Jed wrote:
The difference in quality when he came on vs what Lacazette had been serving up was so clear to see. Sheffield’s defenders actually realized they had to defend all of a sudden.
Definitely, and I don't even think Laca had a bad game as such; he linked up decent, won us a dodgy penalty, toiled away by doing this and that, but there was just zero threat with him. No cutting edge going forward whatsoever. He could have played 100 more minutes against Sheffield and he wouldn't be any closer to scoring. When Eddie came on we suddenly played in straighter lines and moved the ball quicker, and it wasn't just because of him, it was Ceballos in midfield too. But you saw how Saka lit up when we suddenly had a direct threat up front, someone who'd run ahead of the ball.
