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Now that I'm done streaming, you can watch my live reaction and working through it here (from 2:27 onwards) youtube.com/live/fZQE2N7XNGc…
My thoughts can be summed as the following
Maybe it's just getting older or maybe it's the team and club wearing me down after years of this but my response this morning was mostly "Ah man that sucks" and then I went outside and read a book
My biggest gripe through 10 matches or whatever is I still just don't really understand what this team is supposed to be? Can't really dominate games with the ball, can't really play through, sometimes press, sometimes block. Feels very generic?
Not even close
Replying to @Statford_Bridge
Xabi Alonso so far the worst Clearlake permanent manager. Some timeline this.
Idk if it’s the juju of the premier league but you watch him at Stras and in Belgium and his timing is so good on claims, and every cross here he’s constantly stuck underneath
This all feels a bit like the off brand version of when Pep did the 442 double false 9 thing with City v Madrid
My only strong take directionally from that half is the 442 press has looked better than the back 3/5 stuff at every single moment.
Quenda's been fine. Collected second balls, connected first pass. 1 dangerous delivery. Done the bits defensively.
Game is a swamp, have to judge in the context (that will be the sub, eventually)
Fine performance. Spurs are way better than their position in the table. Really missing JP to go direct and link. Wonder when we'll see Welbeck.
Penders screaming at Quenda about shifting 2 yards in the wall, takes his time to do it but does, and blocks the sneaky shot attempt. Nice.




