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Bizarre lineup. Hope we get to see more of Monga and Page again. Carranza loan terminated then? Or how are we supposed to interpret this?

It wasn't really creative at all. He put a rigid system in place which could be really effective, until he was countered. To his credit he did manage to find solutions by e.g. pushing Ricardo into an offensive 8/overloading the midfield. But we created few chances and we wouldn't see goals from outside the box like we have this season. But the way he implemented his style while still delivering results felt like we were in good hands. He spoke with an air of confidence or even arrogance and he got the best out of KDH, Winks, Ricardo, Hermansen, Mavididi and Vestergaard. With us, his pros outweigh the cons quite comfortably I think.

Another mistake by Schmeichel. He's having a dreadful end to the year.

He seems to be doing well at Preston

It's also understandable given how far our standards have fallen in a very short space of time. I'm not at all convinced he's good enough to be first choice.

Which is really bizarre given how many goals he's scored during his career which required exquisite instinct and technique. I guarantee it's because of his past that he's not regarded as technically proficient as the 'classically' trained footballers like Van Persie et al.

Pretty awful result tonight, losing at home to Cercle. Do the fans see a way out of this or does relegation look the more likely outcome this season?

Come join the 21st century mate and leave those archaic notions behind.

I'm sure he'll savour it.

Pretty meaningless.

This team is proper Jekyll and Hyde

"Enjoy them at home or on the beach"?

But this goes for every player not playing. That's what training is for. I get that 'match sharpness' can increase performance a few percent, but if the level we've seen is what he shows in training, then he truly isn't good enough. Another Edouard-level failed transfer.

Blaming the manager for the pass is ridiculous. Jakub has a brain and is not programmed to play short passes at all times. It was poor judgement or misunderstanding which cost the goal.

He's having a poor season by his standards. But I attribute some of the vitriol to people simply not liking him or looking at his age. It's the same among some Denmark fans who insist he's been finished since before the last World Cup, despite generally strong performances.

Wonder if Vuskovic's goal the other week was too late to be entered. Pretty wild finish, especially for a center back. https://youtu.be/RubXiAsuhLw?si=HgFbiVA_4GDwiX0z

Because we'll sell him for a few million when Ipswich think he's the young winger making waves with sub appearances.

The two games under Maresca were absurd. No late comeback now please...

Heskey, Tricky Trev, Sir Les, Mark de Vries. Bring back the battering rams

Famous last words...

Such a wild strike. Amazing how much power he generated without that much lift. Aesthetically superb.

Has our xG been exactly the same since half time...?

Max doesn't have beef with Lando, and it's always been reciprocated as well. I feel for Piastri a bit - with being out in the cold for two years (which still is bemusing), he's proven that he's a match for Lando and he probably should have won it. Though look which unfortunately knocked his confidence. Will be interesting how the field shapes up next year and whether it will be even more competitive. Hopefully we won't have another dominant run of seasons where one manufacturer runs away with it from the start while the others play catch up for 2 or more years.

If you know a bit about Iceland, then you realise that it's a politically and culturally driven investment into sports. Due to their geography, they are able to provide heated pitches to every school in the country and they have a very strong focus on team sports like football and handball. They're obviously a lot wealthier per capita than most countries in the world, so while their population is small, they have substantial advantages over Caribbean Nations when it comes to training, facilities and finance. It's not too dissimilar to Norway being by far the most successful (Winter) Olympic country.