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The Maccabi fans were quickly flown back to Israel on chartered flights and obviously therefore couldn't be charged. If you want to pretend what I said was incorrect just come out and say it instead of trying to play silly games. I’m not sure that is true, 120 odd were arrested and just 10 Maccabi....

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Possibly due to the Maccabi fans marching through Amsterdam last year chanting death to Arabs and assaulting innocent people. Yet the 4 jailed were the ‘Arabs’: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy81qvn7gjo.amp If it was Maccabi fans assaulting innocent people, how come they weren’t charged? See...

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Seems a racist move.

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ollieclarets8 wrote: ↑
Thu Oct 16, 2025 11:18 am
I don't think you need any stats to know we've had one of, if not the, most difficult starting set of fixtures vs any other side. Especially when compared to the 2 other sides who came up.

It seems it’s a struggle for some.

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The current average position we’ve faced is 8.43 If the target is to finish 17th, the average position you’d face over the course of the season is 10.16. It has been a tough start, but does show it could have been tougher. For context, based on a 17th place finish the toughest start you could have ...

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And that’s why 5 at the back has to go. Isn’t shoring us up defensively and is stunting our attack. Or, we’ve had remarkably difficult fixtures for a newly promoted team, that has been trying find its feet while new players bed in. As for the article, one chart on there that is most interesting, sh...

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Didn't we do that in our first survival season with SD, getting a few points away from home, beating just Crystal Palace away? Yep. Home wins: 10 (Liverpool, Watford, Everton, Crystal Palace, Bournemouth, Middlesbrough, Sunderland, Southampton, Leicester City, Stoke City) Away wins: 1 (Crystal Pala...

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CaptainClaret wrote: ↑
Tue Oct 14, 2025 7:32 pm
Broja scored 3 mins after coming off the bench for Albania. Hopefully do his confidence some good

Good movement:

https://x.com/jjuli_24/status/1978166981724414397?s=46

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Boss Hogg wrote: ↑
Tue Oct 14, 2025 6:32 pm
For moderation he’s worked hard in most games and played well
in some.

Yeah - has the most sprints in the entire league and ranks near the top for most ‘pressures’ (related to the prior).

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CoolClaret wrote: ↑
Tue Oct 14, 2025 11:15 am
Might tune into Albania's game tonight against Jordan to see if Broja is up to much...

I think SP will go with Flemming, but I wouldn't be shocked if he gave Broja a shot.

Broja been playing right wing for Albania. But yeah, at least some match fitness.

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Foster injured and withdrawn from South Africa camp. It was 7 games in last time that he went out too.

Wonder if Parker goes with Broja or Flemming.

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KRBFC wrote: ↑
Tue Oct 07, 2025 7:43 pm
The other two promoted sides are much more solid defensively than us, they aren’t conceding comical goals like us. Who’d have thought that after last season?

They’ve also only played Arsenal away (5-0 loss) and United away (2-0 loss) between them that are comparable to the elite sides we’ve faced.

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Also enjoy the match reports. No, I think we are in big trouble, this all before confidence is knocked. Wasted with 5 at the back, that can't keep clean sheets and an overworked quality keeper. Foster is not the answer. Broja is a major concern. Magic Mike nowhere to be seen. Our rivals have goals ...

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Which goes back to the original question - why include him in the squad then? There were players like Bauress who would have been worth a place surely over somebody that has no apparent chance of making a PL bench? See this is where are at. Suggesting a player who isn’t even on our books, and even ...

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Parker, despite apparently being the most negative manager on the planet, went with an aggressive, high line, high press to try and trap Villa and play on their, hoped, tiredness from playing in Europe. Playing with a higher line, Parker went for the much quicker Tuanzebe in this game. That’s that o...

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I don't recall how we did it, but when we (rarely but did happen) played a 4-3-3 formation last season, was our shape off the ball predominantly a 4-4-2 as well? I'd probably say if it was Les/Luis/Cullen, then Cullen would be the one to go to 'rm' off the ball, with the right winger joining our st...

