Thaksinssoldier
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Okay, I posted this a few weeks back in a thread, but I think it needs to be said.
A lot of our fans need to realise something.
I'll use today to highlight this but this will apply for almost every single game we play.
David Silva was absolutely immense.
He was able to be immense, because Arsenal were terrified of Leroy Sane. So they used zones and tight marking to restrict Leroy today. It worked.
The trade off, is it left an acre of space for Spanish Dave and he tore them to shreds.
Now, in the greater context of the season, this is going to happen in one way or another each and every week.
For example, Leicester will double KDB and Silva. So expect Sane and Sterling to rip them apart. Next game, someone will try park the bus...so Walker will look a star.
My point is, a player will almost be guaranteed to take the hit every week as teams try to figure out a way to stop us. It's sacrificial, and it doesn't mean the player had a bad game, he was just neutralised, which in turn allows another player a huge opportunity in that game.
Thoughts?
A lot of our fans need to realise something.
I'll use today to highlight this but this will apply for almost every single game we play.
David Silva was absolutely immense.
He was able to be immense, because Arsenal were terrified of Leroy Sane. So they used zones and tight marking to restrict Leroy today. It worked.
The trade off, is it left an acre of space for Spanish Dave and he tore them to shreds.
Now, in the greater context of the season, this is going to happen in one way or another each and every week.
For example, Leicester will double KDB and Silva. So expect Sane and Sterling to rip them apart. Next game, someone will try park the bus...so Walker will look a star.
My point is, a player will almost be guaranteed to take the hit every week as teams try to figure out a way to stop us. It's sacrificial, and it doesn't mean the player had a bad game, he was just neutralised, which in turn allows another player a huge opportunity in that game.
Thoughts?