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    Quote Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn View Post
    The mentality thing is huge, something we just didn't have in previous seasons. Don't know where it came from, probably has something to do with Germans. Hope it stays.
    It's the defining factor. We've had more potent attacking players but never a solid defence and it's always come back to bite us.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory View Post
    It's the defining factor. We've had more potent attacking players but never a solid defence and it's always come back to bite us.
    A balanced side?

    Was watching some of the invincibles stuff earlier today.....and that's what stuck out.
    It's better to burn out, than to fade away.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LDG View Post
    A balanced side?

    Was watching some of the invincibles stuff earlier today.....and that's what stuck out.
    Yep, with the added bonus that our attack can get better. We'd have fallen apart against Villa a few seasons ago. When teams used to put that sort of pressure on us, we'd fold.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory View Post
    Yep, with the added bonus that our attack can get better. We'd have fallen apart against Villa a few seasons ago. When teams used to put that sort of pressure on us, we'd fold.
    Don't think the Invincibles would have sat back on a 2-0 lead against a pub team. They would have smelt blood & Titi would be looking for a hat-full - thats the difference

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dein-machine View Post
    Don't think the Invincibles would have sat back on a 2-0 lead against a pub team. They would have smelt blood & Titi would be looking for a hat-full - thats the difference
    We've actually scored 1 more goal than the Invincibles had at this stage.
    It's a common misconception that team battered teams left, right and centre but they didn't.
    14 of the 26 wins were by the odd goal.

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    Don't think the Invincibles would have sat back on a 2-0 lead against a pub team. They would have smelt blood & Titi would be looking for a hat-full - thats the difference
    You said it yourself….we had Titi then. When you play with a goal hungry striker who just wants nothing else to score, you have to feed him. The Hollywood passing and wastefulness we saw last night wouldn’t have been on.

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    Our goal scoring frequency in the Invincibles season, for the record:

    0 - 4
    1 - 10
    2 - 15
    3 - 4
    4 - 4
    5 - 1

    So 29 games out of 38 we scored 2 or fewer.

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    1- Sagna
    2- Kos
    3- Per
    4- Ramsey
    Arsene Wenger, the only football manager that got paid 8 million quid to do nothing but sit on his arse..

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    Quote Originally Posted by Letters View Post
    Our goal scoring frequency in the Invincibles season, for the record:

    0 - 4
    1 - 10
    2 - 15
    3 - 4
    4 - 4
    5 - 1

    So 29 games out of 38 we scored 2 or fewer.
    But did we sit back after the goals? I think that's the main point.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Letters View Post
    0 - 4
    1 - 10
    2 - 15
    3 - 4
    4 - 4
    5 - 1
    You're not getting this top five thing are you?
    It's better to burn out, than to fade away.

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