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Surely something like xA can be massively down to how a player is being used in a team.

No, he was shite.

Bromley have Oxford City tomorrow so unless they lose that there's next to no chance they go straight through to semis. Could potentially move up into 4th/5th to at least get a home quarter though.

Yeah - and I'd also say how many bodies we can get back for May. Winning home games with 13 players is doable, much harder to get away with it on the road.

The only thing I'd say about Sesko is that he's struggled to make himself first choice at Leipzig, which is one of the reasons he might be moving on. Would being second choice to Isak be any more favourable to him? I know he'd get plenty of game time but I think he probably will want to be nailed on first choice somewhere. We need another forward, but getting the right profile is vital. Somebody who is adaptable/versatile is optimal.

Kelly didn't start for Bournemouth because they know he's out the door and not a long term option. Injury prone I think is fair criticism, but he'd still be a good squad signing. To be honest I think he'd go straight in to start for us at LB.

I think the probably 50/50 split on how people pronounce his name is the reason no chant has ever formed/stuck

That's got to be one of the luckiest penalty wins I've ever seen. Most disputable fouls or handballs have at least involved some play on behalf of the attacker to engineer the situation. That's pure pinball fluke and the rules should be changed to make that not a pen.

He doesn't have the running power and pace with the ball that Barkley had when he came through but definitely agree that his build and gait are similar.

I think MGW could play RW very effectively for us as well.

They only need one more win really but they're 3 very tough home games left and playing every 2 days is brutal.

Gateshead fucking it up. Fixture pile up is absolutely doing them.

Been such a weird season. I'm looking at stats. The ones I'm looking at have us making the most clear cut chances in the whole league. 2nd most clean sheets in the league after Arsenal. Suggests we've been doing a lot right at both ends. And yet for large stretches of the season we looked really poor and flimsy. But you've got to say we have had extreme extenuating circumstances with injuries. I'd say the biggest introspection needed for Howe is whether he has contributed to exacerbating the injury crisis. Be that on the training ground, through selections, through tactics etc. I know at Bournemouth they had similar injury crises.

10 goals and 8 assists in the league? Absurd numbers considering everything else he offers.

Must admit I can't believe people still rate Timo Werner. He is so bad.