1.) 02 Nov 2017
02 Nov 2017 09:11:07
Cheers mate, agree with all especially your notes on TAA and Milner.

{Ed001's Note - thank mate, bit of a quick one that one as there is not really a lot to say on some of the players without just repeating myself. While I know certain players have their deficiencies, there is no point just going on about them, and it can be difficult to find something new to talk about!}

2.) 02 Nov 2017
02 Nov 2017 09:23:56
The worst thing i noticed about Milner last night was how he consistently running into others players spaces, couldn't for the life of me understand why he was so high up the pitch, at times he was virtually in the face of Salah or Firmino and ran the same channels they would have run.

{Ed001's Note - that is something I have mentioned in the past, which is why I have not mentioned it this time. It is a major problem in my opinion. He doesn't create space for others with his runs, he condenses it.}

3.) 02 Nov 2017
02 Nov 2017 09:31:15
Yeah I know what you mean mate, not much to discuss with that game to be honest, like you said yourself, a very similar game to the Huddersfield one which I'm not moaning about of course :)

I'm hoping this is our turning point, we are far from perfect but we are looking better (debatable in many ways I know) . West Ham Saturday, we win there surely it's the start of our good period? one can only hope. I don't like repeating myself but I want to see Karius have a game where it's a challenge for him, WH won't be easy, no game is in this league, stick him in goal. Is Ward still injured?

{Ed001's Note - fingers crossed mate! Yes Ward is out for a while I expect.}

4.) 02 Nov 2017
02 Nov 2017 09:53:21
Why is it, every time we start playing well and pick up momentum, they put an international break in front of us 😂.

5.) 02 Nov 2017
02 Nov 2017 09:55:47
Great read, Ed. Spot on, about Milner. The guys offers nothing in midfield, nothing at all. It is mind-boggling. He runs into other people, runs into other people's spaces hence congesting the spaces that are already tight and his set piece deliveries are hit and miss.

Even if he was brought on to take penalties, he even can't do that anymore cos the penalty he took last night was just dreadful. How do you show the GK from the get go, where you will place the ball and hope to score? You have to have your poker face on or give the GK the eyes so you can fool the him. The GK watched him the whole time on his run up and didn't have to break a sweat to know where Milner was going with it. And him having an assist does not nullify the poor game he had. It should not. Anyway, great 3 points and on to WH.

6.) 02 Nov 2017
02 Nov 2017 10:15:35
Sturridge loves playing West Ham and is in good goal scoring form. If we play how we know we can, I'd happily back him to score this weekend. He's quite capable of a hat trick to be honest.

7.) 02 Nov 2017
02 Nov 2017 14:12:14
Great review ED1 as per, not sure why we kept trying to whip the ball in vs 7 defenders when our first one two move gets a sweet goal from Can. Also how about a one off review of Tottenham bringing down Real? Just as it was such a big win and a shock too.

{Ed001's Note - so long as you whip it in early then nothing wrong with crossing, though it makes sense to get more bodies in the box if you intend to do so.

As for a review of the Spurs game, it was not really a shock to most people, Madrid have been hopeless this season. Zidane has been getting by on being Zizou and now he is facing some setbacks he is being found out. Plus I never saw it to review it, I watched us play.}

8.) 02 Nov 2017
02 Nov 2017 14:41:29
3 points from the West Ham game would give us a huge lift, can the team actually practice taking pens, we have missed the last four, yet another stat that is a big negative, we might need a goal soon, and need to start putting them pens away .

9.) 02 Nov 2017
02 Nov 2017 15:07:30
Ed, RM were dreadful from start to finish in the Spurs game. They did not seem to have to break a sweat to beat them. There are lots of issues with that Real team right now. Sergio Ramos was exposed for the poor defender he has become w/ o the fleet-footed Varane there to cover for his shambles. ZZ also went to a 3 at the back system which made matters worse and even Isco and Ronaldo took sly digs at ZZ for doing that, saying that the change completely left the team at sea.

ZZ has never been tested as a manager. Until no and we will now find out if he is a good man manager or if he was he just came in in the right place or the right time. ZZ, over to you.

{Ed001's Note - from what I saw of his time with the B team, he was the latter defo. He did not impress at all, other than just being Zizou. I was shocked he got the job, even more shocked that it went so well initially. I think Ronaldo proved just how good he actually is over the last couple of seasons.}

10.) 02 Nov 2017
02 Nov 2017 17:41:21
i thought milner had a really good game, bar the penalty miss. he was industrious and creative and he didn't stop working. should've scored in the first half instead of being unselfish and cutting the ball back to alex. I'm not saying he did everything perfect but surely his performance didn't warrant people knocking him? over the two games he was great. against lesser opposition he can definitely do a job, doesn't seem to shine in the big games anymore but last night I thought "milner can still do a job"

11.) 02 Nov 2017
02 Nov 2017 18:36:32
a fair article ed01. we were pretty poor to be honest, we don't look the same team as last season. especially in the last month or so. The urgency seems gone eh. its good enough against Huddersfield and Maribor but I worry about home games against spurs and city. we have Chelsea soon and we don't look up to it atm. I hope we find the form of last season soon.

I was worried when milner stepped up for the penalty, he was breathing so deep, he didn't look relaxed at all and I thought he might miss. so don't worry dude, we jinxed it together. i'm torn with Milner, he did do some good stuff last night but we don't look as good with him in the side, so I think you're right to some extent although I think he can do a job against smaller teams and it must be worth having his experience at the club?

{Ed001's Note - we have no shortage of experience though, it is quality we lack. Milner's only real use is as a utility player and he does not want to be one, I think it is best for both parties if he is sold as soon as possible.}

12.) 02 Nov 2017
02 Nov 2017 19:24:35
he is on really high wages too eh? I don't think his pay is relative to how important he is for us. He isn't really that important. We have five midfielders who are in front of him imo. hendo, can, gine, Lallana and coutinio. with grujic waiting in the wings and even aoc who wants to play there. althought he is surely a better winger than cm. i'm not completely adverse to him as a centre mid (alex) I haven't seen him play there enough to make a real judgement but that tells me he isn't a cm or I would have seen him playing there!

I think milner probably runs a lot because he knows he isn't playing in the pl so he can burn himself out. Saying that he played last week didn't he? yes. I dunno with milner. Just when you're ready to write him off he does something good. He won't be sold in January but perhaps its time to part company in the summer. Stoke a beckon.