Auba acrobatic, saved.
0-0 HT.
Eddie had a chance in on goal early on if he had bothered to control it.
Otherwise, that's it.
All in all, utter shite.
I thought Willian was bought to be a playmaker and create chances. He does nothing of the sort.
HT. Utter gash from us
Make 2mrw better than 2day
Artetaball.
That's as poor a half as I've seen under Arteta, dreadful stuff. Absolutely no creativity, Sheffield have been so comfortable. And at the other end we are looking shaky, lead by the hapless Luiz.
Well, that was a great first half!!!! Are we trying to get Leno the most touches during the game??
Burke is going away from goal Souness.
What are the supposed pay-offs from all this probing sideways and backwards, low temp, multi-touch style? I assume there must be something we are looking to achieve from it? If you give your opponent more space and more time and put them under less pressure, isn't that better for them than us? Is it designed to tire the opponent out? Bore them into submission?
And the pissing around at the back. What's the advantage of that supposed to be? The suggestion is we can beat the press. But isn't it far more usual for us to lose the ball in a dangerous area?
Whatever the advantages that are supposed to come from this style it doesn't seem we're benefitting from them.
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I know Arteta doesn't have the midfielders he wanted but he needs to somehow get more out of the existing lot.