This.He looks offside (shoulder) when Trossard passes the ball. Did they forget to check that situation?
This.He looks offside (shoulder) when Trossard passes the ball. Did they forget to check that situation?
We don't have a massive squad, but he doesn't rotate that much either. The lack of game time for the likes of Pellistri shows that.We simply don’t have the squad to rotate 2-3 games a week until May, ETH is fecked by the Glazers
Actually you're right, we've come a far way. Thanks for putting all of it in perspective. I honestly feel a little less shit now.For a neutral that was without doubt the best game of the season so far. Quality all over the pitch and the game played at 100mph, just brilliant.
If I’m honest Arsenal deserved it just, the pressure they put you under in the last 20 mins was immense.
I saw McT, AWB and Antony all taking a beating in the match day thread. I thought they all did OK.
That was a proper Arse Man Utd game and given where you were this time last year, I think you should be really pleased with the progress you’ve made. You look a completely different team and gave Arsenal a real run for their money.
Great game.
If Sancho has lost some timber I think ETH will bring him in on the right side to give Antony what he deserves.Antony really needs to get some bench time.
In one way it's good that expectations have moved back to thinking we can be beating top of the league away.Can’t believe this forum. We are talking about the number one PL team, with the best form and with one injury. Nothing coward over this, we played them to the max. Garnacho would have been so freaking stupid to bring on earlier, when everyone knows we are gonna defend the last 20 min. They are top class and we are as well. Good times are coming to us!
Nine wins and five league wins on the trot over a particularly busy Christmas period is title-winning form. Bar an absolute miracle it's over now, but if we hadn't conceded two last-minute goals in our last two games we would have still be very much in it.Dunno why folks thought we had a chance of challenging for the title. Still a work in progress. This season we need to get top four and hopefully a trophy of some sort if we can. Just something solid to build on.
Hugely worrying. Eriksen one of the main culprits. Nonsensically dropping so deep and shaw was fecking woeful for how he defended against Saka.Deserved a loss, completely dominated in midfield. Casemiro was a loss but we lacked any semblance of being able to hold possession in the 2nd half and Casemiro would not have helped a lot in that.
A huge advantage for them but begs the question even more about the lack of game management and subs.We played a game in midweek and looked knackered. Not making excuses but it’s definitely an advantage for them. Also missing our link in midfield. (Casemiro)
This season, our squad plus the World Cup! Absolutely bud. Eriksen can barely finish 60 mins in a 1 match a week scenario, and now we have minimal cover with Case out. We gave it a go!I agree Bruno doesn’t work out wide, and I’m concerned about Eriksen because it feels like he’s being overplayed. We need more cover in midfield.
Na we have a lot of winnable games now. We could give Chelsea and Liverpool 10 extra points now and I’d still be confident of getting top 4. I just can’t see anybody in any sort of form to put us under pressureGutted, but it was clear as day that they were gonna score during those last 20 minutes. Midweek games and no Casemiro were big factors.
I really fear this will fall apart towards the end of the season. A few key injuries and the sheer amount of games are bound to hurt us at some point. Still good progress overall, but need more depth in midfield.
Yep agreed.I dislike the defend so deep tactics.
That being said if we had Casemiro on we probably could have dealt with them.
Their cutbacks to Odegaard were so telegraphed but McTominay missed covering Odegaard so many times.
Our squad isn't deep enough yet to play players outside our best 11 and expect to win.
Priority remains new owners and then the striker, CM and squad players we need to challenge the top 2.
Top 4 is the must for the season to attract the players we need for next season. And atleast Casemiro is back for the next game. No need to be over emotional about this one. We learnt nothing we don't know already.
De Gea can be shaky with his feet, Our midfield loses the ball too quickly when Casemiro doesn't play. Bruno, Rashford, Antony and McTominay all lose the ball willy nilly and is going to catch up with us at times.
We are where we are. A top 4 fight.
Agree. I thought Antony did well.Our ability to hold the ball forward fell apart when Antony came off. Their fullback just came forward at will because we lost any sort of pace with that sub
Yes, sir!We lost. Forget it and move on.
Yep. We ran out of steam and they were very fresh.So we basically lost it in the last 30 minutes after playing an extra game in midweek…. Annoying
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