Morning, All.

So - Kudus' goal. Saw lots of flack towards Mitchell's play, but personally from my position largely of ignorance I felt that seemed harsh.

Surely at the point/before the ball was played, you would expect your LB to squeeze in to stop the more direct threat through the middle, and when it's passed out wide (to a less dangerous position) he got back in position and would have impacted the play had it not been for the fact it was played immediately on the volley.

I lay the blame solely at Hughes' door who DID get caught ball watching, stepped out of position then could never recover, letting Kudus get his unopposed shot off for the goal.

However - any football coaches out there who can say how they see it? Am I talking total cobblers?

Yes Kudus got a clear run into the box and if it was Hughes job to pick him up and stop the run and shot then so be it.

It was to easy for Kudus no pressure on the run or shot.

Don't think he would've if it wasn't for Guehi's slight deflection off the top of his boot to wrong foot SJ.

This operation, will make the 'Charge Of The Light Brigade' seem like a simple military exercise.

Yeah maybe, but less popular keepers would’ve got slaughtered for letting that slip by them, deflection or not

Am I correct in thinking that Hughes wasn't a regular at lowly Watford before we acquired him? The role he is trying to fill is beyond his meagre ability, which again, says a lot about our recruitment policy - buy cheap and hope for the best.

Wasn't someone supposed to pick up Coufal down the side? I'd think the left winger (Ayew) should have spotted him and picked him up.