A much needed win, which we could have let slip. The strange thing is we are not playing that well, but for conceding the late goal to Brighton and the dodgy penalty to Everton we would be joint top.

Things ain’t so bad!

Very true. Roy needs to find a way to get Eze starting.

He can use his head to score though and his feet are also very good at it, and he bloody well doesn't muck about with side to side and up and down ..goes straight for the throat! his only drawback is retention.

And therein lies our problem. Eze ought to be on the pitch - he's class, but Schlupp has different qualities which fit our system well. People haven't recognized or perhaps acknowledged just how much we missed Schlupp when he was out injured last season.

Unfortunately, I can't see RH dropping to just one DM so as to allow both Schlupp and Eze to play - it would weaken 'the system' too much.

...which is 0.9 points per game.

I'd say that was doable.

Agreed, he’s scored some vital goals for us and provided some important assists too. He seems to be more consistent in his performances for us now too as well and I do like his direct approach, which is otherwise often lacking in our approach play.

Edited by Phil’s Barber (25 Oct 2020 11.26am)