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Arsenal Vs. Man City (League Cup Final) 430pm BST 22 March

banduan

Cali close

CPM

Don Pacifico We can't have our backup keeper and center backs having the most touches on the ball. If City are going to send a line of four to stop us passing out from the back, get the ball up the field, and have your mot technical/dynamic players on the ball more. Our midfield and attacking players don't have enough touches today.

Qwiss

CPM all the big teams now have their defenders with the most touches.

Don Pacifico

swider playing out from the back is our natural game. Luring the opposition is our natural game.

The only alternative (which we've tried and failed at today) was hitting long balls. It doesn't suit the players we have available.

Honestly, I get why people are frustrated with the way we've played today but the issue is the execution rather than the intent.

swider

Don Pacifico
I am not talking about playing from the back. I am talking about taking the piss while doing it. Kepa had ball at his feet for 30+ seconds a few times until we conceded a goal. This fucking around didn't work against fucking Wolves, it didn't work in previous seasons when our build up was extremely slow and why would anyone think it would work today is just beyond me. This team cannot fo it because our midfield is poor at passing. We had numerous examples of it.
And there is also additional argument, whenever we play to do not lose, we do. Every single time.

Coombs

Don Pacifico just ain't true

Qwiss

Burnwinter Dowman and Martinelli

FEBravo

So close

SimplyTheBest

Burnwinter lightning may very well strike twice.

Gunner89

Kel Varnsen his pie charts are top notch

banduan

Deckers has been really poor

Kel Varnsen

City are winning every second ball. Our players look frozen and passive. Complete bottle job.

SimplyTheBest

Kel Varnsen no matter what they say, the actions of our team and manager aren't those of a group that believes they can win.

Shit show.

CPM

Qwiss We don't usually face a bank of four pressing us like that. The passing lanes were not there. Adapt.

Don Pacifico

Panda do we have the players to do that though? Havertz is an option but he looked really poor.

Panda

Don Pacifico Yeah it should have been Havertz theoretically. Ah wells wasn't to be. Have to move on and put it right rest of the season.

Klaus

Kel Varnsen His final action always seems to be the wrong decision regardless of how much good he does before that. Gervinho-esque.

GooneriC

Get Calafiori up top , bring on MLS and Martinelli. Sub Saka and Zubi and go for it

Burnwinter

Off the post. Technically brilliant attempt

FEBravo

Does Arteta know there’s no second leg?

Kel Varnsen

Burnwinter

Bring him on for Madueke.

invisibleman18

Qwiss if that's the case then why did Saka, Rice, Zubi, Gabriel etc start and not just play Norgaard and other reserves?
For whatever reason it was promised to the backup keeper and ultimately it was the difference. If only there was some way it could have been foreseen. Can only hope Raya doesn't get injured now. We've seen what happens when incapable players have to come into the side for a title run in.

Qwiss

invisibleman18 because Arteta won't commit to one thing or the other.

Qwiss

invisibleman18 because Arteta won't commit to one thing or the other.

Coombs

I'm feeling embarrassed

Burnwinter

Coombs Yeah it's been a shameful half that makes me want to curl up into a ball to be honest. Ugly, ugly stuff. After that first fuckup from Kepa my heart sank.

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