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Not necessarily pal. If you’re playing one on the flank or wing, as both JWP and Redmond have done, then you’re forced to choose between the two players: are we more likely chances for Austin or Ings if Redmond is running at and getting behind defenses or JWP is whipping crosses from deeper positions or linking up intelligently with the fullback? Both players offer a solution to our wingplay which is -or should be- an important source of chances and goals.

Coz they often play in the same position, albeit offering very different skills and qualities from that position.

Have you had a quick short back and sides at Smokey’s pal?

Even when they think pony like Stephens being better than Maguire?

If you believe some reports, traditional northern labour constituencies that voted leave are increasingly souring on Brexit.

Seemingly first name on the teamsheet under Leslie Hughes.

Vardy on Vest would have been instructive. Still Iheanacho should be a test.

Never mind he’s completely wrong. The word has a meaning -i.e. “mediocre; not very good“- that is widely used and understood. Hence why you’ll find that definition (among others) in the dictionary.

MLG has always had an odd hostility towards Yoshida. This is the same poster whose otherwise sycophantic defense of anything club-related has led him to adopt some batshît mental positions. Who can forget his claim that JWP grew several inches one summer based on a dodgy photo angle and this new found physicality meant he was on the verge of superstardom (a player MLG has been desperately championing now for 6-7 years). Even well-known critics of Yoshida like Appy concede that the player is currently better than our other CB options. They’re rational and update their views in light of new information and facts. Not our MLG.

In the meantime, Jezza (and Rio) wishes you all a joyous eid mubarak.

Does that make Stephens the L1 Beckenbauer?

Decent first touch to bring the ball down.

Nauseating love-in for VVD on Sky.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EUjqOkh34g

Youtube innit. [video=youtube;XFlTZzefD-c]

And you don’t think it works the other way around too?

Ridiculous nonstory - don’t know who’s worse: the precious dawn butler types or those triggered by their reaction.

I guess you only ever cook full English breakfasts. No flies on you.

Who knows? More generally having the pace of Walcott and Richarlison exploiting the space between the CBs and the wingbacks and having the opportunity to run directly at Hoedt and co. would have been ugly.

Watch the goal. Stephens was initially marking Tosun but then let’s him peel off and take up space behind. The reason is that Stephens hesitates and is attracted to the cross but doesn’t put it or Richarlison under any pressure. Perhaps mrfahiji is right and it was too late for him to do anything about the cross but either way, he’s now caught in no mans land, having come towards the ball and lost Tosun. What happens if the ball had been cleared and fallen to Tosun? I agree - it’s not a huge error in this case. But it is symptomatic of Stephens indecision and questionable reading of the game. I also agree the defense is not only to blame. The midfield is misfiring: Romeu seems overrun; Hoj offers little or no ball control and Lemina is too indisciplined. Still, I’d probably play all three with Lemina further up the pitch as the midfield is too important an area to surrender control. It does concern me that in his game plan or substitutions, Hughes seems quite willing to bypass the midfield at times.

Richarlison cut in quite sharply, taking him quite central. Stephens, in this respect, was not completely blameless. He should have been marking Tosun who pulled off him and was in acres of space for the cutback or deeper cross. Having lost Tosun, he was close enough to Richarlison to put him under a bit more pressure had he read the situation.

This is nonsense. Up until this summer mourinho has got everything he’s asked for and he’s no shrinking violet in the transfer market. Things are a bit different this summer but at some point the manager has to get the best out of what he has at his disposal.

United are the most expensive brick shîthouse side in the world. Quite an accolade for Mourinho.

Good lad.

Been to Camden Lock recently Brett?