I doubt it very much.
More likely JL has been training well and deserved a chance to impress. Managing a squad of players who all feel they can contribute is hard and coming up to Christmas schedule, Our Graham knows that he'll need everyone ready and motivated to play. Having JL available...
I've seen the performances this year and they are comparable to last. That makes me think we will be fine.
There are two things that strike me.
1. We have generally done a better job at closing out games than last year although there is still a sense of fragility whenever we go ahead
2...
Sounds like you're in a bit of a mess. I guess nobody is talking because a month or two ago ETH and BTC were significantly lower. This is nothing unusual at the moment, volatility is expected hence why leverage is in general not a great idea unless you are at rock bottom. Hence why I steer clear.
I think most of it is down to experience and luck but there are two things that strike me.
1. We have a bit more energy and tenacity on the left side through Cucurella. I think this has prevented teams getting at us quite so much.
2. We defend deep better and are better in a 4 with Duffy...
I tried the same, then Kraken introduced staking. In comparison its easy to stake and unstake and avoids a lot of the pain - albeit with the risks associated with keeping assets on the exchange. Obviously there is is something in it for the exchange too but it's been valuable for me to stake...
I think the second half observation about BDB is valid as he is useful to develop the ball quickly, playing past the press, but I dont see much value of BDB against a deep defence as he doesnt have the final 3rd quality, flair or inventiveness.
On the Webster substitution, I think it was as...
I wanted to build on my original comments in this thread as contrary to most, I thought against Newcastle, Potter got his setup tactically spot on.
He was expecting Newcastle to come and defend and as we have seen, his teams have struggled against teams who defend in numbers. The use of...
Weird narrative here. Newcastle sat first half. This is what we struggled against maybe 12-18 months ago. We battered them and led 1-0.
When they pressed us, which is what the top teams do, we struggled.
Yesterday wasnt a tactical issue, it was a performance issue.
Just finished watching the game in full. I was particularly keen to see Mwepu given the ratings yesterday and the raw performances but potential seen earlier in the season.
I thought he was very good.
So as not to get too carried away, the shape and work rate of the personnel around him...