28 Jun 2020 17:57:01
Fantastic result average performance.

Pleased for RB, he took his goal very well.

Pulisic top class but again Dave came on and was excellent. Also thought Zouma and Rudiger did ok.

Willian also worked very hard and doesn't look like a player who is leaving.


1.) 28 Jun 2020
28 Jun 2020 18:17:57
Rudiger was awful again. We badly need a CB imo. Who did Ed 02 say we were looking at before people starting contradicting him again. I know we were looking at Ben White at one stage age and Ake was mentioned but was there anyone else mentioned?


2.) 28 Jun 2020
28 Jun 2020 18:37:13
Pulisic was easily my MOTM again this game, he's becoming such a top player for us. Hopefully he didn't have a knock when he was taken off and was just resting. He's exceeding my expectations of him by a mile and it's great to see.


3.) 28 Jun 2020
28 Jun 2020 19:00:15
The cb's we were interested according to ed002 were as follows:
Benoît Badiashile
Ruben Diaz
Boubacar Kamara.


4.) 28 Jun 2020
28 Jun 2020 19:20:56
Do you mean Ruben Dias there? I don’t mean to be the spellchecker again but I haven’t seen the list Ed put up on CB’s?


5.) 28 Jun 2020
28 Jun 2020 19:25:27
I thought Rudiger had a decent game, he did well.


6.) 28 Jun 2020
28 Jun 2020 19:53:54
I agree Shak but we all see games and performances differently.

We now get a chance to turn over Utd in a semi. Every game against them this season has been strange!


7.) 28 Jun 2020
28 Jun 2020 20:09:12
Cheers Madblue. Not mad about Kamara but wouldn't mind the other 2. I dunno Shak, off the top of my head he made at least 5 errors that put others around him like willy, Zouma, Reece and kante under unnecessary pressure.

First one was an absolute missile to willy right on goal that I've seen go horribly wrong before. Passing the ball behind Reece a couple of times. Out of position for that whipped ball in, they nearly get a head to and score. Missed placed headers nearly letting players in.

Holding on to the ball too long and inviting the press and still going out wide to full backs rather than going through the middle and breaking the line. Maybe I'm wrong but since we've been back imo he's been the weakest link.

I think he was started today with the hope he plays himself back into form but I can 100% tell you he will not start our next game.


8.) 28 Jun 2020
28 Jun 2020 20:16:20
I actually thought Rudiger had a good game. He was very good defensively.

Agree Tom, strange is the right word. We have been the better team in all 3 games, however we lose due to their quick counter attacks. It's clear we need to be clinical.

It will either be 'sweet revenge' or they officially become a 'bogey team' for us.


9.) 28 Jun 2020
28 Jun 2020 20:41:23
Rudiger was very good against City and Ok today IMO.

100% guarantee he will not start against the happy Hammers is a very confident prediction.

All four of our centre halves would I think prefer to play on the right side but at the moment Christensen looks first choice on that side.

I assume it will be a choice between Zouma and Rudiger.


10.) 29 Jun 2020
28 Jun 2020 22:57:16
Yea Tom I honestly think he's going to be dropped based on poor form. I love his passion and he obviously wants to do well, saying that, this could be the exact reason he loses composure and makes so many mistakes. Anyway hope I'm wrong and he proves me wrong but right now for me he's not good enough a team wanting to challenge for the title.


11.) 29 Jun 2020
29 Jun 2020 04:05:51
Frank said post match that Christensen has a hip issue which kept him out of training (and the squad for today’s game) . Didn’t really discuss a timeline but I have to imagine that if he isn’t able to train at the weekend he likely won’t start midweek.


12.) 29 Jun 2020
29 Jun 2020 07:27:23
BLM ed002 stated our interests in CB during Jan'20 transfer window. Ruben was part of the list shared. However he was expected to move elsewhere.
I personally like badshile. Left footed, has a good reading of the game and a strong tackler. I believe ed 002 said he is our top choice.

{Ed002's Note - No.}


13.) 29 Jun 2020
29 Jun 2020 08:18:16
Hi ed002, sorry didn't understand your response. Can you please clarify.

Guys as it has been discussed and agreed, rudiger problem is his overthinking which leads to brain farts. His passing is also a big problem as he keeps overhitting. Even yesterday others including the keeper were put under tremendous pressure because of his overthinking and delaying passes. He also does not have a good reading of the game which means lot of last min tackles and pressure that comes with that.

{Ed002's Note - It could not be any clearer.}


14.) 29 Jun 2020
29 Jun 2020 10:14:47
The Slandering of Rudiger is borderline offensive. There is no pleasing some fans on here.

I must have watched a completely different game yesterday. The amount of times he has had to come out to assist Reece James for me was telling.


15.) 29 Jun 2020
29 Jun 2020 11:25:21
Cfc Shak mate I agree to disagree. If we comment on a player performance that is not offensive. Just like we say pulisic played well, we can also say rudiger didn't. Also if you see down the page performances of Gilmour, James and others were also commented upon. It's just that rudiger performance is not up to the mark. He tends to end up messing the simple things and make it difficult. Yesterday he went in tackle at 85th min which almost led to goal. Whereas he was better off pushing the player wide with him being on foot.

Ed002 I guess you are ref to my comment that badshile being first choice. As i said I believed that to be the case. But I am wrong. Thanks for that. Keep up the good work.


16.) 29 Jun 2020
29 Jun 2020 11:53:28
Fair enough Madblue. I'm not saying Rudiger is a world beater but he tends to get a lot more criticism on here than other platforms. His no better or less than the other CB's we have.