West Brom (H) FA Cup Match Build Up Thread

[Norbs]

Reading it back, it's definitely a bit stream of consciousness all right! Or steam off consciousness. Either way, to put it more mildly, we have won nothing with FSG, are not getting any closer and are unlikely to in the future with this enduring one foot nailed to the floor approach. Think I'm just going to plug out from giving a ****, it's a waste of energy being passionate about a club that's essentially an elaborate dress rehearsal while the real thing happens elsewhere.

I've experienced success from a fan's perspective so it feels like a lean spell as opposed to us being a failure. I'm pretty surprised that we've been close for nearly 30 years without winning the league. It's almost harder to do that than to disappear for a decade and then rise back up

[Nicey]

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A ****ing Joke... as usual the positional sense of a headless chicken, he should be bombed out of the first team for the rest of the season now

Our fullbacks have been ****ing shocking of late, yes they are all awesome when on form, but the reality is they are all understudies at best, none of them with get anywhere near the other 5 teams fighting for champions lg places.

[Mark79]

It's easier to bin off this season and wait for Keita to join than stress about the rest of this one. Champions League progress notwithstanding.

'Bin off' the season in January?

No thanks. We've still got 2 of the 3 targets we had at this time yesterday.

[Doc_Piptorious]

Had the misfortune of being at that game last night... absolutely embarrassing. Can't even talk about it **** off like.

Hmmmmmm


Dan is on the forum for game after game and Moreno does not play.


Dan goes missing to go to the game, and Moreno starts.

[Exiled_red]

Fortunately I was out so I missed the game and I have only seen the highlights, to this it appeared that the midfield and the defence were all over the place again. I think that we are making too many changes back there, surely we want to get VVD used to playing with his teammates and bed in Karius as first choice keeper? If we want to give Karius a run of games after deciding a couple of games ago that Mignolet is not good enough why break that run and bring Mignolet back so soon? It's not as if he's 2nd choice and hasn't played for weeks. Similarly we want to develop an understanding back there we will only do that by playing the same back 5 as much as possible. I didn't have a problem with swapping Gomez out after making a few errors in recent weeks, I'm not sure that I would have swapped out both fullbacks at the same time though, given the circumstances I mentioned.

As I mentioned before I think that our midfield lacks creativity, you look at the players that we have in the squad only Ox and Lallana really offer any creativity, Lallana is still coming back from injury and still doesn't look fit, for me Can, Wijnaldum and Henderson need to offer more and do it consistently.

[Lecter]

A ****ing Joke... as usual the positional sense of a headless chicken, he should be bombed out of the first team for the rest of the season now

Our fullbacks have been ****ing shocking of late, yes they are all awesome when on form, but the reality is they are all understudies at best, none of them with get anywhere near the other 5 teams fighting for champions lg places.

That's just the 3rd. For me he should have been closer and got a better block on the 1st and followed runners on the 2nd. There were numerous examples of him going AWOL though. I am not in any way in the Klopp out campaign, But playing people like Moreno and Mignolet is doing him no favours

Robertson has been great at fullback. I actually think he's very very good

Gomez and TAA make mistakes that could be down to naivety and youth. I actually prefer TAA over Gomez but he was poor yesterday

[Doc_Piptorious]

A ****ing Joke... as usual the positional sense of a headless chicken, he should be bombed out of the first team for the rest of the season now

Our fullbacks have been ****ing shocking of late, yes they are all awesome when on form, but the reality is they are all understudies at best, none of them with get anywhere near the other 5 teams fighting for champions lg places.

Harsh on Robertson. He has been good since he started his run of games at the start of December, and aside from the Swansea game he has been consistent in his play for that run of games.

[Lecter]

Harsh on Robertson. He has been good since he started his run of games at the start of December, and aside from the Swansea game he has been consistent in his play for that run of games.

Who are the best leftbacks in the league??

Struggling to think of many better than Robertson

[danperkins]

Hmmmmmm


Dan is on the forum for game after game and Moreno does not play.


Dan goes missing to go to the game, and Moreno starts.

aw man he was appalling but he wasnt alone. If we go into the second half of season with that side... we are ****ed. Simple as that.

[Fosterbloke]

That's just the 3rd. For me he should have been closer and got a better block on the 1st and followed runners on the 2nd. There were numerous examples of him going AWOL though. I am not in any way in the Klopp out campaign, But playing people like Moreno and Mignolet is doing him no favours

Robertson has been great at fullback. I actually think he's very very good

Gomez and TAA make mistakes that could be down to naivety and youth. I actually prefer TAA over Gomez but he was poor yesterday

Obviously age related but TAA is mentally weaker than Gomez. If back Gomez to recover from a poor mistake than TAA who just lost his head yesterday.

[Fosterbloke]

Who are the best leftbacks in the league??

Struggling to think of many better than Robertson

Azpiliqueta?

[Lecter]

Azpiliqueta?

He's been playing at centre half for a few years now but I like him as a fullback

But it's harsh on Robbo because you look at the other sides and I am not sure how many of the others I would have over him

[Norbs]

Azpiliqueta?

Hasn't he converted to CB?

[Doc_Piptorious]

Who are the best leftbacks in the league??

Struggling to think of many better than Robertson

In terms of form since Robertson got his run in the team, I think the list of those playing better than him for the same period would be a short one.

I knew very little about the guy before he joined us, but have been very impressed with him since he started getting game time.

For me he should be the undisputed starter for us in that position regardless of whether Moreno is available or not.

[Maxiedge]

The £50m Benjamin Mindy