SissokoWasGood (BoL)
Paul Stalteri
That was so fudging grim. Only thing worse than the performance from the players was that of the fans. Leaving at fudging 77 mins?
Why are we starting Palhinha and Bentancur at home to the team that is 5 losses from 5??
Agree with this.
I really liked the selection in the Burnley game. Gray, Bergval, Sarr. It was like we knew we were going to have the ball so emphasised energy, high pressing, youthful exuberance and progressive passing.
The Bentancur / Pahlinha pivot didn’t work against Bournemouth and it didn’t work against Wolves. We could have gotten Xavi central, we had other options, but it was all a bit paint by numbers.
The reason that I liked the Burnley selection is that j thought it was a pretty bold selection from Frank, rotating in young players that early in the season. It showed what I understood to be his big strength, flexibility and adaptability in front of the task at hand.
I don’t really see see the plan so far, especially with that pivot. It all seems a bit basic. We’ll be fine, I just don’t see what we’re building towards as yet. A really great performance against Brighton, but that pivot I would expect to be more suited to a game like that.