Kieran Tierney: Tesco’s Finest

[Shadow Moses]

Clowns in this thread. Absolute clowns.

If you blame KT for any of the goals and not Arteta/Saka for leaving him 2 v 1 then follow a different sport.

It was only in 2nd half when Saka was clearly asked to track back and KT could concentrate on tucking in and helping out the **** show that was Mari v Lukaku.

don't @me..

 

[<<reed>>]

Nobodies safe, you think a Tesco bag is gonna stop us?

When is AM gonna start calling him lazy and finished after signing a new contract I wonder?

 

[Arsenal1508]

I was one of the supporters that said, give him one more season of consistent performance before giving a bumper new contract. He still had 3 years to run on it.

He was deemed a weak link by Chelsea and they attacked this side.

 

[dashsnow17]

Y'know Tavares might end up first choice just cos he's able to stay fit.

 

[bingobob]

Not his best game and hopefully he is fit for Norwich.

 

[Halcyon Daze]

@Halcyon Daze no word on your boy ?
I thought he was impeccable.
Told you he has a long way to go

Yeah I got a word on him. He had a bad game, but he wasn’t the only one. Why single him out? Still one of our best players, and still one of the better LB’s in the league.

And I never said he was impeccable, so again, you thought wrong.

 

[The_Playmaker]

The thing about Tierney is that he is Arteta's general. Yet it is a bit ironic as I don't think he is a positional system player. He isn't comfortable on the ball in tight spaces. He needs space. In a tight space he is more likely to just boot it against an opponent to win a throw. Bit old fashioned. Similar to Walker at City. Just goes into contact and is aggressive and front footed. He isn't intricate in the slightest.

He is the player you want bombing forward on the overlap. Not the player you want high and wide to get involved in build up. It's strange that we push him up so high before we have even progressed the ball seeing as he doesn't have the recovery pace to get back. There is a reason Robertson is the first choice wing back for Scotland. He is better on the ball.

Tierney should be exploding onto the ball to provide crosses on the run. Tavares is actually better on the ball. He is more skillful and comfortable in tight spaces.

A right back who is skillful and who can really contribute to the build up is essential. We should be building up down the right. Tucking Tierney in and when we have good possession, switch the play for him to overlap. He should be closer to the box so it is a cut back rather than an aerial cross.

---------------------------Auba
---ESR--------------Ødegaard-----------Saka
-------Camavinga/Bissouma-Partey
Tierney-------Gabriel-White-----------Baku
--------------------------Ramsdale

That is a midfield box 4 who has pace. So the very base level of our team can at least compete physically.

 

[Halcyon Daze]

2 goals was simply his mistake positioning was poor he dropped too narrow and James exposed that.

He had a a bad game, granted. But remember he embarrassed James last season and got a peno out of him? And James is excellent.

 

[IstraBalagina]

Yeah I got a word on him. He had a bad game, but he wasn’t the only one. Why single him out? Still one of our best players, and still one of the better LB’s in the league.

And I never said he was impeccable, so again, you thought wrong.

Don't get me wrong, I like Tierney and I rate him. I believe he can become a great player for Arsenal in years to come but not under this manager. other young players as well will suffer under this manager

 

[Maybe]

He had a a bad game, granted. But remember he embarrassed James last season and got a peno out of him? And James is excellent.

All of his good work is done in the final third, but he struggles when we need to build the attack. You pass the ball to him in our own half and he will just kick it forward in panic, losing it for fun. He is a weird player, from top-class to rock bottom in a single game.
It wouldn't be such an issue if we would have a CM and a RB who are good on the ball so they would compensate for Tierney in the build up, but when you set Tierney, Xhaka, and any of our RB's, we just struggle

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

He had a a bad game, granted. But remember he embarrassed James last season and got a peno out of him? And James is excellent.

Every one can have bad games its just positioning mistakes not sure who told him to get narrow when we all know Chelsea use wingbacks very well.

 

[Macho]

Every one can have bad games its just positioning mistakes not sure who told him to get narrow when we all know Chelsea use wingbacks very well.

Could have been to help out with Lukaku who we were obviously worried about.

Think Arteta said he considered 3 at the back but just didn't have the personnel (I disagree).

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Could have been to help out with Lukaku who we were obviously worried about.

Think Arteta said he considered 3 at the back but just didn't have the personnel (I disagree).

Yes Lukaku is key for them everything yesterday came from him and i agree we should have gone 343 here just for this game would have limit thier danger and it suit the current players we got specially defensively

 

[Halcyon Daze]

Don't get me wrong, I like Tierney and I rate him. I believe he can become a great player for Arsenal in years to come but not under this manager. other young players as well will suffer under this manager

This is where we do agree. The potential is there to see, but this manager will not be realising that potential.

 

[Barry]

Big Tierney fan but he had a poor match by the look of it. Normally very solid defensively, but wasn't at the weekend. He has the character to respond and bounce back from this. We need players like him to drag us out of a tough patch of form (although expecting things to get worse at City before they hopefully get better...)

 

[freeglennhelder2]

Tierney & Martinelli both came off with cramp and both now available again by the sound of it.

 

[Blood on the Tracks]

Objectively he had a poor game by his standards against Chelsea.

Still that moment that he went on a long bursting run, ultimately lost the ball but still sprinted to close the defender and keeper down, that one moment of effort and commitment lifted the fans and the team for the next 5 minutes.

Some look down their noses at things like 'passion' but moments like that can be very helpful. Ultimately that moment did nothing to change the result, but seeing a player show that level of desire to win the ball back is very endearing and it did change the game for 5 minutes or so.

 

[bingobob]

Glad to hear it was only cramp. Likely from that 5 minute run where he near Baled the Chelsea team.

 

[Hunta]

Had an awful start to the season, thought he should have won the ball over the top that led to their first goal.

Just bringing a bit of balance to the KT love on here.

 

[BigPoppaPump]

This guy is softer than baby sh*t but acts tough, reminds me of WIlshere.