Pre Match - Toulouse - EL - Thursday

[rurikbird]

Salah is the captain now BTW.

Oh look, there is Damian Commoli. Blast from the past.

 

[Athens]

Cody Gakpo and Jarell Quansah. Are they in star wars?

 

[Delinquent]

Endo is a wonderful passer of the ball. I really like him. He has settled nicely now. This game has no lack of speed and he has been the coolest on the pitch.

Agreed. Very quick release and always with purpose. Obviously the opposition is shit, but I'd like to see more of him.

 

[dee]

Lol No-goal Gomez shooting now!

 

[Shay_K]

MO

 

[dee]

It's a Salah-ration

 

[dee]

It's a Salah-ration

Literally last kick of the game!

 

[rurikbird]

Salah is so cool under pressure. Love how happy he was with the goal, even though it didn’t mean much.

 

[dee]

Gravenberch absolutely brilliant, Endo awesome, Jota & Nunez good

Salah is so cool under pressure. Love how happy he was with the goal, even though it didn’t mean much.

Probably about £30k!!!!!!

 

[Dreambeliever]

Salah scores.

Imagine how good he’d be if he wasn’t in decline!!

 

[FreshRed]

Yep. MoM:

1. Gravenberch
2. Endo
3. Nunez

 

[Hansern]

Scanlon looks like a more exciting prospect then Chambers, but some great experience for the both of them.

 

[dee]

Scanlon looks like a more exciting prospect then Chambers, but some great experience for the both of them.

You think? I'd have called it the other way round from just that evidence

 

[The Nomad]

You think? I'd have called it the other way round from just that evidence

You can't tell from either performance. They'd both have been nervous. It's what they do from here that counts.

 

[The normal one]

Love watching our second string play like our first team and win easily.

 

[rurikbird]

Quick recap for those who didn't watch:

Gravenberch MOTM, absolutely bossed his LCM position, several driving runs, the ball sticks to him, creative in the final 3rd. Just everything you want to see.
Endo – probably his best performance so far. Love how progressive he is with his passing; always finding a gap to make the pass forward and doing it with speed and consistency. Great header for the goal.
Chambers – looked nervous as hell, but did OK.
Trent was in the mood, some nice passes and ran the game.
Elliott busy and generally good.
Curtis a bit rusty, but useful defensively. Less comfortable at RCM.
Jota got his moment, not so visible thereafter, but worked hard
Nunez is a combination of a panther and a donkey

Toulouse were great, lovely young team playing the right way and spirited fans.

 

[keniget]

Nunez is a combination of a panther and a donkey.

A pankey.

 

[dee]

Cracking interview from Luke Chambers - probably scariest thing of the night!

 

[Woland]

Gravy thought he'd show that Gakpo lad how you play LCM.

 

[dee]

Quick recap for those who didn't watch:

Gravenberch MOTM, absolutely bossed his LCM position, so many positive runs, the ball sticks to him, creative in the final 3rd. Just everything you want to see.
Endo – probably his best performance so far. Love how progressive he is with his passing; always finding a gap to make the pass forward. Great header for the goal.
Chambers – looked nervous as hell, but did OK.
Trent was in the mood, so nice passes and ran the game.
Elliott busy and generally good.
Curtis a bit rusty, but useful defensively. Less comfortable at RCM.
Jota got his moment, not so visible thereafter, but worked hard
Nunez is a combination of a panther and a donkey

Toulouse were great, lovely young team playing the right way and spirited fans.

Ponkey?

 

[rurikbird]

You think? I'd have called it the other way round from just that evidence

Scanlon looks faster and possibly a better attacking FB, but Chambers is a lot more solid overall. I don’t think he really showed his qualities in this performance; clearly very nervous. Klopp will give him more chances, I’m sure.

 

[dee]

I'm starting to get excited

Allison

Trant Konate, Virgil Robbo

[Endo/Mac/El Muerte]

Szob/Mac ........ Gravenberch/Jones

Salah/Jota/Nunez/Gakpo/Dias



Fucking hell guys!!! 2.0 indeed

 

[dee]

Looking forward to seeing 3 from 5 (6 if we have the zombie apocalypse) in midfield rotation from now on

[edit - forgot Bajcetic! - Swoons]

 

[The Nomad]

A pankey.

Donther?

 

[Hansern]

Nunez is la Pantera now. The donkey periode is over.

 

[Fabio]

Nunez is fucking money. Thats why we get the TV games, as he's fucking money.

 

[Hansern]

You think? I'd have called it the other way round from just that evidence

Just his willingness to recieve the ball, confidence, calmness in possession, pace and attacking ability. Think there is more attributes to develop there. Still just 18.

 

[The Nomad]

Gravenberch was amazing tonight. Fully deserved his goal however it came.

Nunez up until that finish though... that side step was world class.

Ratings as I saw it.

Kelleher - 5

Chambers - 5
Matip - 7
Gomez - 7.5
Trent - 7.5

Endo - 7.5
Jones - 6
Gravenberch - 9 MOTM

Elliott - 6.5
Jota - 7.5
Nunez - 8

 

[mark1975]

Grav's a beast, who'd have thought we'd end up with two midfielders as good as him and Szobo appear to be.

 

[Squiggles]

I've been flying back from holiday so only caught the highlights, but Gravenberch just looks a class act. New country, new club, coming off a year of barely playing and bossing games aged only 21 years old. He's mature beyond his years both on and off the pitch and my spidey-senses telling me he's another one of the moneyball signings we will be laughing at the tresnfer fee we paid for him in two or three years.