Player ratings

Thought Cazorla and Coquelin did okayish. Cazorla clearly wasted so deep and Coq not helped because of this.
Neither deserved to be lumped in with the rest, imo.

Cazorla was poor, at best a 4/10.

Coq was OK, it's a bit predictable but you look at the difference between him and Kondogbia and really shows what pure power ahead of Coquelin's terrier like approach can do.

comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 1 minute ago
Thought Cazorla and Coquelin did okayish. Cazorla clearly wasted so deep and Coq not helped because of this.
Neither deserved to be lumped in with the rest, imo.
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Both were sloppy with their passes, and Coq allowed Monaco to break time after time. Kondogbia was breaking up plays, while Coquelin was watching them develop.

Don't agree DJ . Thought that both Santi and Coq had their worst games of the season tonight. Santio kept giving the ball away. So that's zero for everyone apart from Ozil -42 because he's such an expensive bottling flop.

comment by Chris H (U15205)
posted 34 seconds ago
Cazorla was poor, at best a 4/10.

Coq was OK, it's a bit predictable but you look at the difference between him and Kondogbia and really shows what pure power ahead of Coquelin's terrier like approach can do.
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And GHA...


It is more to do with the tactics. Monaco sat deep, defended in numbers and got us on the break. We defended with 3, and played into their hands. Coq didn't allow Monaco to break, the tactics of throwing Bellerin and Gibbs forward, Alexis and Welbeck inside and Caz expected to make tackles.

All three goals came from horrendous play by attackers. Welbeck for the first, Alexis for the second and Ox for the third.

Coq made lots of tackles and broke up play well, but what can he do when our tactics and sloppy play leave us totally open?

Today was one of the worst games I've seen us play this season. Whole team was poor from GK to CF. Cant be singling players out when they were all just as bad.

comment by sammy nelson sbum (U6244)
posted 3 minutes ago
Don't agree DJ . Thought that both Santi and Coq had their worst games of the season tonight. Santio kept giving the ball away. So that's zero for everyone apart from Ozil -42 because he's such an expensive bottling flop.
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I have to agree with you on this.

My impression was that we cant do anthing against midfield that have a physical approach.

When you play poorly you tend to look to your striker or your keeper to bail you out.

We don't have a top class player in either of those positions to do that.

comment by BO$$™ (U6401)
posted 4 minutes ago
Today was one of the worst games I've seen us play this season. Whole team was poor from GK to CF. Cant be singling players out when they were all just as bad.
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That is a fair assessment

comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by Chris H (U15205)
posted 34 seconds ago
Cazorla was poor, at best a 4/10.

Coq was OK, it's a bit predictable but you look at the difference between him and Kondogbia and really shows what pure power ahead of Coquelin's terrier like approach can do.
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And GHA...


It is more to do with the tactics. Monaco sat deep, defended in numbers and got us on the break. We defended with 3, and played into their hands. Coq didn't allow Monaco to break, the tactics of throwing Bellerin and Gibbs forward, Alexis and Welbeck inside and Caz expected to make tackles.

All three goals came from horrendous play by attackers. Welbeck for the first, Alexis for the second and Ox for the third.

Coq made lots of tackles and broke up play well, but what can he do when our tactics and sloppy play leave us totally open?
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He was lucky not be sent off, that's how poor he was. And his poor passing led to some of that sloppy play. There was the moment when he gave the ball to Mouthino, and Monaco broke. I'm not singling him out because the entire team played like half-brained donkeys in a minefield, but his main duty as a dm is to break up plays before they turn into counterattacks.

His job as a DM is to be in position to at least slow down the opposition if his teammates give away the ball. He can't be faulted for the goal Chamberlain gave away since he was on the bench, but he surely should be quick or positionally aware enough to cover or halt the player that is running forward.