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It’s been a good half so far. If Isak or Gakpo had their shooting boots on we’d be a couple of goals up.

Gakpo has been tracking back really well off the ball. Gets into very defensive positions.

So it probably is still 433 with Dom a bit less wide than Mo.

Wirtz really is a quality player

Clear foul

Isak should have been closer there

Nice didi crumple

I have no idea where Gakpo has been asked to play or what his secret mission is.

I’m not really sure what our shape is. It’s almost 4-2-4 with Gakpo - Isak - Wirtz - Salah all playing high up. Definitely not Dom in the centre with Wirtz behind 2 strikers.

yeah, that bit is weirder than just playing kerkez regardless of performances

Gomez i can live with, with Bradley and Frimpong out, else we're playing Ramsay into this mess. And i still live by the hope that Kerkez at some point in time can reproduce that Bournemouth form.

Huh, i thought Jones had been a bit poor lately? O has he been less poor than Macca?

at least we're not getting beat 4-1 at home today

Narrow midfield diamond with width coming from full backs is the lineup a few of us have been suggesting. I wonder if this wil be the shape. Would have preferred Ekitike for Gakpo, and the full backs aren't ideal, but if it lines up like this it will be damn interesting. --------------- ali -------- gomez konate vvd kerkez -------- gravenberg ----- ------- dom-- macca ------ ---------- wirtz ---------- ----- isak ----gakpo -------

Has he been sacked yet? What are the betting odds? Will he still be here by Christmas?

I meant we have one right back. Gomez is a centre back first and foremost and Frimpong a wing back at best.

Nah. We've got 1 of them, the other 2 are being played out of position.

with gomez it's always: looks great, injured, recovering, unfit, working towards match sharpness, looking rusty, getting better, looks great, injured we've got 'working towards match sharpness' and 'looking rusty' to go before we reaching 'getting better'

try something mad: Ali gomez konate virgil dom macca grav kerkez salah wirtz isak

What's the alternative? It's either an unfit Gomez, a teenager, or a midfielder out of position. All the options are s***. We're missing squad depth.

Feck, i'd start Gordon Ramsay for basically anyone.

Bit harsh on Kahnee, but i see where you're coming from

Win the midfield, play 4-6-0.

Conte if he's available. Else get Glasner or Iraola in. Both have done really well with little resources.

you're not selling it to me