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    Quote Originally Posted by Letters View Post
    I’m not even convinced that’s a thing
    Of course you can bottle a game, and we did

    We had the lead and we threw it away

    That was down to nerves

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    Being doubled by Bournemouth. That’s a fucking disgrace

    Same shit is going to happen with Newcastle isn’t it

    Four games without a win at home. We don’t even have defensive solidity to point to anymore

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    Quote Originally Posted by HCZ_Reborn View Post
    Of course you can bottle a game, and we did

    We had the lead and we threw it away

    That was down to nerves
    Why would they be nervous of Bournemourh?

    Do calm down, we lost a game, the only bottler is Ode in front of goal,it's shameful that he just won't take a shot

    For me it proves why we should have fielded an alternative team, they couldn't have done worse and now we've run people'a batteries down even further and done nothing for so-called momentum

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mac76 View Post
    Why would they be nervous of Bournemourh?

    Do calm down, we lost a game, the only bottler is Ode in front of goal,it's shameful that he just won't take a shot

    For me it proves why we should have fielded an alternative team, they couldn't have done worse and now we've run people'a batteries down even further and done nothing for so-called momentum
    We are now in a real dogfight potentially for top 5 and your answer is we should have made things even worse

    We were nervous because of our habbit of getting a lead and not holding onto it, because there’s not enough goals in the team

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    Quote Originally Posted by HCZ_Reborn View Post
    We are now in a real dogfight potentially for top 5 and your answer is we should have made things even worse

    We were nervous because of our habbit of getting a lead and not holding onto it, because there’s not enough goals in the team
    How could it be worse than losing

    Oh and genuinely no offence but it's 'habit' btw

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mac76 View Post
    How could it be worse than losing

    Oh and genuinely no offence but it's 'habit' btw
    Because we didn’t lose to Palace, Everton, Brentford

    And you’ve been crying out for us to play a significantly weakened team for weeks

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    Quote Originally Posted by HCZ_Reborn View Post
    Because we didn’t lose to Palace, Everton, Brentford

    And you’ve been crying out for us to play a significantly weakened team for weeks
    Different doesn't necessarily mean weaker

    If the first team is tired and saving themselves for a 'bigger' game that leads to a 'weakened' team anyway doesn't it?

    Especially compared with 'fringe' players who'd jump at the chance to get a start and do their damnest to keep their place in the team

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mac76 View Post
    Different doesn't necessarily mean weaker

    If the first team is tired and saving themselves for a 'bigger' game that leads to a 'weakened' team anyway doesn't it?

    Especially compared with 'fringe' players who'd jump at the chance to get a start and do their damnest to keep their place in the team
    The idea that the players were saving themselves for Wednesday is supposition.

    And yes it does mean weakened if you’re replacing first team players with those from the academy. Players who even if they were good enough have next to no experience at this level.

    The first team was played in more or less its entirety because we needed to win because the teams around us are closing in.

    The nerves I’ve mentioned are because the only team in the league we’ve beaten in over a month is Ipswich town. We can’t hold onto leads so a 1-0 lead made us nervous, we are as I’ve said a confidence team so we make mistakes when we are nervous.

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    I blame the players much less than I do Arteta and also the club, they've been let down by poor squad building and management

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    Quote Originally Posted by HCZ_Reborn View Post
    Of course you can bottle a game, and we did

    We had the lead and we threw it away

    That was down to nerves
    Nerves about what? We didn’t need a win to secure the title.
    Fine, you can bottle a game in the context of a title run in. We aren’t in one.
    It just feels like we have collectively given up. It’s pretty pathetic.
    Obviously a turnaround on Wednesday would mitigate.
    I still haven’t completely given up that although I am edging towards team Maccy in that you can’t keep on getting poor results and then suddenly turn it on for a big game

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