Odegaard looks like a similar player to Ozil but nowhere near as talented. Ive no doubt he would be a good player in a not so physical league , but he's not equipped for the PL , cannot understand how we never realised this while he was on loan
Yes very good win today. We’re starting to take advantage of our good starts with goals now. The defence was great, and my lord Ramsdale was outstanding, one of the best keeper performances I’ve seen for Arsenal in a long while. The whole team put in a good shift defensively to get this result over the line.
Some concerns I have still remain, I still feel we can’t create enough from open play, and we need to dominate possession and dictate the play for the majority of the game. I get we’re probably not ready to be capable of dictating games yet, but this sitting back after 40mins or so will backfire against certain teams. However it does take a good team to be able to dictate a game, so we’re probably not there yet. But I would like to see us be better going forward, and I think the team do have it in them to improve there.
Overall very good, if we can carry this sort of display on we’ll be within a shout of challenging for 4th.
Ironically criticising Odegaard in same article praising previously criticised players. When will you learn
I think the sitting back after 40 or so is the downside of Laca and Auba starting. We can't maintain the high press with 2 30+ers up top. Sure when you got 5 U20s in attack you can high press all game long but not with Auba and Laca. But that's not necessarily a bad thing right now. Ideally even with a pure youngsters team, you don't want to press for a whole game, unsustainable long term. So it becomes about knowing when and when not, to go. The "Have to watch my fatigue levels" ages of Auba and Laca are teaching that when/when not to press lesson to the younger players behind them by default.
The key for us is dropping back to set without the press but with the players still retaining the overall attack mentality. At the moment, dropping back automatically sends our players into a full defensive mindset when what we're actually after is just retention of the attack mindset just with little less foot on the gas. SHOULD come with time as the MF/DEF gels better. Between injuries, new faces and Arteta selection, they've not actually played together that much, where our forwards have for 2-3 years upward now. Hence the distinct fluidity contrast between attack/defence.
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posted on 30/10/21
Odegaard looks like a similar player to Ozil but nowhere near as talented. Ive no doubt he would be a good player in a not so physical league , but he's not equipped for the PL , cannot understand how we never realised this while he was on loan
posted on 30/10/21
Yes very good win today. We’re starting to take advantage of our good starts with goals now. The defence was great, and my lord Ramsdale was outstanding, one of the best keeper performances I’ve seen for Arsenal in a long while. The whole team put in a good shift defensively to get this result over the line.
Some concerns I have still remain, I still feel we can’t create enough from open play, and we need to dominate possession and dictate the play for the majority of the game. I get we’re probably not ready to be capable of dictating games yet, but this sitting back after 40mins or so will backfire against certain teams. However it does take a good team to be able to dictate a game, so we’re probably not there yet. But I would like to see us be better going forward, and I think the team do have it in them to improve there.
Overall very good, if we can carry this sort of display on we’ll be within a shout of challenging for 4th.
posted on 31/10/21
Ironically criticising Odegaard in same article praising previously criticised players. When will you learn
posted on 31/10/21
I think the sitting back after 40 or so is the downside of Laca and Auba starting. We can't maintain the high press with 2 30+ers up top. Sure when you got 5 U20s in attack you can high press all game long but not with Auba and Laca. But that's not necessarily a bad thing right now. Ideally even with a pure youngsters team, you don't want to press for a whole game, unsustainable long term. So it becomes about knowing when and when not, to go. The "Have to watch my fatigue levels" ages of Auba and Laca are teaching that when/when not to press lesson to the younger players behind them by default.
The key for us is dropping back to set without the press but with the players still retaining the overall attack mentality. At the moment, dropping back automatically sends our players into a full defensive mindset when what we're actually after is just retention of the attack mindset just with little less foot on the gas. SHOULD come with time as the MF/DEF gels better. Between injuries, new faces and Arteta selection, they've not actually played together that much, where our forwards have for 2-3 years upward now. Hence the distinct fluidity contrast between attack/defence.
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