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goon

Kel Varnsen wrote:
Ricky1985 wrote:
It is odd. We're not nearly high enough up the pitch or aggressive enough in the press for my liking.

It's not odd at all. It's exactly how Arteta wants us to play.

If you’re going to do that at the very least you’d like to see urgency and lighting quick counter attacking when we do win the ball, we look like we’re just happy to keep the ball and allow Palace to get back.

I have absolutely no clue what the plan is other than to contain, and we’re doing a pretty average job of that too.

Qwiss

Ricky1985 wrote:
Kel Varnsen wrote:
It's not odd at all. It's exactly how Arteta wants us to play.

Well, this is what we're in the process of finding out. If this is by design, then I don't know why he wouldn't just go for Lokonga and stick Smith Rowe wide left.

We didn't start so deep. We've stopped pressing and the midfield dropped too deep though.

Mirth

We've scored 25 goals in 21 games at the Emirates - it's actually really hard to be that that impotent in the attack with the players we have.

GooneriC

We need to dump our manager.

Kel Varnsen

Ramsdale is pretty good. Why did everyone say he was garbage this summer?

Qwiss

Good save. Gallagher a quality player.

QuincyAbeyie

Great from Ramsdale. Th problem remains that we don’t look good in attack no matter who we put on the field.

Mirth

Ramsdale excellent there. One true bright spark.

Kel Varnsen

Mirth wrote:
We've scored 25 goals in 21 games at the Emirates - it's actually really hard to be that that impotent in the attack with the players we have.

I hate how "thinly" the team is spread out all over the pitch. We're not able to create any real pressure on or off the ball.

Gazza M

superb save by ramsdale.

peak arteta football there. no philosophy or strategy on how to generate and sustain momentum. been that way since he walked in the door.

est

Ricky1985 wrote:
Kel Varnsen wrote:
It's not odd at all. It's exactly how Arteta wants us to play.

Well, this is what we're in the process of finding out. If this is by design, then I don't know why he wouldn't just go for Lokonga and stick Smith Rowe wide left.

More creative/attacking players to make up for poor coaching?

Excellent save by Ramsdale.

Klaus

Mirth wrote:
We've scored 25 goals in 21 games at the Emirates - it's actually really hard to be that that impotent in the attack with the players we have.

I saw that stat the other day too. It's pretty damning. I wonder how many of those games that we failed to score in at all. It feels like we've had more than our fair share of 0-1 and 0-2 losses at home over the last year.

banduan

a lot of tired feet out there well before the half time whistle.

Except for Auba and Odegaard. No idea what they're on.

ESR has been magic at times. Saka really out of sorts. Need to get him back on the right somehow even with Pepe on.

Bring Back Kerrea Gilbert

Just let them spend ten minutes doing rondos every day in training for fuck's sake. Enough of this loose, shit football played by guys who look like they've never met each other, every single game.

KingslandBarge

Kel Varnsen wrote:
I hate how "thinly" the team is spread out all over the pitch. We're not able to create any real pressure on or off the ball.

I'd venture to think Hodgson's 4-4-2, including with Zaha would have really hounded our ball carriers and boxed them out when attacking. Our connective tissue isn't secure.

Klaus

Qwiss! wrote:
Good save. Gallagher a quality player.

He's excellent, isn't he. Just needs more confidence to go for it immediately. He would have had at least one goal today if he did.

Gunundrum

Are we worse than we were under Emery?

TambourineMan

Disgusting stuff but this is par for the course under this manager. Anyone expecting us to play attractive attacking football under Arteta is deluded. We have not seen it on a consistent basis at all so to think it'll start out of nowhere all of a sudden is asinine.

Coombs

Qwiss! wrote:
Ricky1985 wrote:
Well, this is what we're in the process of finding out. If this is by design, then I don't know why he wouldn't just go for Lokonga and stick Smith Rowe wide left.

We didn't start so deep. We've stopped pressing and the midfield dropped too deep though.

He obviously doesn't ever want us to drop this deep. It's not even remotely by design. Why would he be constantly waving for them to push up if he told them to drop deep? They can't sustain the press and they were way too eager to play straight and long. Need to play a game with closer distances and more confidence when they get physical. Hopefully we come out of the break a little more measured.

TambourineMan

Gunundrum wrote:
Are we worse than we were under Emery?

Without doubt.

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