Matty Cash

[brontebilly]

Just noticed he got subbed after 23 minutes. Guessinv he has picked up a injury. Lindelof at right back incoming...

Lindelof up against Grealish on his debut, lovely

[kippaxvilla2]

Konsa surely?

[Drummond]

Konsa. Lindelhof and Mings/Torres in the middle.

[brontebilly]

Konsa surely?

Probably but two changes for the sake of one again. Mings is going to have to play at LCB as that clogger Beto will bully the rest of them. Setup for Grealish to have a field day on that side with Kamara out too.

[paul_e]

Konsa surely?

Probably but two changes for the sake of one again. Mings is going to have to play at LCB as that clogger Beto will bully the rest of them. Setup for Grealish to have a field day on that side with Kamara out too.

Konsa is, despite other flaws, one of the best defenders in Europe against players running at him, at one point he went something like 30 games in a row without letting anyone get round him. He's a perfect option to go against Grealish.

[aj2k77]

So already we have no right back.

[ChicagoLion]

Cash did well against him at VP last season, mainly because he kicked him.
Probably good news if Konsa is up against him.

[brontebilly]

Konsa surely?

Probably but two changes for the sake of one again. Mings is going to have to play at LCB as that clogger Beto will bully the rest of them. Setup for Grealish to have a field day on that side with Kamara out too.

Konsa is, despite other flaws, one of the best defenders in Europe against players running at him, at one point he went something like 30 games in a row without letting anyone get round him. He's a perfect option to go against Grealish.

Does that stat take into account when we used play a very high offside line? Would his idiotic red card v Newcastle have even counted towards it? The game is full of these meaningless stats.

From what I've seen Grealish won't be standing out on the left sideline like he did v Man City. It's likely we will dominate the ball for starters but he will step off the left flank on their counters and target that RB/RCB/RCM space. Probably first time our trio will have played together too. My fear is whoever we have RB gets spooked early on, caught under a high ball (Konsa special) or gets a yellow, and they tuck in far too narrow afterwards. We can't afford to give Grealish time to get turned on the ball and run with it.

Then there's the other problem, when we have the ball. If you thought the Cash chop was bad, stick one of Konsa or Lindelof out there and maybe a clueless Malen in front of them and we might aswell avoid the right side completely. A pity Garcia isn't fully fit as often the best way to limit someone like Grealish is just to keep the ball away from him. Keep him running backwards.

[Ian.]

So already we have no right back.

Both injured. Can’t fault that one on Monchi. That’s just unlucky.

[Smithy]

Just noticed he got subbed after 23 minutes. Guessinv he has picked up a injury. Lindelof at right back incoming...

He came off at half time with what sounds like a dead leg from a foul earlier in the half (knee to the thigh contact).   The manager was interviewed and said Cash wanted to play on, but was already limping a bit on it. 

I guess it'll be 50/50 on whether he's fit for the weekend, but dead legs can recover pretty quickly, so I wouldn't be definitely ruling him out just yet.


Also, he's scored two cracking goals while on International duty (the first against Netherlands a proper screamer), so he's full of confidence right now, and would be good to have in the side.

[john e]

Just noticed he got subbed after 23 minutes. Guessinv he has picked up a injury. Lindelof at right back incoming...

He came off at half time with what sounds like a dead leg from a foul earlier in the half (knee to the thigh contact).   The manager was interviewed and said Cash wanted to play on, but was already limping a bit on it. 

I guess it'll be 50/50 on whether he's fit for the weekend, but dead legs can recover pretty quickly, so I wouldn't be definitely ruling him out just yet.


Also, he's scored two cracking goals while on International duty (the first against Netherlands a proper screamer), so he's full of confidence right now, and would be good to have in the side.

Ahhh but There’s dead legs and then there’s AVFC dead legs, I won’t be expecting an appearance v  Everton

[eamonn]

He just needs to regularly apply one of them massage guns to the affected area, he'll be reet.

[Olneythelonely]

Ahhh but There’s dead legs and then there’s AVFC dead legs, I won’t be expecting an appearance v  Everton

That’s a good point. Probably means his leg is literally dead in our case.

[RamboandBruno]

Konsa surely?

Probably but two changes for the sake of one again. Mings is going to have to play at LCB as that clogger Beto will bully the rest of them. Setup for Grealish to have a field day on that side with Kamara out too.

Konsa is, despite other flaws, one of the best defenders in Europe against players running at him, at one point he went something like 30 games in a row without letting anyone get round him. He's a perfect option to go against Grealish.

Does that stat take into account when we used play a very high offside line? Would his idiotic red card v Newcastle have even counted towards it? The game is full of these meaningless stats.

From what I've seen Grealish won't be standing out on the left sideline like he did v Man City. It's likely we will dominate the ball for starters but he will step off the left flank on their counters and target that RB/RCB/RCM space. Probably first time our trio will have played together too. My fear is whoever we have RB gets spooked early on, caught under a high ball (Konsa special) or gets a yellow, and they tuck in far too narrow afterwards. We can't afford to give Grealish time to get turned on the ball and run with it.

Then there's the other problem, when we have the ball. If you thought the Cash chop was bad, stick one of Konsa or Lindelof out there and maybe a clueless Malen in front of them and we might aswell avoid the right side completely. A pity Garcia isn't fully fit as often the best way to limit someone like Grealish is just to keep the ball away from him. Keep him running backwards.

Your judging Malen as clueless after what about three starts, one of which against Forest at home, he was excellent.
We’ve all got our biases, but you’ve had a massive grudge against Konsa since at least the beginning of last season and it permeates most of any analysis you provide.

[brontebilly]

Konsa surely?

Probably but two changes for the sake of one again. Mings is going to have to play at LCB as that clogger Beto will bully the rest of them. Setup for Grealish to have a field day on that side with Kamara out too.

Konsa is, despite other flaws, one of the best defenders in Europe against players running at him, at one point he went something like 30 games in a row without letting anyone get round him. He's a perfect option to go against Grealish.

Does that stat take into account when we used play a very high offside line? Would his idiotic red card v Newcastle have even counted towards it? The game is full of these meaningless stats.

From what I've seen Grealish won't be standing out on the left sideline like he did v Man City. It's likely we will dominate the ball for starters but he will step off the left flank on their counters and target that RB/RCB/RCM space. Probably first time our trio will have played together too. My fear is whoever we have RB gets spooked early on, caught under a high ball (Konsa special) or gets a yellow, and they tuck in far too narrow afterwards. We can't afford to give Grealish time to get turned on the ball and run with it.

Then there's the other problem, when we have the ball. If you thought the Cash chop was bad, stick one of Konsa or Lindelof out there and maybe a clueless Malen in front of them and we might aswell avoid the right side completely. A pity Garcia isn't fully fit as often the best way to limit someone like Grealish is just to keep the ball away from him. Keep him running backwards.

Your judging Malen as clueless after what about three starts, one of which against Forest at home, he was excellent.
We’ve all got our biases, but you’ve had a massive grudge against Konsa since at least the beginning of last season and it permeates most of any analysis you provide.

Malen was clueless in his last couple of appearances on the right. Not just his fault, the team itself has been a mess, but he has to show something both in and out of possession.

Konsa has been in the main piss poor for 12 months. The metric mikes keep saying wait until he's back next to Mings. Except he's back next to Mings and as bad as ever. As much as he, and his supporters on here, like to blame everybody else for his failings the excuses ran out a long time ago.