It's ridiculous how we can be so bad away yet very decent at home. Seriously there's no excuse to be that different just because you're playing on a slightly different pitch...
I do think we shoot ourselves in the foot before the game even kicks off a lot of the time in away games. Some of the line ups have just been truly awful.
While progressing to the final of the Europa would be a great day out we should be first securing CL which is in the long run more important due to the supposed lack of funds available for the manager.
The best way to reach the CL is/was finishing off our relatively easy run in the league while our opponents continue to gift us opportunities.
Got a bad feeling Utd will nick 4th.
It's ridiculous how we can be so bad away yet very decent at home. Seriously there's no excuse to be that different just because you're playing on a slightly different pitch...
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It's not just very decent, it's one of the best in Europe! Our home record this season is better than Barca, Bayern and Atletico for example. It's crazy how much of a difference there is between home and away performance (last season and this). I honestly don't understand it.
Todays game and Thursday will define our season.
Emery has to sort out his team selection and tactics on how to win these away games
That what hold us back away from home is individual errors from our players. Refs tend to give the home team a bit more in some situation.
If we play concentrated like we did against Spurs away we will win this game. Simple.
Everton was the acid test for me, and we went down like mangy dogs. I have no faith in our away form in the league. (Everton then went into lose to facking Fulham).
Rest players today, put all eggs in the europa basket. This obviously won't happen though.
You got the Europa League winning specialist in charge.
comment by Tu Meke Mesut (U3732)
posted 12 minutes ago
Everton was the acid test for me, and we went down like mangy dogs. I have no faith in our away form in the league. (Everton then went into lose to facking Fulham).
Rest players today, put all eggs in the europa basket. This obviously won't happen though.
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Kind of how I feel too. The performance against Everton was very damaging
We are virtually unbeatable at home in the league. It's hard to fathom why we are so bad away from home.
As for tonight, we have to go full pelt. If we lose then just give up on the league and focus on Europa
If we lose to both Watford and Napoli then Emery will have to answer a lot of questions
That's the thing. If we were just poor in general with our away form being worse but not significantly worse than home then it would in a weird way be more forgivable.
As in it would be clear either the manager or players or both just weren't on a level high enough to consistently win games.
But this is something else, it's truly pathetic the club can't perform when outside their own stadium when the players clearly are capable.
comment by TheSkins (U3865)
posted 1 hour, 9 minutes ago
It's ridiculous how we can be so bad away yet very decent at home. Seriously there's no excuse to be that different just because you're playing on a slightly different pitch...
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It's not just very decent, it's one of the best in Europe! Our home record this season is better than Barca, Bayern and Atletico for example. It's crazy how much of a difference there is between home and away performance (last season and this). I honestly don't understand it.
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It's that blue kit. Absolutely revolting
We basically have to battle for every ball away from home, we're too fragile when the oppo fans /team get on our teams back.
i'm very fearful about Thurs at the Napoli cauldron, they will all crack very easy under that type of pressure.
We may regret not scoring a few more past Napoli
At home Arsenal scored 39 goals from 83 shots on target attempting 224 shots. They conceded 12 goals from 63 shots on target allowing 190 shots so Arsenal score a goal every 2.13 shots on target at home and concede every 5.25 shots on target at home.
Arsenal away scored 26 goals from 60 shots on target attempting 157 shots scoring a goal every 2.31 shots on target. Arsenal conceded 28 goals from 85 shots on target allowing 217 shots. Arsenal concede from every 3.04 shots on target so Arsenal are very efficient home and away but only difference is the keeper isn't a lot of shots before conceding like at home.
Honestly amazing how Arsenal kept it up all season as well.
I think the difference in home and away performance is a combination of things. Teams at home generally set up differently to when they play away as the onus is usually on the home side to attack. This therefore has a knock on effect to how we as the away side play.
Also despite our generally superior players we clearly have a mental block to playing away from home and lack in confidence. I'd suggest that this sometimes means that players will take a safe easy option instead of 'going for it' like we would were we at home with the crowd urging us on.
Other factors of course are down to an unsettled backline which affects a less offensive away side more than a team playing on the front foot at home.
However, I'd be disappointed in Emery were this to continue next season as you'd expect the team to have bedded in to his style plus you'd hope he'd strengthen the defence in the next window and get rid of the likes of Mustafi who is a mistake waiting to happen. Others like Holding and Bellerin should also be back after injury.
Honestly amazing how Arsenal kept it up all season as well.
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It isn't though is it? It's just down to having efficient strikers who don't need half a dozen strikes for every goal like Lukaku and Rashford
It's a combo of things. Always very dodgy refs away from home especially. Also teams and fans get up for playing us as we have a rep for being weak away. Many Watford players and fans will genuinely believe they will win tonight and these small margins matter.
Need to be at our best tonight. Huge game
Need our strikers to really turn up tonight. Both have been poor of late.
If Auba starts, him in particular has to sort his sheet out. Often a bit of a powder puff players against a bit of physical action
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posted on 15/4/19
It's ridiculous how we can be so bad away yet very decent at home. Seriously there's no excuse to be that different just because you're playing on a slightly different pitch...
I do think we shoot ourselves in the foot before the game even kicks off a lot of the time in away games. Some of the line ups have just been truly awful.
