Match Reaction vs Fulham 10/11/12

[Power n Glory]

i think walcott has improved from the first few years he was here and i think a large part of that comes from the fact he has bulked up. that cannot be denied. he used to be a weedy winger with little presence, he certainly is no ronaldo, but he's usually hacked down nowadays instead of brushed off the ball. that's correlated to the fact he's stronger which in itself breeds more confidence when he's dribbling. its also to do with his pace and also skill which has improved.

Bulking up has helped him to fend off challenges but it hasn't turned him into a winger that is able to beat his man consistently like Ribery or Robben. Seems obvious to me that he'd more deadly for us if he could dribble like Hazard rather than being built like John Terry. Seems like common sense to me. But we can agree to disagree in this one.

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

Bulking up has helped him to fend off challenges but it hasn't turned him into a winger that is able to beat his man consistently like Ribery or Robben. Seems obvious to me that he'd more deadly for us if he could dribble like Hazard rather than being built like John Terry. Seems like common sense to me. But we can agree to disagree in this one.

...erm yes.... and i never said he had to be.

[fakeyank]

hold on, our dodgy defence once again costs us the points and the first and main talking point is about a player that scored two vital goals for us? if all you can see as a fan is complete and utter negativity then there is no point watching. why would you? the issue of him taking a penalty is on the list of concerns but nowhere near the top.

why were we even in that position in the first place, because of giroud? we lose a two nil lead because of our striker? why analyse a game back to front?

The pel or the miss thereafter is not the issue. The issue is how you can let go off a two goal lead at home against Fulham!

[Power n Glory]

...yes.... and i never said he had to be.

Then why are saying strength and work rate are the most important attributes when it comes to dribbling?

Surely if that were true bigger players would be the best when it comes to dribbling? Meh, mad conversation.

[Xhaka Can’t]

The pel or the miss thereafter is not the issue. The issue is how you can let go off a two goal lead at home against Fulham!

Pretty much.

The focus here on what went wrong yesterday is badly misplaced. Some posters have even gone so far as to state they were glad the pel was missed because had it been scored it would have 'papered over the cracks'.

Well yesterday the cracks were there to be seen and they were in the defence.

[Power n Glory]

Yeah, the focus has to be on our leaky defence. At the start of the season the general consensus seemed to be around our need to keep clean sheets and get back to the basics when defending. We scored three goals yesterday and were two goals up. That should be enough to see off any opponent.

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

Then why are saying strength and work rate are the most important attributes when it comes to dribbling?

Surely if that were true bigger players would be the best when it comes to dribbling? Meh, mad conversation.

you've got it completely wrong. if walcott turned into the size of huddlestone would he still be a decent dribbler?

have a sense of rationale for christ's sake.

[Power n Glory]

you've got it completely wrong. if walcott turned into the size of huddlestone would he still be a decent dribbler?

have a sense of rationale for christ's sake.

You are not getting it. Ibrahimovic is built like a centreback but what's the most important attribute he has that makes him a great dribbler?

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

ibrahimovic is a 'great' dribbler?

[Power n Glory]

ibrahimovic is a 'great' dribbler?

Really? No wonder why we're having this sort of conversation. Google him