Arsenal (H) Build Up and Matchday Thread

[t3ch]

did someone take off traores cleats or something

 

[The Bear]

Neto for Donk

Jota for Donk at HT. Go to the usual 3-4-3. Neto on a bit later.

 

[Alan]

We were generally well in control until the last five minutes; undone by a nasty deflection.

Our passing going forward hasn't been there, though, and Dendoncker and Neves aren't making an impact going forward, which is leaving Traore and Jiminez pretty isolated against three defenders.

Neto or Jota on soon after HT, I would expect.

 

[Tredman]

Loads of space between arsenals defence and midfield, we are just not using it.

 

[Dire Wolf]

We've been pretty awful so far. Not much positive to say. No attacking threat at all.

 

[Banjo]

That was poor defending by Boly waving a leg out in my view. Saiss probably not close enough to his man but it came from a failure to deal properly with the cross field ball.

 

[Carrotdude]

We don’t even bother trying to score in first halves do we?

 

[Tyrannosaurus Dan]

We need to offer more going forward. Hopefully we go 3-4-3 second half.

 

[YoungWolf]

We've created some good situations but not really tested them

Agree. Shame we’ve conceded a goal like that. Quite silly from Boly, and then very fortunate it lands to Saka like that

Need Jota on the pitch. Not been able to progress the ball quite well enough (though we have done a couple of lovely moves up the pitch)

 

[Jack Regan]

First half hasn't really differed to any of our post lockdown games, other than we've let the opposition score. In fact the majority of our first halves this season have been like this, anyone expecting different obviously hasn't been paying attention.

 

[Monstrum]

did someone take off traores cleats or something

Yeah hes not been great, cant stop keeps falling over.

Were not the same team without moutinho

 

[GLASGOWOLF]

That was poor defending by Boly waving a leg out in my view. Saiss probably not close enough to his man but it came from a failure to deal properly with the cross field ball.

I did not see it as that. Boly was running back the ball player behind him had to try and cut it out.

Saiss ball watching Doc not close enough to Tierney

 

[Deano]

Nothing has really changed from the first 3 games, we controlled things fine until the goal. This is the problem though if a team takes the lead and we are showing them too much respect their 3 CBs are Mustafi Luiz and Kolasinac so they are there to be got at buy we've not really laid a glove on them in an attacking sense yet.

 

[AndyWolves]

Luiz on a yellow is a positive

 

[Alan]

Nothing has really changed from the first 3 games, we controlled things fine until the goal. This is the problem though if a team takes the lead and we are showing them too much respect their 3 CBs are Mustafi Luiz and Kolasinac so they are there to be got at buy we've not really laid a glove on them in an attacking sense yet.

Kolasinac and particularly Mustafi have been uncharacteristically good so far.

 

[Premier Quality]

Were not the same team without moutinho

Er, what?

 

[Banjo]

Yeah hes not been great, cant stop keeps falling over.

Were not the same team without moutinho

Erm. What?

 

[Banjo]

I did not see it as that. Boly was running back the ball player behind him had to try and cut it out.

Saiss ball watching Doc not close enough to Tierney

Ah look it was a defensive calamity all round, I can't disagree. I just felt like Boly was half-hearted there with his attempt to block.

 

[Del Woppio]

Poor defending for the goal, the entire right side of the pitch only had doc, boly, Tierney and pea in it, and that's asking for trouble, subsequent deflections or not

Not been great really, coadys been a bit sloppy on the ball, donk has offered little, adama is struggling and Raul has barely seen the ball. I doubt hell change until the hour but we need Neto on for donk ASAP[SUP][/SUP]

 

[PuntsWolf]

Standard wolves first half we’ve just given away a shit goal like earlier in the season. Traore upfront hasn’t worked, Arsenal have been organised and deep out of possession which means he’s playing back to goal mostly. 3-4-3 required, Jota for me.

I’ll probably take 1-1 here