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Correct. And that's not a good trait, which can be traced to preparation/mindset/consistency/coaching.

Well, have to say it was pretty fun to watch! Get Rodri in instead of Bernardo and I think it's a goer. More minutes together and the press will improve as well

A front 5 in possession of him, Foden, Haaland, Doku and one of the LBs will be fun to watch. Foden & Cherki can interchange and the LBs can overlap/underlap to allow Doku inside. Worth a go!

Reijnders has so much work to do on his OOP. I'd be happy with Rodri & Nico G sitting and just having a very creative front 4 (plus O'Reilly/RAN pushing up on the left)

I'm not sure he should be the one making this decision. Or any. Ever again.

All 3 phases being this poor is just testament to how bad a job Raheem is doing. Dolphins are awful and they are just destroying us

Complete disaster. One of the worst three teams in the league, at home, and this is the best they can do

Mix of terrible, predictable, playcalling and the OL losing their battles?

Looks like Stones moving into midfield from CB and a fairly lightweight midfield. Josko wasn't exactly great in possession against Villareal

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And then the underhit ball up the line to a midfielder with 2 on them

I've sent in an email but feel that it's been influenced by how frustrating the second half performance was. First half really was good though, great movements, crisp passing and if Phil had his usual Brentford shooting boots on, we would have been 3 up. Also, nice grit to see out the win.

Just got back from watching "One Battle After Another" to find a feed full of videos of ICE raids in the US and Badenoch promising to introduce it here. Whatever horror you put on film can't beat reality.

My son recently found a swastika drawn on the pavement at... The Manchester attack didn't come as a shock. The only surprise is it hasn’t happened sooner

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Would have been better at RCM - just doesn't have the pace/physicality to cover the side. Combined with Stones' lack of pace and Reijnders being a bit ineffectual OOP led to that side being a bit exposed. Plus offered feck all going forward. Surprised it was kept as is for so long

This is absolutely horrific. To attack a synagogue and kill people, and that too on Yom Kippur. Vile and inexcusable.

Looks like a very lopsided attack and no pace on the right-hand side of defence. Hopefully Doku et al do the business

@thefalcoholic.bsky.social aside from being bizarrely predictable in some aspects (run in pistol, run in pistol, pass), Zac called a good game. Penix did well, even bouncing back after his interception. Good win!

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Reform are now coming after people with permanent residency. It'll be citizens next. No one is safe from authoritarian governments.

It's quite an achievement to be this ridiculous as a team. It's like the perennially apt Falcoholic quote - being a Falcons fan is like riding a rollercoaster with no safety record

Utter dogshit team. To go from beating the Vikings on the road to this. Just pathetic

The fight and commitment in defence was fantastic. Lovely to see, even if we wouldn't want it to be needed

Cheers!

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Yeah, multiple managers have employed wingbacks and been successful. Conte famously switched Chelsea to a back 3 and they won the league. We also often set up in a back 3 in possession - our set up last year was 3 1 6 before the injuries and had a 3 box 3 in the treble season...

3-4-2-1 with Foden & Doku behind Haaland

That's absolute magic. Amazing Doku

Nico G to come on for Rodri between 65-75 minutes