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Or the answer is that those specific defenders you think are coached that way are just poor at blocking shots? TAA, Gomez and VVD who are fairly passive and Robertson, who is gung ho? Matip wasn't one to just 'cover the angle' too. In the grand...

Have you read or heard about this anywhere? Would be interesting to see. Otherwise, it's bit of a convenient excuse to basically justify why their central defenders are bad at making blocks or getting tight. You wouldn't say the same about...

Like I said with the two deflected goals, I'm not too fussed to place blame on him. That's different to whether I thought he could have done better, which is where I tried to explain why. As for the Nunez shot, we'll have to agree to disagree...

Apart from myself and @Raven, the next two most replied in this thread are @stevoc and @NZT-One, who I both believe aren't that fond of him or are more hesitant on his qualities. So, I don't mean this in any disrespectful way or 'gotcha!' moment...

Looks like he had a good old whinge about it all right :lol: but in the end, he stuck to it and did well. Can't complain about that.

Dalot with another assist:

It's this compilation below at the 1 minute mark. Looks like he also caught Mac Allister on the follow through too, great stuff. One thing I don't think has been mentioned much is his constant running to make himself available for the easy...

So taking off the shirt completely is yellow. What about a Ravanelli celebration? What if you just lift up your shirt and have a message under that?

I'm very aware there's been a lot of hyper critical comments on Onana's performances this season but it's fair to question some of his technique sometimes. I'd say it's 'harsh' to blame him for the 2 deflected shots but I'd expect/hoped he had...

If I don't see this lineup for the next game, I'm not watching:

Quiet game. Did some good, did some bad. Inconsistent movement and runs. Didn't get much service and lacked sharpness, which is understandable. Not much to see here. Hopefully will get more fit over the break.

Also loves smashing a first time long ball.

Not just corner kicks but also first time free kicks. There are SO many combinations of passes and off the ball runs to EASILY beat an offside trap but almost every team and players put the ball in first time. It's basically a free pass under...

Aerial juggernaut and held down our penalty box in the 1st half for the first 40 mins playing alongside a poor Lindelof up until that point. Surprised he came off and was worried but fair play to ETH for the subs.

As you say, it's playing by percentages and it's very effective. I play 5/7 aside a lot and I'm not particularly nimble or strong but I always show players on the outside to the point I will 'give' them a yard of space. Then as I know they can...