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Davo did have an off night - he seemed to be asked to play a more defensive role most of the night; his through ball to Boufal should have resulted in the winning goal had Boufal shot or J-Rod used his left foot. Several people commented on how well JWP played - my frustration with him (obviously under instruction) was the mostly safe and sideways passing followed by a sprint into the box???

No left foot.

Prowsey seems to be playing in an advanced right side position, doesn't he? Tadic can do that.

Tadic on for JWP - Davis and Bertrand can handle corners and free kicks.

Davis has been poor tonight - maybe he's leaving the driving runs to JWP!!!!!

Is Prowse being played as an inside-right forward? Can't we have someone else on Mr Puel.

I'm starting to warm to your sense of humour.

I'm suggesting Glasgow adopts "Gall Blather" as his new non-de-plume. He will be instantly recognisable.

Where have you been? Went very quiet after all those ITK snippets petered to nothing.

Just watched the replay - at the 92nd minute when J-Rod missed that cross from Redmond from point-blank range; the 'Tater said.."Rodriguez ends up in the net, the ball doesn't, and you have to wonder how". Made me chuckle.

True - Davo's brace against Spurs late last season put a smile on my face though.

Skint - my observation tells me that JWP is not a midfielder in the same mould as Davis. Davis makes driving runs out of defence and into attacking areas; he also has good touch and passing range in dangerous areas (mostly). JWP seems a more static, recycling of possession type who seems to have a reputation for good dead ball delivery. What's the likeness you're seeing?

Let's not get you started again then. A sillier, more disrespectful post I haven't seen since Glasgow's last couple.

Quite astonishing that he could rate Clasie at 5 and JWP at 6. Crook is also very harsh on Redmond, Rodriguez, Davis and even Martina who did some very good things offensively in the 2nd half. Quite a bewildering summary, though he gets it right with Fonte, McQueen and Boufal.

Good point about the formation - I had written J-Rod off, but he was pretty good today and should have had two against his name. Redmond did well out wide when he came on allowing Boufal to have that freedom in the middle of the park, and Tadic will get better with game time - it's probably our best attacking set-up.

A moment of sheer class papers over quite a few cracks but the 2nd half performance was so much better. Boufal coming into the 10 role made so much positive difference. Clasie had a really good 2nd half and Martina was our main attacking outlet in the last 30 minutes strange as it seems. J-Rod should have scored a brace; he wasn't bad overall. I thought Fonte had a good game and McQueen had his moments. Such an important win.

Need a 2nd, don't we.

What a lift....pure quality.

We look better with Redmond wide and Boufal at 10.

This really is the problem - there is zero mid-field run in this line up. Davis has to come on.

Yes, you can carry these guys with Mane buzzing around; Pelle providing a focal point and Vic mopping up everything. Now, the really average players are exposed by the lack of quality around them.

I don't think we have the players.......Martina, Clasie, JWP..

Boufal showing some class - no one on the same wavelength. Our mid-field is completely static.

I'm sorry to continue the JWP bashing but how do we end up with him in the box to try and head a goal?

Your winding me up - JWP is awful; one of the problems without a Davis or a Hojbjerg is we have no mid-field run.