Can you honestly not see the lack of cohesion, strategical attacking play, intricate passing, penetration in our attacks? Even after playing together for more than half of the season, most of the players do not seem to know where to pass the ball to someone, who likes it to feet and who likes it in the space ahead. Most of the attacks is very basic and predictable, heavily reliant on individual brilliance and the opponents messing up. Any semblance of an attack breaks down when up against a team with intelligent movement and pressing and the hoofball game begins.
I agree. Look at Rvp. Arguably Arsenal back then more consistently played attacking yet he changed shirt playing to play zombie football. Why? Because when it gets tough, Arsenal as a team undid his effort. At United, he could grind out result in ugly way, but his teammates wouldn't let him down and his effort was truly rewarded.
So we score because individual talent and opponents playing badly? Convenient. That’s something that can be said for literally every team.
Stop the insults, would you like it if i said stick to cricket or hockey cause you haven't a scooby doo what attractive football looks like on every second post? Plus they add nothing to the conversation. It's a forum, we're not supposed to agree on everything.
100%. This game was exactly the kind Mkhitaryan would bottle for us, starved of space and getting kicked up and down the park. Sanchez has guts, he reminds me of Ronaldo in that way, no matter how much the opposition try to ‘reduce’ him it just doesn’t work.
The system must have suited him to an extent because at times he played very well. The problem was his inability to do it on a consistent basis.
Slick movement and passing against the 19th placed team who had not won their last 7 matches before coming here? Keeping slapping your own shoulder on this wonderful achievement.
FFS. If we’re full of delicate flowers who would let that affect them than that’s a far bigger problem than Sanchez. Ironically, I suspect that Mikhi may well be a very good example of one such delicate flower. Many people are already using this performance as further evidence that attacking, flair players cannot thrive under Mourinho - adding fuel to the fire that was already smouldering.
Again full of mistakes.
You're not picking the best passes and your teammate is letting you know it? Good. That's exactly how it should be.
Sanchez is definitely better than him, no competition. Mkhitaryan is a good player who'll be great in the right circumstances, Sanchez will be great regardless of circumstances or systems.
Spot on. It is the difference of the tactics of the managers and arsenal is very vulnerable for counter attack when the attack play breaks down.
I agree, sometimes it doesnt work out with players at a club, he never really got going here, good luck to him.
I disagree, we need to prioritise our biggest issue stopping us challenging for the title atm. Lack of goals against the top 6.
This. some folks are pathetic to want someone to fail just because at the time he didnt suit us, or in some cases were injured because of playing for us. I have wished player x or y would leave us at times, but never wished they flop elsewhere or get injured bad. They have gone just move on
You might want to watch a few more games there are lots of players who yell at teammates. Goalkeepers yell at defenders in anger quite often. The players are not so soft that a teammate yelling is going to damage them.
Until we sell someone else.
What happens if it’s a repeat of Swansea?Wow so much dislike and hate
Thought you guys actually liked mhiki. Oh well, think both clubs got good players for their team, regardless of the narrative of united getting the better player.
We are playing a team that completely destroyed united just few days ago next week so it's good opportunity to see how this mentally weak Armenian does then. If he excels, I expect this thread to blow up. I hope he does, I better stock up on the popcorn just in case.
You don't think sanchez is better then Mkhitaryan?Wow so much dislike and hate
Thought you guys actually liked mhiki. Oh well, think both clubs got good players for their team, regardless of the narrative of united getting the better player.
We are playing a team that completely destroyed united just few days ago next week so it's good opportunity to see how this mentally weak Armenian does then. If he excels, I expect this thread to blow up. I hope he does, I better stock up on the popcorn just in case.
It is never easy to play against Spur at their ground nowadays. It is very hard to deal with their high pressing and it is lucky to get away with a point. Spurs is a very very good team. Poch does an excellent job with the resource he has on hand. Top manager.
I think mhiki is a better fit for our team than Sanchez.
