Yea, I was thinking about it yesterday. The opposition is so scared and always double-team Saka, but we never seem to profit from it. All it does is just make him give up possession and our attack goes somewhere else. Exactly what the defence wants.

    goon true.
    But I also recall exactly a year ago, Saka didn’t have an assist or goal to his name. And there were calls to drop him. He only went on to make PFA team and young player of the year. So again, plead patience.

      est

      We do profit from it - Martinelli gets his FB one-v-one over and over again because the opposition lopside their defence to stop Saka.

        Yeah. When we're able to work it well it even creates space for Ode and White just inside or on the overlap.

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          goon This is more what I mean. We don't take advantage of this often enough. Switching the play to the other flank should be the last option.

          To be fair, Odegaard works well and provides options for Saka, but we've been seriously lacking wide-support with Partey at RB. Hopefully this gets better with White there now.

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              Yeah, Partey doesn’t mesh well with Ode and Saka but to be fair it took White a while to build that synergy too.

                Nominated for Ballon Dor. Still got a few names to be announced, think Odegaard and Saliba/Martinelli will be on it.

                  Clrnc Nominated for Ballon Dor. Still got a few names to be announced, think Odegaard and Saliba/Martinelli will be on it.

                  Odegaard is on the list as well.

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                    Sounds like tendinitis. Tough one.

                      banduan ya why tf is he being forced to play thru it?

                      He's a professional at the top level and the best players in the world have to play 90 minutes every game, 2 or 3 times a week.

                          i'm still pissed koscielny missed out on a world cup winners medal because we were trying to nurse him through the end of the season. these players should think about themselves and that alone. these clubs don't give a fuck about you, always remember that.

                            Meatwad these players should think about themselves and that alone. these clubs don't give a fuck about you, always remember that.

                              maybe he left that way because we fucked him out of winning the world cup.