Undoubtedly. Results without him previously have showed a pattern.
Relevant to us here too was the discussion after the game with Rio Ferdinand about what happens when you lose confidence and momentum. It happens to everyone.
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Rodri is the key, he allows the fullbacks to be so attacking, and covers their shortfalls imo.
I do think there is also a drop off in skill/talent level from say 2-3 years ago. Guys like Mahrez etc were better than doku or savinho. De Bruyne isn’t quite the same force, gundogan isn’t the same player he was before he left and came back. Halland doesn’t contribute to the build up the same way his predecessors did (letting Julian Alvarez go was a mistake imo), making them a bit more predictable. Their centre backs aren’t as good as predecessors except Diaz, who is looking quite injury prone. I also think they look quite disjointed this season, foden has looked out of form, they seem to go back and forth across the box with little penetration.
2-0 Chelsea Reserves
No idea why but I've just never been able to warm to Chelsea. I've no real reason to dislike them.
I quite liked them as a kid when they were crap. The Gordon Durie, Pat Nevin, Kevin McAllister, David Speedie, Micky Hazard and Kerry Dixon sort of era.
Then they got loads of money and lost all sense of cool, in spite of having cool players like Gullit and Zola along the way.
For a further example see Manchester City. Goater, Kinkladze etc much more likeable than their great modern team.
I’m a crap glory hunter.
Prediction … 3-0 Copenhagen.. Devlin to get sent off .. topped off by the Jumbos having another punch up :greengrin
Is Mikey Stewart sponsored to mentioned Shankland is the captain every time he talks about him?
Man Utd are almost as bad as Man City were last night
Michael "Mikey" Stewart is a slavering Jambo halfwit.
The Hearts love in is absolutely sickening , Devlin throws himself to the ground ' He seen it coming ' Shankland rolling about on the floor at every challenge
I ****ing hate Stewart so much !!!
How can the ref say that's not a penalty when there was more contact there than the "foul" Devlin got a minute ago.
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Why are they playing Kent when he is clearly unfit?
Critchley is no genius, that's for sure
This commentary is hilarious. Hearts holding on buy their fingertips is classed as "brilliant defending".
They are pish
Brilliant Shankland just brilliant. Superb defensive performance, just brilliant.
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(Zero shots and 35% possession)
Where’s the 400,000 Hearts fans at the ground?
How are they not losing?
They are or maybe not
That defending 😂😂