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Klaus wrote:
goon wrote:

He pretty much admitted that it was a mistake.

Since deciding upon the EL squad Mari, Luiz and Holding have picked up injuries so it wasn’t really all that inevitable that he’d be needed.

I get that no one could have foreseen our defensive injury crisis, but surely the mistake was to not plan on giving him a single minute to begin with? Holding and Luiz are regulars in the league and Mari would have been too if he'd been fit. The EL group stage is for players like Saliba to get a few games in their legs.

Yeah I agree. Arteta referenced his mental state too, so maybe there’s more to it than we know, but the whole thing is odd, because I’m convinced it has little to do with ability.

Just look at those two jokers in the tunnel. Kolasinac and Mustafi. Not only are they detrimental on the pitch, neither of them wants to be here.

Would love Arteta to just give Pepe a load of freedom in attack... see what he does....

Odd team, not expecting much

Cedric and Ainsley very narrow.

Niles in midfield, Xhaka at CB, is it?

That was going very wide, nervous start from Gunarsson.

Reiss is so good technically.

That kick from Elneny just now is what earned Van Persie his Barca card.

Anyone have a stream?

goon wrote:

Reiss is so good technically.

Wish he didn't spend as much time on the periphery of games as he does. 

Pepe cheating in the pressing, otherwise we would have gotten that ball.

I really like Willock. He makes things happen.

Pepe with one of the worst corner kicks of all time

Casual from Pepe. Doesn't look good.

Clrnc wrote:

Pepe with one of the worst corner kicks of all time

I have no idea what the plan was there. Hit the first man along the ground at the nearest post?

Klaus wrote:

I really like Willock. He makes things happen.

Only one willing to run in behind with purpose so far.

wtf Pepe?! He's playing terribly, wasteful

Kolasinac is a horror to watch by contrast. Always playing negatively. If there's a backpass available he'll take it, even if it's all the way back to the goalkeeper.