Bournemouth V Arsenal Sunday 7 Feb @ 13:30

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Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn

Flamini still on then?

He'll gamble with a stupid thing like that, but won't take a "gamble" on bringing in a quality striker.

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:haha:

So f'n true

Smith hits the side netting.

Defending by not defending, it worked somehow.

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Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory

But that's from the kick off. It's not as if we've been playing a blinder. Which is why I'm saying you're wrong about the team switching off as if we were doing well before the goals.

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Okay I see what you mean. No we weren't playing well, but we at least had a bit of possession and had shut Bmouth into their own half. We got real lazy and even more negative after the goals.

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Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn

The tactics are why we can't pass. It all has to be precision in congested spaces, and the ridiculous pace we crawl at allows the opposition easy pressure. It IS the tactics. Slow and I suppose he'd call it "patient", I call it bollocks. We don't make or use space.

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Also, this is partly why people would rather have pace up front over Giroud. He's better with long ball tactics and more direct play. The precision passing and quick play doesn't work when he plays unless we have quality all around him.

Ox and Monreal with some lovely synchronised ducking there.

Are we letting them back in this on purpose"?

Ox. :haha:

Alexis shoots, Boruc saves.

Ox is shit.

In some ways I hope we don't play like this against Barca.