comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 1 hour, 2 minutes ago
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 48 minutes ago
comment by Anti_Stan_KRONK_ee 88 (58 years since Tottenh... (U1179)
posted 19 minutes ago
Pepe has been immense, don't know what the OP is talking about.
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You have low standards if Pepes performances are considered immense. He is still slowing down lots of attacks, still a one trick pony who loses possession a lot, still making bad choices.
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I disagree with you there dj. One of our biggest issues has been, for the last 3/4 years in fact, the inability to play the ball out from defence under pressure. Thats why teams press us high up the pitch. Pepe has been an effective out ball for us this season. What you consider as slowing the ball down is actually deliberate to allow us to move up as a team as our possession moves higher up the pitch. We have tended to counter attack as individuals in the past. In those circumstance when we lose the ball it comes back just as fast into our own half of the pitch with our midfield/full backs out of position.
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Precisely. Low standards. Lol
One goal no assists. Immense.
Don't think 4th is done for either, just feel like a fool admitting it because of our form. Even a 2 or 3 game winning streak would put us right back in it.
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 10 minutes ago
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By keeping up the intensity for longer would be a good start. We mentally think we are already home and dry and slack back and let the other team back in the game
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Arteta has tried to drop deep when ahead in a compact formation to counter attack. I am not sure what you mean by intensity. Obviously when we push up as a team there is less space between our players so its more likely we win the ball back higher up the pitch. But that is risky because you leave a lot of space behind the CBs.
The problem is that dropping back hasn't worked with Torreira/Xhaka. It did work at Stamford Bridge with Xhaka as a centre back.
I just find think that soft statements like intensity, mental weakness, lacking a leader are an easy criticism by commentators because they actually don't mean anything. I cannot believe our players think when we are ahead "I don't need to run as hard or tackle as hard". They are professional.
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You obviously don't play any type of sports, doesn't matter if you're professional or not you still have to mentally work on still putting in the same intensity when on top in a game.
comment by Passion Power - Pablo Marí me¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (U8398)
posted 6 hours, 4 minutes ago
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 10 minutes ago
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By keeping up the intensity for longer would be a good start. We mentally think we are already home and dry and slack back and let the other team back in the game
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Arteta has tried to drop deep when ahead in a compact formation to counter attack. I am not sure what you mean by intensity. Obviously when we push up as a team there is less space between our players so its more likely we win the ball back higher up the pitch. But that is risky because you leave a lot of space behind the CBs.
The problem is that dropping back hasn't worked with Torreira/Xhaka. It did work at Stamford Bridge with Xhaka as a centre back.
I just find think that soft statements like intensity, mental weakness, lacking a leader are an easy criticism by commentators because they actually don't mean anything. I cannot believe our players think when we are ahead "I don't need to run as hard or tackle as hard". They are professional.
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You obviously don't play any type of sports, doesn't matter if you're professional or not you still have to mentally work on still putting in the same intensity when on top in a game.
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So you think our players don't try as hard? Don't you think thats unprofessional?
You obviously don't play any type of sports
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Ok. if you say so.
4th is still well possible due to other clubs issues. Can't see us getting it currently though. The sustained winning streak needed to get it, just isn't going to come from us. I get the feeling that by the time Arteta has the team consistent enough to do it, it'll be too late. Not like the other teams are going to all keep stuffing up and just wait for us to find form and catch them.
By all means do our best to get 4th but realistically, the eggs all need to go in the Europa basket.
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posted on 30/1/20
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 1 hour, 2 minutes ago
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 48 minutes ago
comment by Anti_Stan_KRONK_ee 88 (58 years since Tottenh... (U1179)
posted 19 minutes ago
Pepe has been immense, don't know what the OP is talking about.
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You have low standards if Pepes performances are considered immense. He is still slowing down lots of attacks, still a one trick pony who loses possession a lot, still making bad choices.
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I disagree with you there dj. One of our biggest issues has been, for the last 3/4 years in fact, the inability to play the ball out from defence under pressure. Thats why teams press us high up the pitch. Pepe has been an effective out ball for us this season. What you consider as slowing the ball down is actually deliberate to allow us to move up as a team as our possession moves higher up the pitch. We have tended to counter attack as individuals in the past. In those circumstance when we lose the ball it comes back just as fast into our own half of the pitch with our midfield/full backs out of position.
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Precisely. Low standards. Lol
posted on 30/1/20
One goal no assists. Immense.
posted on 30/1/20
Don't think 4th is done for either, just feel like a fool admitting it because of our form. Even a 2 or 3 game winning streak would put us right back in it.
posted on 31/1/20
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 10 minutes ago
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By keeping up the intensity for longer would be a good start. We mentally think we are already home and dry and slack back and let the other team back in the game
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Arteta has tried to drop deep when ahead in a compact formation to counter attack. I am not sure what you mean by intensity. Obviously when we push up as a team there is less space between our players so its more likely we win the ball back higher up the pitch. But that is risky because you leave a lot of space behind the CBs.
The problem is that dropping back hasn't worked with Torreira/Xhaka. It did work at Stamford Bridge with Xhaka as a centre back.
I just find think that soft statements like intensity, mental weakness, lacking a leader are an easy criticism by commentators because they actually don't mean anything. I cannot believe our players think when we are ahead "I don't need to run as hard or tackle as hard". They are professional.
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You obviously don't play any type of sports, doesn't matter if you're professional or not you still have to mentally work on still putting in the same intensity when on top in a game.
posted on 31/1/20
comment by Passion Power - Pablo Marí me¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (U8398)
posted 6 hours, 4 minutes ago
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 10 minutes ago
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By keeping up the intensity for longer would be a good start. We mentally think we are already home and dry and slack back and let the other team back in the game
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Arteta has tried to drop deep when ahead in a compact formation to counter attack. I am not sure what you mean by intensity. Obviously when we push up as a team there is less space between our players so its more likely we win the ball back higher up the pitch. But that is risky because you leave a lot of space behind the CBs.
The problem is that dropping back hasn't worked with Torreira/Xhaka. It did work at Stamford Bridge with Xhaka as a centre back.
I just find think that soft statements like intensity, mental weakness, lacking a leader are an easy criticism by commentators because they actually don't mean anything. I cannot believe our players think when we are ahead "I don't need to run as hard or tackle as hard". They are professional.
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You obviously don't play any type of sports, doesn't matter if you're professional or not you still have to mentally work on still putting in the same intensity when on top in a game.
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So you think our players don't try as hard? Don't you think thats unprofessional?
posted on 31/1/20
You obviously don't play any type of sports
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Ok. if you say so.
posted on 1/2/20
4th is still well possible due to other clubs issues. Can't see us getting it currently though. The sustained winning streak needed to get it, just isn't going to come from us. I get the feeling that by the time Arteta has the team consistent enough to do it, it'll be too late. Not like the other teams are going to all keep stuffing up and just wait for us to find form and catch them.
By all means do our best to get 4th but realistically, the eggs all need to go in the Europa basket.
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