The players all look fit and strong at the crunch stage of the season too, so perhaps Bunses work is shining a little too.
It's a very good point, EH was always big on strong finishes, but got things a bit wrong last year, not helped by injuries. Rafa was all about that. Bunce maybe the same, this is the time to hit form and the energy out there is nuts compared to a some weak games against West Ham, and others.
Oh yeah if we win it's almost a done deal. Villa would need to make up 8 points in 5 games (probably 9 points as their GD would be at least 20 worse than ours) and I don't see any real chance of Chelsea getting top 5 as they have a horrible fixture list, are out of form and have their eyes on a different prize.
From the last 15 games we have 33 points (2nd best in league) and Palace 27 points (6th in league). Unsure if that's updated from this evenings result but if so then had we lost we'd be equal on 30 points each. Oddly enough Palace and Newcastle both did this last season too - rocketed up the league in the final 2-3 months.
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I think the midfield 3 just compliment eachother so well. Bruno must be a real **** to play against and his commitment to the club is fantastic but it's Tonali's power that really makes him stick out.
All three are well rounded but they all have slightly different strengths that again balance them out as a trio. Joelinton - power/strength Bruno - brawn/guile Tonali - engine/intelligence All three do the basics so well though as well.
Tonali is on another level. You have to watch him off the ball, his vision for knowing where to go, where to be, whether it’s to make the pass, take the ball, lay it off, make a tackle. It’s absolutely masterful, I’ve genuinely never seen ability like it. Ever.
