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Post #324761  Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 2:48 pm 
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Jesus wept, completely suckered on the break.


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Post #324762  Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 2:49 pm 
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Always killed for pace. So easy to counter attack because we have players without pace and without any sense of danger.


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Post #324763  Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 2:50 pm 
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Jesus wept, says it all for me..............


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Post #324764  Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 2:51 pm 
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Xhaka, mustafi, chambers- they are never going to gain pace. There might be hope they’d learn positioning and football intelligence but they’re all experienced enough - they are not going to get better. Pretty shameful that we still put theseplayers our in the pitch.

Slowest back 4 in the prem in front of the slowest and least mobile midfield ‘protection’


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Post #324765  Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 2:52 pm 
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Nobody tracked the free midfield man. We need someone to organise the defensive unit. Too much panic.

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Post #324766  Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 2:56 pm 
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I want to be ahead of the curve on this.

Freddie out! :42laughter:

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Post #324767  Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 2:56 pm 
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I thought going forward, in terms of link-up play and movement, it was the best we've played all season.

And yet..........we find ourselves 2-1 down because our fullbacks bombed forward, we lost possession and our midfield is not quick or alert enough to cover the space.


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Post #324768  Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 3:00 pm 
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I am convinced Mustafi is deliberately messing it up. As a seasoned professional, he cannot be so poor.

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Post #324769  Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 3:00 pm 
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When you see our defence and the so called protection from midfield and add in that we will concede 2 goals to anyone in the league I’m left scratching my head why we aren’t in the relegation zone.

The current bottom 3:
Watford battered us, should have won and had 31 shots
Southampton our play is all game and should have won 4/5-1
Norwich now just picking us off so easily and 2-1 up

These are the 3 worst teams in the league.

Add in Newcastle who are hopeless and we only have 1 shot on goal v them.

This group of players deserve to be in the bottom half of the league - minimum.

Who was the last senior player arsenal signed who improved whilst being here?


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Post #324770  Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 3:01 pm 
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Goonie wrote:
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Nobody tracked the free midfield man. We need someone to organise the defensive unit. Too much panic.


Xhaka was too far from Cantwell... he tried to pressure Cantwell when he got the ball - too late already.


Xhaka's tracking back is like running through treacle, but we know that. Unless you have a Kante in there alongside him to cover the ground and put out the fires when he gets caught ahead of play then Xhaka is a liability.


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Post #324771  Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 3:03 pm 
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I thought going forward, in terms of link-up play and movement, it was the best we've played all season.

And yet..........we find ourselves 2-1 down because our fullbacks bombed forward, we lost possession and our midfield is not quick or alert enough to cover the space.

I keep banging on about pace, it’s simply irreplaceable in the game. You can make mistake after mistake but your pace can get you back in position or hold up an attack. Literally zero tactical nous required, just pure physical attributes.

I think you could field a team of technically very average footballers but who all are lightening quick and physically strong and they’d do absolutely fine in the league if they just play to their strengths.


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Post #324772  Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 3:04 pm 
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socrates wrote:
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Xhaka was too far from Cantwell... he tried to pressure Cantwell when he got the ball - too late already.


Xhaka's tracking back is like running through treacle, but we know that. Unless you have a Kante in there alongside him to cover the ground and put out the fires when he gets caught ahead of play then Xhaka is a liability.

And therein lies the fundamental problem. No player at Arsenal should HaVE to have a certain player alongside them to cover their major weakness.
Even if we did have Kante then you’re asking Xhaka to play box to box - he can’t do that either.


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Very disappointed not to see a more radical selection in the first place from Freddie.


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Post #324774  Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 3:09 pm 
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The points that are hard to comprehend are just....The sheer stupidity of it all.

Our talisman striker being player wide right and isolated when you need him around the box .

Our record signing who plays wide right on the bench

Our problems in central defence compounded by bringing Mustafi back in the fold.

I’m not blaming Freddie at all but it’s like we are trapped in purgatory with the same stuff happening over and over till eternity


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Post #324775  Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 3:10 pm 
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We play Brighton at home in the league next....then by my rating I think we play 10 games where I really can’t see where a win comes from before we play Newcastle at home. That awkward combination of very good teams coming to the emirates and us going away to average teams. It is a run full of defeats and a few draws.
We really could find ourselves in the bottom 6


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Post #324776  Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 3:16 pm 
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2-2 was just about to say we’ve had so many corners today about time we did something from them!


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:22encouragement: :22encouragement:
Aubameyang!! God help us when he goes.


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Post #324778  Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 3:17 pm 
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Aubameyang !

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Post #324780  Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 3:18 pm 
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Saved by Leno. Phew.


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Post #324781  Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 3:22 pm 
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Mustafi is just all over the place.

All at sea


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Post #324782  Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 3:23 pm 
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The board should mandate that the next player (or two) bought MUST be a central defender. I don't care if Messi says he wants to come for 1 pound a week and buys out his own contract.

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Post #324783  Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 3:24 pm 
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Another symptom of no pace and no mobility is that players like chambers, mustafi, Sokratis, Xhaka and Guendouzi are walking yellow cards every game


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Post #324784  Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 3:25 pm 
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TOP GUN wrote:
Mustafi is just all over the place.

All at sea

It would seem that we can let it goals at any time, usually about 2 in a game. And Aubameyang can score goals.

Plus ca change ...

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Post #324785  Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 3:25 pm 
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Chambers is a very poor player. No impact going forward. Shaky when defending.

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Post #324786  Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 3:29 pm 
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Torriera on for Willock. It’s like Unai never left


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Post #324787  Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 3:29 pm 
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Substitution

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Post #324788  Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 3:32 pm 
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They're all over us at the moment.


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Post #324789  Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 3:32 pm 
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If you think a Mustafi Luiz combo in the centre is good enough for the premiership do you have what it takes to be a manager?

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Post #324790  Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 3:36 pm 
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Looks like Saka coming on next. Pépé must be wondering what's going on.


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Post #324791  Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 3:38 pm 
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Torriera on for Willock. It’s like Unai never left

To be fair. It is only two days since he left. Not likely to be mega different with the current bunch of players.

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Post #324792  Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 3:39 pm 
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Looks like Saka coming on next. Pépé must be wondering what's going on.

£72m very well spent. Just what the squad needed. :8angers:

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Post #324793  Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 3:40 pm 
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I think Aubameyang is our only player who can consistently connect properly with a football when striking at goal


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Xhaka playing well today

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If you think a Mustafi Luiz combo in the centre is good enough for the premiership do you have what it takes to be a manager?

I don’t think any combination of our CB are capable of defending properly. Each capable of conceding 2 goals vs anyone


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Chambers is a very poor player. No impact going forward. Shaky when defending.

I've never been impressed by him. Not sure why he hasn't been let go frankly.

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Freddie looks a little bit like its overwhelming

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Rich wrote:
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If you think a Mustafi Luiz combo in the centre is good enough for the premiership do you have what it takes to be a manager?

I don’t think any combination of our CB are capable of defending properly. Each capable of conceding 2 goals vs anyone


These are the two worst we have.

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We must have the most inept defensive unit on the planet ... Chambers , Kolasinac , Xhaka . Mustafi . Luiz .
They look vulnerable every time Norwich have the ball .


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Thank goodness for Aubameyang and Leno.

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