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We still need to improve defensively

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posted on 31/10/15

The full backs were a bit keen to push on today, which meant even with Coquelin, the CBs were exposed a few times. Sometimes when we're away, especially for the first 20 minutes or so we should be a little more patient and they should refrain from bombing on too much.

posted on 31/10/15

Can tell the age of a poster when they start saying Vieira was a DM.

comment by Tu Meke (U3732)

posted on 31/10/15

but we are still defensively inept.

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fack off.

We're not brilliant, but inept?

comment by Tu Meke (U3732)

posted on 31/10/15

comment by Chris H (U15205)
posted 1 minute ago
Can tell the age of a poster when they start saying Vieira was a DM.
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And when they have to go to extreme ends of the spectrum to make a point.

posted on 31/10/15

We need a big powerful DM like Vieira or Keane. A player who can scare the opposition and protects our defense.
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Both Keane and Vieira were box to box midfielders for the majority of their careers.

Vieira, for instance, had Petit and Gilberto beside him playing more restricted roles.

Coquelin is perfect for the role we have him in. The question mark should be whether his partner, Santi Cazorla, is the right sort of midfielder or should we have the Vieira like powerhouse alongside Coquelin.

comment by TBE (U20300)

posted on 31/10/15

Keane "strong" that alone kills your argument.

comment by TBE (U20300)

posted on 31/10/15

Hey guys we won ugly, next

posted on 31/10/15

Whats with the defensive vibes when you can score three goals,Swansea had their chances and never took them,a fault often associated with us.

posted on 31/10/15

Viera the DM

Inept defence that has conceeded fewest in the league

Shambles of an article

posted on 31/10/15

For now, we've got Cech one of the best keeper around. Yes, a DM would be good addition to the squad.

posted on 31/10/15

Agree with the OP, our defense could still improve a lot. We do get caught a lot when our fullbacks press up. Can blame Coq, best defensive player in the team.

posted on 31/10/15

comment by b10 (U18580)
posted 11 minutes ago
Agree with the OP, our defense could still improve a lot. We do get caught a lot when our fullbacks press up. Can blame Coq, best defensive player in the team.
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We are an attacking team. Either we have our full backs pushing up helping with attack thus leaving counter attacking risks, or they sit back and we become a defensive team. Its one or the other

posted on 31/10/15

Yeah someone like Aguero would have killed us.

However, as for Costa

posted on 31/10/15

"We are an attacking team. Either we have our full backs pushing up helping with attack thus leaving counter attacking risks, or they sit back and we become a defensive team. Its one or the other"

comment by Oxtail (U18859)

posted on 31/10/15

The OP made some really good points, but what do people do? They look for loop holes to attack.

Terrible!

posted on 31/10/15

It's more of people knowing we are a attacking team, so there will be chances for other teams, but our defence has improved a lot recently anyway so to pick holes in it on a day we won 3-0 is probably not the best decision.

posted on 3/11/15

Arsenal are now joint best side at conceding goals with Man Utd. Shame you put 3 past us

posted on 3/11/15

comment by Oxtail (U18859)
posted 2 days, 16 hours ago
The OP made some really good points, but what do people do? They look for loop holes to attack.

Terrible!
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He came to a very wrong conclusion, that is the problem. He stated Vieira, a box to box midfielder, or Keane, again box to box, is what we need instead of Coquelin.

Coquelin is not the problem, he is very good at what he is in the team to do.
The issue is potentially Cazorla - where a box to box, powerful type like, well Vieira or Keane, could be better suited to certain games than a possession dependant midfielder like Cazorla.

posted on 5/11/15

To be honest despite Arsenal beating us 3-0 I think Arsenal got weaker this season overall. Papering over cracks most of this season imo.

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