Fixtures March 31st - Manchester City - Etihad Stadium - 3:30 Pm

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Post #529401  Posted: Wed May 12, 2021 8:03 pm 
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Phew. Well we’ve got to half time (a la Sam Allardyce)

The football Gods have been with us so far.


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Post #529402  Posted: Wed May 12, 2021 8:03 pm 
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I think I enjoyed football a whole lot more when Seaman used to just hump it in the direction of Kevin Campbell


There was that bit with Bergkamp, Vieira and Henry that was alright too.


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Post #529403  Posted: Wed May 12, 2021 8:03 pm 
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nice to see when we won it high there Aubameyang was sprinting straight in behind and smith rowe knew he was and couldnt wait to send the first time pass.

Need to give a bit more in attack because if it just keeps coming back its difficult to see us withstanding that kind of pressure for another 45 minutes


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Post #529404  Posted: Wed May 12, 2021 8:05 pm 
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So what would have happened if we hadn't scored that? Chelsea's GK deliberately handled a back pass to prevent a goal, the ball was inches from going in. Surely that is the equivalent of a defender handballing the ball on the line, you can't get a penalty for a GK handballing a back pass you only get an indirect free kick but could there be a case for the GK being sent off? denying a clear goal by foul play?


I think he’s allowed to handle it no? Just not pick it up. I’ve seen keepers save back passes before, what are they supposed to do just let it go in the goal?

Kick or head it?

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Post #529405  Posted: Wed May 12, 2021 8:07 pm 
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With Chelsea having a lot of the possession outside our 18 yard box, don't understand why Aubameyang doesn't get told to stay on the halfway line. It would give us an out ball and would make them drop back a bit.

But then I don't really understand modern football.

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Post #529406  Posted: Wed May 12, 2021 8:08 pm 
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I think he’s allowed to handle it no? Just not pick it up. I’ve seen keepers save back passes before, what are they supposed to do just let it go in the goal?

Kick or head it?


Yes we’ve dealt with this now.


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Post #529407  Posted: Wed May 12, 2021 8:08 pm 
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We started off really brightly, got lucky with the goal and now its all hands to the pump. Not sure why we cant get out of our half.


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Post #529408  Posted: Wed May 12, 2021 8:10 pm 
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Ashley Cole trying to blame Kepa’s position. 1. Good footballer. That’s it.


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Post #529409  Posted: Wed May 12, 2021 8:17 pm 
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We started off really brightly, got lucky with the goal and now its all hands to the pump. Not sure why we cant get out of our half.


We did press really well in the moment before the goal. I think it’s when Zouma gets the ball, we’ve decided he’s less secure than the rest.


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Post #529410  Posted: Wed May 12, 2021 8:24 pm 
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This feels like it's going to be a long 45 minutes.


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We're defending well enough, but Chelsea looks like they can be punished and we're not really finding a way to threaten them on the break. They're playing very high up the pitch, we need to use that space behind them


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Post #529412  Posted: Wed May 12, 2021 8:26 pm 
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Think we need to get Pépé on to push them back and get some pace. Martinelli maybe


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Post #529413  Posted: Wed May 12, 2021 8:28 pm 
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Keeps coming straight back. It’s going to happen.


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Post #529414  Posted: Wed May 12, 2021 8:30 pm 
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This is awful.
Where is Arteta the master tactician?


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Post #529415  Posted: Wed May 12, 2021 8:31 pm 
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Looks like Tierney is crocked again.
Well he's hobbling on for now.


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Post #529416  Posted: Wed May 12, 2021 8:32 pm 
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We play boring football. Arteta's brand is bland.

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Post #529417  Posted: Wed May 12, 2021 8:32 pm 
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could have been a yellow for the studs to the knee of Tierney there


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Post #529418  Posted: Wed May 12, 2021 8:33 pm 
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That's a clear offside fortunately


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Post #529419  Posted: Wed May 12, 2021 8:33 pm 
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Come on VAR

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Post #529420  Posted: Wed May 12, 2021 8:34 pm 
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Yes.

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Post #529421  Posted: Wed May 12, 2021 8:34 pm 
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Hazuki wrote:
We're defending well enough, but Chelsea looks like they can be punished and we're not really finding a way to threaten them on the break. They're playing very high up the pitch, we need to use that space behind them

This has been a problem with Arsenal for ages, a complete inability to offer a credible counter attacking threat


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Post #529422  Posted: Wed May 12, 2021 8:34 pm 
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Miles offside - why can the linesman not see that?


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Offside all day long.


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Bored wrote:
This is awful.
Where is Arteta the master tactician?

Well right now we’re winning againest a side miles better than us :laughing7:

It may not stay that way however but you can’t say it hasn’t worked so far


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VAR decision in our favour! Surprise, surprise.

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Post #529426  Posted: Wed May 12, 2021 8:35 pm 
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Rich wrote:
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We're defending well enough, but Chelsea looks like they can be punished and we're not really finding a way to threaten them on the break. They're playing very high up the pitch, we need to use that space behind them

This has been a problem with Arsenal for ages, a complete inability to offer a credible counter attacking threat

It's a bit of a mystery with the players we have. Ødegaard, Saka, Partey can all hold onto the ball, Aubameyang and Smith-Rowe are good runners. Agree with Top Gun about putting Pépé on, let him do his thing in the final third.


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Hazuki wrote:
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This has been a problem with Arsenal for ages, a complete inability to offer a credible counter attacking threat

It's a bit of a mystery with the players we have. Ødegaard, Saka, Partey can all hold onto the ball, Aubameyang and Smith-Rowe are good runners. Agree with Top Gun about putting Pépé on, let him do his thing in the final third.

We need to actually get into their final third first.


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Post #529428  Posted: Wed May 12, 2021 8:39 pm 
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A couple of good sequences now


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Post #529429  Posted: Wed May 12, 2021 8:39 pm 
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bellerin on for saka.
giroud on for them - feels a bit inevitable....


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Bellerin for Saka.... I was sure it would be Tierney. Ominously, Giroud on for the Chavs.


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Post #529431  Posted: Wed May 12, 2021 8:41 pm 
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Got away with another ‘horrible’

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Post #529432  Posted: Wed May 12, 2021 8:42 pm 
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Thank you agent Giroud.


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Post #529433  Posted: Wed May 12, 2021 8:42 pm 
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70th minute, so far a tactical masterclass from Arteta. A classic rope a dope.

Wonder if he can pull it off.


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Elneny trying to be too clever there

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Post #529435  Posted: Wed May 12, 2021 8:44 pm 
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we've been much better in the last 10 minutes - not camped in our box


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Good nudge there by Mari on Giroud


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We've improved since Bellerin came on


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Post #529438  Posted: Wed May 12, 2021 8:47 pm 
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Hudson odoi has got a really unusual way of crossing the ball. Little to no backlift and and sort of clips it flat. He looks a really promising player, can’t really get a run for Chelsea though. They’ve got about 8 wingers.


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Post #529439  Posted: Wed May 12, 2021 8:48 pm 
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chelsea press high and then swarm all over us when they lose it, that swarm however does give opportunities to win cheap free kicks because of the over eagerness of Chelsea trying to win it back. They're relying on us panicking and kicking it back to them or overplaying, sometimes just waiting for them to come too close and engineering the foul is a good option


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Be interesting to see Emile Smith Rowe’s stats - he’s been everywhere tonight.


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