Goonerozil33
Active Member
A few observations from today's game.
1. I think we defended the corners poorly today. They were taking out swinging corners and we were standing much closer to the goal.
2. Gabriel was positionally awful and indecisive for much of the game. But one on one he is an excellent defender. He imbalanced the team as soon as he came on which led to strong Bournemouth pressure. In second half i think he improved and got forward better, in turn making space for other attackers.
3. Team stood off Bournemouth in the first half. In the second half El Neny pressed higher. Xhaka started sluggishly by being late to a lot of challenges initially. But improved massively in the second half. I feel that he is struggling with the pace of the game.
4. We will never be a pressing team with Özil in the team. He is good in covering the space but not a consistently good presser like Sanchez.
5. Sanchez appears a fraction quicker now than how he looked for most of the last season and the beginning of this season.
6.We need to learn to slow down the tempo of the game when opposition is getting on top of us. This is something PSG was excellent at. They knew how to slow down the tempo. Our tempo was poor against Swansea as well where we went end to end every time we touched the ball.
1. I think we defended the corners poorly today. They were taking out swinging corners and we were standing much closer to the goal.
2. Gabriel was positionally awful and indecisive for much of the game. But one on one he is an excellent defender. He imbalanced the team as soon as he came on which led to strong Bournemouth pressure. In second half i think he improved and got forward better, in turn making space for other attackers.
3. Team stood off Bournemouth in the first half. In the second half El Neny pressed higher. Xhaka started sluggishly by being late to a lot of challenges initially. But improved massively in the second half. I feel that he is struggling with the pace of the game.
4. We will never be a pressing team with Özil in the team. He is good in covering the space but not a consistently good presser like Sanchez.
5. Sanchez appears a fraction quicker now than how he looked for most of the last season and the beginning of this season.
6.We need to learn to slow down the tempo of the game when opposition is getting on top of us. This is something PSG was excellent at. They knew how to slow down the tempo. Our tempo was poor against Swansea as well where we went end to end every time we touched the ball.
Did I miss something?
