Can't wait until we play someone decent then we'll stop fannying about in front of goal.
We're top of the league in xG ffs, it's time to make that bloody count. Which we don't tend to do against the fodder at the bottom.
Was my first thought. It's what he did last year, take him out of the firing line completely which was the right option.
That defence is wafer thin mind. Any more injuries and we're shafted.
Oh it was utter $hite. The first half wasn't that bad, but the earlier part of the second was a complete collapse with the kids clueless. Gilbert had done ok and Ayling too I felt, but once the latter went off we were done for and the kids were all at sea in a horror show. Plus Engel of course...
Sorry to be pedantic, but they haven't cost us "at least 5 points" 3 games in, they've cost us "at most 5 points" as I can't see how we'd have had more than 9?
Slow starts I'd agree with you, but we're not most "top 6 sides" are we?
We're more likely to turn over the majority of the top 6 instead, whilst getting mugged by the $hite at the bottom of the table. Given the choice of beating one soundly or the other, I'd rather beat the top 6 as they're...
Aye otherwise the song would go "being a major pest for defenders for the red and white" which wouldn't scan well at all, in fact it would be a $hit song, IMHO.
One positive I've gained from the Typical Boro that has gained even more power in the last few seasons; IF we end up promoted we're a shoo-in to not only stay up but breeze to a top half finish as almost EVERY side will be better than us with only 1 or 2 worse who we come unstuck against...