While progressing to the final of the Europa would be a great day out we should be first securing CL which is in the long run more important due to the supposed lack of funds available for the manager.
The best way to reach the CL is/was finishing off our relatively easy run in the league while our opponents continue to gift us opportunities.
posted on 15/4/19
Got a bad feeling Utd will nick 4th.
posted on 15/4/19
It's ridiculous how we can be so bad away yet very decent at home. Seriously there's no excuse to be that different just because you're playing on a slightly different pitch...
---------------
It's not just very decent, it's one of the best in Europe! Our home record this season is better than Barca, Bayern and Atletico for example. It's crazy how much of a difference there is between home and away performance (last season and this). I honestly don't understand it.
posted on 15/4/19
Todays game and Thursday will define our season.
Emery has to sort out his team selection and tactics on how to win these away games
posted on 15/4/19
That what hold us back away from home is individual errors from our players. Refs tend to give the home team a bit more in some situation.
If we play concentrated like we did against Spurs away we will win this game. Simple.
posted on 15/4/19
Everton was the acid test for me, and we went down like mangy dogs. I have no faith in our away form in the league. (Everton then went into lose to facking Fulham).
Rest players today, put all eggs in the europa basket. This obviously won't happen though.
posted on 15/4/19
You got the Europa League winning specialist in charge.
posted on 15/4/19
comment by Tu Meke Mesut (U3732)
posted 12 minutes ago
Everton was the acid test for me, and we went down like mangy dogs. I have no faith in our away form in the league. (Everton then went into lose to facking Fulham).
Rest players today, put all eggs in the europa basket. This obviously won't happen though.
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Kind of how I feel too. The performance against Everton was very damaging
posted on 15/4/19
We are virtually unbeatable at home in the league. It's hard to fathom why we are so bad away from home.
As for tonight, we have to go full pelt. If we lose then just give up on the league and focus on Europa
If we lose to both Watford and Napoli then Emery will have to answer a lot of questions
posted on 15/4/19
That's the thing. If we were just poor in general with our away form being worse but not significantly worse than home then it would in a weird way be more forgivable.
As in it would be clear either the manager or players or both just weren't on a level high enough to consistently win games.
But this is something else, it's truly pathetic the club can't perform when outside their own stadium when the players clearly are capable.
posted on 15/4/19
comment by TheSkins (U3865)
posted 1 hour, 9 minutes ago
It's ridiculous how we can be so bad away yet very decent at home. Seriously there's no excuse to be that different just because you're playing on a slightly different pitch...
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It's not just very decent, it's one of the best in Europe! Our home record this season is better than Barca, Bayern and Atletico for example. It's crazy how much of a difference there is between home and away performance (last season and this). I honestly don't understand it.
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It's that blue kit. Absolutely revolting
posted on 15/4/19
We basically have to battle for every ball away from home, we're too fragile when the oppo fans /team get on our teams back.
i'm very fearful about Thurs at the Napoli cauldron, they will all crack very easy under that type of pressure.
posted on 15/4/19
We may regret not scoring a few more past Napoli
posted on 15/4/19
At home Arsenal scored 39 goals from 83 shots on target attempting 224 shots. They conceded 12 goals from 63 shots on target allowing 190 shots so Arsenal score a goal every 2.13 shots on target at home and concede every 5.25 shots on target at home.
Arsenal away scored 26 goals from 60 shots on target attempting 157 shots scoring a goal every 2.31 shots on target. Arsenal conceded 28 goals from 85 shots on target allowing 217 shots. Arsenal concede from every 3.04 shots on target so Arsenal are very efficient home and away but only difference is the keeper isn't a lot of shots before conceding like at home.
Honestly amazing how Arsenal kept it up all season as well.
posted on 15/4/19
I think the difference in home and away performance is a combination of things. Teams at home generally set up differently to when they play away as the onus is usually on the home side to attack. This therefore has a knock on effect to how we as the away side play.
Also despite our generally superior players we clearly have a mental block to playing away from home and lack in confidence. I'd suggest that this sometimes means that players will take a safe easy option instead of 'going for it' like we would were we at home with the crowd urging us on.
Other factors of course are down to an unsettled backline which affects a less offensive away side more than a team playing on the front foot at home.
However, I'd be disappointed in Emery were this to continue next season as you'd expect the team to have bedded in to his style plus you'd hope he'd strengthen the defence in the next window and get rid of the likes of Mustafi who is a mistake waiting to happen. Others like Holding and Bellerin should also be back after injury.
posted on 15/4/19
Honestly amazing how Arsenal kept it up all season as well.
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It isn't though is it? It's just down to having efficient strikers who don't need half a dozen strikes for every goal like Lukaku and Rashford
posted on 15/4/19
It's a combo of things. Always very dodgy refs away from home especially. Also teams and fans get up for playing us as we have a rep for being weak away. Many Watford players and fans will genuinely believe they will win tonight and these small margins matter.
Need to be at our best tonight. Huge game
posted on 15/4/19
Need our strikers to really turn up tonight. Both have been poor of late.
If Auba starts, him in particular has to sort his sheet out. Often a bit of a powder puff players against a bit of physical action
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