Completely agree! Remember when fergie used to send Scholes on to keep the ball.We desperately need a Xavi, Veratti, Thiago, Scholes type I think more than any other position if we had someone who can control the game we'd be lethal
So so happyYou are pretty happy for an arsenal fan.
So true. We give mid table teams far too much in midfield. Who is out there though?We desperately need a Xavi, Veratti, Thiago, Scholes type I think more than any other position if we had someone who can control the game we'd be lethal
This. Literally everyone looks a bit nervy when defending a one goal leadNa, we have a great record now. We see out games as good as anybody. The qualitiy of the league is such that youll always come under pressure when a top side throws everyone forward.
This is really huge. I'd much rather Henderson for that reason. He's willing to do it.If we had a goalkeeper willing to come off his line, we wouldn't have to be so damn deep
Happy new yearSo so happy
TBF over the last 3 seasons the title has been won by teams playing champagne football and blowing everyone away.I think the commentators said it best, people think that teams that win titles just go in these champagne football every games and blow teams out but grinding performances like these happen a lot, especially during packed schedules like right now.
Aston Villa is a good team and tough to beat this season. We showed the mentality needed to grind a very tough game which is good.
Your last point is bang on. Villa chasing a goal are going to be difficult but when Pogba has the ball in the final third with literally 15 seconds left, and 15 seconds later Bailly is making a last ditch block to stop an equaliser, there is the problem. Very rare you see us take the ball to the corner.It's pretty obvious that we will look dodgy with a 1 goal margin. No other club in the PL can shut up shot effectively. Even Tottenham who have a brilliant defensive record since the West Ham game have conceded quite a few late goals.
It is unrealistic to expect that we can easily close out a game against Villa who are an excellent team and have been playing really well. Also, I do feel given the churn in the first eleven and the fatigue, we did pretty well in the end to hold on to the lead. Yes they had some glorious chances but so did we.
The only gripe I have is that on our last attack we should have simply moved the ball to the corner flag and tried to kill time instead of trying to find the killer ball and giving it away for another attack which then almost produced a goal if not for Bailly flinging himself to block the shot.
Totally agree with that bolded paragraph. Pogba should have taken the ball towards the corner flag and just keep hold of it there. I’m glad Ole picked up on it in his post match interview that it’s an area of our game that we need to work on.It's pretty obvious that we will look dodgy with a 1 goal margin. No other club in the PL can shut up shot effectively. Even Tottenham who have a brilliant defensive record since the West Ham game have conceded quite a few late goals.
It is unrealistic to expect that we can easily close out a game against Villa who are an excellent team and have been playing really well. Also, I do feel given the churn in the first eleven and the fatigue, we did pretty well in the end to hold on to the lead. Yes they had some glorious chances but so did we.
The only gripe I have is that on our last attack we should have simply moved the ball to the corner flag and tried to kill time instead of trying to find the killer ball and giving it away for another attack which then almost produced a goal if not for Bailly flinging himself to block the shot.
Last season Liverpool racked up a ton of 'playing shite' victories when everyone else was losing or drawing their games, hence why they ended up so far ahead. They weren't as good as the season before in all honesty but they had no challengers.TBF over the last 3 seasons the title has been won by teams playing champagne football and blowing everyone away.
How come some many people think the problem lies with DM? Do Chelsea have quality DM? And Spurs? It is a team thing.Quality DM...
I read it in Pep's voice straight away.So so happy
I'm gonna do something I rarely do and just goBig problem. We basically panic and need luck every time. The squad lacks composure and IQ and the coaching staff don't know what to do too.
What's funny?I'm gonna do something I rarely do and just go
They didn't do that all 38 games and that's the point. Some games have to be grinded.TBF over the last 3 seasons the title has been won by teams playing champagne football and blowing everyone away.
I think a big part is the opposition having belief they can grab a late goal and “smell” our panic on late corners etc. Especially at home, we had a confidence to close games out that never gave opponents any hope.Big problem. We basically panic and need luck every time. The squad lacks composure and IQ and the coaching staff don't know what to do too.
It was utterly baffling. I think there were 94:40 on the clock and Wolves had a few players blocking his path. It wasn't like there was an open path to try and score.Pogba's decision making with I think 10 seconds to go to play a low percentage pass into the box rather than head to the corner was criminal.
In fairness not many players are very good at holding it in the corner.Yeah, Rashford, James & Pogba weren't smart enough in that last minutes, they had so much space and the chance to go wide towards the corner area. I used to remember how Rooney & Giggs used to do things going wide to waste time. Either way, not big deal now, we won.
There were times we were very entertaining at keeping the ball in the corner. I remember Ronaldo used to take it down there and do about 200 stopovers until the player got so frustrated they just took him out. One time James Morrison of Boro got an instant red card and Fabregas did it another time I think.Yeah, Rashford, James & Pogba weren't smart enough in that last minutes, they had so much space and the chance to go wide towards the corner area. I used to remember how Rooney & Giggs used to do things going wide to waste time. Either way, not big deal now, we won.
If Pogba had tried to take it to the corner flag and been tackled then Villa went up the other end on the attack it would have been annoying but just one of those things. It's the fact he didn't even try to do that, absolute madness to be crossing the ball when there's 20 seconds left. He had a very good game all in all but he almost blew it all right at the death. Very odd.In fairness not many players are very good at holding it in the corner.
Refs seem to allow jostling that would be a foul elsewhere to take place, and most players only manage to hold it in the corner for 3 seconds.
Already has. Leicester gameWe can’t keep ending games like this. There’s going to be a horrible late equaliser at some point that kills us.