For me, the German should come back into the side.
Kos and Verm.
Mert is a liability and should not play another game.
With Mertesacker at CB, Norwich would probably not have scored that header.
I think Koscielny and Mertesacker work better as a partnership than Koscielny and Vermaelen do.
Fellani and their striker forget his name will dominate Verm..We need General Mertesacker back
For me I think should be playing this team. If Rosicky is still injured then swap him with Wilshere.
Some may argue Podolski for Giroud, but we need an out ball for the inevitable periods of pressure Everton will put on us and Giroud can hold the ball well and has decent link up play too.
................Fab..................
...Sagna...Mert...Kos....Monreal...
.........Arteta...Ramsey.............
.............Rosicky..............
...Theo.................. Cazorla...
...............Giroud.................
The problem with Kos and TV is they both like to attack the ball. The main problem is when TV is attacking the ball Kos will desperately try to get their first and often will take the ball off TV's foot and make a poor clearance with both our cb's then very close together with big gaps behind. Or Kos will get there first so TV tries to get back and is caught wrong footed and looking poor. If its the other way TV does tend to try and cover more but its not his natural game so hes not the best at it. I find Kos very gung ho in that he does not seem to play as part of a defensive unit but always wants to attack the ball and never cover as if hes the only defender.
Mert naturally covers so is the better partner for either.
Generally I prefer TV to Kos with Mert as he has a more rounded game but Tvs drop in form recently rightly led to Kos being selected. However reports are that TV has responded well in training and did not do any worse than Kos yesterday. I'm not a fan of Kos gung ho attitude so I would probably go with TV and Mert against Everton.
... think Koscielny and Mertesacker work better as a partnership than Koscielny and Vermaelen do.
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Lex <OK> Couldn't agree more. I'm Waiting For My Man...............and he's the Mert
I want to see Merte alongside Kos. For me the more solid partnership overall. I do think too that silly goal we concede yesterday we wouldnt have concede with Merte at the back.
Btw, the debatable 'foul' by Gibbs that earned Norwich the free-kick that led to their goal and Walcott being brought down in the area later with no foul given were both decisions made by the same assistant referee, (yes, that's the assistant to the referee kids) who eventually spotted the challenge on Giroud for the penalty.
But remember, he only gave harsh calls to Norwich, right?
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posted on 14/4/13
For me, the German should come back into the side.
posted on 14/4/13
Kos and Verm.
Mert is a liability and should not play another game.
posted on 14/4/13
With Mertesacker at CB, Norwich would probably not have scored that header.
posted on 14/4/13
I think Koscielny and Mertesacker work better as a partnership than Koscielny and Vermaelen do.
posted on 14/4/13
Fellani and their striker forget his name will dominate Verm..We need General Mertesacker back
posted on 14/4/13
For me I think should be playing this team. If Rosicky is still injured then swap him with Wilshere.
Some may argue Podolski for Giroud, but we need an out ball for the inevitable periods of pressure Everton will put on us and Giroud can hold the ball well and has decent link up play too.
................Fab..................
...Sagna...Mert...Kos....Monreal...
.........Arteta...Ramsey.............
.............Rosicky..............
...Theo.................. Cazorla...
...............Giroud.................
posted on 14/4/13
The problem with Kos and TV is they both like to attack the ball. The main problem is when TV is attacking the ball Kos will desperately try to get their first and often will take the ball off TV's foot and make a poor clearance with both our cb's then very close together with big gaps behind. Or Kos will get there first so TV tries to get back and is caught wrong footed and looking poor. If its the other way TV does tend to try and cover more but its not his natural game so hes not the best at it. I find Kos very gung ho in that he does not seem to play as part of a defensive unit but always wants to attack the ball and never cover as if hes the only defender.
Mert naturally covers so is the better partner for either.
Generally I prefer TV to Kos with Mert as he has a more rounded game but Tvs drop in form recently rightly led to Kos being selected. However reports are that TV has responded well in training and did not do any worse than Kos yesterday. I'm not a fan of Kos gung ho attitude so I would probably go with TV and Mert against Everton.
posted on 14/4/13
... think Koscielny and Mertesacker work better as a partnership than Koscielny and Vermaelen do.
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Lex <OK> Couldn't agree more. I'm Waiting For My Man...............and he's the Mert
posted on 14/4/13
I want to see Merte alongside Kos. For me the more solid partnership overall. I do think too that silly goal we concede yesterday we wouldnt have concede with Merte at the back.
posted on 14/4/13
Mert + Kos for me
posted on 14/4/13
Btw, the debatable 'foul' by Gibbs that earned Norwich the free-kick that led to their goal and Walcott being brought down in the area later with no foul given were both decisions made by the same assistant referee, (yes, that's the assistant to the referee kids) who eventually spotted the challenge on Giroud for the penalty.
But remember, he only gave harsh calls to Norwich, right?
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