Also...wtf is the urgency? Pool are harrying everything...sprinting after everything. We are jogging back
But but but but
You looked “great” against Newcastle and Burnley
Congrats once again on buying Luiz
Emery with his appalling English after a year really worries me. I don't think that the players understand his tactics. Also his tactics and selections are poor. I don't mind us falling behind a bit if I see signs of improvement but there is nothing to give me any confidence. Time to get rid at the end of the season.
Aubameyang anonymous again I’m guessing?
Waaaaaahhh. Did you think we turned into world beaters overnight or what?
I'd rather lose 4-1 and have a go, sitting on the back-foot for 90 minutes, inviting pressure on and hoping for a draw is just embarrassing, we look like a lower-tier Championship side. Dire tactics from Emery here or lack of them.
comment by You Can't Buy Class (U12019)
posted 1 minute ago
I'd rather lose 4-1 and have a go, sitting on the back-foot for 90 minutes, inviting pressure on and hoping for a draw is just embarrassing, we look like a lower-tier Championship side. Dire tactics from Emery here or lack of them.
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Tactics were fine for 45 minutes - what changed?
comment by Thisishardcore (U9121)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by You Can't Buy Class (U12019)
posted 1 minute ago
I'd rather lose 4-1 and have a go, sitting on the back-foot for 90 minutes, inviting pressure on and hoping for a draw is just embarrassing, we look like a lower-tier Championship side. Dire tactics from Emery here or lack of them.
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Tactics were fine for 45 minutes - what changed?
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No they weren't.
He hasn’t improved our defending and blunted our attack. I expected to lose today but not in this way. It’s going to be a frustrating season. I just don’t think that Emery is the right man for the job. I really hope to be proved wrong.
No , we don't want Luiz back !
Player selection was poor too, Xhaka and Willock should not have started, Torreira should have.
comment by You Can't Buy Class (U12019)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Thisishardcore (U9121)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by You Can't Buy Class (U12019)
posted 1 minute ago
I'd rather lose 4-1 and have a go, sitting on the back-foot for 90 minutes, inviting pressure on and hoping for a draw is just embarrassing, we look like a lower-tier Championship side. Dire tactics from Emery here or lack of them.
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Tactics were fine for 45 minutes - what changed?
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No they weren't.
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You were 0-0 against a superior team with more talented players. Save for some nerves from Pepe you should have been 1-0 up
Just because it was nil nil for 40 kins does not mean the tactics worked. Are you even watching this game? We have invited pressure galore all game. And yes, we could have been ahead but we did not utilize the ball over the top often enough.
Bring in Torreira and Laca, switch to a more familiar formation and we are finally out of our half. But took 80 mins....
comment by MaineGunner (U10130)
posted 3 seconds ago
Just because it was nil nil for 40 kins does not mean the tactics worked. Are you even watching this game? We have invited pressure galore all game. And yes, we could have been ahead but we did not utilize the ball over the top often enough.
Bring in Torreira and Laca, switch to a more familiar formation and we are finally out of our half. But took 80 mins....
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Emery is far too negative how has it taken 10 minutes until the end to bring on Lacazette. The whole idea is to build the team around the front three. Having said that we could of been leading in the first half, got to take chances when they come by.
If you started like this it would be 5-1.
Blame tactics but:
Goal from corner = bad defending
Goal from penalty = bad defending
Goal from solo run = bad defending / good opposition
Your tactics blunted Liverpool until your defenders got sloppy. You just don't have the players.
Can't disagree with most of this. I wil disagee with the diamond comment as I think it worked well on the whole. It was the reason why we had a few chances
Emery does this evey away game
I said last season that Emery constant tinkering with formations and subs is going to hurt us
Since when have we played a diamond formation before
Willock, Guendouzi and Xhaka in Mf
Seriously
I will repeat again Auba has 1 goal from open play in 14 league games against the big 6
comment by Thisishardcore (U9121)
posted 12 minutes ago
If you started like this it would be 5-1.
Blame tactics but:
Goal from corner = bad defending
Goal from penalty = bad defending
Goal from solo run = bad defending / good opposition
Your tactics blunted Liverpool until your defenders got sloppy. You just don't have the players.
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Every goal.is down to poor defending of sorts. The issue was that we invited pressure right off the bat. We barely could catch a breath defensively. And eventually we caved. The penalty was a brain fat. I will give you that. But it's very rare a team can concede possession and try play so negatively and still get a result. Eventually physical and mental fatigue sets in.
I also don't understand the obsession with Guendouzi playing games like this. He can't defend very well and provides nothing going forward.
comment by MaineGunner (U10130)
posted 5 hours, 6 minutes ago
comment by Thisishardcore (U9121)
posted 12 minutes ago
If you started like this it would be 5-1.
