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They've been missing key players in that period though, mainly Guehi, Doucoure, Eze & Olise?

Aye, its the players not quite good enough that rarely get any playing time despite how many games the better players have played. Both club and international managers feel obligated to field their best team due to being judged on results. Fans expectations in general is that managers should field the best available team in all competitions. It is starting to burn out more and more players, and some players ruin their career due to it. I'd prefer to scrap one of the international breaks to help avoid fixture congestion, and scrap the league cup entirely as a starting point.

There's too many games for top level players these days, especially those that compete in 1 league, 2 domestic cups, 1 european cup + international games. Something has to be done to reduce that amount. Not sure this is the way to go though.

They weren't so telepathic earlier in the game when Isak started the same run while Bruno passed to him as if Isak was dropping deep to get the ball, where Bruno got visibly frustrated.

That's a shame. I don't mind the physical development taking a couple of years. There was no point in making upgrades on Benton if we were moving into new training facilities within the next year or so anyway, but I would have hoped they were in advanced stages of planning the development of a new training facility and in discussions with potential contractors by now.

yeah......no

They are, but they just pay the fine and move on.

Leg swelling can be a symtpom of acute kidney failure. Worrying.

I've just assumed Watkins was a lot younger. Crazy that he didn't play in the PL until he was 25 and didn't really have a proper break through season until he was 24. One of the few anomalies in todays football. Edit: and I hope Villa tells them to fuck off

jeeeesus christ

Another season seems reasonable. Would prefer Tino to be 1st choice with Trippier stepping in for rotation/rest.

Nice little morale booster from Jackson

I hope you're right

Still think people are way too optimistic that we'll somehow magically be able to attract any interest in Wilson that Wilson also would be interested in. Nobody will be willing to offer anything meaningful to us, and nobody would risk committing to the wages he'd want. He's too old and too injury prone. If we're desperate and want to push him out, we might be able to find someone willing to pay his wages if we let him go for free imo.