Team v Atleti - Masch at RB. Alberto starts

[Whelan]

I think he's an all rounder, he can cover the Gerrard slot in games too... as long as he is allowed to make runs from deep. He's grown into Lucas... not a replacement Mascha, or anyone who has to cover the style and attributes of another player because it's clear he has his own game and should be allowed to pursue it. Jay can be the understudy next season (yes, I know what you think about that, but that's another issue :P), although even then Lucas will be the one playing when Jefe is inevitably banned.

 

Jay may well be away next year anyway I think, either on loan for experience or sold (esp if Leicester come up), If you add Shelvey and I heard a rumour about Cairney, and add in Duran, there should be enough. However If Mascherano goes, it could change things!

[dirty_sanchez]

 

Thanks for your well thought out and reasoned response. Without contributions like that, the FF would be dying on its arse to the sound of people ranting with no substance.

 

So what part of it exactly did you think was me burying my head in the sand then?

[Antynwa]

Don't know whether this has been mentioned but the Pacheco situation was fucking ridiculous last night. I recall him talking to him about twice in the second half and then him getting ready, and then he took his kit off, then he got told to warm up, then he came back, got ready to come on, and then got told to fucking warm up again.

[straight_red]

Some people on here should really be ashamed of their comments post game yesterday!!

 

Disappointment with either the result, performance, team selection, tactics and substitutions or all of the above, still does not excuse some of the comments on here.....

 

Thing is though, we've had a season of it. And at no point has Rafa ever held his hands up and said "I made a mistake". Now I'm not one to slag him off, but I can understand why people are frustrated.

 

As this Europa League football blog points out Atletico are pretty poor and were really outsiders for the tournament.

 

And as for Fulham, well if they can get to a European final on their resources... Rafa should be ashamed of himself.

[Torvald Utne]

I haven't read this thread, but I bet it's 99% bollocks.

 

We played well, everyone worked their arses off. It's a sickener that we lost, but it wasn't anyone's fault. Rafa had the side playing the way everyone criticized him for not doing in the league. To a man, our players can be proud of themselves. We just didn't quite have enough in the tank (or on the bench) to take the tie.

 

Agreed. I've read a few posts on the last page and all signs point to bollocks.

[Chinandeler Bong]

Very proud of the team last night. Of course it hurts but we did our best, well done to them all.