It’s a 3-4-3 Bazunu Lyanco Caleta-Car Salisu Elyounoussi Ward-Prowse Diallo Perraud Stu Adam Armstrong Aribo
I wouldn’t be confident, we will probably lose today and could go on another awful run. It’s tight at the bottom, I think we could see one of the biggest relegation fights this season.
Not too sure what you expected? Adams is the only surprise but with the amount he gave on Wednesday not a big surprise he gets a rest
15th is pretty much exactly where we should be based on the majority of metrics (including transfer spend)
Exactly, it’s so weird people expect us to be any better when everything points to us being exactly where we should be. The PL is an utter **** league for us to be in if you want us to be seriously competing every week
I am OK with that so long as we don't play like we did against Aston Villa or Everton first half too often!
I should have known you'd be unhappy. What is the issue with trying something different? 3 CB's makes absolute sense given we have no fit RB apart from an 18 year old who has played 1 senior match against a League One side. I wasn't expecting Che to drop to the bench but I'm willing to see how it plays out.
You say obviously neglected CDM and didn't buy striker. I think attempts were made certainly for a striker and, I think, a CDM. Obviously neglected obviously isn't correct.
Elyounoussi at RWB is a worry. But 2 DMs plus 3 CBs is pretty damn defensive anyway. Gonna park the bus today.
If it is a fitness issue with Che then not really much you can do, he worked so hard against Bournemouth I wouldn't be shocked if it was fitness. As for 3 CBs, there isn't really another option due to injuries.
Because net spend does not automatically equal position in the table, or we could just do away with the football and finalise the league at the end of the transfer window. A good manager, good coaching, shrewd purchases and strong academy should factor in too.
You say obviously neglected CDM and didn't buy striker. I think attempts were made certainly for a striker and, I think, a CDM. Obviously neglected obviously isn't correct.
100% the correct call. Realistically we probably lose today with or without Che playing. We need him fit for Palace and Newcastle
Yes they factor in, but if you look at the final PL table for each of the last 5 years it pretty much is in exact order of spend (wages and transfer fees for the year)
