Laca and Ozil are the biggest issue.
Saka looks facked, wouldn't be a shock if he doesn't come out second half.

Gwendo needs to come off. Losing too many balls and hardly winning duels.

Either of Laca or Ozil or preferably both should come off

Laca is in awful form and Ozil is just plain awful.

Xhaka/Gwen once again proving to be our worst CM partnership. Arteta needs to learn from these mistakes quickly

Ozil plays well for about 5 mins, then vanishes as soon as game gets difficult. Nothing going right for Lacazette, one of them needs to come off at HT

comment by BO$$™ (U6401)
posted about a minute ago
To think to accommodate that fool Lacazette we move players like Auba and Martineli around. Just drop Lacazette to the bench ffs.

I'd rather have Giroud.
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Big mistake buy the club for selling him especially to them Lot!

Cant understand why we didn't start with Torreira for this game , it was always going to be physical and he is our most physical midfielder.

Said before the game, very bizarre that he went with guendouzi over Torreira, even in transition from defenders to attack, Torreira release the ball quicker. Guendouzi all over the place

comment by (U3265)
posted less than a minute ago
Cant understand why we didn't start with Torreira for this game , it was always going to be physical and he is our most physical midfielder.
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no out ball. gwen has brought the ball forward a few times. with torreira under high balls? we would be stuck in our own half

comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 47 seconds ago
comment by (U3265)
posted less than a minute ago
Cant understand why we didn't start with Torreira for this game , it was always going to be physical and he is our most physical midfielder.
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no out ball. gwen has brought the ball forward a few times. with torreira under high balls? we would be stuck in our own half
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We have been stuck in our half for the last 25 minutes

Problem with our strikers is that they are both atrocious in thr air. These crosses are pointless

comment by Joe Goldberg (U18355)
posted less than a minute ago
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 47 seconds ago
comment by (U3265)
posted less than a minute ago
Cant understand why we didn't start with Torreira for this game , it was always going to be physical and he is our most physical midfielder.
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no out ball. gwen has brought the ball forward a few times. with torreira under high balls? we would be stuck in our own half
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We have been stuck in our half for the last 25 minutes
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yes because thats burnley.

the problem has been on our right side. Martinelli loses it too easily. We need the ball to stick down our wings so that the CBs can push up.

Auba shd have scored twice. Wasted very easy chances.

Get Pepe on

My biggest criticim on Gwendo is that he dwells too long on the ball. Turns around himself at times and not realising that an opponent is near him. He lose too many balls in areas that you cant allow and which brings our defense in real trouble.

Our substitutions are likely to be forced by injuries.

comment by Gunnerthru (U6675)
posted less than a minute ago
My biggest criticim on Gwendo is that he dwells too long on the ball. Turns around himself at times and not realising that an opponent is near him. He lose too many balls in areas that you cant allow and which brings our defense in real trouble.
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yes he is a work in progress. but we don't have a box-to-box midfielder in the squad apart from a 20 year old gwen learning on the job.

Today is another example of how poor our MF is

comment by Gunnerthru (U6675)
posted 2 minutes ago
My biggest criticim on Gwendo is that he dwells too long on the ball. Turns around himself at times and not realising that an opponent is near him. He lose too many balls in areas that you cant allow and which brings our defense in real trouble.
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Why do you like Xhaka so much then

Got a feeling Burnley will win this

comment by Grand Cannon (U18697)
posted 5 minutes ago
Auba shd have scored twice. Wasted very easy chances.
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1st one yeh , he should av opened his body up. Second was more difficult as pope stood up well.

Saka gone.

Aside from the first 5 mins that’s as bad as we’ve played all season and Burnley haven’t made it count

Hopefully we will see better in the 2nd half

LT on. Xhaka LB.

xhaka has played at LB souness.