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As expected we are outmuscling them a lot here

The two subs coming on are very attacking players. Kohlert a left footed attacking midfielder, Yeboah is another speed merchant.

I would have been surprised if we didn’t score a headed goal against this team. Fantastic, Willem II have continued to be dangerous

HELANDER

He’s much better played further forward. He’s best when the ball is being played in to his feet with his back to goal. We don’t have a choice tonight but he’s not a natural in this position.

Great to be 2 up but I am still nervous here, we are very lucky not to have conceded. A few players aren’t performing. Hagi just can’t get going. Barisic has grown into it. Kent is doing really well. His energy and ability to win the ball back has been really important. I am a little worried that we don’t have a substitute centre mid though. We just look like we are missing Jack in there a bit. Or someone a bit more imposing. Kamara has been the best of the 3 of them though.

Huge chance from Willem II, bad miss

Is that Kamara or Messi?

After a really poor start, Hagi did really well in the build up there, Morelos did very well to just take a shot considering the ground is so wet, and Kent did really well to anticipate the spill

YESS

We needed that. They have been threatening and we have looked very nervous. Missing Jack.

Goal Tavernier

Yes penalty. Clever from Kent.

It’s been a really nervous start. Not looking good.

Their right back is left footed and is the former Hibs player. We have to target him.

Tom Miller hasn’t done his homework, keeps calling Nunnely Saddiki.

I just jinxed the other game. Switched it on and they scored within a minute.

I’m more surprised to see Edmundson not even make the bench. I would be happy with him as emergency cover for defensive mid.

Any by the way, Nelom was signed by Lennon for Hibs, but Lennon stuck with Stevenson at left back so he barely played a single game. I think they are playing a 3-5-2 as he often plays centre back for them.

Willem II have made a defensive change, Kohlert (left side of attacking 3 normally) out for Saddiki who is a centre mid.

It is shocking. Are they still pretending this is all legitimate retaliation for the removal of Chris McLaughlin’s press privileges?

We’ve dropped our interest in Daniel Johnson according to Alex Neil.

Gerrard said recently as well that he is keen to rotate the centre backs a bit this season. After internationals would be an obvious time to do that. It will be interesting to see whether they are rotated this weekend. Personally, I would play Helander every game, but maybe that's just me.

Yes it could go any way. They've beaten all the top teams in their league but also took some bad losses. All qualifiers are single leg. There are a few young German players in their starting 11 by the way. They just signed their left back Köhn from Bayern Munich II and he's gone straight into their starting 11, he looks fast. One of their two centre mids, Sağlam, was signed from Bochum, and Köhlert is their left attacking mid and came from Hamburg. All 21/22 and have represented Germany at youth level, especially the latter two.

Yeh I saw a Rangers fan say he was woken up by them at 3am.