Playing for a draw in that Arsenal game

[Blue Haze]

Those were awful points to drop. Arsenal were missing half their starters, they were there for the taking and we failed.

 

[mancity111]

I don't think we did,they played well 2nd half
We should have settled for a draw on sunday but thats just me

I think that is what is missing results wise this season Karen7 but as MP has said it not his style and the players have to buy into that.

If we are one up with sometime to go we will still play the same and sometimes that leaves us a victim to the counter attack.

We probably don't know how to batten down the hatches and cling onto what we have to some degree.

4 draws all season in the premier league and one draw in the FA Cup says it all I would suggest.

Which is fantastic if you ask me. The only two matches where it would have been good to settle for draws were Chelsea and Liverpool away, and in both cases we looked much more like winning. Neither of those sides had many chances when the scores were level, and it was two poor mistakes that let them in. Good sides like those two will make chances even if you try to close down the game.

Otherwise, it's maybe cost us against Villa (again a freak result), but how many other times. 3 times as many points for a win than a draw means it's better to lose against a poor side occasionally than settle.

I agree , its playing the percentages to some degree.

The point I was making is that we don't have the game style to shut up shop any more and sometimes it goes against you on the day.

Our six defeats have all been by the odd goal so we have not been completely outclassed in any game this season.

We should get better at managing our higher line the more we play it but again some players will adapt to it better than others.

As I have said before our stuttering start in our first 6 away games will be more to focus on as the main issue for us this season than our defeats at home to Chelsea and away to Liverpool if we come up short.

 

[Bill]

we didn't but as the game wore it was all we could muster, they were on the front foot. pelli did right.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

I thought we could have gambled a bit in last 15. Still at the time it wasn't a bad point. It's just starting to look that way now.

Not as bad as fucking nil nil at Norwich. That truly was a wank performance and result especially as they have hardly gained a point since.