StephenH
David Ginola
What good is Possesion with no edge
It's been like this for some little while - why I am keeping any expectations this season a little tempered.
What good is Possesion with no edge
I think it's the new 4-1-4-1 formation and slow pace.
The trend is we're drawing too many games and struggling to score/create chances.
We haven't played 4141 for a few weeks have we? Not since Dembele came back.
The trend is we're drawing too many games and struggling to score/create chances.
We're crating chances but not besscarily good ones
We give defenders too much time too IMO
No zip or spark
Yes, but the toys will be safe in the pram?Yeah you keep saying that to yourself and watch a top four spot recede further and further into the distance.
There are times I feel we're trying to walk it into the net instead of having a crack.
It still seems like it, the way we play the ball slowly side to side across the defence and DM, then into what seems like a static front five - it's probably more a phase of play thing, but we close down our own space by being too slow and have too many bodies 20-35 yards from the opposition goalWe haven't played 4141 for a few weeks have we? Not since Dembele came back.
Nothing is receding anywhere in October.
Don't microreact to every result. Observe the trend.
The trend is that we are going backwards, or haven't you noticed?
Nail. On. The. Head.I don't think so. Arsenal move the ball, very, very quickly, whilst we are ponderous and predicable. That's it folks, nothing more to see here.
Is the discussion about intent or is it progress or quality of performance?Didn't say they were. Just that it's false to say we lacked intent to win the game.
We are all frustrated but not many can be too surprised.
Backwards compared to what?
The prior run of games where we won four in a row? Sure, absolutely - talking a tiny sample size like that then yes. But I'd argue that's not really a trend at all. Trends are longer term than that and I believe they tell you more than snapshot. I think you're talking about a snapshot.
We're 3 points off top spot after 10 games yet it feels like the sky is falling in. The baby's in danger of going with the bath water.
For fudges sake look at the table man...backwards, you know descending down the table. Have you had a look at our next run of games?
Is the discussion about intent or is it progress or quality of performance?
You can't argue that we have got better in terms of making and taking chances cf to last season or even parts of this.
It may be that our unbeaten run is making us a little less adventurous, I think we want to win but we may be not want o lose more right now. The climatic trend is that when the pressure is on, we tend to muck up, with odd exceptions, is that acceppptable?
We climbed one place today.