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We got a free kick!! Wonders will never cease.

Yep. Moving all across the front line. Winning it. Holding it up. Using it well. Close with a header when under pressure. Decent so far.

To be fair, we ain't helping ourselves at times.

Your sense and wisdom will be lost on many mate.

Certainly does. Seems to have more pace though.

That was never a yellow.

We're giving this a proper go. Great start from AMN, Ely, and Bednarek.

Tells me all I need to know about your opinions pal

If you could please post clips of his assists and goals, I'll take a gander. Thanks 👍

So you'd have Lyanco instead? The mind boggles.

Yep. We need to keep hold of the ball more. Edozie doesn't allow us to do that. Ditto Alcaraz. He's picked the team most capable of doing that imo.

That's because he's a better player than people appreciate. Don't get me wrong, I'd have Alcaraz ahead of him, but he's better than people say.

It'll be a 4. Either 433 or 4231 imo. My money's 433, Lavia deep, Ely and JWP either side.

You miss the point. He gets cut slack as he's a kid, but that doesn't make him good enough. If giving away possession, never getting his head up, never spotting the runner, rarely understanding what's going on around him, etc, is offering a lot more, then yep, Edozie offers more. Personally I think he's miles away from PL ready.

DCC isn't fancied for some reason... something not right there. Assuming he's out of the picture, with an injured Salisu, I'd take Bednarek over Lyanco all day long. Armstrong will play in a front 3 imo so not a role for Alcaraz. I'd have Alcaraz over Ely though. Edozie is massively overrated and won't be missed - if he's been dropped, it's long overdue. Orsic, if it's a front 3, has no place. Willy ahead of Bazunu, yep.

I'm not fussed about Edozie tbh. If he was 25+ we'd be saying he's bang average. He gets cut too much slack cos he's a kid imo.

Looks like a 433 to me. To be fair to Selles, if that's the shape, it's not far from the best he could if KWP isn't quite ready for 90 mins and Salisu is injured - although the DCC situation is a mystery. I'd have wanted Alcaraz in for Ely though.

Trial, error, trial error, trial, hope & pray. It's the future.

Mrs Egg says he looks like the fella who played for Arsenal. I think she means Fabregas. I don't see it myself.

Indeed, and in modern life Milton. If Lizz Truss had better teeth shed still be in number 10. Facts.

You can add in class, charisma and decent teeth too.

I think the fact that Jones was a massive weapon, and utterly shite, prompted SR to act when they did and not dither any more. I'm still not sure if they're complacent, too loyal, slow to act, or just incompetent.

What an impressive press conference. Wants us to have identity, and to be a unit. That's a start. The confidence is genuine, this isn't a bloke phased by what he's stepped into. He wants it and feels capable, but without the misplaced arrogance that Jones had. I was dreading tomorrow. I'm not now.

Didn't he leave for a Scottish club?

I think it does. If you train all wrapped up like you're going to the Antarctic, and then play dressed in just a football kit, it's going to feel different. I'm with Dyche on this one - train like you're gonna play.