Dr Gloom

jadeja and rahul are both out of the next test 👀

no doubt he'll still be dropped for the next home series

handsome

Hard to see how he isn't our player of the season, as long as his form doesn't drop off a cliff. He's been consistently brilliant - our most threatening player and the work he does off the ball is equally important to how we play - and he already has 7 goals and 5 assists in the PL alone with almost half a season to play. They are decent end of year figures

He should be ahead of Graelish and Rashford on this season’s form. But he won’t be

just watched that on my train to work. Really enjoyed it. Howe and Gordon both come across really well - astute students of the game. Even Ferdinand seemed informed and articulate - way fewer brainless cliches than normal.

96-01 is my era. Those were my rave apprenticeship years but I love the early ragga/hardcore influenced stuff so will definitely check this out. nice one!

Game of two halves for Big Dan Burn. I thought he was our best player in the first half. Absolutely immense. Won all his headers and duels. Looked like the Burn of last season. Diaby caused him no bother whatsoever - is Diaby as good as we all thought after all? Tielemens too, another one we were linked with, offered little. Bailey on the other hand. Wow, what a player he looks. Pace to burn and he made Burn look like a Sunday league player on more than one occasion after he came in for Diaby. It wasn’t until we switched to three at the back and Tino took care of Bailey that we looked comfortable again. Credit to Howe for the in game tactical switch. I don’t mind us switching formations mid-game to see out a result. Good to see that flexibility and I wonder if we might have seen out results against PSG or Milan if we’d done it in those games. BDB looks like a good option as a left sided centre half in a back three and tripper, Krafth, Tino and hall can all play wing back so it’s definitely an option

We’ve got the thread starter, the momentum, the force is with us. We’re smashing these cunts. 5-0. Schar with a quadruple brace, including an outswinger into the top corner off his bell end

aye, that was it. I assumed Longstaff covered more ground than Bruno tbh

he’s already got a proper skinny fat build and he’s a pro athlete. cant knock him too much though. Apparently he’s got the third highest running stats in the league this season after rice and someone else, the commentator was saying

Have to say, Gordon looked class all game - even after he had to play down the middle. First time I’ve been impressed with him at CF. Also, how much better did Miggy look down the left, getting the assist. That’s Murphy’s goal all day as well btw. Never an own goal

5th is probably champions league, so yeah

Just cracked open a whisky to celebrate. Dry Jan can officially get to fuck

What a massive result. The season is alive!

We’re now playing a 6-4-0

loved Murphy’s arm gesture.

About 10 fewer than I was expecting

The tactical switch to go three at the back and put Tino left wing back against Bailey has taken the sting out of the game

what are we predicting - 25 minutes stoppage time? Villa to score the winner in the 120th minute?

Burn was one of our best players till Bailey came on. Get him hooked man. He’s giving away too many chances

Squeaky bum time

Two mistakes from Burn n two minutes. This mistake led to a goal. we need fresh legs now

Great save Dubs. Burn made to look silly for the first time all game