Jack

Score first and we’ve got a decent chance, if it’s around the 98th minute

Decent performances count for fuck all if you can’t convert them to the points you ‘deserve’. We’re still far too goal shy up top and frail at the back, it’s concerning. 1 point and 1 goal from Forest and Ipswich at home is really poor.

We’re not going to score enough or keep enough clean sheets, sadly

Dibling, Sugawara, Fernandes and Ramsdale are fully PL quality. The rest are faking it and need to step up, or we’ll be down by Xmas

Pros: - none conceded from fannying around at the back - Dibling, Ramsdale Cons: - lots conceded from basic errors - every other cunt

Ok, meltdown 1 averted. Love that

Predicting a meltdown when the lineup is announced, during the game, and at FT. (myself included)

Well this United fan appears to have been paying attention.

Saints to lose on goals scored and conceded but win on possession and short pass completion. Russ delighted.

Downes has been nothing but excellent for us, that’s very harsh

I’m not so sure. It’s obvious to most that the tactic that regularly got us in trouble and shipping shitloads of goals against Championship opposition, is getting us in even more trouble in the Premier League. Not sure how these are mistakes that shouldn’t have previously been learned from? He adjusted things for the playoffs which worked, reverting back to this aimless pissing about with it is just bizarre. But yeah hopefully he’ll see the light during the break

Agreed, 5 at the back is giving us more defending to do than we would have with 4 IMO, as we’ve got less control in midfield with a man less (not to mention the fannying around). I think a 4 with Downes and Big Les holding will be far more sound defensively and better chance of possession higher up the pitch rather than 500 passes across the back line then fucking it up

He’s going to be absolutely top drawer I reckon. Physically he’s a big lad for 18 as well. Get him tied down on a new contract before giving him too many minutes to impress please

So fucking obvious. We shipped far too many goals last season playing like this, it was never going to work in the Prem against a better press

Absolutely fucking embarrassing. Fuck off Russ and your shit philosophy

We should make that the big flag for next season. Trademark it

Yep, he’s always so off the pace. Surely Fernandez is going to have his spot long term

Really not sure about that. Unchanged outfield from that absolute dross last weekend. Sure a few on the bench won’t be impressed

U shape

Yeah, we just need our attacking players in and around the box, with some support. Nothing like we did against Forest where they clearly had orders to hug the touchlines

Agreed. No point at all in playing a back 3/5 if we’re going to have BBD and Arma on the touchlines getting in the way. Russ needs to decide if it’s going to be Archer or BDD leading the line up top and get some support around them

Because Russ thinks we can stay up implementing the ‘U’ formation without a 9 or 10? Only half joking

Yeah he was pretty ineffective at Championship level too so definitely needs to go and get games.

Yeah, over to Russ to actually have a go in games now