04 Oct 2018 20:00:32
Not particularly solid but rested players and players who played got game time in a competative game. Well done leno again. Clean sheet but not entirely watertight. On to sunday. 8 on the bounce, impressive.
04 Oct 2018 20:29:22
If the season carrys on like it's gone so far with all results going as to form and expectations I'd be more than happy.
Ok I don't particularly want to lose home and away to City Chelsea and Liverpool or draw with United and Spurs twice but if we beat everyone else home and away and get 82pts I'd take that gladly.
It's been a long long time since we lived up to our capabilities and if Emery can achieve that throughout his first season then his second season should be a really exciting one for us :-)
04 Oct 2018 21:02:53
The wins are good for the confidence, keep them coming. I agree with you Steve we look easy to play against. I think we should be more aggressive off the ball, win the lose balls and our passes must be quicker too. Also we need to surprise to opposition by lifting the ball over their defence for our attackers to run unto after putting some quick passes together. It's times for the boys to play as men and help the coach implement his style of play on the team. Happy days ahead. At least the competitive mentality is coming back. Football isn't as easy as it used to be played.
04 Oct 2018 21:22:26
For me it was a tougher game than it looked and also as the score line would suggest. That been said it was actually an encouraging performance from my point of view. Quarabag are not as bigger mugs as some people would make out and a trip to Azerbaijan with an almost second string side is quite impressive. I like how and when players get rotated we are although lacking in cohesion at times. Leno looks good. so far.
04 Oct 2018 21:30:41
Didn't see the game but apparently Iwobi was excellent?
04 Oct 2018 21:54:30
He was ok gunner, i think a few months doing what he is doing until an injury or suspension allows him in the first 11. he's making an impact, still looks lost at times but he is great as an impact player and playing in the cup games for now. He isn't up to the level of the players ahead of him.
04 Oct 2018 21:57:32
Well what I will say is I ain’t going to speak another word about Iwobi until the end of the season 🤫.
04 Oct 2018 23:29:45
Good luck with that Sanogo mate:-)
Me thinks you might struggle with that one, one way or the other as the games weeks and months tick by :-)
05 Oct 2018 07:55:55
From the starting line up, perhaps only Leno, Sokratis and Monreal will start v Fulham. We also started with 18 year old Smith-Rowe and 19 year old Guendouzi. Taking this into account, although Qarabag were not high quality opponents, a 3-0 away win in the CL was a decent result.
In respect of the defensive side of our game, we still give away way too many chances, but I believe by teams attacking us, we are able to counter-attack more, as the opponents push up. I am not at all certain that this is a tactic, but the result is that we are creating chances and scoring consistently.