We need to talk about Branch.

Aina as LWB? Ah no.

I mentioned that.

Abbott at wing back surely?

What’s the major issue here? Just not disciplined enough? Fit enough to get up and down?

He's played almost exclusive RB for a couple of years. He's very right-sided these days.
Not disciplined enough
Not fit enough
I'm not sure he's fully "back" after the long injury
I wouldn't really want to change the defensive unit much more than we already have to

I think I'd rather have him on the right of a back 3 if I had to go that formation.

Maybe it was Vitor who wanted Dunk?

Aina on our right will stop Asensio cutting in from theirs? I think i've found a flaw.

I knew I'd heard of an infamous "6-on-1" in a footballing context once before... then it clicked as being this:

... and Wolves didn't even have the counterpart of Maradona in defence.

'Eliot Anderson struggles to decide which shin to cross the ball into'.

To be fair on Belgium, that was a wall and the free kick got passed straight to Diego. Not as bad as it first looks.

i know, i know... parties. fun. you.

It's just one of the reasons I don't get invited to parties.

Rave, olive branch incoming. Where do we go from here? I think we need to strategize and also plan to keep Chic out. No one really wants a return to Stoke away.

Is it worth looking for new blood for the European game, they'd have a week to get there act together. I'm happy to take the Liverpool game, I'm confident about that one, but then we have a an important march ahead which will make or break the season.

I think we need some preparation. I've been working on a title with my new chum Gemini. Not throwing my hat in the ring or anything, but to maybe offer some inspiration....

Sheesh Kebab! From Nuno's low block, to Ange’s high line, to Dyche’s gravel grind... now for Pereira to show us his 'Special' sauce against Fenerbahçe

Glad to see AI does wanking jokes.

Fenerbote. A match thread devised by AI. Have it.