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I worry we are not ruthless or direct enough, and I fear that will be our undoing eventually.
Done well so far this season, but can't help but see this scenario playing out. here's hoping not.
need some top quality goalscorers, real assassins. that's the missing ingredient.
We need more of a threat up front - that is for sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maestro
Us. :lol:
But also, Group of Death. :lol:
We've run out of steam now. Lets hope this result doesn't damage us mentally.
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Originally Posted by selassie
Funny thing is that I don't think its the mentality. Its a lack of flexibility - playing a game that needs our players to be 100% and gets well found out when they are not.
It's the lack of beating Everton at the Emirates. Was last week, still is this week. Those are the games.
But that result wasn't a fluke or an injustice. We aren't good enough to exceed expectations consistently. If any Gooner is still confident about winning the league, they are living in fantasy land.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
I'm much more disappointed with the Everton and Napoli performances than the performance today. Today could have seen any combination of scores, it was random but we attacked city as much as they attacked us. They have better strikers though. Plus let's not overlook the scandalous scheduling that handed city such a huge advantage before a ball was even kicked. I don't think anyone at city will be kidding themselves about that game, on a good day we could have knocked 7 past them. We need to keep that level of intensity, steer well clear of the Everton/ Napoli bullshit strategies, continue to improve at the back and maybe add a bit of firepower next month and we should at least be able to compete - something we haven't realistically been doing for a while.
Plus the expectations will drop now - not a terrible thing.