2 minutes ago, CFCCAN said:

We must be one of the most boring teams to watch going forward, 

Pulisic has some proving to do. I just can't really grasp on what he is good at. Not a pure winger, not a striker, not a false 9...

Jorginho for Saul and Pulisic for Barkley are the two subs I hope we are making :-) 

Vale looks very tidy, keeps possession well in tight areas, would love to see him on the ball more. 

Soonsup-bell has made some great runs but no vision to find him, but he has still shown promise. 

Simons, the least impressive of the 3 so far. Looks nervous, hopefully grows into second half. 

Overall as expected, Alonso and Saul having decent games, Barkley playing poorly, back 3 done okay, but Sarr's limited passing makes for a very slow build up. 

Hoping to see Webster get a decent run out. 

I just hope kova is being protected

Nope - Jorgy on for Kovacic

Kovacic and Soonsup Bell off

Time to rip them open.

Sicky lightweight capt America on 

Great we need a goal and subbed our striker. Lovely lol...

Maybe i see it though tinted glasses but not so long ago we created massive overload where we had as many players as the opposition had defenders in attack and we were direct with quick play. It is just missing or we are afraid to make mistakes.

this stadium annoucer needs to calm down

Don't understand why Soonsup-Bell has come off, he did nothing wrong in the first half. It should have been Barkley. I don't understand why young players seem to be held to different standards than senior players. 

Tuchel going for the 'most boring midfield of all time' award by bringing on Jorginho to play next to Saúl.

Sorry to see Soonsup-Bell go off, understandable that Tuchel wants to bring on someone more experience with the physicality of a fully-grown adult... wait... never mind.

Shame Kova he gone off but understandable. He was almost certainly our best player first half. 

I’d rather see Soonsup-Bell up front against Villa than Pulisic

The pace and length on Barkley's passes is well off tonight ... 

 

13 minutes ago, Nevamind said:

Maybe i see it though tinted glasses but not so long ago we created massive overload where we had as many players as the opposition had defenders in attack and we were direct with quick play. It is just missing or we are afraid to make mistakes.

It's something that often happens to us when have a negative result at this time of the year. It's like the players lose their confidence and become nervous instantly. I don't know what causes it, it seems like a mental thing more than anything. Maybe it's a lack of leadership in attack. 

Edited December 22, 20214 yr by Scott Harris

our decision making in the final third, definitely leaves a lot to be desired.

our best chance off a defender's knee 

Looks like we've switched to a 3-5-2 with Vale and Pulisic as split strikers, and Jorginho at the base of midfield behind Saúl and Barkley.

Simons in particular is taking advantage of the additional cover to position himself further forward. You know Martin, he's almost playing as a right-winger...

Chalobah is doing a decent job in the centre

Looked like Barkley could have got off a shot rather than trying to bundle it in sliding

Silly foul by Barkley