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Bits and Pieces I loved yesterday
at 08:24 15 Feb 2025

1) Koki's 1st touch for his goal. Oooh, World class! 49 times out of 50, even at the top level of football, the player would just smash it and more than likely hit one of the 3 defenders or keeper stood in front of him. Not our Koki. That simple, perfectly executed, cool as absolute f**k, precisely controlled half a yard touch sidewards took out all 4 of the oppo and left him an empty net to thunder it into. Beautiful.
Honourable mentions also for his gravity defying leap and stay in mid air to win the header and Yang's 1st touch in the lead up to Chair's 2nd.

2) The press in the 4141 formation, particularly 2nd half. Terrorised Derby as they tried to play out from the back. Field moved up to flank Frey with Chair and they pressed brilliantly as a unit whilst Varane owned the space behind them. Glorious front foot defending. Our number 1 strength right now.

3) Varane's little flashes with the ball. He actually has the ball control and physicality to be able beat the 1st man or 2 and move away up the pitch just with his big stride, without needing any particular tricks or moves. Showed that more than once yesterday. Pinged a couple of nice longer passes too.

I'm hoping that we are seeing the gradual chipping away of his fear based hiding, backwards, sidewards stuff as he clearly as some ability on the ball. Feels like a confidence/mentality thing but there is a lot more potential growth there. Already nailing the defensive side of the game for me.

4) Chair 'arriving' in the box. That lung bursting, get in there ahead of your marker and expect the ball type. Seems to rarely do it much when playing out wide. Delightful to see him do it yesterday for his 2nd. More please.

5) Morrison getting back on the pitch. He's ours, he's 21, he never loses, he has huge potential and he's 1 of only 2 defenders definitely here next year.
He needs to be playing.

6) QPR playing with a proper number 10.

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