for_heaven's_Saint

Yup. Gazzanigga and Ramirez are leaving too. And all the subs.

I think the 4-2-3-1 formation we're playing (with the right players in the right positions) means that there is not quite as much reliance on Lallana and Puncheon to defend all of the time, because Cork and Schniederlin push across to help the fullbacks.

He's going to have his work cut out next week against Ben Arfa.

Lol.

The thing I like about him is that he both defends really high up the pitch and also offers us protection on the edge of the box. He quite often appears alongside Rickie chasing the ball down and forcing the opposition back, and also sits right in front of the back 4 when the pressure is really on.

We need players who we can get on Jan 1st rather than Jan 31st.

Lol idiot. He did nothing wrong today. Is it better to throw it backwards to one of your own players or forwards to the opposition?

Pretty much sums up how I feel about it all.

Fair play to NC for not cracking.

Please no!!

Yes, but, playing devil's advocate, is that not worse in the big picture? It means there's nothing we can do until January, unless our mistake-prone defenders stop making mistakes!

Was about to say the same.

Indeed. Let's hope that if someone is running through our entire midfield today someone takes one for the team and takes him out.

Long or Clyne?

Adkins confirms Boruc out because of the incident and made it sound like 2 up front...

The pace of Long against our back four is frightening- hope Clyne's got his running boots on (rather than his usual falling over boots)

Not play awfully in his only start?

No Cork then.

Meh

Your prediction counts for nothing as you don't know our manager's name.

Depends which team Nige would put out!

Have you completely missed all the talk of Ramirez being back?

Having the same problem. bloody annoying.

It's a good half a side, the problem is the 5 players behind them.

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