Get in boys
Ei ei ei oh etc
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Seriously though weāve got to start converting from our approach play. At times itās fabulous and then we get close to the goal and it all goes to shitā¦ So nerve wracking!
But 3 points, 10 games unbeaten and only 9 points behind the leaders! COYS!
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Hamstring. 3-4 weeks probably, which is a lot of games
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I believe
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Iām at the point where I really like RM. He appears to be the polar opposite of Nathan Jones. Self depreciating, modest and selfless.
But his style of play boils my piss. Itās me not him. I have to recalibrate my expectations.
My man crush is slowly moving from THB to Flynn Downes. I thought the latter and Charles showed the potential to form a decent partnership.
Itās going to be a long season, for me.
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Exactly - Iām still not 100% sold on his style, but why couldnāt he leave my fine-tuned prejudices alone!
But heās honest enough to say whatās not yet right. The defence looks better - a settled back four helps - and RM says he likes the way theyāre now confident enough to take risks to spring the press, even though it looks scary. We are making fewer mistakes and the way the ball moves out from the back can be a thing of beauty.
But perversely, in the attacking third we are too reluctant to take risks (RMās words), even though the danger resulting from losing the ball there is less. It has to be a balance of keeping the ball but always looking for the killer pass. At the moment thereās too much emphasis on safety and that makes us predictable and easier to defend against.
I thought SA and Alcaraz were the only players taking that on board last night but we need more of it and confidence that we can win back the ball if it doesnāt come off.
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Disagree, it just momentarily looks less dangerous losing the ball there. In practice, other teams know weāll keep high possession rates and therefore play to hit us on the counter. The final third is where thatās going to happen. Iāve lost count of the times we lose attacking possession and are immediately punished for it with a real threat on our own goal.
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Case in point, last night, thank the lords for Bazunaā¦
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But weāve conceded more goals this season from misplaced passes out of defence than from counter-attacks. Perhaps thereās still work to be done on retrieving the ball quickly when an attack breaks down. That has to be an element in our style of play. I know weāre not Man City, but look at the way they do it.
And talented
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I failed to report that I made it to the game, even getting a couple of pints in before the game. The taxi fare will be paid for by the delay refund. 
A win cheered me, as did a post-match pint in the Cricketers and an acceptable curry
Now on the way home on a train that moves fairly normally but has no heating. Itās fucking cold.
And Iām doing it all over again on Saturday (but driving)
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I thought you were going to say, āour local councilā. Think you missed a trick there. 
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Youāre associating me with the wrong party.
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What, you werenāt invited? 
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