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2nd paragraph there’s something in, but first paragraph is bollox. RDZ is having to patch together a team, week after week, and adapt shape and tactics to whoever happens to be fit that week. Your 2nd paragraph there’s something in, but that’s for the reasons outlined in my 1st paragraph.

Actually, with eight or nine first team players out, and debuts for two players, it was a contest. They haven’t rolled over us, we’ve had lots of possession and plenty of dominance. Yes, the one stat that counts has gone against us, and that’s frustrating, but we didn’t have a recognised...

I’m disappointed, but I’m proud of this team.

He has to change the tactics every match because he has a different fit 11 players available every match. I’m certain in his mind he has an optimal set of tactics against every opponent, and an optimal selection of personnel to carry those tactics out. It must be bloody galling to get to...

On the job training, innit.

Whatever happens tonight I’m not going to blame De Zerbi. He’s being asked to assemble a team out of scraps. He can’t settle on a formation or system because he hasn’t got the same players available for more than 2-3 matches in a row. That we’re doing as well as we are is a miracle in itself.