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Good summation. One core issue remains there are players better suited to our style than Eze and VG14 (latter had a decent enough cameo yesterday). Another is Rice/Bruno and Konsa/Gabriel are still both a work in progress. Even then, I wonder if this is just par for the course now cos we’re so good.

Put differently, between Tzolis’ absence/newness; Eze/VG14; new relationships in key parts of the pitch, don’t think there’s any cause for concern even if it often won’t be pretty (hopefully Wednesday will be a good marker of what we’re like when the opponent doesn’t just sit in)

I'm worried because it's been like this a bit too long, but let's see

Additional 'two things can be true' to your ones - buying forwards is insanely difficult in the current market (look at the money spent on a very average Liam Delap) and we haven't done enough there. Notable that the comfortable games this season are the ones we've scored early in. Would be nice!

Yeah, that's fair! I understand it's not easy, but forward line recruitment is a bit 6 or 7/10 under Mikel, where as defence and midfield has some 10/10 shit going on!