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Arteta big brained the summer window when what we needed was much more simpler. Rice has been amazing and we got unlucky with the Timber injury but spending the money we did on Havertz to replace Xhaka was just mind boggling to me, the thing is Havertz will probably do quite well for us I think this season but it won’t be in midfield.
Xhaka was hardly playing “in midfield” towards the end of the last season because the role evolved. We also can’t keep Xhaka as a deep lying playmaker if zinchenko or another talented inverted LB option is in the team. We gotta let go of Xhaka because we were not using him as effectively as we want to remember because of g/a
if we signed someone like Szoboszlai who can actually carry the ball we’d be cooking
That Havertz decision has cost us big time. We had to make the step forward but we stagnated instead and let Tottenham/Chelsea catch up to us
I hope we never play Rice as an 8 again. You have a seriously elite #6 and you want to shoehorn him as an #8… why? There’s Havertz, ESR & Vieira in the squad who can all play there. ~20 mins of rice as a 6, suddenly the entire team plays well & we score 2, its not a coincidence. Chelsea are a good side but the decison to give them similar levels of respect to City, when you know it absolutely kills our offense was crazy.
Goalkeepers should try to give themselves a head start when trying to claim a potential cross if a player is very wide. Should Raya stand on the goal line on the chance the cross finds the back post? If Mudryk crosses the ball into the six-yard box and Raya is rooted to the line then people would also take exception with his positioning. There is risk in football, you cant escape it. You cant cover your back post completely whilst at the same time put yourself in a an agressive position to claim a cross. I would still prefer Raya to take up a more advanced position trying to claim the cross even it leaves the back post unguarded.
People who disagree with the above, are people who must know how one person can stand in two places at once. Anyone who thinks the Mudryk goal was a Raya error - muppet
Super duper hot take: ajax can use…… Brendan Rodger’s 😂😂😂😂
Jesus 1 goal no assets…
Pretty crazy that yesterday was the first time the Marti - Jesus - Saka front three started this season. Almost wrote played, but they did feature against United after subs.
Anyway, it’s not because Jesus was bad yesterday, but been thinking that putting Havertz up top is worth a punt. More and more we have to resort to hoofing up the ball this season, so why not use the better target man.
Also, but since the LCM is still a hot topic, I haven’t seen the preseason games where Trossard played it. Would it be worth a try again, or is it a dead end?
Gonna be 2024 in like 3 months and Moyes is still starting Soucek
Emery & Moyes trying to get as much out of Zaniolo & Paqueta while they still can 💀
The linkup and passing was way better for the second goal. Also started from Rayas passing.
I find the goalkeeper conversations hard to believe. Raya is obviously better. Might be a minor upgrade, but it’s an upgrade nonetheless. (And I say this as someone who still likes Ramsdale, and thinks he’s a good keeper.)
bruhh even john terry agrees it wasn’t a penalty. just crazy. worse season of PGMOL yet, many more to come!!
is it just me? I feel like this subreddit is pretty quiet compared to the past
Some of these comments I’m reading about Arteta and the players is going to give Arteta outers here confidence to activate. One loss and we could have a full blown uprising on our hands.
After the huge debacle and sorries about Onana’s non penalty, I am astounded they didn’t give that penalty on Sanchez. I can understand the onfield ref missing that but VAR simply needs to step in.
Gillett is a right prick. He somehow pulled THAT ‘foul’ by Chambers out of his ass but he can’t even make a simple call which was already scrutinised earlier in the season.
Have to call a spade a spade.
Raya at is currently a liability. Big mistakes vs Lens, City and Chelsea but won’t be dropped for Ramsdale no matter how many times he messes up.