I hope we win , but I think Bruces new system will bare zero fruit. i love how he's changed nion the entire 1st 11 and wonders why the old formation wasnt working anymore.
Mark my words: both longstaff brothers will play and get bossed in the midfield. Yedlin will run about 16 mile but then not make one single decent cross the entire game. Atsu will have some involvement and have one shot which goes out the stadium or he’ll get pushed off the ball 17 times. we’ll get the ball up to Joelinton/Gayle and have no one within half the pitch near them. Darlow will make a mistake at some point. WBA 2-0 Toon
If the Longstaffs are in midfield we will lose. Those two lads don't know their asses from their elbows. Don't care if they'll blossom into Zidane and Pirlo, right now they're both ****ing ****. They will absolutely not stand a chance against a standard Championship midfield.
I'm hoping to see pretty much the same team as Saturday, in which case it's an easy win. If the longstaffs play, for pretty much the only time I an likely to, I agree with Mr. Chip Shop!
Obviously they are having a great season. Hopefully that Wigan defeat has derailed them a bit. Rarified air for us after the previous seasons under a variety of managers not trying. I think it will be a struggle for us but I'm going for a 2-1 win just so it annoys the haters jumping off the deep end.
I think some of our fanbase will commit suicide if we reach the final. The slim chance of us having a slither of success might drive them over the edge.
i agree , but i believe we could do better if we had a better manager.. All the players can play better... its not like it's one or two its the lot of them.
Rafa is testament to that. A more inspirational, tactically astute manager (not necessarily Rafa) would get more out of the players. We are shackled by an unambitious board that prioritises profit over football. They are obviously allowed to do that but the results are inevitable. The only thing that makes things worse is our stupidly loyal fanbase that would attend matches even if money Mike shat in their mothers mouths whilst ****ing their wives!