DeanoAustin
Rafael Van Der Vaart
Just saw the goal back. VdV is at least as responsible as Davies for me if not more so. He gets drawn towards the ball when there is no need. He needs to smell the danger behind him and help Davies more.
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Ben Davies
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glasgowspur
Andy Thompson
It was poor all round, too many waiting for the whistle to blow for the pen.
SteveAWOL
Barry Daines
Rewatched that goal and no wonder Postecoglou fuming, as Hojbjerg and Werner strolling back even though they could see Saka had acres of space to run into.
Davies spots the danger a second later but doesn’t have Udogie’s speed to catch Saka which gives the attacker time to get the ball under control and execute his signature finish; cannot fathom why VDV slows down almost to a halt when Havetz was about to pass the ball.
Robbo
Paul Walsh
Laziness and lack of awareness from so many players. Poor, poor defending.
Bedfordspurs
Chris Waddle
100%
That’s why the next years windows are not the ones to go BIG on 2 players but ones to add depth and competition
Grays_1890
Barry Daines
The ref having more desire to get back
glasgowspur
Andy Thompson
So he can from the rebound.
Finney Is Back
Andy Thompson
The mistake was allowing Saka to come inside on his left foot, that is a big mistake when you consider that is the only thing that Saka can do.
Finney Is Back
Andy Thompson
Our midfielders job is really to pick up the opposition’s midfield. We have 4 defenders here to Arsenal’s two attackers. VDV has been sucked way too far across to the right here. Really poor defending that isn’t sending where the danger is.
Bedfordspurs
Chris Waddle
That’s what I thought
The numbers are good
The action of dealing with him is poor
Bedfordspurs
Chris Waddle
It was good play from saka to take a quick extra touch
What worries me…
This is going on a tangent…
We have a lot of players slipping…
Davies went the wrong way but earlier slipped over for the first corner that lead to their goal
Last week we had VDV
It’s regular and I do wonder what is going on with the boots that is making that happen to our players
DeanoAustin
Rafael Van Der Vaart
I think that's very fair comment. Actually watched it back again and Davies makes the same mistake as VdV and gets focused on the ball to the extent that when he does get to Saka, he's had to travel so fast that he can't switch direction quickly and it makes it easier for Saka to come back inside. So Davies definitely does have some responsibility, VdV has some responsibility as so does PEH.
If you watch Saka's starting position, he's sprints past PEH and PEH watches him do it. I get your point on his job being to pick up their midfielders but I would expect more from him in that situation because he should see that danger early. You can also see that by the time Saka gets there, there's another Woolwich player arriving and PEH is strolling watching him too.
So an all round clusterfudge of defending really.
Lemonade Money
Les Medley
I thought vdV was worse, he had ample time to close that route off and no one else to mark.
glasgowspur
Andy Thompson
Been saying this for years.
ricky2tricky4city
Steffen Freund
This is classic example of recent times.
We have the numbers...but too many (or even all) doing the wrong thing.
With this counter Arsenal have given us the luxury of having no-one centrally to worry about.
From those freeze frames they are all ball watching.
VDV and Davies are both 5yds from each other centrally. The ball to Saka is an option because of this. It still requires to be a 50yd cross field ball. One, or even both players can originally track Saka if they wanted to because there is zero central danger. This is all easily containable before needing back up help from midfielders.
It's naive and lacking awareness. In addition the Saka cut in and curl it in the corner is literally his signature move ffs.
Similar to dealing with Neto for the Wolves goal.
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Hashegotthesackyet?
Gudni Bergsson
100% loads of them doing it of late
Bedfordspurs
Chris Waddle
Yeah
It’s really odd
Baleforce
Les Bennett
I don't think Davies did too much wrong, he kept Saka wide and stopped him getting a shot away with his right foot, which from that position is what most players would do.
If you make an opponent check back inside that should be job done, because there should be a teammate doubling up with you by then.
If you make an opponent check back inside that should be job done, because there should be a teammate doubling up with you by then.
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
It was slightly passive. But sometimes your best bet as a defender is just to try and delay the attacker and hang on for reinforcements. I don't think it was too bad at all. As mentioned, maybe make him go on the outside was all he should have done differently.