That was the one he was coming out for the ball then stopped then went low and Struijk came to his rescue.
To think otherwise as Tad clearly does is living in cuckoo land.
Even picked up by the commentators.

but I don't have an agenda. he even got slated for not saving a penalty by some on here.

as you say. cloud cuckoo land

Rothwell would feel pretty pi**ed off if he was dropped on his current form to shoehorn Ampadu back into the team. We also lose the only consistent deliverer of a dead ball in the team. I wouldn’t want to go another 170 corners before we score again. As for Firpo / Byram, I don’t see it as that clear cut. A fully fit Byram gets in the team for me. Firpo is not a great defender and I’m happy when we’re on the front foot for that reason. He also doesn’t run in behind defences like Byram does, it can get a bit condensed when Firpo pushes up but doesn’t actually go past opposition defenders. It doesn’t help that we play with an inverted winger down his side. I think Bogle, despite his early critics, is the better example of an attacking full back.

Aye up mate.
I`ve been living in cloud cuckoo land for years, it`s not too bad
I know I come across as having an agenda where Messlier is concerned, same with Bamford and Harrison before that.
But I`m only commenting on how I see it which I`m sure to many is a bit bizarre.
Anyway I`m missing the Blackburn game as on my travels to Norwich so I won`t be having a go at anyone this weekend.

Totally agree. i wouldn't change that midfield in a million years. Midds away or Sheff U away might be tempted to put Ampadu in there but apart from that i wouldn't change it.

Whilst Ampadu is quality and our club captain.
He shouldn`t come straight back in unless Rothwell or Tanaka get injured or need a rest or we give him 20 minutes or so as a sub.
It will take him some time to get match fit after such an injury and it might not be until the middle/back end of January before he is ready anyway.
Good situation to be in though for Farke.

Sheff utd and Sunderland game going well -one red card each and 0-0 at half time

Poor that today. Worst performance of the season imo. Farke was livid with Firpos performance in particular.

We need a good number 10 to come in January if it’s possible… need a bit of magic outside the box, someone who can win a game for you when it’s not quite ticking, someone who can unlock a defence with a great ball around the edge of the area.

There`s some talk of Firpo leaving in January.
Maybe his head is elsewhere?
Hamer would have been the answer at 10 I feel.

And a proper centre forward. There are too many teams prepared to sit on the edge of their box against us because they know we can’t just throw one in there and have someone on the end of it. We need a real, consistent presence in the penalty area. Goal less in 3 of our last 4 away games now.

Yeah that away form isn’t good enough, was similar first half of last season.

Aaronson got bullied yesterday which dealt us real harm. James had a rare off day, Piroe was non existent.

If we’d got Hamer we’d have walked the league imo. He’s exactly what we need. Sharpens the focus in January these losses. We’ll bounce back but it could be going smoother

You're never going to have the perfect squad. There's enough in this squad already to win this league comfortably. Every defeat under Farke seems to be a carbon of the last one. Perhaps making some tactical adjustments for games like yesterday would help? Aaronson is 25m international with UCL experience, and Piroe is the top championship scorer since 2021, any team in this league would love to have either of them, so there are no excuses.

some good points, some usual tripe whenever we lose but ignored when we win.
3rd game in 6 days ,
abysmal refereeing and guess what, they played really well.
I think some people like us losing just to moan. same people who never post when we win. we will lose games, so will others. we need a player or two in January but I'm confident we'll bounce back.
and no food or drink yesterday as the Internet was down. poor day all round only saved by the magnificent. as usual, shed seven

That`s a fair point. Some of the signings including Aaronson, McKennie and Piroe on the face of it looked good although whilst Piroe puts in a poor performance now and then his goals scored and assists are very impressive and a s a squad player he isn`t that bad.
Aaronson though wasn`t very good when he was at Leeds before and didn`t do a right lot on loan either.
Like I`ve said he will create occasionally and he will score occasionally. But for me his overall performance is nowhere good enough for this league which is a very physical league to play in.