Ramsdale clearly thinks he's still on holiday.
Interesting look at the team and hopefully we see wholesale changes this half.
Impressed with Timber again and the less I say about Havertz, the better.
Ramsdale clearly thinks he's still on holiday.
Interesting look at the team and hopefully we see wholesale changes this half.
Impressed with Timber again and the less I say about Havertz, the better.
Eddie.
Feed has gone.
Been quite shit really.
Man Utd 2-0 Arsenal, FT. We were so lethargic from 20 minutes onwards.
Takeaways:
Tierney still the only natural LB we have...needs to stay.
Ramsdale needs some real competition.
If Rice takes the DM role, he'll be Gilbertoish i.e. great defensively & positionally and simple short passes. I think he'll definitely need to be paired with someone who is more comfortable carrying the ball and dictating play. That person is not Kai ATM.
In all I enjoyed the intensity quite a bit, but I really would have preferred Arteta making wholesale subs like Man U did in the 2nd half, would have allowed us to see more of the other players and made the result less embarrassing i.e. it looks like we played their first and second team with our best lineup and still couldn't get a goal.
Last edited by 21_GOONER_SALUTE; 23-07-2023 at 08:15 AM.
So basically Arteta's learnt nothing and we've squandered £100m on a limited player - next season should be fun...
United very direct using the long ball and raw pace of some of their youngsters to just get pass our press. Gabriel’s error as much a part of our system which encourages the centre backs to push up in order to win possession and was never going to win a race with Jadon Sancho.
Rice played ok, was tidy and broke up a lot of their attacking moves. Havertz for the life of me I don’t really see how he fits into that LCM role…
I think we need to mix it up not just player wise but tactically, as I think a lot of teams will play like United to disrupt us….Brighton did last season.
Based off this I think it’s important that Partey stays now. Unless we get someone like Tchouameni.
It’s early days of course but I’m not very optimistic that Havertz will excel in this midfield role. I’m not sure he’s robust enough or has enough guile in him.
IMO it'll take quite a while to unlock the "potential" Kai has. He clearly is a gifted player, but it seems he excels in nothing obvious (at least when facing EPL opposition) and is still searching to find who he is. Its a bit of a similar situation with Viera, though with one season gone, his true worth should be getting more discernable.Originally Posted by Marc Overmars
Like I have been saying these past few weeks (which seemed difficult for some people to get), we can't afford to throw away what we know works for what could. Citeh, though a bit weakened IMO, still have the core of their team and will be ruthless. Man U are improving and perfecting thier shitty style of play with their core intact (De Gea will be a big miss though). We need to improve on what we have by making subtle changes and adding new dimensions. I can see that with Timber and to an extent with Rice.... but we really shouldn't end up replacing Xhaka with another player we'd struggle to understand what their contribution is.
Its early days though, but my strong preference would be Arteta starts pairing Rice and Partey (or Jorginho) to get them use to each other or we go out and get a proper replacement who is able to make an immediate impression. A direct player like Kudus would be fine if you ask me.
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