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Not sure about having another gear, I mean we're certainly capable of stringing some great passages of play together, but in terms of being relentless in doing so over 90 mins I'm not sure. We've been winning games like yesterday for a long time now, that's just what we're built to do and if we somehow win the league that's how we're going to do it.
Dunno man, we've still got Kimpossible to come in...
The extra gear is really down to Wenger's tactics. I think we have been way too negative and conservative of late. We can take a few more risks and be a bit more ambitious without opening ourselves up. I still think there's no better counter-attacking side than us when we decide to inject a bit of pace and dispense with that tap, tap, tap, no you shoot, no I couldn't possibly, bullshit. Chances are we're 4th now at worst. So why not go for it in the last few games? If we don't put pressure on the gypo and chav defences and instead sit back and let players like Silva and Hazard have time and space then we're fucked anyway. So go for it, take a couple of hits and see if we can dish out as good as we're getting. Might grab a higher spot than 4th as a result but probably won't drop lower than that even if it goes tits up.
Liverpool are the team on form but they do have an ability to get a really bad result along the line plus have chavs and city at home to play. what we have shown the end of last season and this is that we can win by only scoring once. which is very important as only results matter now. we havent played well this year yet we are still in with a shout. And i do think the next two games against Chelsea and City (i think swansea is in between though) are key. win them win the league lose them and we will finish 4th and while United (hahahahahahaha) are still in the CL that wont be certain a CL place next year. Perhaps finishing 4th within 5 points of top and the FA Cup wont be a bad season.
I personally don't believe we have enough fit runners in the team to play a more open/expansive style.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
Of course OX and Pods can definitely counter, as can Cazorla and Rosicky...but I think we really are missing Theo, Ozil and Ramsey to counter to the best of our abilities.
Right now I do actually think this team best form of attack is the solid defensive foundation.
We need to be careful playing too open because we are not blessed with pace across Central Midfield or the back for that matter. In theremaining big games if we play too open, Chelsea and City will tear us to shreads IMHO. I think Everton would too.
Ramsey was the key.
I wish we would start Ox and Gnabry on the wings, they're the only players we have who try to run at their opponents (and have the speed to do smth) and pls put Arteta on the bench, he's good enough to control midfield against lesser teams, but against the big teams we get overrun so easily when he's starting. For the lolz put Sanogo in and see if he does a Liverpool/Bayern game again, atleast he'll probably punch racist cunt in the face with those wavy arms and then put Giroud in later.
Bendtner's a mega tosser isn't he? When he should be trying to hit the heights of his game as a viable backup to Giroud instead he's pissed and rubbing himself off on taxi drivers. We were cursed when that cunt signed. Player with the worst attitude ever? Can't think of anyone worse.
i agree with Quinn about us playing too negative lately. The contrast between us and Liverpool yesterday was huge. They went 1-0 and kept attacking man ure and eventually got a couple more and ran out confortable winners in the end. Us, However, we sat back in the 2nd half and kept giving the ball away to them everytime had to dig really deep to secure the win. We could and should have added goals and really put the to the sword.
Try taking Sturridge, Suarez and Gerrard away from that team and see how well they would be attacking :)Quote:
Originally Posted by AFC Leveller