Just on this bit. Potter was playing Solly out of position and often in more than one position in a game. Solly's a great player and I've never been in the "hater" camp but he was basically doing a functional job for Potter who often seemed to treat coaching as an intellectual exercise for...
FFS, that's my local and walked the dog right past the burger van last night after the game. If I'd have known I'd have hidden in the bushes until our man arrived*
*not really. I'm not Swedish :moo:
Not true. BDB was here and played left back a fair amount. Solly was messed about. LWB one week, right wing next, no 10 next. swapped from left wing to right at half time countless times. De Zerbi has trusted him. "You're playing right wing for me Solly. We'll create plenty of space for you...
He's been improving overall, which is why this thread is ridiculous, but RDZ has given him licence to attack and confidence. Potter was playing him as a wing back.
We were discussing this on Saturday. Apart from winning the penalty at West Ham (and should have had one at Utd) Welbeck has not had a single decent chance in all four games. They've all fallen to midfielders, wing backs or centre backs. If we're going to play like this all season we need to...
Bolton? :lolol:
And then there was that goal he scored in one of our home friendlies years ago.....
He's scored four goals and got ten assists in our PL history. That's fewer than a goal a season and two assists per season.
But.....he is in the form of his life just now and is keeping Lamps...
The move when he was clean through had so much footballing skill and incident. A great block on Leeds' shot, Welbz holding it up in classic number nine stylee inside his own half, Gross with perhaps the best pass you'll ever see at The Amex, March showing he does have pace in his locker (and...