Bonksy+HisChristianParade Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 (edited) 8 hours ago, virginton said: People were citing inexperience for Arsenal chucking away two goal leads - it can't also be inexperience that causes them to go 0-2 down at home to the completely garbage, bottom team in the division. In addition to squad depth issues, they're just not good enough in terms of starting eleven quality to maintain a title challenge at the insanely consistent level of performance required right now. They were already starting to ship goals before Saliba's absence: it is mostly just a regression towards the mean level of performance from that squad. Right, it’s still a factor though. They don’t have as good a squad as City, it’s not to do with being British and ‘therefore pea-hearted with no bottle’. Arsenal have consistently had one of the lowest percentage English players in the league in their starting line up over recent years when they’ve been shite. It’s just a nonsense comment. Edited April 22, 2023 by Bonksy+HisChristianParade 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambomo Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 17 minutes ago, Bonksy+HisChristianParade said: Right, it’s still a factor though. They don’t have as good a squad as City, it’s not to do with being British and ‘therefore pea-hearted with no bottle’. Arsenal have consistently had one of the lowest percentage English players in the league in their starting line up over recent years when they’ve been shite. It’s just a nonsense comment. Their squad isn’t that bad, but Arteta barely uses it, his squad/man management is diabolical. He’s got decent enough experience in players like Jorginho, Trossard, Tierney, Nelson (who’s rescued them in quite a few cameo sub appearances now) etc yet they hardly get game time beyond being a sub at 80 minutes . When they do, and most have played well, they still get dropped straight back to the bench. It wouldn’t surprise me to see a lot of those players leave and then to see them continue to moan about squad depth. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonksy+HisChristianParade Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 2 minutes ago, Jambomo said: Their squad isn’t that bad, but Arteta barely uses it, his squad/man management is diabolical. He’s got decent enough experience in players like Jorginho, Trossard, Tierney, Nelson (who’s rescued them in quite a few cameo sub appearances now) etc yet they hardly get game time beyond being a sub at 80 minutes . When they do, and most have played well, they still get dropped straight back to the bench. It wouldn’t surprise me to see a lot of those players leave and then to see them continue to moan about squad depth. I agree, I don’t think it’s bad at all - just worse than City. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 The sort of clownshoe defending they've been doing recently would normally have happened every month or so throughout the season, and they'd be getting praised for progressing to a 2nd/3rd place finish. It's only the freakish overperformance in the first half of the season that raised the prospect of a title challenge, but the fundamental lack of quality and depth is showing now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 7 minutes ago, virginton said: The sort of clownshoe defending they've been doing recently would normally have happened every month or so throughout the season, and they'd be getting praised for progressing to a 2nd/3rd place finish. It's only the freakish overperformance in the first half of the season that raised the prospect of a title challenge, but the fundamental lack of quality and depth is showing now. And also supplied to possibility of scenes like lastnight, where their subway loyal were long gone before slithering back into their seats, just in time for Un-named Player to punctuate their heroic push for a winner by shelling one out the stadium.... So lets not be too hard on them. They're in the Barclays Sports Entertainment business after all/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 2 hours ago, Cptn Hooch said: The thing with zinchenko is that he's an attacking midfielder that worked in Pep's mental full back role that is more focused on attacking through the centre at times. Having him play as a natural left back is just playing up to his weaknesses. He absolutely dictated the play against Scotland from midfield Zinchenko costs goals with poor defending. Tierney costs goals through poor decision making on the ball. A happy balance between the two probably costs a stupid amount of money. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satoshi Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 52 minutes ago, DukDukGoose said: Zinchenko costs goals with poor defending. Tierney costs goals through poor decision making on the ball. A happy balance between the two probably costs a stupid amount of money. When has this happened for Tierney this season? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 For the love of christ not this thread aswell 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 Despite the keeper having to make a save here this was apparently not deemed a shot on target by saka last night as he intended it as a cross. I assume with this logic, had it gone in the goal wouldn’t have been credited to saka as he never intended to shoot? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 1 hour ago, Satoshi said: When has this happened for Tierney this season? Literally last week when he gave Partey a daft pass when he had several options on. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satoshi Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 Just now, DukDukGoose said: Literally last week when he gave Partey a daft pass when he had several options on. That was a Partey mistake rather than Tierney. Can you only think of one example? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 13 minutes ago, throbber said: Despite the keeper having to make a save here this was apparently not deemed a shot on target by saka last night as he intended it as a cross. I assume with this logic, had it gone in the goal wouldn’t have been credited to saka as he never intended to shoot? Gambling is a sin and you deserve to lose your money. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 12 minutes ago, Satoshi said: That was a Partey mistake rather than Tierney. Can you only think of one example? Sorry, didn't realise it was you. Crack on with your day. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 1 minute ago, Miguel Sanchez said: Gambling is a sin and you deserve to lose your money. I don’t think the chairperson of the dead pool thread should be preaching to anyone about sins. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewDon Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 Did you see that ludicrous display last night? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iminavest Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 Meslier is stinking, pickford levels of average. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thistle_do_nicely Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 just took a glance at the table and Fulham might well end up finishing above Chelsea, that'd be pretty funny 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambomo Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 1 hour ago, DukDukGoose said: Sorry, didn't realise it was you. Crack on with your day. For once he is right though. There was nothing wrong with the pass from Tierney, Partey lost it trying a dumb flick instead of just playing it on. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 31 minutes ago, Jambomo said: For once he is right though. There was nothing wrong with the pass from Tierney, Partey lost it trying a dumb flick instead of just playing it on. It's an unnecessary pass in to the middle of the park. Both at fault. The point is Zinchenko wouldn't have even looked at that pass. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No_Problemo Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 6 minutes ago, DukDukGoose said: It's an unnecessary pass in to the middle of the park. Both at fault. The point is Zinchenko wouldn't have even looked at that pass. It is nonsense to suggest that Arsenal lose goals due to Tierney making poor decisions on the ball, and you are desperately looking for something that isn’t there to back it up… You can justifiably argue that Zinchenko offers something that Tierney can’t in terms of the style that Arteta wants to use but let’s not start making things up about Tierney selling goals to try and equate it to Zinchenko being poor defensively. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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