As it happens, I couldn't watch the last two games in real time. I did follow along with the audio commentary at Liege. Our defensive frailties are still evident, but finally the offense is starting to click. The excellent performance of our young guys is especially heartening. City will be a real test, but the men will have to believe they can win this game, despite our current injury crisis with both first choice fullbacks. I continue to believe that Holding and Chambers are our best center backs now, and are the future, with Saliba of course. But I'm resigned to seeing at least one of the older, error-prone guys in there who will probably be turned inside out by Aguero.
I have no confidence that our execs will choose the best candidate for the coaching job. I like what Freddie's trying to do, but he's not allowed to hire a staff so there's a limit to what he can work on. It's a case of trying to hang in there and not drop too many more points until the new guy can address what's wrong. The January window might bring a little help, but I'm not expecting much. Can we give Ceballos back and get a partial refund?
Well, hoping for the best. Statistically, we outplayed Liege by a good margin. In highlights, I saw their keeper make a couple great saves. The first team should give City some problems, but our defenders will have to be harder to play against than they have been. Torreira-Guendouzi in the middle of the midfield? Laca maybe should sit this one out so Auba can fill the CF spot.
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