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h69 wrote: ↑Tue May 04, 2021 4:48 pm

BlackDiamond wrote: ↑Tue May 04, 2021 12:45 pm Nice intro Ibbs, the Burnley game was the most un-Moyes lineup and as such, completely surprised the hell out of me. In a good way. There was a lovely balance to the team and I would like to see a re-run of that lineup for this one. Ogbonna's inclusion natch.

Very impressed and that gives us two viable playing styles. With Declan it's the counter attacking, marauding style and without Declan it's the possession based, probing, passing the opposition to death style, that Arsenal trademarked, before Man City came along and said,that's the way to do it; which involved scoring goals as an end product.

So now we know what we want to do, roughly speaking and the manager is demonstrating a certain adaptability bordering on competence, it's a moment to reassess our own levels of DM tolerance.

And with those breezy observations - got out of the way - may the 4th be with us...

You think Arsenal created Tiki Taka and not Barcelona ?

h69 wrote: ↑Tue May 04, 2021 4:48 pm

BlackDiamond wrote: ↑Tue May 04, 2021 12:45 pm Nice intro Ibbs, the Burnley game was the most un-Moyes lineup and as such, completely surprised the hell out of me. In a good way. There was a lovely balance to the team and I would like to see a re-run of that lineup for this one. Ogbonna's inclusion natch.

Very impressed and that gives us two viable playing styles. With Declan it's the counter attacking, marauding style and without Declan it's the possession based, probing, passing the opposition to death style, that Arsenal trademarked, before Man City came along and said,that's the way to do it; which involved scoring goals as an end product.

So now we know what we want to do, roughly speaking and the manager is demonstrating a certain adaptability bordering on competence, it's a moment to reassess our own levels of DM tolerance.

And with those breezy observations - got out of the way - may the 4th be with us...

You think Arsenal created Tiki Taka and not Barcelona ?

Newmarket wrote: ↑Tue May 04, 2021 6:51 pm

h69 wrote: ↑Tue May 04, 2021 4:48 pm

You think Arsenal created Tiki Taka and not Barcelona ?

Yeah BD what’s THAT about ?


You’ll have Whiskey after you

palerider wrote: ↑Tue May 04, 2021 7:37 pm

Newmarket wrote: ↑Tue May 04, 2021 6:51 pm

Yeah BD what’s THAT about ?


You’ll have Whiskey after you

Whisky not Whiskey. Whiskey's the Irish version.

My preference is Bushmills but he'll be after you with his skean dhu.

Flairon wrote: ↑Tue May 04, 2021 1:53 pm What concerned be about last night's game is inability to keep a clean sheet

Flairon wrote: ↑Tue May 04, 2021 1:53 pm and the fact that we missed so many opportunities to put the game beyond doubt.

OZHAMMER wrote: ↑Wed May 05, 2021 12:12 pm

Flairon wrote: ↑Tue May 04, 2021 1:53 pm What concerned be about last night's game is inability to keep a clean sheet

Their only goal was a penalty, and although it still counts, I don't think that it was a black mark against our defence, but a black mark against Soucek, who was just a split second late.

Flairon wrote: ↑Tue May 04, 2021 1:53 pm and the fact that we missed so many opportunities to put the game beyond doubt.

Agreed, but therein lies the problem of having a strong midfield at the expense of a strong strike force - we'll create many more opportunities without as many marksmanlike finishes.

I don't know what the stats say, but I can't recall having so much possession on a regular basis. I'd prefer to have fifty shots on goal where only one goal is scored, than only one shot on goal from which we score. It means the ball spends more time at the end of the pitch from where the opposition can't score.

Whiskyman wrote: ↑Tue May 04, 2021 2:38 pm

Flairon wrote: ↑Tue May 04, 2021 1:53 pm What concerned be about last night's game is inability to keep a clean sheet and the fact that we missed so many opportunities to put the game beyond doubt. I constantly felt that we would concede an equalizer at any point.

If we do that against Everton I fear we will be punished. Win this and we can possibly find our way back into the top 4, with the games that we and Chelsea have remaining.

I don't see Chelsea slipping up but I think Leicester's last 3 games are at Chelsea, Manchester United and at home to Spurs. Which could make them vulnerable.

Flairon wrote: ↑Wed May 05, 2021 12:43 pm

Whiskyman wrote: ↑Tue May 04, 2021 2:38 pm

I don't see Chelsea slipping up but I think Leicester's last 3 games are at Chelsea, Manchester United and at home to Spurs. Which could make them vulnerable.

Chelsea play Man City next with a win all Citeh needs to secure the title. I can see a potential slip up for Chelsea there. They also have to face Arsenal & Leicester. Whilst they will of course be favorites in those games, they are by no means easy fixtures.