I accept that to a point but isn't one of the notable things about us over the last few years that we have the bravery to pass out from the back even when there is a press and when it appears that the sensible decision would be to go long. I'm not convinced if Ederson plays last night he just punts it up to half way every time. Maybe the tactics were to some extent shaped precisely because Ederson wasn't playing?Often just nobody short to pass to. Part of our tactics yesterday I think.
We've never been any good a throw ins, ever. It's always amazed me that any opposition have been able to find their player, get out of trouble or start an attack whilst we seem to waste loads of time and then throw straight at them.6. Since Aguero left we cannot retain possession from a throw in! Our default game plan was simple, find Aguero and he would set the pattern.
From foul throws, to throwing to the opposition, we simply have no game plan.
Other teams know exactly where they are going before picking the ball up, we have no clue, spend far too long thinking about it before giving up possession cheaply.
A basic understanding of football that we regressed on.
Paul Tierney..... pah, more like fucking Poor TierneyThat'll do, put down a marker with the result.
Not the best performance but better 2nd half.
Tierney shit the bed on multiple occasions, should have sent Zinchenko off, Holding should have been booked way earlier and Tomiyasu made 4 or 5 fouls on Grealish and was never booked. Turner took nearly 30 seconds on every goal kick, never booked, Gundogan took 10 seconds on a free-kick, instantly booked.
Good, let hope this narrative continues in the media and filters down into Arsenals thinking and makes them over confident when we meet them in the PL.Just watching last nights ITV match intro, can't believe this bullshit about an arse weekend side and City going full strength. How funny is that, total bullshit, always thought Ederson, Walker, Dias, Cancelo, Laporte, Alvarez and Silva were our main first teamers, not one to be seen on the pitch at kick off.
You would have got in mate.Had paid for a ticket on the FA Cup scheme but didn’t go last night. My Google Wallet still showing the Wolves match when I checked last night and this morning so wouldn’t have been able to get in anyway.
What is going on?
If that guy wasn't taking a handful of Erling's shirt he had his arms round his neck. Another abysmal performance from a referee who seemed to be quite clear in who was getting what last night. I've given up getting a free kick for a 50-50 but when it's a blatant foul we're getting about one in three! The CBs marking Haaland must be the only example of defenders not being penalised in the whole 90mins in a quite frantic football match. Wonder how Tierney would explain that if he had a mic shoved up his nose!Seems the norm against us I though a player makes 3/4 four fouls from the back it’s a yellow! Or can a player maker as many fouls as them want!?
Arsenal have been one of the biggest spenders over the last 5 years and have certainly spent far more than us.One of things the media bang on about and did again last night is the comparative squad depths, City of course have two players for each position etc however what is always missed and probably needs to be said is City get longevity out of our players. Silva, Stones, Walker, De Bruyne, Ederson, Gundogan etc have all been at the club over five years, in the same time Arsenal have bought and then basically given away Pepe, Aubameyang, Lacazette for over £200m, and that’s just three players.
I wouldn’t say taken, sold maybe but a few no shows, probably on the cup scheme and thought can't be arsed at the last minute, odd behaviour but it happens a lot.There was one chunk of about 50 empty seats in the whole stadium and that was in the arsenal end. Every other seat was taken. Modern football fans talk such shite these days.
3k empty? What makes you say thatHeard the prick. Obviously took defeat badly
51k there tonight so 3k empty seats of which maybe half were in the arse end