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McAteer has got away with that. Really lucky he hasn't seen red there.

Thanks @AKCJ, that's perfect! 👍🏼

Good bit of work @AKCJ. Just a thought but could you add a points differential column between us and all the other teams so you can quickly see how many points off each team is before they run out of points vs available points?

I like Yunus, he reminds me a lot of Bernardo Silva in the way that he gets into pockets to exploit the space. He has great footwork too. He's one of those players that kind of goes a bit unnoticed but can positively influence the game when they're on top form. Only thing that did concern me on Saturday despite the wonderful goal was I felt he looked a bit greedy at times which brought back memories of Under. Felt like he was desperate to stake a claim for a starting spot but often held on to the ball a bit too long when better options were on and his good play came to nothing. There's definitely a player in there, but like everyone else I'm not sure which position brings out his best attributes.

Wouldn't surprise me that Villa need to move players on given their spending over the past few years though the links to Newcastle seem odd as there's been plenty of noise suggesting they themselves need to move players on for exactly the same reasons.

Took my little one to their first game yesterday. Sat in the family stand. Apart from getting in which took forever and led to us missing kick off I was generally impressed with the setup for families. Facilities seemed decent and stewards were very friendly. Much different to SK1 where my ST is located. Had a great time, and it was nice to introduce the little one to the LCFC family.

Was going to post last night but was too frustrated and felt it would have come across as reactionary but having slept on it that frustration has intensified. Let's be straight, they were awful and scored a fortuitous goal from one of the very few attempts they had. However equally, we were poor. They were fitter than us and the subs compounded the situation as they added fresh energy whilst we persisted with players who seemed to be flagging. Enzo needs to make changes much sooner both to manage the load but also to allow those coming on enough time to pick up the rhythm of the game. You can't be giving players 10 minutes and expect them to slot in seamlessly. It takes time to get up to the tempo and flow which those coming on don't have if you're bringing them on around the 80 minute mark. Another bugbear I have is that if you're going to play possession football to see out the game then do so as far away from your own box as possible. Many times this season we have sat back in our own half with no outlet and played the ball around the back line. I understand the idea is to utilise the goalkeeper as an extra man thereby giving you numerical advantage and more passing options but it allows the opponent to press aggressively which in turn forces errors. Finally, one thing that is starting to concern me is that for all the possession we have (particularly first half last night) we don't really seem to create a lot of high quality chances. In fact, when we get in dangerous areas and need to be incisive we'll often overplay our way out of the situation, e.g. first half last night we break with Ricardo on the left, he got to the edge of the box with acres of space to cut inside and bring it onto his right foot (stronger one) centre of goal and shoot, but instead played an awful ball to KDH that came to nothing. It's these situation where we just need to be more clinical and punish teams. We may well get promoted and do deserve to do so, but I'd have serious concerns for next season as we simply aren't ruthless enough and even the worst PL teams have that cutting edge where they are capable of converting half chances to goals. This isn't a dig at Enzo as he's been a breath of fresh air this season, but rather some observations where I feel both he and the coaching staff need to work on to move us forwards. I will add that my observations are somewhat biased and tainted by his predecessor. Had we not had multiple years of similar decision making and stubbornness I may feel very different right now.

Unreal. Preston didn't deserve that.