Fuck me we've got our own silly Alice. Can all these melts fuck off.
Look at his career - goal a game for Dortmund, 35 in 32 in the Champions League, 25 in 26 for Norway. Kevin is an immortal genius but he's only been playing in the same team as Haaland for a year. Haaland scores no matter the style of the team - he's scored loads playing with Kevin and loads without (over a few years). What I would say is that our established game under Pep is all about pulling the opposition out of shape playing some counter intuitive football (passing to players who are being marked and drawing opponents in before switching the ball to the opposite flank). If we score early, it usually has the effect of creating uncertainty in the opponent's gameplan - i.e. do they try and pull a goal back or did they still sit deep? We usually exploit that uncertainty. At the moment, we're getting bogged down in every opponent's low block. Even teams known for attacking, play a low block against us. Can teams be perfect against us every week with their low block - regardless of whether we're in top form? I don't think so, plus our form will return.replay 30 of his 52 goals and most were self inclicted because the opposition stretched their back four across the pitch, meaning that the realgenius..KDB could slide rule 10 passes per game between full backs and centre halves - teams have cottoned on + no KDB = Haaland struggles
Well in a week anyway, we should have beaten wolves, but our finishing was shite, however our overall play at wolves was worse than today imho.Arsenal were not convincing and we were the worst I have seen us in long time.
Absolutely spot on, we turned up as Premier league and European champions to play like Luton or Bournemouth would going there - to hopefully nick a 0-0 draw. Nothing whatsoever in that performance suggested otherwise. Arsenal were barely good enough for the win but no one can argue against that city got what they deserved.. in my 20 years of following city I honestly dont recall a game in which we didn't have a go, its completely inexcusable. Yes we had an injury/ suspension but theres 18 other managers in the premier league who would swap their own teams for the one that started for city today, its no excuse at all.The criticism is because we were fucking toothless. Other than away at Spurs and at Anfield we usually dominate and get at teams. We looked like 0-0 was all we wanted, and perhaps that was the case with Rodri missing. Whilst Arsenal will get a lot of plaudits for that win, and you can only beat what is in front of you, we were abysmal compared to our usual standards.
Kovacic was shocking again, but we had absolutely no threat for the majority of the game. We usually rock up to big games and dominate and even if the result doesn't always go our way, we tend to have been the better side.
Three games without Rodri and 3 defeats goes a long way to explaining why!
Positively for us, your draw to Fulham means there's not a huge gap and if we survive survive internationals we hopefully go into a tough run of games with the bit between our teeth.
Yes. If their crowd is great why are arteta and the players constantly having to gee them up. Its every 5 minutesReally?
Maybe it was just through TV but for 90% of the game the Emirates sounded absolutely dead.