This is it. Win or bust.
Yep. With that in mind, we've got to at least try and get some creativity in the team. Push Grealish back out wide, play Nakamba with Luiz and give Hourihane a free role in front of them. Not CH's biggest fan at all, but at least he has a goal in him.
Why not! Despite hourihane being very limited at this level and lacking pace, I do think he’s one of the ones who gives a shit. He looked seething when he came on against Man Utd and was throwing the f bomb round at a few of them. Also ran round like a lunatic...to little effect, but I’d rather that than passively letting the game drift away.
I felt really deflated when Watford got their winner earlier, but fuck it. It’s absolutely clear now, win or bust, no fucking around. We somehow scrape a win, we’re within 4 points of Watford and West Ham, preferably Watford lose to West Ham midweek and we scrape a draw at Everton, we’re 3 points behind with arsenal at home and on the beach West Ham away whilst Watford have Man City home and arsenal away. Absolutely delusional I know, we’ll know by 4.30 tomorrow.
I just home Smith tries just anything different.
Reina
Konsa. Mings. Hause. Taylor
Luiz
Elmohamady. Hourihane. Grealish
Samatta. Vassilev