22 Aug 2017 22:58:06
Qualification excellent, although with a few hiccups, before we spend more, when are boyata, szvechenko ( spelling ) dembele etc due back, before / after next cl game?, may be totally different team for next one.

1.) 22 Aug 2017
22 Aug 2017 23:30:20
We were missing our three best central defenders, and because Biton was exposed as not being able, or maybe not experienced enough playing that position, to cope with the Astana forwards in the second half, there is an outcry to buy an experienced centrehalf, so if we buy one and Boyata and Jozo are available, one of those three are going to be not playing, and Eric, if the rumours prove to be true is ofski, I don't know if it would be a better idea to give Ajer a lot of game time playing with Jozo, to give him more experience of playing that position, what I am trying to say is there really a need to buy a centre half?, when VVD was playing at centre back, we still got hammered in Europe, but then Ronnie was in charge, but now we have a proper manager in Brendan, tonight's game, because of the score Inthe first leg, tonight's game was a statistical blip, the whole mindset of the team would have been wrong because all the players knew they had a five goal cushion, it made them complacent, I know Brendan said he and the players were treating it like the first game had finished 0-0,but you can't unbreak an egg, the players heads knew it was 5-0,and that, I think accounted for the wee errors that crept in, anyway, I think it is a great achievement to qualify missing so many important players.

2.) 23 Aug 2017
23 Aug 2017 00:12:37
agreed, it is human nature to be a little complacent, given the commanding lead and the fact the hoops got the equaliser. might be a wee kick uop the backside that the team has to focus at all times, but not too bad given the usual centre halves were missing.

3.) 23 Aug 2017
23 Aug 2017 04:10:51
Astana had a go at us in second half as they had to do something. It was too little too late for them. We made it with loads to spare. Brendan changed it when he had to. Good skills from the hoops.