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You know what, looking at it again...not a pen, however we still deserved to lose
I don’t think Aurier is fully fit yet. I bet Mourinho would of liked him to be subbed on but the son injury (because he’s been over played) robbed us of that.
Go argue with yourself mate I don’t have the time
Who in their right mind puts a World superstar like Bale in a team and asks him to defend?
It literally was a penalty.
Whether you agree with the rule or not, under the actual rules the game is played to, it was a penalty.
Bale had to be pulled mate. Was an absolute spectator.
That's not a fair assessment, gaz. PEH is a very good player. But there are limits to his game as there is in every player, even the truly world-class ones. His job, the way he's been implemented this season plays entirely to his strengths. The problem today was not his abilities as a player, it was tension. You could see it in the way he and the whole squad played. The only player who looked relaxed under the pressure of the game today was Dele, when he came on. And maybe Toby, but that's part and parcel of his game - he rarely looks tense.we have some bang avg players who seem to struggle to make simple passes. Our midfield is truly awful... PEH is a terrible player but alongside what else we have ie sissoko he looks world class
No he’s just pissed off. you would too if you are a fan, seeing your team mate playing utter shit in a NLD with no desire and no drive. It’s not just the standing off the opponent, we had lost all the 2nd balls until the last 10 minutes, this just showed the players didn’t want it bad enough in a fking derby. He’s the only one who actually seems to care plus the first yellow is not even a foul, he got the ball!He just had too much time on the pitch, any more than half an hour and he's virtually guaranteed to pick up a couple of yellows
He played attacking players. He in no way sent them out with an attacking mentality. He may have told them to hit them on the break but he definitely didn’t tell them to flood the final third or press their defence or push up the pitch or any of the above. Just because you play attacking players doesn’t mean you set a team out to attack.
I don’t think we are good enough to cater for him to meander around.Who in their right mind puts a World superstar like Bale in a team and asks him to defend?
The big players just didn’t turn up. Bale, Kane, Hojbjerg, NDombele all had really poor games.
Although Jose got the selection wrong I firmly believe it was 99% mental today. No courage or bravery hence the sitting off, lax and apathetic in possession. It’s just showed to me that Mourinho has failed to change the mentality and he should go. What angered me most was the lack of reaction in the second half. If we can’t even wake up after 45 never mind turn up for this game under these circumstances then we can’t turn up for the League Cup final or the latter stages of the Europa League. We’ll win neither.Really begs the question of why we were so passive and timid. They were there to be had, anyone who has watched them at all know how shit their defense is. It's a complete fucking mystery why we revert to this passive low block when the entire fucking experience of the season has proved beyond any scintilla of doubt that we shoot ourselves in the foot whenever we invite pressure, and are incredible difficult to deal with when we attack. It's infuriating.