I still see TV and Kosc as our CB pairings. You're forgetting that last night was the first time the two had played for ages.
Besides, the whole team played poorly.
The thing is anyone who is not playing suddenly becomes our saviour/hero. Vermaelen just had one of those games where nothing went right for him, maybe playing him at LB for so long has made him a bit rusty but his performance last night was inexcusable.
Give them time - they looked fantastic for a bit last year until Verm got injured. Mertesacker is a more important player for us than people realise though.
Koscielny caught for the first goal??? The first goal was clearly down to Szczesny's poor kicking and Vermaelen's poor positioning.
Koscielny could have come across. Vermaelen can't see behind him.
Besides I blame Arteta for not closing down Necorino whatsoever.
No individual player was to blame for any of the goals. It was the whole bloody team that played pants.
"Koscielny could have come across. Vermaelen can't see behind him."
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No he couldn't cos there was too must space on the right and a player was making a run (can't remember who) so he had to keep and eye on him. If he'd covered Boateng would've squared it for a tap-in because Sagna wasn't covering either.
And I agree with serial, we really shouldn't be blaming individuals. We were poor as a team.
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posted on 16/2/12
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posted on 16/2/12
I still see TV and Kosc as our CB pairings. You're forgetting that last night was the first time the two had played for ages.
Besides, the whole team played poorly.
posted on 16/2/12
The thing is anyone who is not playing suddenly becomes our saviour/hero. Vermaelen just had one of those games where nothing went right for him, maybe playing him at LB for so long has made him a bit rusty but his performance last night was inexcusable.
posted on 16/2/12
Give them time - they looked fantastic for a bit last year until Verm got injured. Mertesacker is a more important player for us than people realise though.
posted on 16/2/12
Koscielny caught for the first goal??? The first goal was clearly down to Szczesny's poor kicking and Vermaelen's poor positioning.
posted on 16/2/12
Koscielny could have come across. Vermaelen can't see behind him.
posted on 16/2/12
Besides I blame Arteta for not closing down Necorino whatsoever.
posted on 16/2/12
No individual player was to blame for any of the goals. It was the whole bloody team that played pants.
posted on 16/2/12
"Koscielny could have come across. Vermaelen can't see behind him."
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No he couldn't cos there was too must space on the right and a player was making a run (can't remember who) so he had to keep and eye on him. If he'd covered Boateng would've squared it for a tap-in because Sagna wasn't covering either.
And I agree with serial, we really shouldn't be blaming individuals. We were poor as a team.
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