Blame tactics but:
Goal from corner = bad defending
Goal from penalty = bad defending
Goal from solo run = bad defending / good opposition
Your tactics blunted Liverpool until your defenders got sloppy. You just don't have the players.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Every goal.is down to poor defending of sorts. The issue was that we invited pressure right off the bat. We barely could catch a breath defensively. And eventually we caved. The penalty was a brain fat. I will give you that. But it's very rare a team can concede possession and try play so negatively and still get a result. Eventually physical and mental fatigue sets in.
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It’s also very rare to get a result playing an open expansive system against a superior attacking team who are great on the break.
comment by Thisishardcore (U9121)
posted 33 minutes ago
comment by MaineGunner (U10130)
posted 5 hours, 6 minutes ago
comment by Thisishardcore (U9121)
posted 12 minutes ago
If you started like this it would be 5-1.
Blame tactics but:
Goal from corner = bad defending
Goal from penalty = bad defending
Goal from solo run = bad defending / good opposition
Your tactics blunted Liverpool until your defenders got sloppy. You just don't have the players.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Every goal.is down to poor defending of sorts. The issue was that we invited pressure right off the bat. We barely could catch a breath defensively. And eventually we caved. The penalty was a brain fat. I will give you that. But it's very rare a team can concede possession and try play so negatively and still get a result. Eventually physical and mental fatigue sets in.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
It’s also very rare to get a result playing an open expansive system against a superior attacking team who are great on the break.
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It's a balance. Tight at the back but with a plan in regards to what to do with the ball when we had it. We went long a couple of times and could have scored. But it does not seem like that was the consistent tactic going forward. We have pace but barely utilized it. I am not advocating going to to toe with Pool, but a better formation, players better suited to pressing and beating the press would have given us more of a chance. If we had lost by doing that, then yeah...that's fine. This was annoying because you saw the breakaways we had with Auba and Pepe...and even though they did not score, we should have tried it more. If anything, it may have forced them to play a bit deeper and thus relieve some pressure. I have not seen a long time a team that had the freedom of 2/3rds of a pitch like Pool did today.
Tactics to blame.
You could still have played a diamond but Pepe and Auba should have played against Trent and Robbo. This could have stopped our fullbacks pushing up. Ceballos or Laca could have played between our cb's to stop our build up.
To play Pepe and Auba against our cb's resulted in your wide midfielders defending against our fullbacks.
You lack also the high energy in midfield of players like Hendo and Gini.
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posted on 24/8/19
Also...wtf is the urgency? Pool are harrying everything...sprinting after everything. We are jogging back
posted on 24/8/19
But but but but
You looked “great” against Newcastle and Burnley
Congrats once again on buying Luiz
posted on 24/8/19
Emery with his appalling English after a year really worries me. I don't think that the players understand his tactics. Also his tactics and selections are poor. I don't mind us falling behind a bit if I see signs of improvement but there is nothing to give me any confidence. Time to get rid at the end of the season.
posted on 24/8/19
Aubameyang anonymous again I’m guessing?
posted on 24/8/19
Waaaaaahhh. Did you think we turned into world beaters overnight or what?
posted on 24/8/19
I'd rather lose 4-1 and have a go, sitting on the back-foot for 90 minutes, inviting pressure on and hoping for a draw is just embarrassing, we look like a lower-tier Championship side. Dire tactics from Emery here or lack of them.
posted on 24/8/19
comment by You Can't Buy Class (U12019)
posted 1 minute ago
I'd rather lose 4-1 and have a go, sitting on the back-foot for 90 minutes, inviting pressure on and hoping for a draw is just embarrassing, we look like a lower-tier Championship side. Dire tactics from Emery here or lack of them.
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Tactics were fine for 45 minutes - what changed?
posted on 24/8/19
comment by Thisishardcore (U9121)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by You Can't Buy Class (U12019)
posted 1 minute ago
I'd rather lose 4-1 and have a go, sitting on the back-foot for 90 minutes, inviting pressure on and hoping for a draw is just embarrassing, we look like a lower-tier Championship side. Dire tactics from Emery here or lack of them.
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Tactics were fine for 45 minutes - what changed?
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No they weren't.
posted on 24/8/19
He hasn’t improved our defending and blunted our attack. I expected to lose today but not in this way. It’s going to be a frustrating season. I just don’t think that Emery is the right man for the job. I really hope to be proved wrong.
posted on 24/8/19
No , we don't want Luiz back !
posted on 24/8/19
Player selection was poor too, Xhaka and Willock should not have started, Torreira should have.
posted on 24/8/19
comment by You Can't Buy Class (U12019)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Thisishardcore (U9121)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by You Can't Buy Class (U12019)
posted 1 minute ago
I'd rather lose 4-1 and have a go, sitting on the back-foot for 90 minutes, inviting pressure on and hoping for a draw is just embarrassing, we look like a lower-tier Championship side. Dire tactics from Emery here or lack of them.
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Tactics were fine for 45 minutes - what changed?
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No they weren't.
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You were 0-0 against a superior team with more talented players. Save for some nerves from Pepe you should have been 1-0 up
posted on 24/8/19
Just because it was nil nil for 40 kins does not mean the tactics worked. Are you even watching this game? We have invited pressure galore all game. And yes, we could have been ahead but we did not utilize the ball over the top often enough.
