PL: Tottenham v Arsenal | Sunday, December 6 | KO: 16:30 GMT | Sky Sports

[MikeVinna]

People moaning about the crossing, serious question. What else can this group of players do against a team that defends really deep with no space in the middle?

Other than Willian, we don't really have anyone that can take the ball on the half turn. Sp**s forced us wide every time. What do they players do at that point?

It’s all about the speed at which we play. We can’t up the tempo in our passing game. In fact, you rarely see us creating a slick move with some one-touch passes. That’s all gone now. Instead we play it wide and expect our fullbacks to create/cross. It’s a suicidal approach because we have nothing going through the middle and its so easy to defend.

 

[nas7232]

Your argument is addled and a waste of my time.

Stop quoting my posts then Emery in disguise.

 

[Legend14]

It’s all about the speed at which we play. We can’t up the tempo in our passing game. In fact, you rarely see us creating a slick move with some one-touch passes. That’s all gone now. Instead we play it wide and expect our fullbacks to create/cross. It’s a suicidal approach because we have nothing going through the middle and its so easy to defend.

This is true. Our B team plays faster and has more success, its not just the poor competition as to why we look dominant in Euro. Crossing to no one who can finish is a dumb strategy.

 

[krackpot]

This is probably the first derby in about a decade that I had no interest in watching.

I switched on at half time when we had just gone 2 down. We played nicely, but simply did not have any idea what to do.

Tierney and Bellerin had some good crosses. and nothing else really. No one tried to find Auba.

 

[MikelHadADream]

It’s all about the speed at which we play. We can’t up the tempo in our passing game. In fact, you rarely see us creating a slick move with some one-touch passes. That’s all gone now. Instead we play it wide and expect our fullbacks to create/cross. It’s a suicidal approach because we have nothing going through the middle and its so easy to defend.

Honestly which of the players do you think are capable of playing fast one touch football?

 

[OSBK]

Getting bored of the media having a pop at partey for walking off. They show the same screenshot of 5 Sp**s players against 2 arsenal defenders and somehow arteta is not to blame.

 

[MikeVinna]

Honestly which of the players do you think are capable of playing fast one touch football?

Probably Saka, Özil and Willian.

I think the manager is the most influential in that department, though. We don’t even seem to try to break teams down through the middle.