Manchester City vs Arsenal [FA Cup] 27/01 8pm GMT (ITV1)

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Originally Posted by Mac76

I thought Lokonga was reasonably tidy, but agree we could sell, along with Holding who is not up to it I'm afraid. Just hope Partey wasn't subbed at HT because of injury

Yeah he got tidy, but that only occured immediately City scored and stopped the press.

Try and watch the 2nd half again, he absolutely does nothing when City were in possession ....at a point I stopped watching the game and just tracked his movement, he just kept marking space and seemed not to know where to stand when their was danager and we we were not in possession. When he did get the ball in our half and Citeh activated their press, he seemed petrified, couldn't create space for himself nor turn when facing our goal (this in particular really upset me).

But then Citeh scores and stops the press and we see a whole different Sambi getting involved in our play.

This game has made me clearly see that Partey and Zinchenko's incisive way of beating the press and passing it out, is the engine to all what we've been getting right this season. Switch it off and we are toothless, especially when playing from the back.