funkyrobot

There’s been lots of end product. We’ve created lots of chances. There are 11 players trying to stop us scoring you know. We don’t have a divine right to win. We are however playing lots of fast positive football and trying to score.

Can’t believe the negative comments on here. We are playing some lovely football at times.

The criticism for Ayew is harsh when you consider his goalscoring MOTM performance against Oxford.

I thought for the majority of the game our central midfield dominated the game. Winks was the main man but I thought for today at least Soumare was an effective foil. I think the criticism today is more based on his overall time here than his actual performance today. Taken in isolation he was good.

Quite surprised with the reaction on here today. I thought Soumare played well. Found lots of space, took the ball on the half turn and played positively. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Plenty of Stone Island wearers are neither racist or drug users it should be pointed out.

Unfortunately we will have plenty of inexperienced refs with egos like today that will be influenced by fans, players and ultimately by unconscious bias. I think today for whatever reason we had a ref that managed the two teams differently.

The Oxford lads knew that the Ref was inexperienced, card happy and easily influenced. That was pretty obvious after the Bouba yellow. With that in mind Rambo was naive to go in for a robust tackle - this was one of those refs that you had to manage and in this case it would’ve been done by standing off the player and accepting he was gonna run with the ball. As soon as the ref was crowded out, the red was inevitable.

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Turkey?

Looks great on the ball, loves a press BUT minimal end product. Buonanotte always looked more dangerous despite trying too hard after RVN arrived and inexplicably benched him. Bilal will probably find it easier in the slower Bundesliga, definitely doesn’t deserve the hype he’s had during this transfer window though. I thought a season in The Championship would’ve done him good. Instead it’s a fantastic opportunity for Rambo, a player with real potential hampered by a terrible injury.

Welcome Rambo!

I’m happy for him to stay in The Championship during this window. Good on the ball and he’ll be punished less for mistakes at this level. We need cover until January when maybe big Harry Souttar might be fit again.

That’s because he wasn’t played in the advance role that Enzo moved him to.

Fair point Jon. Presumably you took the opportunity to buy a newer faster fax machine so it couldn’t happen again anyway! 🤷🏻‍♂️

But KDH does provide goals and assists!

People commenting about people commenting in a new thread to say how there shouldn’t be a new thread are hilarious etc

If it pushes BDCR further down the pecking order it surely has to be a good thing?

He’s got a way to go to be better than KDH. I know who I’d prefer in my team -The one from Shepshed!

Maresca loaned out VK and Soumare because they didn’t fit his system. El Khanouss does fit Cifuentes’ system. I can’t see him going on loan unless there’s an alternative option coming in. Obviously if he’s transferred with cash we’ll buy an alternative. We need more cover than Page and Alves who seem to be battling to be the principal understudy.

If he doesn’t get a move he’ll be back in the team again. Not worth loaning out unless we have a replacement- his wages aren’t that high

Despite it being Skipp’s best game, Soumare was still better tonight. Both though are still too negative way way too often. The pair of them together are not the solution going forward but they did the job tonight. Hopefully we’ll get someone during the window.

Ducking out of a tackle - which he could’ve been arguably accused of on Saturday, is nothing to do with ability. He’s more than able at Championship level. His abilities are stand out in midfield at this level. You could argue his mentality at the moment isn’t in a great place but tbh, he had some excellent moments on Saturday. The hate clouds his performance for many as it does when Faes plays. He does a lot of things very well. He is outstanding on the half turn and plays incisive forward passes with regularity. Fact remains he has excellent ability at this level and he is our best midfielder albeit out of a very very limited pool of midfield options.

Ability wise Winks is high quality.

I thought Hamza was our best outfield player. You could see him reacting and aware of the fans when he was down our end and leading the team. Unlike against Huddersfield he pressed his winger and closed the space much quicker.