Not really but likely needed something different to dominate Jorginho done fine but not enough. All our players lost thier motivation after the penalty missDid we get better after subbing Partey?
Spot on.Yeah that Partey change was too predictable...
Could have kept him on, drop Ødegaard lower and let Trossard play number 10 with Jesus still on.
Don't really see what was the point in bringing Vieira on. Just like Kiwior against Liverpool. Seems like a change for the sake of it. I think you need your big players on the pitch in the money time.
Jesus needs to play 90 mins even at 70%. He almost scored on that Martinelli cross not long before going out.
Liverpool finished tow season with 90+ points and lost the league I'd simply give upYep competing against man city makes you feel like a loser irrespective of how many you wins you gain; ask pool
Again what did xhaka do? Jesus had to come down deep to help us, same with trossard. When you losing midfield battle xhaka offers nothing to help youNot really but likely needed something different to dominate Jorginho done fine but not enough. All our players lost thier motivation after the penalty miss
They came second with 97 points ffsLiverpool finished tow season with 90+ points and lost the league I'd simply give up
Yeah that Partey change was too predictable...
Could have kept him on, drop Ødegaard lower and let Trossard play number 10 with Jesus still on.
Don't really see what was the point in bringing Vieira on. Just like Kiwior against Liverpool. Seems like a change for the sake of it. I think you need your big players on the pitch in the money time.
Jesus needs to play 90 mins even at 70%. He almost scored on that Martinelli cross not long before going out.
He was good got assist lot better than Liverpool performanceWas Ben White playing today? I didn't see him nor have I heard his name mentioned
Again what did xhaka do? Jesus had to come down deep to help us, same with trossard. When you losing midfield battle xhaka offers nothing to help you
Xhaka was winning duels and did help give us control of midfield in the second half. Then he became a left back and Vieira was losing us that midfield stability again.
"Winning duels" is a bit much when he literally had one tackle the entire game.
A tackle’s not a duel. Someone said in his thread he won 8 out of 9 duels, which is incredible especially when up against a physical midfield.
I cannot find any stats that back this up.
So, tomorrow is going to be St Totteringhams Day eh
A tackle’s not a duel. Someone said in his thread he won 8 out of 9 duels, which is incredible especially when up against a physical midfield.
Xhaka lost his midfield battles overall. He won 4 headers, 1 tackle and 1 interception. In comparison Rice won 4 tackles and 4 interceptions. It's not all on Xhaka because Partey and Ødegaard were worse. Absolutely zero bite in the midfield. Switch Rice for Xhaka or Partey and we win the game.
How did he lose his midfield battles if he won 8 out of 9 duels? More like he was the only player who won his battles in the game.
Since when do we judge on tackles made? Usually you want to stay on your feet not make tackles. And it was a successful tackle, he never gave away any fouls in the game.
The duels he won were 4 headers, 1 tackle and 1 interception. That's very poor. What else do you think he dualed with, a medieval muskeeter perhaps?
That aside the pressing issue is he didn't tackle or intercept the ball anywhere near enough and hasn't for years and years. In the past when he tried to tackle and intercept the ball like a competant midfielder he'd often find himself losing the dual, out of position and too slow to run back. So now Arteta covers for this flaw by asking him to retreat and cover space instead of tackling like a competant midfielder
Xhaka is essentially a football cone, someone who can be passed around rather conveniently. Like I say, Partey was equally as bad, Ødegaard was worse. We need to replace Partey and Xhaka with players that can dominate the midfield space like Rice