They're not as good this year. Would go with the same line up, possibly Redmond in for Tadic.
It's a winnable game as long as we don't let them suffocate us with the press. I want us to take the game to them and press them, the players look much happier pushing the oppo back than sitting back in our own half.
2-0 Bompey - they're playing some excellent stuff at the moment and we cannot score.
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Cedric Fonte VVD Bertrand
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Boufal-----Long-----Redmond
So what we thinking for tonight then....
Cedric, Bertand, Davis, Hojbjerg, Long, Redmond all back in?
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Cedric Fonte VVD Bertrand
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Redmond--Boufal--Long
We parked not far from the ground last time, parking round there is not great, if you drive down towards (I think the holiday inn) there are a few car parks around there.
Surely he's the natural replacement for Kompany. Surprised we would stick a price on his head though, rather than letting all the top clubs enter a bidding war for him.
The league has so few decent CB's, he's got to be in the £40m-60m bracket somewhere.
I don't see Defoe as being a viable option tbh.
- Why would Sunderland let him go?
- He would cost quite a lot
- He doesn't fit the club philosophy of bringing in players to sell at a profit.
Whether we should be looking at him is another question, but just don't see the club being interested in a player like Defoe.