foxinsox

Frustrated. We should have had 6 points from Ipswich, and came away with two. I think we would have done better with JJ at left back, Ricardo as right inverted fullback, and Hamza playing further forward with KDH. Mavadidvi was very isolated with the left back inverted, with little support, despite beating his man so often. Subs too late, we were noticeably flagging towards the end. I still think we will win the division, but why oh why do we always have to do it the hard way?

Come on Dennis! Do a Vestergard and prove the sceptics wrong. Please

Hamza played quite well further up the field under Puel. Enzo must rate him, Hamza is one of the few extensions signed.

No game time again today. Should come back well rested...

I remember the last one had some very entertaining matches. Its all part of having international players.

Yes, they never gave up and a draw was a reasonable result. Should be a good match when they come to The King Power.

I would fancy Hamza as an attacking midfielder. If Ndidi can then why not Hamza?

We will get our usual brace of goals at 50 min 👍

A bit sloppy to let in their goals, but otherwise good. Mavididi, Fatawu and Daka are a great striking force. Stupid for Rooney to play a high line against them. We are going to miss Ndidi 'Nacho and Daka in January so good to have points on the board.

Yes, Boxing Day, then the return fixture in January are key. It looks to me that we are going to be duelling with Ipswich all season.

He had a role in the third goal. Took a decent shot, blocked by a defender, then Ricardo got the rebound. On current form Daka is our best striker and deserves to start. In particular he works well with Fatawu.

What a player Vestergaard is!

Got away with that!

We need someone better on our free kicks. Ricardo or Winks maybe.

Watching the chaos of Spurs vs Chelsea tonight, I am not missing VAR at all! 5 disallowed goals, 2 red cards, all with slow VAR reviews. Totally mad game.

Like Stoke they did a number on us, but they weren't great. A scrappy goal from a corner. We needed fresh wingers on second half, and more bite in midfield.

One thing that Enzo gets right is bringing back people slowly from injury. Too often in recent years we have rushed people back, then they were out for months. He is a fan of squad rotation before injuries become serious. I think the squad know and recognise this.

That wasn't really Enzoball last night. We struggled to keep possession or control the game like we have done previously. There was a lot more long ball stuff under pressure rather than playing out from the back too. Rightly so the way Sunderland were doing the high press. A good game to watch!

Yeah, but what are the refs like in the Spanish or Italian second teir?

Tough match, but we really struggled to keep possession. It seems their finishing was poor, but I find that for most of our opponents this season, who nonetheless seem to score plenty against other teams. Maybe it's our defence only conceding poor chances rather than their finishing.