Last season means fuck allArsenal were 6 points clear at this stage last season. I think we're feeling it more because there was nobody else in it then, this time we have Liverpool to content with too. But they'll burn out if they keep playing at 110% every week, and while Arsenal are looking strong they actually have less points than they had at this stage.
This season we're one point worse off but have lost one game less so still looks pretty good to me.
They will be, i just know itThat rag lot aren't up for it. Fulham away maybe.
Normally, Bernie grasps these games v them..this year, he just seems like he wants out more than anything. Shame that the burden of playing for the best team in the league weighs so heavily on many..i think we are 5 - 6 players down from treble winning squadThe weakest link in Liverpool's team was the right side of their defence (two youngsters), and we did little to create chances from there before subbing in Doku. Foden should have started on the left wing and Alvarez, or better Nunes, on the right wing.
We made a similar mistake last season when Milner played at RB and we created nothing from his side.
The current construction of our midfield is not good enough in the big games. The absence of Gundo and Grealish leaves us a bit lightweight in midfield.
Stones does really well for a CB but he isn't a proper midfielder. He should be behind or next to Rodri in big games, not ahead of him, as there is too much space for the opposition to run into.
Another problem today was that Bernardo isn't in top form right now.
On paper we had a much better team today. But Kevin and Haaland are understandably a bit inconsistent after the injuries, Bernardo isn't in top form either, Alvarez isn't a natural option on the left, some of our defenders are still making mistakes...
So, it's vital that all of Haaland, KDB, Bernardo and Grealish hit form after the international break. Will be difficult to win trophies without them playing at their best. Also, the new players should contribute more, the likes of Gvardiol, Kocacic, Nunes and Doku.
You confident that that we don’t drop more points eitherI'm always staggered when I see that comment. Top teams drop points in the run in every season. I could understand it with 3 games to go but there are 30 points to play for FFS!
I want you to be right, but I will take your money on that betThey will be, i just know it
It was always shit when we don’t win, but I disagree that it was a shit performance. They adjusted after we kept carving them open in first 15. Second half their midfield ran their bollocks off. So is that us being shit or them pushing their physical capacity to the limit?That was shit to be honest and this shoehorning Alvarez in has to stop asap! Kovacic should have started but with their injuries currently and us going one up that really was a truly shit performance again at that fucking ground! We should have been putting them to the sword but again our big players done nothing besides Kev taking that corner. Lucky at the end as well but this team isn’t firing at all and in current form the Arse will fancy taking us apart
Robertson looked like he was off his tits at a rave when bingo was talking to him on the touchlineWas anybody else shocked by the dippers energy levels especially second half?? It was truly bizzarre, honestly never seen anything like it.