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I didn't really think that. And thanks to Prime I actually did watch this one and am thus allowed an opinion
I thought we played well overall, but Raya chucked in 2 goals. What do you do when your 'keeper does that?
Despite that we won, although we got a bit lucky in the end. Luton arguably deserved something last night, they closed down really well, worked really hard.
The last 30 minutes was pretty much defence against attack but it wasn't one of those "we could play till midnight and not score" ones, we looked dangerous but it just wasn't happening for us till the dying seconds.
It's certainly the "stuff of champions" to win games like that. But when you don't have a top class 'keeper can you really keep getting away with it and win the title?
I'd advocate for Ramsdale playing in the next game but he's hardly been stellar this season - but for that Rice goal-line clearance we'd have conceded a goal from a Ramsdale mistake so we're between a rock and a hard place in that position.

It wasn’t just the goalkeeping though, when you look at the two times we took the lead…they really pressed us hard into giving away those corners that led to the goals. Until as you say it became defence against attack, we never really were able to impose ourselves on the game, especially not in central midfield where both Odegaard and Rice were not able to settle on the ball. Yeah I agree to an extent that you have to give Luton credit for that, and there’s no doubt in my mind that this side was far better than the one I watched that was spirited but ultimately hopeless against Spurs. But one of my main annoyances about the team is that we don’t have players that can play through the press and that’s why I was so keen on us signing Caicedo as that really is his speciality in my view.
Plus defensively we just weren’t great even without Raya, White looked rusty and Kiwior looked totally out of his depth as a full back and with the system we play that’s going to get exposed.
Attacking wise as you’ll have seen from my player ratings I think we did well, but in defence and midfield not so good…so you may think ropey a bit harsh but if we weren’t ropey, we don’t concede three goals to Luton Town…incompetent keeper or not.