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You know i'm right. We didnt mess with it or try pass through the middle and lose it tonight. We pinged.it cross field or down the line and took the ball in well and kept us up the park.

We closed up the gaps and real really didnt go down their right hardly at all so that was a tactical error. Of course it was.

We worked really hard there wirtz and szoboszlai were doing the work further up and gravenebrch and macallister really held their positions and never put a foot wrong.
You are right, but you're just stating what everyone can see. You should apply for MOTD.
 
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Back to basics works. Playing Wirtz as part of a front 3 works. Easing new players into our old system works. We can evolve from this.

The press looks back on it, fitness looks better and the players know what is expected of them. New players have to earn the space in the team.

While I was critical of Slot about the lack of everything after the Utd game. I have to applaud him now; he’s recognised the issues and addressed them. If he beats City, I might even forgive him for throwing the Palace game <whistle>

There will be more ups and down as we evolve. I accept that. I will never accept what we had become over the past few weeks. Hopefully, we have turned a corner now.
 
So basically, the side from last night was the one that featured for most of last season, with the same shape, but with new faces only in place of those that actually left the club or who have sadly passed.

We obviously tried to change too much, too soon and the side looked unbalanced and unlike a team. We just need to use that as a base and made incremental changes as the season goes on.
 
So basically, the side from last night was the one that featured for most of last season, with the same shape, but with new faces only in place of those that actually left the club or who have sadly passed.

We obviously tried to change too much, too soon and the side looked unbalanced and unlike a team. We just need to use that as a base and made incremental changes as the season goes on.

Only new signing that didn’t start compared to last few weeks was kerkez to be fair. But we played a normal midfield 3 which had a bigger impact than anything as previously been Szobo at RB to fit Wirtz into midfield and that’s hasn’t helped the balance.
 
What about the penalty shout? I thought no at first, then yes on the replay, then no after replay from a different angle, then yes from a still that's appeared online. It definitely hit his hand and it was in the penalty area. I'm not sure why the ball was given to the keeper for the restart though.
 
What about the penalty shout? I thought no at first, then yes on the replay, then no after replay from a different angle, then yes from a still that's appeared online. It definitely hit his hand and it was in the penalty area. I'm not sure why the ball was given to the keeper for the restart though.

In terms of common sense, it was the right decision, but it opens an entire can of worms regarding the use of VAR.
 
If the ref vlew his whistle for a foul before the ball went out then he must restart somehow.

If he only below up after it went oit then its a corner.

If its a call of pen or no pen then var can get involved. Thry upgraded a free to a pen.

Then they decided they could look at the handball and if it met their own threshold for deliberate

For me.it did look close to being inside.

Had to tell.

As they do not have to announce to the crowd in the cl we are all then wondering.

If its not in the area var should.not be involved and further review of the handball is not allowed. My guess is they upgraded to pen then looked at tje screen to see if tje handball was enough.
 
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