Chelsea at home | 16 March | 1430
90 mins of our lives we'll never get back.
Attacking wise we're so flat, cant wait for Saka to return.
Are we just a win or 2 now from St. Totts day.
Started so well in the first 20 or 30. Then we scored and it fell apart from there.
When's Saka back
That was hard to watch, but at least we won. 2 goals in the last 4 PL games. Jesus Christ, it's gonna be a long end to the season. I don't get why we do what we do, we got into it with Chelsea with the diving, and acting...it's embarrassing.
Arteta gets more defensive by the day, if we went for it today we would have smashed them, as bad as we are when attacking, they are a joke and they have a keeper that is not PL lvl.
Saka is the only player in that attack that can start for us next year if we want to win anything, the rest are not good enough for a role bigger the squad players.
Odegaard takes way too many touches and almost always turns and runs to the side of the pitch. Need someone more direct because we have no strikers or forwards. His game has been so bad the last 3 months , as a captain he needs to do much better.
banduan cos he's been balls all season.
HomeSteak Saka is the only player in that attack that can start for us next year if we want to win anything, the rest are not good enough for a role bigger the squad players.
To be fair, I don't think it's very likely we'll be watching Mikel Merino start at centre forward for us next season.
Martinelli, I agree, not good enough to start games on the regular now, Trossard I think I've made my feelings clear on and as for the skipper, he's clearly not at it right now but I do think he'll be better once his mate's back on the right wing. I can't see replacing him even being a consideration this summer. Another year like this one and we'll see.
Some really despicable players on that Chelsea team.
Good to get the win. Feel more comfy about top four now
RocktheCasbah thought Martinelli was one of our better players today. Certainly Miles better than Ode and Trossard.
Good win. A bit more entertaining than the shit we've been serving up recently and got a little spicy too. Glad we stood up to their thuggishness.
We actually had quite a lot of openings in this game and really should have done better with so many of them. Overhitting simple through balls isn't gonna get us anywhere in the Champs League.
Qwiss yeah, that's fair. I just find, as I have for the last three years, the one dimensional nature of his game - and his decision making - quite aggravating. But you would be completely correct to say he was our most dangerous player today.
RocktheCasbah -- he was our best attacker, but also further demonstrated his limitations. One nice cross to Merino, and a good job driving the byline for a blocked cross. But he continues to attack heads down and his shooting output is shocking now.
I was a huge fan when he broke through but I think its best for both sides that he moves on soon. Next season would be best if we move him to a bit part (attacking sub), and the season after let him go rip Spain apart.
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RocktheCasbah I think we need another winger to raise the level overall but I still like Martinelli and think he's an important player for us. I find calls to move him on a bit short sighted and emotional tbh