Black Noir
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Country: England
Love that you are not a fanboy , of any player in the squad .St James Park, we could have been at that stadium for hours and we still wouldn't have created big chance, let alone score a goal.
Whereas Villa Park we were better than Villa but not clinical enough.
Stamford Bridge we were horrific for 70 minutes of the game.
Anfield and Etihad, we could have been more braver. Set piece goal aside at Anfield, I don't remember us doing anything else afterwards and Etihad we were cowards, they had no Walker/Stones and Ake got injured.
European away games, Arteta still doesn't understand European tempo, whether Europa league/UCL Porto away (0 shots on target), Allianz (handbrake on, de ligt/dier unfazed, no chances created) in our recent knockout games.
Our team is not equipped for European football as it stands, we're lacking so many profiles to make us competitive in big away games, no pacey outlet, no transition threat, no traditional fullbacks who can defend/attack (inversion does not work), clinical bagsman, no moments/individual brilliance player other than Jesus who has dodgy knees and is erratic and perhaps Saka on his day, etc.. Havertz in Midfield, our so called 'world class' CB's became bozos in the knockout ucl games, look at Saliba vs Porto h/A and Bayern (H) and look at Gabriel in Bayern H/A game and still question marks on our GK situation.
Yes, this UCL campaign was a disappointment.
I wonder what approach Arteta will take next season in big away games in the league and in Europe regarding recruitment.