Greedyfly

The goal is hiding what is actually still a poor performance. 1 shot on target (thankfully falling to Dibling) and a shit ton of unnecessary wastage and errors from the back.

Lovely by Fernandes. Looks like a lovely bit of business.

So far he is everything you'd expect. He's basically just another AA.

Geeeettttt in Dibling

Pretty quick I'd imagine given that we've done the same thing we've fucked up in the first 4 games.

About as fair assessment as anyone can give that. If we were winning it would feel like a much better 'brand'. As we aren't, it feels pointless, ploddy and frankly a bit shit. We just don't get it forward quick enough (amongst other glaring issues).

Was it because you were still not convinced he actually existed OR whether he was two weeks away from taking the penalty? That said I thought he looked utterly unfazed by everything, raring to go (mentally even if he had fuck all time on the pitch) and I STILL have hope that he might be just what we need.

Even this pen shootout is boring 😂

So you concede that he has then? I'm not going to bother dissecting whether he was any good as the 9 or not... As it goes I'd disagree but again, I don't care enough. That said he'd be better there than AA who was anonymous again today. Which I think was the point of the first post on this. Bringing this back on track...Good to see Stewart score his pen. All takers been good so far

I don't care enough to look for them and I believe you and somewhat agree with your assessment of him. He's more of an 'attacker ' than a traditional no 9 but he HAS played there, as a 9, through the middle plenty of times. So, people asking why he's not there now; it's understandable.

You didn't say anything of the sort. Was merely playing the post.

No it really isn't, and this weird rewriting of history for Diaz is odd of late. He's played mainly as a striker with left wing in a 2 or 3 as a back up. He started up front with Archer at Sheffield Utd and is listed as a striker on transfer market. He started up front in a 2, or left wing in a 3 foot Blackburn. He's not played there his WHOLE career. I'm not sure why there's this belief that he's an out and out winger As the OP said, it's odd that a man of his stature doesn't play as the leading 9 because he's physically got those attributes Vs that of a winger

Shush, we want it that way.

But but he asked to play there really nicely..... So you know. Brave.

Yep I have no idea what's going on with this line up either, unless only to serve to prove once again that AA can't play as a number 9. ABK should have started as should Stewart if actually fit.

3 but we've heard that Martin is still gonna pick him

It's annoying that it needs repeating

Shit penalty, I agree. I think we'll probably lose this now as well - who knows. BUT, fuck me this is how we should set up going forwards. Look so much better.

Someone has to I guess.

Agreed. Does not stop him being a toss defender who's playing at a level way above his pay grade, however. He was awful last time we were in the Prem, and he's no good now. I don't think Bednarek is all that either, and the jury is out on THB.

Looks about two weeks away to me.

Great see you in the championship

Checking in, have we signed a number 9?

This. We could play for 3 weeks against 4 players and still not score. I generally think the back unit, minus Shoe-HornbJack, are ok with a new GK, but we've needed a new no 9 for seasons. Here we are. We won't be up for long.

Love this move, good player and vital to the way we play. Happy with that. Goals next, please.