Ali Gold: “Sarr walking off the pitch very gingerly at half-time. Postecoglou did say he's been carrying something.” ———————— Good job he started him then. That’ll sort the issue out…
I normally find any reason I can to disagree the Hoddle when he is on co-comms but he is spot on tonight - far to slow in possession need to move the ball quicker and take more risks in the final third. Son and Moore should swap sides occasionally too. Will have to replace VDV and Richy early in the 2nd half and will need to be ahead before we do.
The man appears to have little to no training sessions on dealing with busparquet (which his teams face at least 3 games out of 5) .
We're creating but not taking our chances. Son has the run on the defenders the left. Bergvall has settled after a ropey first 25. Bentencur looks a little short of match fitness and Sarr looks scared of making a mistake so is taking too many touches on the ball. Impossible to judge the keeper and the defence. Hopefully them being on a winter break will make them tire in the second half. Very weird atmosphere...very reminiscent of the night jol was sacked ( we were playing in Europe that night too)
Sonny has been...well, he's been like Sonny!! Otherwise we are far too pedestrian. Moore needs to follow Sonny's lead and take his FB on more and the MF needs to speed up their distribution. Bergvall has been unusually poor, although improving as the half progressed.
He's one of the only ones who should be fit and able. He had one good chase back to dispossess their forward, but otherwise he's just not dynamic. Sideways and back, sideways and back.
When you consider the calibre of opponent and the fact their season finished in November then it’s pretty poor.
We were just saying the same. Those substitutions have already changed the dynamics and he is weak spot for me....
I feel like I slag him off every game but he just doesn’t ever look comfortable to me. If Italian clubs want him in the summer then the club would be mad to say no if it meant getting their money back.
He's like a square peg in a round hole for me. Just doesn't suit the current way Ange wants them to play....
If we told Tel “hey, man, you should watch us tonight to see how you’ll fit in!” I reckon he’ll have informed Bayern that he’s happy to stay on their bench for the rest of the season.
