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Good post, but a couple of points. 1. Southampton didn't press. They didn't do anything, they just stood off, which enabled us to run rings around them. I was ASTONISHED at the amount of space we were afforded there. They literally stood there watching us playing it around them. 2. As Mike...

"There are points within a game where you might be looking towards containment and trying to keep things tight for a while, but I don't think it works to have that mindset as a starting point. How do you grow if that is your consistent way of approaching these types of games ? I'm not sure you...

Well observed. He was spraying it around like an absolute wrong-un all night, that pass out to Mitoma for the opener was EVIL. At times it looked like there was 2 of him on the pitch, he was bloody everywhere. Utterly ran the show, what a talent he is.

Tarkowski and Mee at Burnley used to drive me absolutely bananas, they would slide and block absolutely EVERYTHING thrown at them. That certainly wasn't the same Tarkowski tonight. He's well and truly caught the EFC shit virus. Mind you, he got relegated last season so maybe he's been on the...

Much as it annoyed me tonight, absolutely not. It is not (currently) in VAR's remit to check for potential fouls that aren't given in the buildup to goals / pens. And lets keep it that way. The less involvement it has the better.

Yes, yes he did. But he didn't go down, ergo - "no free kick". This is EXACTLY why players go down easily. If they don't, then the referees are totally blind to the foul. It REALLY f***ing annoyed me (the only pisser of a brilliant night).