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Sounds like it was tactical from Parker to use him over Ekdal yesterday. He said part of being more aggressive meant using Tuanzebe’s profile for this one (he is quite quick), which is interesting. I get why Parker went more aggressive, with Villa perhaps a touch tired from midweek, and try force an...

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Interesting, none of these suggestions mention Hannibal. Do we have an issue with him? I would use him a Cullen replacement at 60 min. Funny enough I was just clipping some of the Sunderland game (given we won) to use as discussion for systems on here. If Lesley is brought in, to form a 3, as many ...

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The way Sunderland competed against Forest and Villa then maybe we should have been on the front foot a bit more. Sorry but did you watch the game yesterday? How much more front footed could we be? First half Walker, Hartman & Cullen were pressing relentlessly within Villa’s own third? Ironically t...

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steve1264b wrote: ↑
Sun Oct 05, 2025 8:21 pm
What you are asking me to believe is that Tresor is putting every player on their arse and banging it into the corner in training but were not playing him becaise we might have to pay a relatively small bonus to some second rate team in Belgium?

Exactly - complete nonsense.

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helmclaret wrote: ↑
Sun Oct 05, 2025 8:20 pm
On the flip side, Konsa looked like a Rolls Royce today.

Very good - surely a starter for England now. He’s absolutely rapid and always positioned well.

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He was fine, and I can see him and Esteve as a decent enough partnership in a two. But he didn't look to me to be especially comfortable as the lynchpin of a back 3. Perhaps that's just rust, but so far as I'm aware he's tended to play to the right, and that's certainly where he was drawn for the f...

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There can't be any other plausible reason can there? What if he’s a complete d1ckhead to staff around the training ground, and/or thinks he’s better than everyone, and is not a character Parker wants to build his squad around? This ‘plausible’ reason of paying more money to Genk doesn’t add up when...

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Rileybobs wrote: ↑
Sun Oct 05, 2025 6:22 pm
Oh really, wow. I stand corrected. I would be amazed if he turned out in the Championship though.

Yeah - won’t be playing in the Champ, no chance!

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Rileybobs wrote: ↑
Sun Oct 05, 2025 6:19 pm
Florentino is on loan from Benfica, if we get relegated he’s gone.

It’s an obligation to sign permanently, regardless of what happens. Benfica announced it.

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It’s obvious we need that midfield 3 and I was surprised Parker didn’t opt for it today. Leeds will look to dominate the ball though so it’ll be a game of counter attacking for us I feel, so Foster should start. Hopefully Ekdal is okay as I’d start him.

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Dubravka 8* Walker 5 Laurent 5 Tuanzebe 5 Esteve 3 Hartman 6 Cullen 6 Florentino 7 Tchaouna 4 Anthony 4 Foster 4 Broja 4 JBL 4 Ugochukwu 6 Thought we did fairly well first half and clearly pressed high and tried forcing an error. Lots talk about the ‘back 5’ being negative but it’s not like we just ...

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Thought the same. Needs some coaching. But doesn’t look threatening at all, despite having a nice physical profile.

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Sunderland fans were annoyed they went to United in a back 4 yesterday in the first half. Defence all over the place. Switched to a 5 at half time and looked miles better. I don’t think the system is major problem, but it needs to get Ugochukwu into the starting 11.

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NickBFC wrote: ↑
Sun Oct 05, 2025 3:24 pm
Another crap goal to concede. Rogers has the freedom of Villa Park to make that pass. So slack.

Florentino wasn’t on the pitch after being whacked in the head. Despite not needing treatment. Wouldn’t have had that space otherwise. Weird rule..

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0.1 for Burnley. That’s the biggest problem. (nonsense stat though because Foster was onside and VAR would have given the goal, yet it doesn’t count in the xG stats) Yeah - but 0.85 against is hardly a shambles! Villa have some very good players. Like you say Foster arguably had the best chance of ...

