I was just about to comment on that.
I know they’re finding it tough find spaces inbetween Inter, but these crosses aren’t doing anything. It feels quite predictable.
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I was just about to comment on that.
I know they’re finding it tough find spaces inbetween Inter, but these crosses aren’t doing anything. It feels quite predictable.
Just nothing falling our way
Feels like it sums up the entire season lmao
I’m probably biased, but fuck me if I don’t feel the same. It’s so frustrating… we can’t gain any momentum
Commentators said it’s not in the PL, but apparently those are given in CL. I have no idea… I thought it was fucken harsh
I think he fucked up and changed a timeline he shouldn’t have.
I demand he fix it forthwith
Seemed redidiculous. Feels there have been a few unnecessary calls imo
That gave me a well needed chuckle xD
People obviously realised how bad things were and voted him out the 2nd time.
People have such short term memory… they vote on what will benefit them now with no cause for thought on the overall picture.
It’s been an issue in Australia in the past too.
Rice is reported to have picked up an injury… sigh
It’s scary how realistic that statement is right now
It wasn’t a good game by our standards, but we’ve had far worse games than this.
Newcastle were dangerous at times, but didn’t feel like they offered much. They had one perfect chance and nailed it.
They mostly sat back and defended which made it even harder for us to create anything.
And when we did create something, we were lacking some end product due to miss hit/under hit passes or shots that were wide. If one of those goes in the game state could completely swing.
Ødegaard is a big miss in helping us break down those types of defences. Having him back means we also have Trossard as an option off the bench to be impactful as a sub, as he’s shown us several times before. I also feel like we were missing a little something without Calafiori.
He seems to be our only player who will switch the ball which gives us another outlet.
It’s good to see some of fringe players back and/or getting minutes, but until Ødegaard is back and firing, we’re just applying bandaids as a short term fix and it was only going to work for so long. He’s a big miss
Huh… interesting. I don’t know how to feel about this, tbh.
Edu has fared far better than I first anticipated and recruitment with him at the helm has been mostly hits.
But, could be that we bring in someone else that takes us to a new level. Could also end up far worse xD
I haven’t yet. I usually take at least a day to kind of unpack and reset so I’m not reacting on pure emotion. Especially after a negative result like Newcastle.
I usually vote, but I haven’t yet.
I shall tomorrow, of that’s alright :)
I never got the feeling you were. I agree with your thoughts. I don’t have that big an issue with the way Arteta is slowly acclimating him into the team.
Yeah, I of course wanted to see more of him and I think he can play a role for us. But, it was difficult to see him as the answer to all our questions.
The answer is just to hope our luck shifts or chances just fall our way more often and our players remain fit and healthy long enough for us to hit our stride again.
I wonder if the intensity of the last two seasons, as well as the fixture list is finally taking its toll on the players.
It’s great to see him given more minutes and I don’t want it to stop. But, he is still incredibly young and he’s sitting in Ødegaard’s position, which is a physically intense and demanding role alone, let alone filling in for our best creative and attacking player.
It was never going to be an exact like for like, of course and he’s still learning. But, although Newcastle were dangerous at times, they mostly sat deep and behind the ball and absorbed pressure and hit on the counter. It looked like they were largely fine with taking a 1-0 win. They also congested the midfield, which made it harder to pass through.
So, it was going to be a tough ask for Nwaneri to help break down the defence, which I think Ødegaard helps us do. I also feel like we missed Calafiori’s ability to switch the ball across field. It looled like there was space down the right a nice lofted Calafiori pass would have helped for a nice break down the wing that was never used as an option.
So frustrating… we struggled in the final third, but ultimately the game came down to a shit penalty call.
Once again getting the harshest possible punishment when possible.