Match Thread Arsenal (H) - 25 February

[Ledecestre]

Just now, HesNotGudjonsonn2 said:

I think we might need to go for a pacy central attack and so bring on Daka.

Might be worth putting him up front with Kel, he can hold and Daka can run off, especially when trying to counter.

[Hales]

Come on Leicester!

[weller54]

2 minutes ago, HesNotGudjonsonn2 said:

I think we might need to go for a pacy central attack and so bring on Daka.

What..

The goal machine you mean?

[kristianity77]

Diabolical from a viewpoint of laying a glove on them.  There is no plan going forward, nothing at all.  Rodgers has set out for at best a nil nil draw.  And I guess so far then, it's job done.  But Jesus, we are disgusting to watch. 

[trabuch]

Just now, Noahfence said:

Why is Ward rushing out there?!? 

Do you really need to ask?

[Richmondfox]

Nacho needs to start pressing from the front.  He’s backing off and giving them all the time to play perfect passes.  They press our defence at full pace.

[sishades]

6 minutes ago, The Doctor said:

we've got to be more cynical

I thought FT was already full of venom.

[KingsX]

[Jakemoore]

Well, that was a long 47 minutes. 

[Supergray22]

7 minutes ago, Ledecestre said:

He must have really hated his 5 years here. Should have left him at bloody Alvechurch.

Yes he is so awful to listen to. Must have driven his team mates senseless. 

[Vazman]

Yaaaay we made it to half time Nil, Nil 

[PhillippaT]

Such a goal fest so far today in the Premier League, I see...  

[SecretPro]

Need to get Tetê on the ball more. We've been sending everything down the left then last few games and it's become predictable. I'd like to see Ricky P and Tetê second half. 

 

Tielemans for Praet is the obvious one. Defending is all well and good but you can't find if you don't create anything.

[Dahnsouff]

Would stop players crying like children to the referee as either half ends  

[Mark]

Please get Praet off

[EastAnglianFox]

disgusting style of play at home....what the fvck does he plan all week

[tom27111]

Shite.

 

Game plan is don't concede and lump it to Iheanacho, isolated, giving him no chance, so he loses the ball, then repeat.

 

We need to take a risk, get players closer to the striker.

 

I'd potentially look at dropping Nacho a bit deeper, in to a number 10 role and getting Vardy on to get in behind.

 

What's really frustrating is, we can play and score goals if the manager let's the players play.

 

[Dahnsouff]

Not Daka, we need someone who can hold it up, so has to be Kel

[Hales]

Just now, Mark said:

Please get Praet off

Yes he was the worse player? 🙄🙄🙄🙄

[Lako42]

Loving the premier league. 

 

What a load of shit

[Jakemoore]

1 minute ago, kristianity77 said:

Diabolical from a viewpoint of laying a glove on them.  There is no plan going forward, nothing at all.  Rodgers has set out for at best a nil nil draw.  And I guess so far then, it's job done.  But Jesus, we are disgusting to watch. 

You’ve got to have some perspective though. They are top of the league and far superior to us in every way. It’s not been good but if we nick a 0-0 here I’ll be absolutely delighted.

[Foxxed]

Decent defending. They're snubbing out our counters easily. Aim for Tete a bit more?

[Ledecestre]

Just now, Supergray22 said:

Yes he is so awful to listen to. Must have driven his team mates senseless. 

He's never had a good word to say about us, not that there's a vast amount at the moment, but still...

[Guest Kopfkino]

Have to get Tielemans on the pitch. Such a lack of technical surity in this lineup and having him not on the pitch highlights the fact Maddison is missing even more.

 

Not technically good enough to get the ball up the pitch and too much uncertainty when the likes Dewsbury-Hall and Iheanacho end up with the ball to really commit ourselves up the pitch.

 

It’s a useful indicator for how big the recruitment job is in the summer.

[Tuna]

Sounds like Rodgers is trying the Man City at home tactics, it works as long as you don't concede, concede and it's pretty well game over.