Ekitike’s red is just terrible. I’m sure Arne wasn’t planning to play Isak for a full match against Crystal Palace. I’m sure Hugo was in line to start and Isak getting a shift off the bench. It’s really bad timing for a player trying to prove he deserves to be in that starting XI.
Maybe we get 60 minutes from Isak and 30 from Chiesa against Palace.
They put his leg in some kind of splint. Looking at video he might have twisted it when caught the joint between grass and synthetic
Doubt it is a soft tissue inury with how they were treating him
Yeah thought he was brilliant
Leoni was absolutely immense. He’s young enough that he should hopefully recover well from any injury. But he showed me something.
His biggest flaw coming here was apparently he was poor with the ball at his feet. Struggled with control and a pass. He looked assured and confident in that regard today, which was very promising.
He looked very good and unflustered, but really didn’t have much to do and his passing was safe, what he had to do, he did with aplomb.
Really look forward to seeing more of him, fingers crossed that he isn’t injured though.
Reports I heard he was comfortable with the ball and always looked assured???
Chiesa MotM for me, would start him over Gakpo on Saturday.
Isak might not start so I doubt.
Did Rio swap black arm bands with Jayden Danns by the way,Never seen that before, found it rather odd. Bloody FSG penny pinching.
Ekitike you silly boy,we played better 2nd half but it was a disjointed performance overall but we through to the next round.
No chance, Gakpo rested tonight and Chiesa plays a full game.
Slot’s not holding back…
“I was happy with a few individual performances but far from happy from a few other individual performances… these players know already.”
He’s definitely injured. It looked like at least a month out kind of injury.
Slot might be relieved a bit if he pushed Isak to 60 he wouldn’t be getting anything from him on the weekend he’s already commented on that so at least he might get 45.
Not a great game if we’re honest, then again none of them have besides 30mins here and there.
Positives:
Through to next round
The Italian beauts
Mama
Everton out
Negatives:
Conceding another sloppy goal.
Hugo’s 2 yellows
Leoni injury
Gomez
I remember Bobby Firmino almost pulled off his top but stopped midway through…I do not remember if it was an earlier yellow, or if it was several yellows accumulated in a season.
Looks like Slot will take him down a peg or two:
“Maybe I’m old fashioned but I scored a few goals as well — maybe if I took on 3 players and scored top corner it was about me but maybe with the goal he scored I would’ve turned to Chiesa and say it was all about you!”