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JLR81 wrote: ↑
Sun Oct 05, 2025 2:49 pm
Not even close to being competitive, should be 3 or 4 by halftime

0.81 xG for Villa. Haha.

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I see people getting worked up over playing a ‘back 5’, despite us being on the front foot pressing with Walker / Hartman pushing up. It’s just poor defending from Esteve unfortunately.

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Vino blanco wrote: ↑
Sun Oct 05, 2025 1:14 pm
Looks very, very defensive set up to me. Not confident, can’t see us scoring. I really hope I’m wrong.

Interesting view. Exact same set up we played v Forest and City, and scored in both!

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Bacchus wrote: ↑
Sun Oct 05, 2025 1:07 pm
Ekdal has arguably been our best CB this season. His seeming inability to stay fit for for any period of time is a real shame.

Matt Scrafton says he has been told no injury..

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Vegas Claret wrote: ↑
Sat Oct 04, 2025 6:03 pm
exactly
https://x.com/PeterNotDrury/status/1974501861651542365

Looks a clear foul to me on that video and the foul continues into the area.

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How is it inaccurate? We’ve shipped 13 goals in 3 away games and it should’ve been more, we should’ve been 3 down at half time at Old Trafford. The solid foundations have been thrown away, we’re now playing some bizarre 5 at the back with square pegs in round holes. The defence looks completely los...

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Are you taking the P*ss? Sunderland are 5th. The other team outside the top 6 or 7 we have played,aside from Forest, are United and we lost - that's 1 point in 6 from teams outside the top 6 or 7. It’s quite obvious he’s talking about teams outside the ‘usual’ (for the past 20 years) top 6/7, and n...

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United, for their flaws under this manager, have the player quality to blow teams away, at home in particular. We had a poor first half, but excellent second, and really should have left with a point - make no mistakes. However, their record at Old Trafford v newly promoted teams in the past 10 seas...

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Spijed wrote: ↑
Wed Oct 01, 2025 10:04 pm
How come we struggled against Spurs when Wolves, without a point, nearly got a win?

Looking like we gave them too much respect.

First game nerves from us probably. Started with Laurent in centre mid.

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Holmechapel wrote: ↑
Wed Oct 01, 2025 9:40 am
11,013 on Deadwood last night ,

6000 on the Turf v Cardiff last week

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He was one of those who looked good on paper at Brighton, his teams had a good xG record but that was used to suggest that the team were going to come good under him rather than question why he was underperforming the stats. The improvement after he left suggested it may well have been the latter. ...

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We’re in big trouble here

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Pope absolutely brainless, yeah, what on earth was he thinking?

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Arsenal are just insanely good at set pieces. Gabriel is one of the best attackers of a ball in the air I’ve ever seen.

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ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Sun Sep 28, 2025 4:50 pm
All I could think of was the penalty given against Pope by Rob Jones at Leeds when he’d played the ball. Penalty confirmed that day.

Thought that, near enough the exact same.

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Parker needs to now stop setting up so defensively and we need Cullen, Florentino AND Ugochukwu in a midfield 3. Yes, they’ve had ‘easier’ fixtures, but maybe the reason Sunderland and Leeds are picking up more points is because their managers aren’t trying to shoehorn an extra defender into the te...

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With the system Parker is playing, despite some saying it’s ‘crap’, Hartman is able to push high and wide, attacking the empty space that Anthony is leaving when he drifts inside. In particular he is attacking the box really well, and the goal yesterday is case in point for the above set up. A nice ...

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Potter guided Brighton to their highest ever PL league finish, 9th, and had them 4th after 6 games the following season, including demolishing a few teams. They were playing some attractive football which top clubs look for, as we know with VK going to Bayern and doing well so far. I think a lot can...

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Dubravka 5
Walker 5
Laurent 5
Ekdal 5
Esteve 3
Hartman 6
Cullen 7*
Florentino 6
Tchaouna 5
Anthony 6
Foster 6

JBL 3

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