It seems to me that Moyes is setting up not to lose. Antonio will be a false 9 and we'll play with 10 behind the ball and hope to counter with the pace of Masuaku, Antonio and Lanzini.
I'd still prefer to have a genuine striker on the pitch though.
He works better with a strike partner and not on the counter attack. Antonio can be more successful running at defences singlehandedly (i.e. If completely isolated).
If we go behind - I'd love to see Sakho and Hernandez on together. I think that could be very dangerous and potent.
Adrian doesn't take the ball cleanly and then clattered late by Alonso, who gets booked (ref pointed back to the place of his dive I think) so maybe an element of totting up.
This diving is pathetic from Chelsea. Their right back has had 3 booktable offences now and could be off but instead doesn't even have a yellow yet. Not the only one to have dived lots either.
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But he's here now and a better striker than Antonio.
I guess we'll see at KO.
Maybe he's not impressing in training?
#playfortheshirt
#passion
#giving100%
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But he's a better striker than Antonio...
It seems to me that Moyes is setting up not to lose. Antonio will be a false 9 and we'll play with 10 behind the ball and hope to counter with the pace of Masuaku, Antonio and Lanzini.
I'd still prefer to have a genuine striker on the pitch though.
If we go behind - I'd love to see Sakho and Hernandez on together. I think that could be very dangerous and potent.
Hoping for a good (encouraging) performance.
This just doesn't seem right........
Feel a bit for Rice, let’s hope brittle Reid holds up
Fancy us taking something here
Masuaka looking in the mood
Got to try not to do what we did agaisnt city and get toi deep we dont have the stamina to be under the cosh for this long
Anthony Taylor that.