Re: The ONLY LUFC Football Thread : Sun Dec 27, 2020 2:16 pm  

Big 3 points. Half way to the safety mark and closer to the top 3 then bottom 3.

With a bit more luck at CB in the second half of the season we could push up the table

Re: The ONLY LUFC Football Thread : Sun Dec 27, 2020 6:19 pm  

Trebor1 wrote:
Anyone know why the hell the pitch is so bad??? It needs replacing ASAP doesn’t help us at all

The pitch has never taken heavy rain well and in the past month or so it’s had a deluge!
Not just a case of replacing pitch the drainage needs a complete overall

Re: The ONLY LUFC Football Thread : Sun Dec 27, 2020 7:35 pm  

That was a 3 point bonus the way we played.
Whilst the defence was all over the place at times they held it together against strikers who can really punish you.
Messlier makes some good saves but needs to command the box better which over time he will learn.
Struijk Phillips and Ayling the pick of the team as well as the ref who got it wrong for their equaliser.
We were outplayed in the second half but held on.
Klich for the 3rd game running was poor.
Do you think we will rest anyone for WBA?
Personally leave out Alioski, Klich and either Harrison or Raphina keeping them fresh for Spurs.

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Re: The ONLY LUFC Football Thread : Sun Dec 27, 2020 7:50 pm  

Trebor1 wrote:

Anyone know why the hell the pitch is so bad??? It needs replacing ASAP doesn’t help us at all

Supposed to be replaced at the end of the season but the gap between finishing and starting wasn’t big enough so couldn’t be done.

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Re: The ONLY LUFC Football Thread : Sun Dec 27, 2020 7:53 pm  

chapylad wrote:

That was a 3 point bonus the way we played.
Whilst the defence was all over the place at times they held it together against strikers who can really punish you.
Messlier makes some good saves but needs to command the box better which over time he will learn.
Struijk Phillips and Ayling the pick of the team as well as the ref who got it wrong for their equaliser.
We were outplayed in the second half but held on.
Klich for the 3rd game running was poor.
Do you think we will rest anyone for WBA?
Personally leave out Alioski, Klich and either Harrison or Raphina keeping them fresh for Spurs.

Meslier
Dallas Ayling Struijk Alioski
Phillips
Harrison Rodrigo Shackleton Raphinha
Bamford

Wouldn’t mind seeing Greenwood or Gelhardt on the bench.

Re: The ONLY LUFC Football Thread : Sun Dec 27, 2020 8:15 pm  

Frosties. wrote:

Meslier
Dallas Ayling Struijk Alioski
Phillips
Harrison Rodrigo Shackleton Raphinha
Bamford

Wouldn’t mind seeing Greenwood or Gelhardt on the bench.

I`d like to see Davis in for Alioski.
Also looks like Llorente is out again.
Poveda for Raphina and Hernandez for Shackleton would be my choice from yours Frostie.

Re: The ONLY LUFC Football Thread : Sun Dec 27, 2020 8:41 pm  

Did Llorente fail fitness test?

Re: The ONLY LUFC Football Thread : Sun Dec 27, 2020 8:43 pm  

I think 36 points this season may be enough. Without 2 recognised centre halves we have done well. Ayling today played extremely well although I believe that was his original position at Arsenal.

Re: The ONLY LUFC Football Thread : Sun Dec 27, 2020 8:59 pm  

I'd play the strongest team possible against WBA, that's a much more important game than Spurs, but I would definitely start Davis at LB. Klich was poor again, but he was very isolated due to the formation, but central midfield is definitely our weakest area

Re: The ONLY LUFC Football Thread : Sun Dec 27, 2020 10:45 pm  

Jack Burton wrote:

I'd play the strongest team possible against WBA, that's a much more important game than Spurs, but I would definitely start Davis at LB. Klich was poor again, but he was very isolated due to the formation, but central midfield is definitely our weakest area

Agree. It’d be a really big 3 points again if we beat West Brom. Glad we’re away so don’t have to play on that field again it was absolutely disgraceful that pitch. Bielsa can’t be happy with it. He’s a perfectionist and it’ll be annoying the hell out of him as it’s counter productive for the way we play