Bring in Torreira and Laca, switch to a more familiar formation and we are finally out of our half. But took 80 mins....
posted on 24/8/19
comment by MaineGunner (U10130)
posted 3 seconds ago
Just because it was nil nil for 40 kins does not mean the tactics worked. Are you even watching this game? We have invited pressure galore all game. And yes, we could have been ahead but we did not utilize the ball over the top often enough.
Bring in Torreira and Laca, switch to a more familiar formation and we are finally out of our half. But took 80 mins....
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posted on 24/8/19
Emery is far too negative how has it taken 10 minutes until the end to bring on Lacazette. The whole idea is to build the team around the front three. Having said that we could of been leading in the first half, got to take chances when they come by.
posted on 24/8/19
If you started like this it would be 5-1.
Blame tactics but:
Goal from corner = bad defending
Goal from penalty = bad defending
Goal from solo run = bad defending / good opposition
Your tactics blunted Liverpool until your defenders got sloppy. You just don't have the players.
posted on 24/8/19
Can't disagree with most of this. I wil disagee with the diamond comment as I think it worked well on the whole. It was the reason why we had a few chances
posted on 24/8/19
Emery does this evey away game
I said last season that Emery constant tinkering with formations and subs is going to hurt us
Since when have we played a diamond formation before
Willock, Guendouzi and Xhaka in Mf
Seriously
posted on 24/8/19
I will repeat again Auba has 1 goal from open play in 14 league games against the big 6
posted on 24/8/19
comment by Thisishardcore (U9121)
posted 12 minutes ago
If you started like this it would be 5-1.
Blame tactics but:
Goal from corner = bad defending
Goal from penalty = bad defending
Goal from solo run = bad defending / good opposition
Your tactics blunted Liverpool until your defenders got sloppy. You just don't have the players.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Every goal.is down to poor defending of sorts. The issue was that we invited pressure right off the bat. We barely could catch a breath defensively. And eventually we caved. The penalty was a brain fat. I will give you that. But it's very rare a team can concede possession and try play so negatively and still get a result. Eventually physical and mental fatigue sets in.
posted on 25/8/19
I also don't understand the obsession with Guendouzi playing games like this. He can't defend very well and provides nothing going forward.
posted on 25/8/19
comment by MaineGunner (U10130)
posted 5 hours, 6 minutes ago
comment by Thisishardcore (U9121)
posted 12 minutes ago
If you started like this it would be 5-1.
Blame tactics but:
Goal from corner = bad defending
Goal from penalty = bad defending
Goal from solo run = bad defending / good opposition
Your tactics blunted Liverpool until your defenders got sloppy. You just don't have the players.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Every goal.is down to poor defending of sorts. The issue was that we invited pressure right off the bat. We barely could catch a breath defensively. And eventually we caved. The penalty was a brain fat. I will give you that. But it's very rare a team can concede possession and try play so negatively and still get a result. Eventually physical and mental fatigue sets in.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
It’s also very rare to get a result playing an open expansive system against a superior attacking team who are great on the break.
posted on 25/8/19
comment by Thisishardcore (U9121)
posted 33 minutes ago
comment by MaineGunner (U10130)
posted 5 hours, 6 minutes ago
comment by Thisishardcore (U9121)
posted 12 minutes ago
If you started like this it would be 5-1.
Blame tactics but:
Goal from corner = bad defending
Goal from penalty = bad defending
Goal from solo run = bad defending / good opposition
Your tactics blunted Liverpool until your defenders got sloppy. You just don't have the players.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Every goal.is down to poor defending of sorts. The issue was that we invited pressure right off the bat. We barely could catch a breath defensively. And eventually we caved. The penalty was a brain fat. I will give you that. But it's very rare a team can concede possession and try play so negatively and still get a result. Eventually physical and mental fatigue sets in.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
It’s also very rare to get a result playing an open expansive system against a superior attacking team who are great on the break.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
It's a balance. Tight at the back but with a plan in regards to what to do with the ball when we had it. We went long a couple of times and could have scored. But it does not seem like that was the consistent tactic going forward. We have pace but barely utilized it. I am not advocating going to to toe with Pool, but a better formation, players better suited to pressing and beating the press would have given us more of a chance. If we had lost by doing that, then yeah...that's fine. This was annoying because you saw the breakaways we had with Auba and Pepe...and even though they did not score, we should have tried it more. If anything, it may have forced them to play a bit deeper and thus relieve some pressure. I have not seen a long time a team that had the freedom of 2/3rds of a pitch like Pool did today.
posted on 25/8/19
Tactics to blame.
You could still have played a diamond but Pepe and Auba should have played against Trent and Robbo. This could have stopped our fullbacks pushing up. Ceballos or Laca could have played between our cb's to stop our build up.
To play Pepe and Auba against our cb's resulted in your wide midfielders defending against our fullbacks.
You lack also the high energy in midfield of players like Hendo and Gini.
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