| Let’s not forget 22:59 - Dec 27 with 1959 views | backwaywhen |
This is the same Arsenal that put 5 past Palace , 5 past West Ham , 3 past Forest , in contex we did ok here tonight ….not pretty but let’s give the lads some credit. |  | | |  |
| Let’s not forget on 23:01 - Dec 27 with 1933 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
Everton did it a bit better and got a 0-0.
We need the points on the board, but we are giving a decent show of ourselves (especially when you consider the players we are missing). |  |
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| Let’s not forget on 23:03 - Dec 27 with 1914 views | Vaughan8 |
| Let’s not forget on 23:01 - Dec 27 by Nthsuffolkblue |
Everton did it a bit better and got a 0-0.
We need the points on the board, but we are giving a decent show of ourselves (especially when you consider the players we are missing). |
I have a lot of Arsenal friends and they're saying "you look worse than Luton last year".
Its amazing what these fans think isn't it? I thought we did OK. Stayed in the game and opened up near the end. Not much else we can do. | | | |
| Let’s not forget on 23:06 - Dec 27 with 1870 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| Let’s not forget on 23:03 - Dec 27 by Vaughan8 |
I have a lot of Arsenal friends and they're saying "you look worse than Luton last year".
Its amazing what these fans think isn't it? I thought we did OK. Stayed in the game and opened up near the end. Not much else we can do. |
The thing is, if you think of it as about how much we created (or didn't) that's fair enough. But if you think of it as we were only 1 goal away from a result throughout and Raya nearly presented that to us, we really aren't. They didn't look all that themselves. | |
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| Let’s not forget on 23:06 - Dec 27 with 1863 views | backwaywhen |
| Let’s not forget on 23:01 - Dec 27 by Nthsuffolkblue |
Everton did it a bit better and got a 0-0.
We need the points on the board, but we are giving a decent show of ourselves (especially when you consider the players we are missing). |
Everton have a squad full of Premiership players and hardened scraper’s throughout the…..big difference. | | | |
| Let’s not forget on 23:07 - Dec 27 with 1847 views | blueprint |
| Let’s not forget on 23:01 - Dec 27 by Nthsuffolkblue |
Everton did it a bit better and got a 0-0.
We need the points on the board, but we are giving a decent show of ourselves (especially when you consider the players we are missing). |
Everton’s team on paper is a lot stronger than ours. |  | | |
| Let’s not forget on 23:07 - Dec 27 with 1846 views | Swansea_Blue |
They’re getting quite a lot of credit, aren’t they. |  |
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| Let’s not forget on 23:07 - Dec 27 with 1843 views | iamatractorboy |
Arsenal were missing Saka which would make anyone weaker. But I agree Town's defensive performance was very good. Don't get me started on why we wouldn't get the ball in the box during the last few minutes though. Very frustrating. | | | |
| Let’s not forget on 23:17 - Dec 27 with 1775 views | eddiespearitt03 |
Oh here we go, we only list 1-0 syndrome.
If you don't put the ball in the box how do you expect to score?
We were losing 1-0 and we over passed it sideways and backwards . A chance to put a ball in the box and it goes backwards. Get a couple of bodies in the box and put the ball in at every opportunity. It is not rocket science. Might score, might not...but better than the over playing to end up in the same position after 10-15 passes. | | | |
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| Let’s not forget on 23:19 - Dec 27 with 1741 views | reusersfreekicks |
| Let’s not forget on 23:17 - Dec 27 by eddiespearitt03 |
Oh here we go, we only list 1-0 syndrome.
If you don't put the ball in the box how do you expect to score?
We were losing 1-0 and we over passed it sideways and backwards . A chance to put a ball in the box and it goes backwards. Get a couple of bodies in the box and put the ball in at every opportunity. It is not rocket science. Might score, might not...but better than the over playing to end up in the same position after 10-15 passes. |
Yeah can just see Al Hamadi knocking the Arsenal centre backs out of the way to plant a header in the top corner [Post edited 27 Dec 2024 23:31]
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| Let’s not forget on 23:25 - Dec 27 with 1696 views | Plums |
| Let’s not forget on 23:17 - Dec 27 by eddiespearitt03 |
Oh here we go, we only list 1-0 syndrome.
If you don't put the ball in the box how do you expect to score?
We were losing 1-0 and we over passed it sideways and backwards . A chance to put a ball in the box and it goes backwards. Get a couple of bodies in the box and put the ball in at every opportunity. It is not rocket science. Might score, might not...but better than the over playing to end up in the same position after 10-15 passes. |
When we put the ball in the box twice in the last few minutes what happened? The keeper and centre halves dealt with it. Far too many seem to have listened to Shearer bleating repeatedly rather than the evidence of their own eyes from the past couple of years. [Post edited 27 Dec 2024 23:25]
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| Let’s not forget on 23:30 - Dec 27 with 1655 views | eddiespearitt03 |
| Let’s not forget on 23:25 - Dec 27 by Plums |
When we put the ball in the box twice in the last few minutes what happened? The keeper and centre halves dealt with it. Far too many seem to have listened to Shearer bleating repeatedly rather than the evidence of their own eyes from the past couple of years. [Post edited 27 Dec 2024 23:25]
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Well, whip better balls into the box ? Move the ball quicker and give the opposition something to think about. | | | |
| Let’s not forget on 23:50 - Dec 27 with 1545 views | Simonds92 |
| Let’s not forget on 23:03 - Dec 27 by Vaughan8 |
I have a lot of Arsenal friends and they're saying "you look worse than Luton last year".
