Wolves at home Sunday 16th Feb 2pm

[kemm1]

Where’s the Caicedo money?!

[Exiled_red]

Where’s the Caicedo money?!

It's the same as the Zubamendi money, we spend £35m on Gravenberch and £16m on Endo after Caicedo went to Chelsea, that leaves about £50m which is what we bid for Zubimendi. You would also expect us to have more money available the summer just gone with a new manager coming in, but we only signed Chiesa. I am more and more starting to worry that we aren't going to be extending Salah and VVD's contracts and that this has been the plan for a while and we have been saving money for replacements, which IMO would be beyond stupid so I really hope I am wrong.

[RedReet]

For all Wolves second half dominance, it took a moment of brilliance from Cunha to get them on the score sheet. We never looked comfortable, but did Alisson have anything to do? I recall a 1on1,but nothing else?

That was my take too. On another day that would have been 3-0 and game over, but instead, tight calls didn't go our way and we conceded from a wonder goal which set up a nervy finish. We had two scares with the one-on-one and the Quansah clearance, but overall deserved to win.

[Paul12]

That was my take too. On another day that would have been 3-0 and game over, but instead, tight calls didn't go our way and we conceded from a wonder goal which set up a nervy finish. We had two scares with the one-on-one and the Quansah clearance, but overall deserved to win.

10 of their shots were from outside the penalty area.

[Doc_Piptorious]

Especially if three of those points are a win against Arsenal themselves

Arsenal need to be more or less perfect for the rest of the season. The slightest blip from them just increases our own wiggle room.

We need about a two points per game average which is the sort of form over the course of a season that might get you third or fourth.

I know which of those two alternatives looks the more likely.


We do have some tough games ahead not least having Villa and City back to back as our next league games.

Then again after Arsenal play West Ham their next three league games are Forest away, Man U away and Chelsea at home. Games that could go either way and two of them are games for Arsenal where the form guide goes out the window much as it does for us when we play Man U away or Everton away.


We are in a fantastic position. Twenty five league games into the season, with a new manager, and we are seven points clear.

There is not a single one of us that would not have thought such a scenario was nowt more than wishful thinking if it was said last August.

We might look a bit tired and leggy at the moment, but as many games as we have this month, we go the other way in March, plus we have a lot of players in our squad who know what it is like to lead a charge and also know what it is like to be in a tight race so we have the heads for whatever battle comes our way.

Another thing is that it is a tiny bit easier to get that bit more out of tired legs when they are used to nicking wins and getting results than it is to do the same when those tired legs have been giving their all and not reducing the lead held by the team they are chasing.

Arteta can bring all the lightbulbs, pickpockets and gold flaked steaks (the sick ******* having that done to a steak ) he likes, but for all the talk of us "bottling" it or how we are going to bottle it, the team chasing us is being led by a guy who has never found a way to win that chase and the one year he does not have the financial dopers to chase, he is struggling to chase a team undergoing a degree of transistion.

We will wobble, we will get rocked, we might even see our lead reduce, but I am damn sure we are going to see Arsenal stumble, rock and wobble too.

The championship rounds are ahead of us now, Arsenal think we are Marvin Hagler and they are Sugar Ray Leonard.


They are half right on that, shame the bit they got wrong is not knowing they are Thomas Hearns.

[SB]

Just watched the replay & had that penalty been given for Jota it’s game over. It would have been a soft penalty though.

[Doc_Piptorious]

Just watched the replay & had that penalty been given for Jota it’s game over. It would have been a soft penalty though.

Soft? If the ref was doing his job, Jota should have been booked for diving.

[The_weatherman]

Shortly before we conceded I was mouthing to myself that we seemed careless. Hopefully Slot has a few word with them and grounds them. However, I also feel the second half was a mix of them playing very well and making good changes, and them being fresh as well. Playing these teams now, who are just in the weekly rythm, can be tough, really pleased we didn't concede another and totally crumble.

[Buzzo]

What was the deal with Konate getting the hook? Was it because he was on a yellow?

[SB]

Soft? If the ref was doing his job, Jota should have been booked for diving.

We won’t get another penalty call go our way for weeks after that. Good process though

[The_weatherman]

Yes, was a red card walking really, pressure to hand a second yellow.

[Doc_Piptorious]

We won’t get another penalty call go our way for weeks after that. Good process though

I mean look at this footage of Jota.







Sorry. Wrong footage. That's you stepping off your back patio.

[SB]

What was the deal with Konate getting the hook? Was it because he was on a yellow?

Yeah plus managing his minutes I’d have thought.

[SB]

I mean look at this footage of Jota. It's like watching you step off your patio.

Lucky I don’t have a porch

[RedReet]

What was the deal with Konate getting the hook? Was it because he was on a yellow?

Yes, same as Bradley against Everton. Slot has learned very quickly not to give English refs an easy chance to screw us over.