Gurgen
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How about we forget about this and move on? Sure hope our players do.
Anzac said:Just noticed on the highlights that 3 players had tried to press the ball & had raced out to half way in an effort to do so before the ball was recycled into our area. 2 of those players were Chamakh & Denilson & I think the 3rd was Nasri, but I wonder why Denilson has run out so far when he doesn't have the pace? Also noticed that at one point he was our most forward player on a counter from deep, and that he shot for goal from outside the area instead of trying to hold possession & waiting for support.
I said it earlier in that we looked too much like a team chasing a goal, as opposed to one who was a goal up & a man down = bloody insane.
Viper said:Chamakh is a ******* striker. Why didn't he take the penalty?
Gurgen said:How about we forget about this and move on? Sure hope our players do.
outlaw_member said:Anzac said:Just noticed on the highlights that 3 players had tried to press the ball & had raced out to half way in an effort to do so before the ball was recycled into our area. 2 of those players were Chamakh & Denilson & I think the 3rd was Nasri, but I wonder why Denilson has run out so far when he doesn't have the pace? Also noticed that at one point he was our most forward player on a counter from deep, and that he shot for goal from outside the area instead of trying to hold possession & waiting for support.
I said it earlier in that we looked too much like a team chasing a goal, as opposed to one who was a goal up & a man down = bloody insane.
Our inability to control play when we require it most is incredibly disappointing. It is largely down to a lack of maturity, but it's frustrating how often we tend to pursue a goal, when slowing down play and keeping the ball for the sake of it, is usually the better plan.
asajoseph said:Viper said:Chamakh is a ******* striker. Why didn't he take the penalty?
Even he'd struggle to get enough power on a header from there.
Don't really fancy him with his feet.
outlaw_member said:asajoseph said:Viper said:Chamakh is a ******* striker. Why didn't he take the penalty?
Even he'd struggle to get enough power on a header from there.
Don't really fancy him with his feet.
I wouldn't have trusted Chamakh, either. His finishing with his feet and composure is pretty poor. Now if he could flick the ball up and strike it with his head...
Anzac said:outlaw_member said:Anzac said:Just noticed on the highlights that 3 players had tried to press the ball & had raced out to half way in an effort to do so before the ball was recycled into our area. 2 of those players were Chamakh & Denilson & I think the 3rd was Nasri, but I wonder why Denilson has run out so far when he doesn't have the pace? Also noticed that at one point he was our most forward player on a counter from deep, and that he shot for goal from outside the area instead of trying to hold possession & waiting for support.
I said it earlier in that we looked too much like a team chasing a goal, as opposed to one who was a goal up & a man down = bloody insane.
Our inability to control play when we require it most is incredibly disappointing. It is largely down to a lack of maturity, but it's frustrating how often we tend to pursue a goal, when slowing down play and keeping the ball for the sake of it, is usually the better plan.
It's incredulous when you consider that ball retention is the cornerstone of our current style of play - we do so when we don't need to, and yet when we are under pressure or chasing the game we open up completely end to end as if playing 424.
IMO playing Denilson & Wilshere as our 2 CMs in a 441 & still allowing them the same levels of freedom to go forward was f*cking criminal. AW is obsessed with maintaining 2 wide men ahead of the FBs, because he doesn't require the midfield to cover the flanks.
outlaw_member said:We've been suffering from this problem ever since we changed our style. The very thing we take pride in and excell at, suddenly deserts us when we need it most whilst under the intense pressure. Fabregas is most at fault, because it's he that should be settling the team down, and slowing down play under such circumstances.