford and Ascensio were far more valuable and impactful to this team than I realised. Their goals and assists aside they clearly lifted the performances of the team. They helped raise the bar. Dragged better performances out of players.

2. As many have said, we are two narrow. We seem to have far too many 10s and no width. Qualifying for the champs league was in a large way down to the contributions of Bailey and Diaby.wide pacey players. With plenty of goals and assists.

I can see what we're trying to do in breaking the lines through the middle, but have an 11 that can do both that and offer width.

The sun will still rise tomorrow and the hens will still lay. This result will sting and next week vs Palace will be (has to be) better.

No moaning about PSR because nobody can change that. Use some guile, get some players in, and come out fighting vs Palace.