• NiallMitch10@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      He was the one player that looked to be creating something when we were losing. Was a bit surprised we subbed him off (thought Saka for Trossard would have been the better sub) but it worked out anyways

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      Me too, I think people were understandably frustrated at the team’s performance and came away with the feeling that nobody played well. Martinelli and Rice came to play, I think both of Saliba & Gabriel were good enough too, and Saka had his moment of brilliance to salvage an otherwise forgettable performance. The rest of the team was invisible at best and exposed at worst.

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      1 year ago

      He tried and worked hard but Gusto had him locked down and he didn’t get a shot on target, a 6 is fair.

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      1 year ago

      Great game is a bit of a hyperbole, he was decent, and a 6/10 on a 0-10 scale is above average.

    • Axelaxe@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      Saka got an assist and martinelli still got higher rating so I would say people kinda agree with you

    • GarfieldDaCat@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      All he could muster was knocking it off Gusto for a corner really. Great is overstating it.

      He played alright

    • depressingmirror2@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      Odegaard is the hot name to hate now. You’re a fake fan of you don’t want him hung drawn and quartered nowadays.

      • patelbadboy2006@alien.topB
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        Zinny should never have started.

        I said it pre match the game isn’t suited to him, because Chelsea will have a strong packed midfield and leave no space.

        He will get pressured and do nothing.

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          1 year ago

          Zinchenko had multiple good games against strong packed midfields last season lol

          he is one of if not our most press resistant player who is upvoting this muck lol

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            1 year ago

            Depends on the midfield, someone like city it isn’t bad because they aren’t as physical or in your face.

            But against Liverpool I wouldn’t trust him, same with Chelsea away.

            If Newcastle play with tonali Bruno and long staff, it’s another away game I wouldn’t trust him in.

            • AfricanRain@alien.topB
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              He was the best player on the pitch at home to Newcastle last year where all they did was come there to kick us with a strong packed midfield and leave no space

              And we would’ve never been 2-0 up at Anfield without his calming presence on the ball in the early stages of the match

              • patelbadboy2006@alien.topB
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                I agree, but home and away are different stories and how the match is officiated.

                We get no calls away from home and little fouls teams get away with.

                Liverpool away we could see the tie turning long before it did, and that’s when Arteta needs to make the change.

                Obviously the coaching staff know more then us, I wouldn’t have started him or Vieria against Everton but we controlled and won that comfortably.

                I’m sure they was a game plan that just didn’t work due to various reasons.

          • EvasiveUsernam3@alien.topB
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            1 year ago

            I wonder what games these people watch honestly. Can they point us to many good performances we’ve had in the last 14 months without Zinny at LB? Our level drops significantly when he’s out…

            • AfricanRain@alien.topB
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              I noticed it even last season but people genuinely don’t understand what his role in the team is and how difficult it is to perform as well as he has done

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                I agree Zinchenko’s an important player, but he’s seemed a bit out of form in the past few games this year. Misplacing passes and losing the ball at a higher rate. I dont think he is spectacular at defending on the wing, especially with how he positions. So if he is not contributing to maintaining possession in the midfield then I dont see him doing much to help the team. He probably needs to play through this rough patch, but I think Zinny’s form has been one of the differences between this year and last.

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                I think many people don’t even notice any tactics used during games. Multiple people I know IRL have no idea what I’m talking about when I mention Zinchenko being an inverted LB who basically plays CM when we have possession.

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      and Jorge can’t be starting games

      Literally hilarious how dumb this comment is. Coming off of a very good performance vs the best club in the world literally 2 weeks ago.

      Chelsea packed the midfield with 6 which was always going to make it difficult to play through the middle, especially when they score off a pen 10 mins into the game and can sit back.

      We did not move the ball quickly enough to the wings, and when we did, our wingers did not dominate the 1v1 battles.

      Saka was kicked for 70 minutes and couldn’t do much and on the other side Martinelli was 1v1 against Gusto about 10 times but could only manage kicking it off him for a corner.

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    Ben white a 5.65 is wild, he was terrible, rating should be closer to mø and Jorginho. Horrible passing, and for someone who isn’t in the England squad man look like he played 240 minutes during the break.

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    This is a joke.

    Declan was losing duels he usually wins. Gets a 7? Gabi made huge positioning mistakes - 6? Zinchenko does a couple of bad passes - 4? And Tomiyasu gets a 7 for essentially being on the pitch. I don’t get it. Are you guys high or something? Jesus, while not achieving much was doing his job but with no midfield support, he can’t do much - less than 5. What’s this?

    Chelsea performance 6.44? They played their best game in a very long time. Had tactical and performance superiority for 70+ minutes. A bit above average.

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    Far too high a rating for the ref, he was awful especially after Trossard’s goal.

    Killed our momentum entirely with his stupid calls.

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    3.74 for raya is criminally overrated. Man dropped a big steaming Tottenham on the pitch