We are predictable because we only have around eleven half decent players. We don't have any game changers or leeway for injuries or suspensions. Fulham game, Guehi out - look what happened. Our squad was a problem since the beginning of the season. Add in under performers or want aways and this is what we get.
Bournemouth are going to go for it from the off and who can blame them?

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Having watched the tv footage a number of times now you can clearly see the arm of Tomkins extends as he turns round to shield the ball. It is NOT an elbow and his forearm clearly catches Mitrovic on the neck / under the chin. Mitrovic immediately collapses to the floor clutching first his face, then his right eye. No contact was made anywhere near either of those two areas. He is a cheat and contrived to get Tomkins sent off.

I have not seen the Nottm Forest incident.In terms of Fulham's second goal,the ball clearly hit Mitrovic's hand but it was deemed "accidental" and as he was not the player who scored, the goal was allowed to stand.

I have just perused the following :

"After initial question marks over whether or not it struck his arm, the goal was actually ruled out for offside after a touch from Willy Boly at the back post. He had strayed into an offside position as VAR stepped in for its routine check, meaning United saw their clean sheet preserved at that time in the showdown"

Edited by Willo (28 Dec 2022 3.41pm)

If an attacking player’s accidental handball immediately precedes another player scoring, the goal will now be awarded and not disallowed.

However, a player will still be penalised if he commits an accidental handball immediately before scoring himself.

Refereeing against us seems to be a bit of a joke most games. The Fulham game-plan's main contributor was the ref.

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I think you can criticise the tactics, as not getting enough from the players. Particularly out of position ones.
However, if a manager is to implement tactics then he also needs the tools. Our personnel just aren't that good - and it gets worse past the relatively predictable, first eleven. Someone needs to play along side Doucoure, at least sometimes, particularly if we are against teams trying to exploit how weak we are down the middle. I guess it has to be Hughes or Luka but it hardly fills me with confidence. Add in having no real striker and the problems get worse.

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