Luton Town (a)

[danperkins]

Nunez is criticised regardless of performances!

I disagree, I think people have been pretty complimentary with his form this season and fairly honest and realistic about him in the Nunez thread. From what I can see people seem to have accepted that although he will score goals (That was never a question for me, more so his general play) , he will miss a lot of chances and he may lack a bit of finesse and is more of a hammer and a nail type of striker.

Imo there seems a strange rush to constantly defend him.

[Rich]

Way too many sub-par performances in the attacking two thirds.

Nunez started well - I was thinking he’s just warming up and then it all unraveled.

That open goal miss was as bad a miss as you’ll ever see - and I’m pretty sure VAR would have given it, Salah looked to be played on by the defender on the other side of the pitch.

[Buzzo]

Imo there seems a strange rush to constantly defend him.

It has been impossible to discuss him (unless he is doing well) since he signed.

[Kenneth]

We have a NCDNW brigade.

[Maxiedge]

Luton were excellent, what can you say?

Think Gakpo for Nunez in games like these is a no-brainier, in the future. Nunez loves space but he’s a bit rubbish in tight spaces.

Also, I think we had no choice but to play some first teamers mid-week, but some were clearly gassed. Szobaslai was a clear example.

[danperkins]

It has been impossible to discuss him (unless he is doing well) since he signed.

It's been fairly bizarre alright

[BG1973]

I thought gravenberch was decent. Don’t be so damn negative man.

He was excellent.

[Buzzo]

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[Venton]

He was excellent.

Yes, him and Elliott played well for me. Allison as well, as usual.

[Exiled_red]

I thought we were fairly awful all game, had a feeling we were going to get hit by one with the way the game was going, we were fortunate to get an equaliser and come away with a point. I know we now have more players that can shoot from distance but what I liked about the Liverpool.1.0 side was that we rarely did that we kept the ball and worked clearer chances, 95%+ of the time a long range effort to just let's the opposition off the hook, I feel that this side need to learn that.

[Rigadon]

That's a terrible result. This is where titles are lost.

[Doc_Piptorious]

That's a terrible result. This is where titles are lost.

Maybe, though last season we probably would not even have taken a point.


Was a very bad day at the office with maybe only four players (Gravenberch, Elliot, VVD and Alisson for me) playing well.

Too many teams seem to have figured out our box/inverted set up and the fact we have no movement and no overlap potential on our right flank with TAA tucking inside. Before when Slah would cut in and take a full back with him, TAA would bomb down the flank and have time to pick a pass/cross. Now we cannot do that unless we lose a man from the centre to do so and that then breaks the "box" in the middle.

We also have very little threat from TAA since his move to the inverted role. His assist numbers have fallen off a cliff and even his secondary assist numbers (pass that leads to an assist) have dwindled.


But if a very bad day at the office now means a point instead of a loss, then that too is progress no matter how frustrating the draw feels in the here and now. We are a team in transition given the number of new players and the new set up, and for a transitional season our start in terms of points on the board has still been a good one thus far.

Might well be we need a good season this term to set up a potentially great one next season.


Come January if we are still no more than three to five points off of the top spot, then it might well become a very interesting season given we tend to finish seasons strongly.

[Slinky Skills]

It's a ****e result but I'm seeing progress from the team. I'm not expecting a title challenge this season anyway but hopefully we at least nail a CL spot.

[John Barnes]

It's a ****e result but I'm seeing progress from the team. I'm not expecting a title challenge this season anyway but hopefully we at least nail a CL spot.

That's probably the same as what a Man Utd fan is saying about their Team, Considering there will be Five spots up for grabs.

[Mark79]

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