Pre Season: Real Betis

[BigBlueConk]

Free kick that

 

[Tubey]

And a better midfielder than Barry wouldnt have made that pass.

You would assume somebody who has played with somebody for 2 years would know what a player can and cant do.

It's not a coincidence we can't hold possession and everything breaks down in the final third when Lukaku plays in this sort of system. That is what needs a remedy - you can blame the players, but ultimately they're being told what to do and Rom's role is completely wrong. Watch how deep he constantly comes, yet does nothing to benefit the team. Again, that's not me slating Lukaku; that's me slating what Lukaku is being asked to do.

 

[Slippin Jimmy]

What's it on?

Sport tv 1 portugal

 

[Efcjake]

Think what we've learned here is to never play 4-4-2 with 4 center mids.

 

[Toffe3m4n]

Yeah the lack of any chances being created here is pretty damning really.

 

[DualityNSNO]

Did he just pass it straight to their player?

Is Gus Poyet Betis' manager?!

 

[DownOnTheUpside]

McCarthy slowing the game down

 

[Whistlin' Dixie]

Cleverley...

 

[BigBlueConk]

Is anybody else finding the sub thread convo of @Tubey and @MoutsGoat better than the game?!

 

[SimonB]

Get Niasse on.

 

[DualityNSNO]

My eyes are shot struggling to work out who has the ball, kits are to alike

Or it is just my eyes

Odd that I think McCarthy (Or THE CLEV?) just mixed it up as well.

 

[Connor]

McCarthy in killing an attack shock. Good round the corner ball there had lukaku in and he didn't bother, went like a crab.

 

[hktoffee]

Don't rate Pennington personally, gets caught out often. I know he's only a young lad but the others (Galloway/Browning/Holgate) are already a good step or two above him.

It will be great if these guys made it.

Hibbert, Barkley, Rooney, Osman, Rodwell, Anichebe. Academy players made it as PL footballers since 1998. Have I miss out on anyone?

 

[Tubey]

Why is Rom there? He should never be there in that situation.

 

[Ring master]

barry/mccarthy/lukaku subbed