Very sloppy

Is Tosin alright?

Benny Hill playing in my head every time we defend

We are witnessing some awful defending today.

Under pressure and dafuq was that clearance from Tosin?

Ooh, Cole goes close

Palmer almost

Edited February 22, 20251 yr by mojo

Neto has been out best player by a mile. Finally let off the leash it seems.

Just now, Scott Harris said:

We are witnessing some awful defending today.

Tosin just passed it straight to Watkins outside the box completely unforced .

The problem is that we will never grind out a 1-0 win because we’re so bad at defending

What the f**k are we doing, chance to break out and we play pat a cake on the halfway line

That was a calamitous few minutes triggered by James losing the ball. Lucky not to have conceded.

Well, looks like standard game as of late. Start well, then go off the boil, defence all over the place. Only a matter of time until we concede then heads will drop and rinse and repeat the last few months.

1 minute ago, Cfc91 said:

Benny Hill playing in my head every time we defend

It's been that way for me since Rudiger and Silva left.

We have been kinda lucky to still be in the lead... our sloppy defending is going to cost us eventually. Villa are getting into our box too easily.

Just now, Zeta said:

Well, looks like standard game as of late. Start well, then go off the boil, defence all over the place. Only a matter of time until we concede then heads will drop and rinse and repeat the last few months.

FFS I was trying not to think of that until it happened (which it will) more cans please

Feels like they’re just running through our midfield

Holy smokes my heart is in the f**king danger zone every time I watch us play.

Playing out from the back and defending in particular are causing small heart attacks every time.

5 minutes ago, Qaz said:

To me it looks like a fairly standard 4-2-3-1 with overlapping fullbacks and I think it's working very well for Enzo (playing as a 10 instread of an 8)

I think you are doing our hirsuteness-challeneged manager a disservice there Qaz. It wouldn't be a true Maresca side if there wasn't at least a bit of pretentious nonsense.

(Plus Cucurella isn't overlapping; Nkunku is holding the width on the left in the 'Sancho role').

This is the moment where things go south. We need the 2nd goal ASAP.

Few players way too flat footed.

What is Reece doing there?!

GUSTO PASS THE BALL

f**king hell. This lot are horrible at keeping the ball. Stop giving it away.

Right let’s start the game on the front foot and attack…..f**king hell we've scored, right let’s sit back and let them attack and press us until we sh*t ourselves, that’s a great plan.

I hate being this person they are making me.

Great dummy catch there from Jorgenson