Our mental strength is miles above this lot.
What's great about Arsenal is they've lost that world class ..ball selection..composure... decision making they had yesteryear in the final third.
They could easily had 3 or 4 if they still had that.
Right, but eventually, given the gaping holes across our back line, they will take one of those chances they're making.
We need to tighten up at the back. I'd even advocate going three at the back to match them - get Alderweireld on and reset.
Trouble is, whom do you take off to accommodate that? Sissoko is sorely needed to save Aurier down the right (where we're being skinned), and the front four have all interchanged well with each other and can't be switched out. The only option is Dier, but going without a DM in midfield wouldn't be wise against this kind of high-pressing Arsenal side.
Poch is paid to solve these things, and no doubt he's already thought them through. But I'm stumped.
Also, this game is crying out for some equivalent b*stardry on our end - those Arsenal subs getting shirty will be coming on to liven up the game, and we need to match them. Dier's on a yellow and might get sent off (Ditto Verts, tbh), so we need someone else to step up when that happens.
Crying shame Lamela isn't on the bench - he would have been *perfect* in terms of slyly leaving a stud in on those particular f*ckers.
It's very, very finely poised. As it stands, I think we're going to concede at least one, if not *two* more - we just need to score more than them, which thankfully looks possible.
Come on, you f*cking Spurs.