Sylar
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issajokeIt's really not.
issajokeIt's really not.
Did we regularly concede that many shots per game in those days?31 shots against!
Sounds like the days of the Cleverley - Anderson partnership where we were a ball playing attacking whizz of an outfit, but got sliced through like boiling hot butter with a knife moving at 1,000mph
Seemed like it! Probably not quite up to 31 though! That is amazing. Bottom of the league Watford and all!Did we regularly concede that many shots per game in those days?
We’ll probably add two to the total.Hope we increase that number when we play them.
Honestly, the only consistent attacking pattern we've played under Emery is getting the ball to the full back who crosses it in.This is something I've often wondered: what is the Emery way?
I know he obviously likes playing from the back, playing with aggression/high press etc, but these are more just modern trends than anything else. You're good on the counter but surely that's partly because of the pace you have in the team rather than a stylistic choice?
I view him as a more pragmatic/adaptable manager, rather than one with a genuine philosophy he builds a team around. You do seem to change formation pretty regularly and make a decent amount of changes to the side quite often as well, whereas a lot of the top teams pick a system and lineup and then work at it constantly.
I'm not sure this is actually true.
Honestly, the only consistent attacking pattern we've played under Emery is getting the ball to the full back who crosses it in.
I joked earlier that he's a defensive manager who can't defend but it's not far off the truth. Last season we were regularly outshot playing away at worse teams and even when we did score it was more down to our attacking players' individual quality than any practiced attacking moves. The first goal we scored today was a perfect example of that.
With the attacking players we have we should be far better going forward than we are now and I wouldn't mind our shocking defence as much if we were playing great football. As it is we're worse going forward than we should be, our midfield can't control a game even though we our midfield players are better in possession than most in the league, and we look incredibly open when defending.
I don't think he's an alternative the club will look at.He is 27 for feck sake
It's rubbing across the surface of things prior to using filler and then papering over the cracks.… what is the Emery way? ....
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I didn't watch arsenal much this season but last season at least in first half of the season I thought Arsenal had set way of playing. They made many mistakes playing the ball from defence but they still continued to play, after few games they were more comfortable doing it. Also they overloaded wings and gained numerical advantage with many overlapping runs, most of the chances created with same pattern.Honestly, the only consistent attacking pattern we've played under Emery is getting the ball to the full back who crosses it in.
I joked earlier that he's a defensive manager who can't defend but it's not far off the truth. Last season we were regularly outshot playing away at worse teams and even when we did score it was more down to our attacking players' individual quality than any practiced attacking moves. The first goal we scored today was a perfect example of that.
With the attacking players we have we should be far better going forward than we are now and I wouldn't mind our shocking defence as much if we were playing great football. As it is we're worse going forward than we should be, our midfield can't control a game even though we our midfield players are better in possession than most in the league, and we look incredibly open when defending.
Both have cool namesThat Marvellous fella has something of the Fred about him - for one fifth of the cost.
This a thousand timesNoble has that punchable face
Martin Tyler is gonna blow his load if he sores.That Marvellous fella has something of the Fred about him - for one fifth of the cost.
VAR should look at this sort of stuffDefinite dive by Noble - should’ve earned him his second yellow.
It’s someone else commentating on sky?Martin Tyler is gonna blow his load if he sores.