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Back in the saddle after the disappointing result on Saturday. This you would think is a must win.

We beat them fairly comfortably at their place not long ago and they are coming off the back of a home mauling at the hands of the dippers. So we will be massive favourites.

Couldn’t even begin to pick the team Pep will, but suffice to say it will have a few surprises in it no doubt.

We can’t be as poor in front of goal as on Saturday so think there will be goals and at both ends

4-2 Haaland (3) Bernado

Although I hate to say it, nearly ever game from now on in is a must win game. The dippers and arse look very like they will stay there all the way and we cant afford many more slip ups. Which worries me because our defending is not as good as it was 12 months ago, lets be honest Chelsea should have been 3 up at HT, game over. Have not looked up the stats but we must have very few clean sheets compared to this stage last season.
People saying we need to beat Arsenal at home and the dippers away, we need to do a lot more than that. Starting with a consistent solid defence and starting that tonight.
And can Pep and Co please do something about the corners, they are absolutely abysmal, embarrassingly bad actually.

prediction:
70% possession
900+ passes
30 attempts on goal
and guaranteed that brentford will score

half time…
68% possession
317 passes
17 attempts on goal

Definitely a must-win game after dropping 2 points on Saturday. No Jack again so imagine we will see Doku over Bobb. I fear a massive over thinking from Pep - Akanji for Erling or somesuch. Seriously, if the back 4 is not walker stones ake and dias then i will be surprised

nottsblue wrote:Back in the saddle after the disappointing result on Saturday. This you would think is a must win.

We beat them fairly comfortably at their place not long ago and they are coming off the back of a home mauling at the hands of the dippers. So we will be massive favourites.

Couldn’t even begin to pick the team Pep will, but suffice to say it will have a few surprises in it no doubt.

We can’t be as poor in front of goal as on Saturday so think there will be goals and at both ends

4-2 Haaland (3) Bernado

You need to quit with your high scoring predictions, they're like a bad omen.
Chuck in a negative spin to counter any karma

Outcast wrote:

nottsblue wrote:Back in the saddle after the disappointing result on Saturday. This you would think is a must win.

We beat them fairly comfortably at their place not long ago and they are coming off the back of a home mauling at the hands of the dippers. So we will be massive favourites.

Couldn’t even begin to pick the team Pep will, but suffice to say it will have a few surprises in it no doubt.

We can’t be as poor in front of goal as on Saturday so think there will be goals and at both ends

4-2 Haaland (3) Bernado

You need to quit with your high scoring predictions, they're like a bad omen.
Chuck in a negative spin to counter any karma

2 goals conceded IS negative.

Grealish and Gvardiol unfit everyone else available. Hopefully Stones starts. I’d give Bobb a start but I dare say he’ll go with Doku.

Walker deffo needs resting so that cunt Maupay cannot get him sent off.

Haaland still hasn't scored against this lot, that needs to change for sure.

Clean sheet is definetly required but unless Stones starts i somehwat doubt it will happen

I've a bad feeling that Saturday was the beginning of a bad patch.
We will drop points.

Tonight

There is no way PeP can play Akanji tonight and I don't expect him to...He surely cannot ignore just how shit hes been lately!

Walker stones Dias and Ake has to be the back 4 ( I put walker in as I expect him to be much improved and, with Stones next to him, I reckon he will shine tonight)

Blue Jam wrote:I've a bad feeling that Saturday was the beginning of a bad patch.
We will drop points.

Brentford will come park the bus and try to get the ball to Toney. It wont be easy but I expect a reaction and we win.

They went one nil up against us literally a few weeks ago

It’s about time we turned up and smashed someone

stupot wrote:

Outcast wrote:

nottsblue wrote:Back in the saddle after the disappointing result on Saturday. This you would think is a must win.

We beat them fairly comfortably at their place not long ago and they are coming off the back of a home mauling at the hands of the dippers. So we will be massive favourites.

Couldn’t even begin to pick the team Pep will, but suffice to say it will have a few surprises in it no doubt.

We can’t be as poor in front of goal as on Saturday so think there will be goals and at both ends

4-2 Haaland (3) Bernado

You need to quit with your high scoring predictions, they're like a bad omen.
Chuck in a negative spin to counter any karma

2 goals conceded IS negative.

Exactly

well after saturday, we need to go for these, no fucking about, no keep passing back no going near ther pem area and then passing ball back 30-40 yards back, no slowing the play down, we need goals so fucking go for them at the off, if they park the bus put balls into the area asap

7.30 kick off alert.

And no uk tv

Last Saturday has left me feeling a bit concerned about this game, stating the obvious but we really need to be showing how clinical we can be when the chances are created. We will create the chances but will we convert? Think Bobb is worth a chance especially after the goal at Newcastle.

A nice, simple, straightforward 4 nil will do me. I'd like a night off from trauma and anxiety please. Even though we've won 12 and drawn 1 or whatever, each match seems hard work to me