I assume he'll rotate though 2 and Botman, with Botman back we have the option to rest them sometimes now.
I mean 100% Botmans going to get games and playing time, especially with us being in both cups currently. I was a bit shocked he started SB4 in two consecutive games and gave him pretty much full games after 9 months on the side lines tbh and I'm hoping we can ease him back in now we have 3 Cb's available to rotate
We have options to rest in defence and midfield now, but we need capacity to rest Isak sometimes, as Osula won't be starting league games, we need another striker.
Yeah it is a bit of a worry that if there's an injury to Isak we are up the creek! Do think though that the club will be looking at it going we have Osula, Gordon and even Joelinton in an emergency and Wilson once he's (if he's) fit again Also Eddies shown we can just go 1-5-5-0 and grind out clean sheets
Not for me when osula is there and Wilson due back soon. Lose Gordon and we'll all of a sudden be playing 2 Ashley players with isak.
We can never rely on Wilson, we know that now. I'm just worried about Isak starting ever game, he's tougher now than he used to be, but we still need proper back up to allow him to rest sometimes.
Need a wide player not sure we’ll get one. Howe will stick with Almiron and just refuse to sell him now Barnes is injured.
Bournemouth have an extra day rest but the long journey as well. They nearly beat Chelsea last night, but Chelsea are losing it a bit.
Chelsea should have won that in the 1st half but spurned plenty of chances. If we can create and put away the chances they missed then we should beat Bournemouth. Gotta keep our eyes on Wolves though. They have some players that can turn a game in their favour very quickly
Just keep that consistency up for me and we will be fine. Defence (back 5) have been solid and consistent in the 5 league games, keep them together and the relationships will keep improving. Midfield has found is balance with Tonali in the 6 - we were talking about it the other day; not many midfields compete with Bruno, Sandro and Joe! Forwards Murphy to Isak the most potent combination in the world right now and Gordon has got his shooting boots on. Keep doing what we have been doing, find that consistency in the play and the patterns and we will be fine. Funny isn't it, Isak had 3 games after 10 games this season and then he's gone and scored 10 in his last 10 in the league. Likely to become the first player in a long time to hit 20 league goals for us this year! Gayle hit 23 in the championship in 2016/17 and then Shearer (28) back in 03/04 in the Prem.
So he did! I thought it was 21 goals over all but he got 25 over all and 21 in the league - still on course to smash that this year! if he keeps up current form he'll get 30+
Bournemouth should have been down to 10 men, Brooks booked for pulling Cucurella's hair which is violent conduct in the Laws of the game and should have been sent off no matter how tempting it is to pull his hair
Yeah that incident was like 2 drunk skanks on a night out pulling each others hair and attacking each other with their handbags.
Win tonight equals club record of 9 consecutive in all competitions apparently. I was thinking start of 92/93 season was more, but win sequence was interrupted by a draw in the Anglo Italian club....which we were ludicrously in until late November that season.