Its amazing what these fans think isn't it? I thought we did OK. Stayed in the game and opened up near the end. Not much else we can do. |
We should have been a lot braver towards the end. I think based on what they saw of Luton and us they make a fair point. I'm actually far more disappointed in today than I was at Newcastle, because the game was there in the last 15 minutes to put them under pressure and we refused to take the risk and settled for a 1-0 loss. We may have lost by 2 if we went for it but it really makes no difference.
Really solid defensively with our shape. Nowhere near good enough in the other 2 thirds, and we did have opportunities, we just weren't brave enough to make that pass, cross or shoot from range. | | | |
| Let’s not forget on 23:55 - Dec 27 with 1499 views | reusersfreekicks |
| Let’s not forget on 23:50 - Dec 27 by Simonds92 |
We should have been a lot braver towards the end. I think based on what they saw of Luton and us they make a fair point. I'm actually far more disappointed in today than I was at Newcastle, because the game was there in the last 15 minutes to put them under pressure and we refused to take the risk and settled for a 1-0 loss. We may have lost by 2 if we went for it but it really makes no difference.
Really solid defensively with our shape. Nowhere near good enough in the other 2 thirds, and we did have opportunities, we just weren't brave enough to make that pass, cross or shoot from range. |
More disappointed than v Newcastle!!
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| Let’s not forget on 23:56 - Dec 27 with 1481 views | bournemouthblue |
| Let’s not forget on 23:01 - Dec 27 by Nthsuffolkblue |
Everton did it a bit better and got a 0-0.
We need the points on the board, but we are giving a decent show of ourselves (especially when you consider the players we are missing). |
Everton have a far more expensively assembled squad than us though in fairness |  |
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| Let’s not forget on 23:59 - Dec 27 with 1464 views | bournemouthblue |
| Let’s not forget on 23:06 - Dec 27 by backwaywhen |
Everton have a squad full of Premiership players and hardened scraper’s throughout the…..big difference. |
And the manager to ensure they scrap it out
That's the most disciplined I have ever seen us under McKenna really
A change of system and personnel, the disappointment was the composure going forward which was a bit off tonight
Delap and Hutch both having mares really | |
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| Let’s not forget on 00:07 - Dec 28 with 1413 views | melbs_itfc |
| Let’s not forget on 23:17 - Dec 27 by eddiespearitt03 |
Oh here we go, we only list 1-0 syndrome.
If you don't put the ball in the box how do you expect to score?
We were losing 1-0 and we over passed it sideways and backwards . A chance to put a ball in the box and it goes backwards. Get a couple of bodies in the box and put the ball in at every opportunity. It is not rocket science. Might score, might not...but better than the over playing to end up in the same position after 10-15 passes. |
Been reflecting on this very point and have reached the conclusion that possibly it is because we are so well coached tactically and on patterns of play that during the game we can find it difficult to sometimes veer away from what we are have been drilled day in day out. In other words, making spontaneous in-match decisions when it is appropriate to do so. ie. just getting it in the box quickly or taking a pot shot from outside of the box. Anyone agree? | | | |
| Let’s not forget on 00:14 - Dec 28 with 1364 views | itfc_statman |
We didn't have a shot on target, we did keep them to under 2xG and only 3 big chances, down from the usual 5. We did record our lowest ever xG since xG was invented mind, 0.16 | | | |
| Let’s not forget on 00:14 - Dec 28 with 1362 views | Simonds92 |
| Let’s not forget on 23:55 - Dec 27 by reusersfreekicks |
More disappointed than v Newcastle!!
Interesting take |
We were awful from the very first minute and they were clinical, you can just write a game like that off fairly quickly, as long as it's not part of a pattern. We did at least have a go, though.
Today, we never risked anything when the opposition weren't great, and the game might have been there to take something from. Much more frustrating and disappointing. We also had a solid base tonight so if we did have a go, we shouldn't have been ripped apart on the counter. | | | |
| Let’s not forget on 00:28 - Dec 28 with 1274 views | redrickstuhaart |
| Let’s not forget on 00:14 - Dec 28 by itfc_statman |
We didn't have a shot on target, we did keep them to under 2xG and only 3 big chances, down from the usual 5. We did record our lowest ever xG since xG was invented mind, 0.16 |
Odd given that we were 3 inches from a goal first half... Makes the XG stuff look a bit silly | | | |
| Let’s not forget on 00:40 - Dec 28 with 1220 views | itfc_statman |
| Let’s not forget on 00:28 - Dec 28 by redrickstuhaart |
Odd given that we were 3 inches from a goal first half... Makes the XG stuff look a bit silly |
It doesn't make it look silly at all when you take the time to understand it, but as with anything statistical it does require context. [Post edited 28 Dec 2024 0:41]
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| Let’s not forget on 00:44 - Dec 28 with 1205 views | redrickstuhaart |
| Let’s not forget on 00:40 - Dec 28 by itfc_statman |
It doesn't make it look silly at all when you take the time to understand it, but as with anything statistical it does require context. [Post edited 28 Dec 2024 0:41]
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It does. Because that was a golden chance, the likes of which leads to a goal far more often than 0.16 times out of 1 | | | |
| Let’s not forget on 00:57 - Dec 28 with 1164 views | Ryorry |
| Let’s not forget on 00:07 - Dec 28 by melbs_itfc |
Been reflecting on this very point and have reached the conclusion that possibly it is because we are so well coached tactically and on patterns of play that during the game we can find it difficult to sometimes veer away from what we are have been drilled day in day out. In other words, making spontaneous in-match decisions when it is appropriate to do so. ie. just getting it in the box quickly or taking a pot shot from outside of the box. Anyone agree? |
Yes, and am encouraged by KM changing tactics to that extent, albeit it the end result of going more defensive was always likely to be less threat at the other end.
People forget KM is having to learn as much as the players are. We may still get the balance right before it’s too late. |  |
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