Timber has lost his head
HomeSteak he has been a bit ragged today. hasn't looked as confident on the ball. chalk it up to first start nerves
Lukazan definitely think he'll be regarded as the best midfielder by the end of the season.
Martiinelli's hunger is something else
Martinelli playing like an man possessed. Basically running the the whole left hand side both in attack and tracking back
How many times has Martinelli recovered the ball?
Havertz looks a bit uncertain, a lot of underhit and misplaced passes
Pepe LeFrits Timber too.
Hope timber is ok
Sloppy end to half for Timber and now injured
Ricky1985 absolutely Tricky. He just fully gets it. Amazing manager.
Joy to watch this
IBL his pressing has been pretty handy though. Mixed bag for him from my perspective but will be interesting to see his contribution in 3 months time.
Don Pacifico
I would like to see him alleviate the creative burden from Ode.
Don Pacifico Haverz's best quality so far has been his movement as it helps changes the shape of the whole team. On the ball he hasn't been up to much.
daredevil fair, not sure Forest with 5 at the back will be the one though.
Great half. Our stars are shining. New boys a bit quiet.
Interesting to see how Arteta changes things in the second half. Loads of options on the bench and a few looked tired early last week so will probably need fresh legs.
Qwiss not sure how much longer Partey will survive. Would sub on Kiwior and re-jig the backline.
Qwiss
Saka and Martinelli have really brought it today. They're beyond the point of busting a gut in pre-season. It's all about today, and here they are.
Martinelli, in particular, has been a force of nature!
We're switching build-up patterns and starting positions mid-half dependent on the how much control we're exerting. This is unreal.
Ricky1985 best thing about Trossard is how he keeps pushing Martinelli. And Martinelli, to his credit, has embraced the challenge.
Ricky1985 Martenilli since Xmas just keeps getting better and better. Hes got the skill but his workrate is incredible. This is what separates the good from the great. He's 22 and playing like a 28 year old who's seen it all.
Mirth yeah, that's a good point. He's our wildcard up front in more ways than one.
Mirth
Havertz's movement will count for a lot more when we aren't playing a 5-man defence that's sat so deep. There's no room in the box and there's no room in behind. And we're also not needing tonuse his height for direct, longer passes because we're playing through them in midfield with ease.
We're missing a trick by not using him as an 8. He would feast in the middle.
